Chapter 5
Louis POV
We had been back at school for just over a month. No-one had spoken about the whole 'Erika thing' since then. Me and Harry are still trying to work out why no-one remembers her though. It has been puzzling us for ages now.
I was walking to school with Harry. We were talking about random things.
"So, did you see the moving van on Saturday?" I asked Harry.
"Yeah, that house round the corner finally has occupants." He joked. He still wasn't over Erika dying yet but he was able to cope. To be honest, I wasn't either. I was just putting on a brave face so no-one would ask about it. I was missing her like crazy. It was quieter at school without her. Usually, me or her are cracking jokes all the time but now, I don't think I can. I'm not depressed, just really upset. The rest of the walk to school was filled with mindless chatter.
When we got in, we walked to our tutor room and sat in our usual seats. The bell rang for the beginning of registration and Mr. Thomas walked in. There was a knock at the door.
"Come in." Mr. Thomas said. One of the receptionists, the one that I spoke with when I first joined the school, walked in and said something to Mr. Thomas. She was too quiet to hear. Mr. Thomas walked out of the classroom. Everyone continued talking.
A few minutes later, Mr. Thomas returned to the class, but he wasn't alone. A girl walked in. She walked straight up to his desk so she had her back to me so I couldn't see her face. He was introducing himself and telling her where all of her lessons were.
"Ok class, today we have a new student. Her name is Ariana. Make her feel welcome." He said. When we heard her name, Harry and I looked at each other. That was one of Erika's middle names. Erika Sienna Ariana Styles. Then she turned around. Me and Harry gasped in shock. We received weird looks off of Niall, Liam, Zayn and Brittany but we didn't care. She was the spitting image of Erika. Except for the fact that her hair was dyed bright red. She looked exactly like her.
"Why don't you take a seat next to Niall." Mr. Thomas said. She walked over and gave me and Harry a weird look as we were staring at her with our mouths hanging wide open.
She sat down and I looked at Harry. She was sitting in the seat that Erika used to occupy. Well, the one Niall used to sit in, but he was sitting in Erika's seat.
"Hey, I'm Brittany." Brittany said, waving.
"Hey, I'm Niall." Niall said, smiling.
"Hi, I'm Liam." Liam said, smiling.
"Vas happenin', I'm Zayn." Zayn said, smiling.
"Hi." She said back, waving at all of them. Me and Harry couldn't do anything but stare at her with out mouths open.
"Um, are they ok?" she asked Niall.
"I have no idea. Hey, guys. Are you two feeling alright?" he asked, waving a hand in front of my face, Liam doing the same to Harry. We both snapped out of it.
"Erika." Harry whispered. I think he thought no-one else could here, but they did.
"Are you starting that again?" Liam asks.
"Can we talk to you guys outside quickly." I asked them all. They nodded and got up.
"We wont be long." Harry informed her. She nodded and looked at her timetable.
We told our tutor we would be back in a minute and walked outside. Harry closed the door and turned towards everyone.
"What's this about mate?" Niall asks.
"Yeah, you said Erika when she sat down. What was that about. Are you bringing her back up?" Zayn said.
"Ok, you're going to think we're insane but she looks exactly like Erika. But she has red hair." Harry explains.
"Look, I don't want to get into another argument about it, but that's just crazy." Zayn said.
"It may be crazy, but they both had the same facial expression and both recognized her instantly." Brittany pointed out.
"Yeah, I saw that too. Maybe there really was someone called Erika. But why don't we remember her then?" Niall asks.
"That's what we have been trying to work out. We are the only people that remember her." I said to them.
"This all seems a bit strange to me though. I mean, someone called Erika, who is Harry's twin sister, dies and we don't remember her. And then someone that looks exactly like her turns up at the school, how long after?" Zayn asks.
"2 months." Harry answers, staring at the ground at the mention of the accident.
"2 months after and you expect us to believe it?" Zayn carries on.
"Well, we're not making you but it's true. I swear by it." I said to him, pleading for him to believe it.
"I don't know why, but for some reason, I actually do believe them." Niall states.
"Me too." Brittany agrees.
"Same here." Liam said. Zayn looked at them is if they were mad.
"I mean come on, I know it doesn't seem believable, but think about it. They are both saying it, and you saw the look on both of their faces when she turned around. They both recognized her." Liam said, trying to get Zayn to believe them.
"Well, yeah, I saw the looks and all that. But, do you have any proof?" Zayn asks. Me and Harry look at each other. The others nod at Zayn and then look at us expectantly. Harry got out his phone and started scrolling through the pictures. He couldn't find any. It was as if she had been taken out of all of them. I looked through my pictures and it was the same.
"No." I said disappointed.
"Sorry guys but then I cant believe it." Zayn said, looking sorry.
"Maybe you did dream this all up like we said when you first brought it up at the beginning of the year." Brittany said. The others nodded.
"Whatever." Harry said, going back into class. The others say sorry and go back in aswell. When I walked in, I noticed Harry at the front instead of his usual seat. I went and sat next to him.
"It will be alright mate. Ok?" he just nodded in return.
"Did I do something wrong?" I heard Ariana ask them.
"No, just something's going on. You don't need to worry about it." Brittany said to her.
Harry POV
I was walking to school with Louis. We were talking about random things.
"So, did you see the moving van on Saturday?" Louis asked me.
"Yeah, that house round the corner finally has occupants." I joked. I was still trying to get over Erika dying but I was able to joke around sometimes, without feeling upset and using it as a cover up. I don't think Louis is over it yet. I mean, he had a massive crush on her. I was the only person that knew but you could tell if you looked close enough. I guess she just didn't realise. The rest of the walk to school we just talked about random things.
We walked to our tutor room and sat in our usual seats. The bell rang for the beginning of registration and Mr. Thomas walked in. There was a knock at the door.
"Come in." Mr. Thomas said. One of the receptionists walked in and said something to Mr. Thomas. She was too quiet to hear. Mr. Thomas walked out of the classroom. Everyone continued talking.
A few minutes later, Mr. Thomas returned to the class, but he wasn't alone. A girl walked in. She walked straight up to his desk so she had her back to me so I couldn't see her face. He was introducing himself and telling her where all of her lessons were.
"Ok class, today we have a new student. Her name is Ariana. Make her feel welcome." He said. When we heard her name, I looked at Louis and he looked at me. That was one of Erika's middle names. Erika Sienna Ariana Styles. Then she turned around. Me and Louis gasped in shock. We received weird looks off of Niall, Liam, Zayn and Brittany but we didn't care. She was the spitting image of Erika. Her hair was dyed bright red but if it was brown, then she would look exactly like her. Her face, height and figure were exactly the same as Erika's.
"Why don't you take a seat next to Niall." Mr. Thomas said. She walked over and gave me and Louis a weird look as we were staring at her with our mouths hanging wide open.
She sat down Louis looked at me. I knew exactly what he was thinking because I was thinking it to. She was sitting in the seat that Erika used to occupy. Well, the one Niall used to sit in, but he was sitting in Erika's seat.
"Hey, I'm Brittany." Brittany said, waving.
"Hey, I'm Niall." Niall said, smiling.
"Hi, I'm Liam." Liam said, smiling.
"Vas happenin', I'm Zayn." Zayn said, smiling.
"Hi." She said back, waving at all of them. Me and Louis couldn't do anything but stare at her with out mouths open. We must have been looking at her for about a minute.
"Um, are they ok?" she asked Niall.
"I have no idea. Hey, guys. Are you two feeling alright?" he asked, waving a hand in front of Louis' face, Liam doing the same to me. We both snapped out of it.
"Erika." I whispered. I thought no-one else could here, but they did.
"Are you starting that again?" Liam asks.
"Can we talk to you guys outside quickly." Louis asked them all. They nodded and got up.
"We wont be long." I informed her. She nodded and looked at her timetable.
We told our tutor we would be back in a minute and walked outside. Harry closed the door and turned towards everyone.
"What's this about mate?" Niall asks.
"Yeah, you said Erika when she sat down. What was that about. Are you bringing her back up?" Zayn said.
"Ok, you're going to think we're insane but she looks exactly like Erika. But she has red hair." I explained.
"Look, I don't want to get into another argument about it, but that's just crazy." Zayn said.
"It may be crazy, but they both had the same facial expression and both recognized her instantly." Brittany pointed out.
"Yeah, I saw that too. Maybe there really was someone called Erika. But why don't we remember her then?" Niall asks.
"That's what we have been trying to work out. We are the only people that remember her." Louis said to them.
"This all seems a bit strange to me though. I mean, someone called Erika, who is Harry's twin sister, dies and we don't remember her. And then someone that looks exactly like her turns up at the school, how long after?" Zayn asks.
"2 months." I answered, staring at the ground at the mention of it.
"2 months after and you expect us to believe it?" Zayn carries on.
"Well, we're not making you but it's true. I swear by it." Louis said to him, pleading for him to believe it.
"I don't know why, but for some reason, I actually do believe them." Niall states.
"Me too." Brittany agrees.
"Same here." Liam said. Zayn looked at them is if they were mad.
"I mean come on, I know it doesn't seem believable, but think about it. They are both saying it, and you saw the look on both of their faces when she turned around. They both recognized her." Liam said, trying to get Zayn to believe them.
"Well, yeah, I saw the looks and all that. But, do you have any proof?" Zayn asks. Me and Louis looked at each other. The others nodded at Zayn and then looked at us expectantly. I got out my phone and started scrolling through the pictures. I searched through all of them but I couldn't find any of her. I know I had loads of both of us and all seven of us but I couldn't find any. It was as if she had been taken out of all of them. Louis looked through his aswell but it was the same for him.
"No." Louis said disappointed.
"Sorry guys but then I cant believe it." Zayn said, looking sorry.
"Maybe you did dream this all up like we said when you first brought it up at the beginning of the year." Brittany said. The others nodded.
"Whatever." I said. I walked back into class. I looked at the back and Ariana looked up. She smiled at me but I just couldn't bring myself to smile. I decided not to sit at the back again and instead sat at the front at the table closest to the door. Everyone else walked back into the room. I kept my head down as they passed me and sat back in their seats at the back. Louis walked back in after them and looked at me and then at the back of the class. He sat down next to me.
"It will be alright mate. Ok?" He said to me. I just nodded in return.
"Did I do something wrong?" I heard Ariana quietly, but apparently not quiet enough.
"No, just something's going on. You don't need to worry about it." I heard Brittany say to her.
Ariana POV
Today, I was starting at my new school. I had only moved to the area on Saturday as I had been given a foster family. They had just moved to the area too. I am an orphan. My parent's died when I was a baby in a car accident. I am only here temporarily. I am being moved to a different care home.
So I had just got up and I did my usual routine, had a shower, brushed my teeth, get dressed and sorted my hair out. I went downstairs and grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl and then said goodbye to my foster parents and left for school.
It was only a ten minute walk from where I lived. I put my earphones in and put my iPod on. I was listening to Hey There Delilah by The Plain White Ts. As I got to the school gates, I got nervous. I don't like being the new girl and didn't know what people would think of me. I mean, I have bright red hair, what about if people think I'm insane, or have mental issues?
I walked into the gate and through to the office.
"Hello love, what can I do for you?" The receptionist asked me.
"Hi, I'm Ariana. I'm new here. I was told to come here when I got here." I said to her. She nodded her head and typed something on the computer. The printer started and the receptionist went and collected the paper from it. She handed it to me.
"Here is your timetable. I will be back in a minutes, I will just get your tutor." She said and then walked out of the office. I stood there and waited. A minute later, she returned with a man in his early 40's.
"So, this is Ariana. She is in your tutor group." She said to him, walking back in. She turned to me.
"If you would like to follow Sir, he is your tutor." I nodded at her and followed the teacher out of the office and down a corridor. We came to a classroom and he opened the door and walked in, I followed. He sat down at his desk and I walked up to it. I could feel everyone's eyes on me but I just ignored.
"Right, I am Mr. Thomas. Your timetable is quite straight forward, just go to the room it says. If you have any trouble, just ask anyone around." He said to me. I nodded in return. He stood up to address the class.
"Ok class, today we have a new student. Her name is Ariana. Make her feel welcome." He said. I turned around and smiled awkwardly. I heard to gasps and looked over to where they came from. They came from two boys at the back of the classroom. I just decided to ignore it.
"Why don't you take a seat next to Niall." Mr. Thomas said to me. I walked over and the two boys were still staring at me with there mouths hanging open. Have I done something wrong? Is it my hair? They must think I'm insane. All of these thoughts were going round my head as I sat down. I gave them a weird look as I walked past and sat down.
As I sat down, one of the boys looked at the other. They looked like they were having one of those silent conversations.
"Hey, I'm Brittany." A blonde girl said to me, waving.
"Hey, I'm Niall." A blonde boy said, smiling. I noticed he was Irish.
"Hi, I'm Liam." A boy with Justin Bieber style hair said to me, smiling.
"Vas happenin', I'm Zayn." A boy with spiked up almost black hair said in a funny accent, smiling.
"Hi." I said back, waving at all of them. The two boys were still staring at me. It was starting to freak me out.
"Um, are they ok?" I asked the boy I knew to be Niall.
"I have no idea. Hey, guys. Are you two feeling alright?" he asked, waving a hand in front of one of their faces, Liam doing the same to the other one. They both snapped out of it.
"Erika." The one with curly whispered. I think he thought no-one else could here, but we did.
"Are you starting that again?" Liam asks. That confused me.
"Can we talk to you guys outside quickly." The other one asked them all. They nodded and got up.
"We wont be long." The curly haired one told me. I nodded in return and looked at my timetable. They told the teacher they would be back and walked outside, closing the door behind them. Had I done something to them? Had I met them before and couldn't remember, but they remembered me? I was so confused.
A few minutes later, the door opened and the boy with curly hair walked in. he looked over at me so I smiled, hoping that whatever I had done would make it a bit better. He just looked away and sat at the front. I felt a bit upset that he wasn't coming back over. It made me feel as though I wasn't going to be accepted in this school. A minute later, the rest came back in. They came and sat at the back and that made me feel a bit better, but then the other boy came in and looked at the curly haired boy, who's name I still don't know, and then looked to the back and sat next to the curly haired boy. This made me feel bad again.
"It will be alright mate. Ok?" I heard the other boy, who's name I also don't know, say to the curly haired one. He just nodded back.
"Did I do something wrong?" I asked all of them quietly, hoping the boys didn't hear, but I think they did.
"No, just something's going on. You don't need to worry about it." Brittany said to me. I nodded at them and we started talking. It was mostly getting to know each other, but I really wanted to know what I had done to the two boys at the front of the room who look like they are trying to avoid me.
Ok, so here is Chapter 5. I think I'm getting good at updating fast but I am really enjoying writing this. Thank you to ThatOneDiabeticGirl, onelifeonedirection and HadiqaJ for reviewing. Also, if you like reading One Direction stories, then you will love onelifeonedirection's stories. Especially the Use Somebody Series. One of the best stories, I think. I love reading the reviews I get so please feel free to leave one so I know what you think. Much love :) xxx