BEEP… BEEP…BEEP.
7.30
"Ugh, why do we have to get up so early for rehearsals?" I groaned as I hit my alarm clock. "Oi! Don't moan, you're lucky to be here" Katie reminded me as I pretty much rolled out of the bed. We had made it to the live finals and were now living in the X Factor House! Simon was our mentor and he made sure we got up every morning at 7.30, I shouldn't complain but really, 7.30? Once I'd got ready, I noticed all the girls were downstairs with the rest of the contestants.
"Why are we always waiting for you Helen?" Caitlin sighed. "Sorry," I smiled innocently. We all jumped in the car and Caitlin started driving us to the studios for our rehearsal, seeing as she was the oldest out of the group she was sort of like the one who was in charge. I sat in the back with Katie and Bex, texting. "You're never off that bloody phone," Bex laughed. "People to text, things to tweet!" I winked.
"By people you mean Zayn and Aiden and by tweets you mean shit about food." Katie rolled her eyes. "Hey my tweets are not always about food! You make me sound fat," I pouted.
The girls all burst out laughing, I was the youngest and they found it acceptable to make fun of me! "Youse are all shit." I frowned playfully.
"So… you and Harry, Bex?" Katie asked, clearly jealous of the two of them who had been flirting nonstop, "What about us?" Bex beamed. While them two started going on about Curly, I was not so busy trying to find out what was happening back home. Katie got it wrong, I wasn't texting Zayn or Aiden; whom everyone thought I had something going on with after he took me home that night… honestly, we were just friends and he was far too mature for me! I'm such a kid, he was like my big brother. I was texting my best friend Ayesha.
"FUCK!" Caitlin slammed on the breaks and everyone jolted. "Ouch, my head!" Gillian had whacked her head really hard off the headrest, "Oh my word, are you okay?" She nodded, "I think I'll be fine!" She started laughing it off. I looked at Caitlin who was pretty much blank. "What happened?" Bex and Katie said in unison. "I think I just hit a little boy." Shit.
It was all over the papers the next day "Rick Rolled Over" and "Run over by the Rick Rolls" and all those stupid things trying to incorporate our group name into the headline. Our group name was The Rick Rolls… stupid I know but Katie suggested it of course (idiot) and we found it funny at the time. Anyway, this wasn't about our group name, this was about the little boy that had been hurt because of us. Caitlin had stayed at the hospital with the little boy and his family, she felt so guilty… I couldn't imagine what was running through her head. Katie, Bex, Gillian and I had been reading the reports all morning. "None of this is true!" Gillian seemed so upset and confused. "That's press for you," I sighed. Niall had come and sat with us on the sofas, "You girls alright?" I couldn't help but grin at his Irish accent; it was the cutest thing ever. "We'll be okay I guess," Bex smiled at him. It was so funny, Katie thought Bex and Harry liked eachother but man was she so wrong, Bex was clearly liking Niall! I smirked to myself, time to play Cupid. I sighed and lay back on the couch, I can't believe what had happened, it was crazy! I knew Simon was going to slaughter us, bad press isn't good but its better than no press at all I suppose. The nation would hate us for this but it was an accident, surely they'd understand? Shit! Why the fuck was I worrying about what the UK thought when a little boy was fighting for his life in hospital? I was so selfish, people are right "fame" (whatever fame I had), does something to you. "Guys, I think we should go to the hospital" I suggested. "Yeah, good plan," Katie nodded, "But who can take us? None of us can drive and Caitlin has our car." Woops, I forgot about that. "I can take you guys?" It was Louis, the oldest out of One Direction. All three of us nodded, "I'll come too!" Niall chimed. Louis laughed, "Alright guys, let me get my carrots and we're off" he winked, we all burst out laughing. Louis had said in a video diary that he liked girls who eat carrots and ever since then he'd been receiving carrots from all of his fans. It was cute… he was cute.
"Guys, he's going to make it!" Caitlin smiled, obviously relieved she hadn't killed a little boy. "Aw that's great," Niall grinned. We all went into the room to meet the little boy, he sat up and seemed so excited to see us! Wow, this little boy was definitely a fighter. "Hey Sam, these are my friends" Caitlin smiled at him. "I know who they are, woah! This is so cool, I can't believe I'm meeting you all!" he beamed. We all hugged him and took photos with him, he was the cutest little boy ever. "He has the biggest crush on Gillian," his mum laughed. Both him and Gillian blushed, me and Katie burst out laughing. "Guys!" she yelled at us. "Sorry." We said together with a pokerface but carried on sniggering anyway after. I looked over at Bex and Niall, they were getting um, cosy. He had his arm around her waist, maybe I didn't need to play Cupid afterall. "Psst, check them two," I said to Katie as we walked out of the room with Louis, leaving the rest with Sam. "Oooh la la! Love is in the air," Louis screamed. We were in hysterics, this boy was so funny. "At least you can have Harry to yourself now Katie," I winked. "Shut it you gimp, Louis is with us!" Everyone knew she liked him anyway. "Yeah Helen, I'm with you. Don't forget about my feelings, I fancy Harry too," he pouted. I nudged him, "Sorry!" I smiled innocently.
OOOOOOOH, OOOOH, Winter time in London are y-
"Ayesha, hey!"
"Hey.."
"Whats going on?"
"The press, they've been outside your house all day trying to speak to your family."
"What?"
"I know, I'm guessing its about the whole accident thing." I looked over at Louis and Katie, deep in conversation, probably about something ridiculous and walked outside the hospital.
"For fucks sake, its got nothing to do with them?"
"I know."
"Bollocks."
The press were surrounding me outside, what the hell was I meant to do?
