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Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Mara Ingles

I live in a small town in Wisconsin with my family and friends. Ask the wisest person alive and they wouldn't know where I lived.

I am an only child, a great scholar (I'm not bragging), and I have three awesome friends. Zach's just someone I know so far.

I'd never loved someone before or had a boyfriend. I'd never kissed or embraced a stranger my age. But I didn't mind. I didn't want a broken heart. Love's a fickle thing.

But Jasmine have had multiple boyfriends. Abby had Tyler, for however brief a time. Zaylin had never dated, but plenty of guys asked her out and now she was starting to fall for Zach.

I was invisible. The invisible nerd.

The only person I had ever considered having as a boyfriend was Niall Horan. He is so cute and funny, and doesn't mind if you make a mistake. I think that's his best quality.

Of course, Niall and I were complete opposites. He could tell jokes; I used logic. He laughed at jokes; I didn't get it. He's perfect; I was messed up. I didn't even know how to paint my own fingernails.

So, when Niall blew me that kiss, I was beyond stunned. Of course it wasn't real, but no boy had ever blown a kiss to me. I'll admit: I was flattered. And I wanted more.

But I was horrifed when Abby brought up the plane tickets. I was scared of heights! Plane crashes are more frequent then you think! England was foreign to me!

But more than anything else, my mind tried to wrap around the fact that I might actually get to meet One Direction and, more importantly, Niall Horan.

"I've got four plane tickets to London!" Abby cried. My vision went fuzzy as my jaw dropped.

"England?" I heard Jasmine squeal. "Oh, Abby you're the best!"

"I know!" Abby smirked. "You gonna be okay, Mara?" she asked, and for once she sounded concerned.

"Fine!" I squeaked. "Absolutely fine!"

Zaylin laughed. "You guys haven't seen me for three days!" she exclaimed. "Why on earth would you want to come now?"

"Um, duh?!" Jasmine yelled at her.

"Oh, right," she remembered. "They're nothing special."

Jasmine gasped. "They are too!" she cried indignantly.

"Who?" Zach asked.

"Nobody!" we all screamed.

"Alright then," he said slowly, like he didn't want to set us off. "Did you say four plane tickets?" he confirmed excitedly.

Abby rolled her eyes. "Unfortunately, yes," she said in disgust, not even trying to disguise her intense dislike for him.

"Yes!" he cheered, ignoring Abby's tone. "London, here I come!"

"I'm not staying in London," Zaylin corrected him. "I'm... staying with some friends."

Zach grinned. "You have friends already?" he said, mocking a proud father. "I'm so proud of you!"

He wiggled his eyebrows. "Can't wait to meet them!" he said in a tone suggesting he thought the "friends" were girls. Jasmine snickered. I knew what she was thinking. Gay.

Zaylin winced. "Uh...." she said uncertainly. "They're not... who you think they are."

Zach frowned. "Are they disgusting?" he asked.

"A bit," she replied truthfully, but her eyes were distant and I knew she was thinking of something the boys probably did. It made me feel uncomfortable.

"Are they stupid?" Zach continued to ask.

Zaylin giggled. "Totally," she said. Jasmine rolled her eyes.

"Immature?"

"Definitely."

"Strange?"

"I suppose so...."

Zach thought for a moment. "I think I'll stay in a hotel," he decided. All of the girls, including me, relaxed.

"Fine," Abby said. "We're gonna stay with Zaylin." She could barely keep the excitement out of her voice.

There was a knock on the door. "That's probably the nurse," Zaylin said quickly. "With more medication. You guys better go."

We pouted. "Awww," we whined.

Zaylin giggled again. "Love you guys," she said.

"Love you too," we responded. Zach included.

"We get on the plane in a week," Abby said. "But I'm gonna start packing now."

I winced when she said "plane" but I nodded in agreement.

"See you guys then," Zaylin said, and she ended the video chat.

I slumped back in my chair. I was in the den, as we called it, where we kept all of our computers, homework, and... that's about it.

A plane! I was going on a plane! To England... to see Niall Horan. I sniffled when I realized I forgot to say goodbye. To Niall, I mean.

Get a grip, I snapped at myself. You're gonna visit Zaylin, not start a love story that you only hear about in fanfics! (a/n: see what I did there?)

I sighed and marched up the stairs to my room to pack. I was going to England!

Author's Note:

Well, that's Mara's background, albeit a portion of it. Huh, she says she's never had a boyfriend, but she would like to date Niall? And she has a fear of planes; how will she cope? I guess you're gonna have to keep reading to find out!

I think it's a great idea that Zach is gonna stay in a hotel. Originally, he was supposed to stay in Liam's room, but the story happened to take a different turn. Now someone else stays in Liam's room.

Ugh, it's starting to get frustrating how Zaylin keeps putting off our boys meeting Zach. Thankfully that's gonna be straightened out soon.

Like I said before, if you wanna know what happens next, keep reading!

Stay Beautiful,

-Sammi <3