Wildest Dreams ~~~ H.S

25.

I nudge Diana with one of my crutches, still squinting to see if that's really Niall Horan. What's he doing in New York? "What?" Diana asks, trying to see what I was looking at in the store.

"That's Niall Horan!" I screech. I can't believe that I just spotted him! We have to go meet him.

"WHAT! WHERE! Show me!" She looks as if she could faint. I drag her into the store and that's when she finds him. He is trying on a tuxedo, and it looks great on him. Diana follows behind me, making sure she doesn't look like a fangirl. That wasn't exactly the best idea though, because I know that I for sure look like one.

"Hello!" You can clearly hear his thick Irish accent.  

"Hi! My name's Andrea. I'm Harrys costar." He nods.

"Nice to meet you Andrea," He turns to look at Diana. "And you are?"

"Diana." She holds her hand out to shake his hand.

"Nice to meet you too, Diana," Instead of shaking her hand, he goes in for a hug. She drops the bags that she was holding in one hand. "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry." He helps put everything back in the bag.

"It's alright, don't worry!" He smiles and they both stand up again. I feel like I am third wheeling right now.

"Where are you going that's so fancy?" Niall asks the both of us, noticing that I am also holding bags while standing with my crutches. It's a skill that I had to master because it is really hard to not have them bang the crutches as I walk. 

"Oh, we have a cast dinner tomorrow." I answer, so I won't seem like I don't want to be here. I do want to talk to Niall, but not in the middle of a store and holding heavy bags that hurt my arm.

"That's really cool. How about we go to the restaurant over there so we can sit and talk?" Thank goodness he said that. It sounds good to me, but I wait for Diana to respond.

"Yeah, sounds great, thank you Niall." Diana leads me to the restaurant and we find a table  while we wait for him to get into his normal clothing.

We sit and place our bags down. "I can't believe we just ran into Niall. Like that is definitely not something that happens everyday." I lean my crutches against the extra chair next to me.

"Yeah, it's crazy!" Niall walks through the door, and Diana waves him over. He takes the seat next to her.

"Wow, so you guys are in the movie with Harry? Wait actually, you are the one who has all of the rumors going around that he is your boyfriend!" I cover my face when he says that.These stupid rumors are going to make everything worse. 

"I wouldn't say they are just rumors." I shoot Diana a glare. Why is she throwing me under the bus! Niall catches onto what is happening and smirks.

"Spill it, Andrea." Of course Niall is on Diana's side. I roll my eyes and cross my arms. This isn't fair!

"There is nothing going on between us! I don't know what Diana is talking about," Nobody looks convinced though. Diana nudges Niall and takes out her phone. She starts showing him something, but I can't see. "Hey! What are you showing him!"

"Nothing!" Diana hides her phone and Niall starts to laugh. What is are they looking at? I reach over the table and grab her phone out of her hands. I really didn't expect that to be so easy, but she did not have a strong grip at all. 

I swipe through the photos on the screen. When did she take these? It shows an assortment of pictures where Harry and I are together. One, being a photo from the sleepover. That's weird to look at.

I give Diana back her phone and Niall and her laugh. "What's so funny?" I ask, annoyed.

"Oh, nothing. Just that you and Harry are so cute together," She turns to look at Niall. "Just wait until you see it in person." They both start jumping in excitement, but I might lose my mind any second.

"Guys, I have a boyfriend, I really don't need these rumors to be going around right now." Both Dianas and Nialls jaws drop to the floor.

"You have a WHAT?" Diana screams, getting the attention of almost everyone near us. I swear we are going to get kicked out if we keep yelling. Niall also seems surprised.

"A boyfriend. I thought I already told you?" 

"Nope. Must've been Harry. But who is he?" Diana asks, now confused.

"His name is Michael. He's not famous so you wouldn't know him. But I have known him for a long time and we have been dating for 3 years," Diana looks like she is hallucinating. "What's wrong?"

"My life is a lie." She grips Niall's arm and pretends to faint. I really thought she already knew, but I guess she didn't. I remember telling Harry about him. It used to be a rough topic to think about, but I'm used to it now. I know that he isn't ignoring me, he is just helping his mom.

She's been very sick recently. She got sick at the end of last year, and it has been worsening as time passes. I'm extremely worried for her. Michael has been taking care of her a lot now, and doesn't a break. So I have to understand that he isn't ignoring me.

When we finish talking, we leave the restaurant and I get a cab. When I turn on my phone, I get a new notification. I open it and it's a new group chat of Diana, Niall, Harry, and me.

Authors note:

hey luvs! i had writers block so this chapter sucks so yeah sorry about that. see you soon luvs ❤️