The end where I begin

C h a p t e r 24

Lauren's POV

'In this lesson I want you all to start looking at unis and colleges. If you haven't applied to any yet, you have only 1 week left until it's too late. If you have decided not to apply at all this year you are free to go.' My teacher said to the class. A few from my class stood up and walked out. I had not yet applied, I didn't even know where to apply. At the start of the year I always said I wanted to move to either London or Dublin. For obvious reasons now this turned out to be great choices. It was away from my family, there were really good schools and now that I was with Danny it was close to him as well, as long as he was not out on tour.

'Have you decided where to apply Laurs?' Sophie asked. We sat next to each other in class.

'Uhm I'm thinking I'm gonna apply for nursing in both London and Dublin, and then when the results are out I'm gonna decide where to go. I'm not sure which place I want more yet.' I knew that Danny spent a lot of time in London during the recording process, but the year I'll be going to uni is the year he'll be out on tour. And when he's on tour and has his breaks he spends his time in Dublin. I know that if I decide to move to London he'll spend time there when he has his breaks, which takes him from his family. I really don't want that, but I also want to spend time with him. I think Dublin will be the best choice for me. I always said I wanted to move to Dublin and I've also been there. I love that city and I could really see myself living there in the future. And I knew that Danny would be there a lot as well, that would just be positive. I get to have him around when he's home. And he might also know some people who can help me get a place to live.

'Thinking about it now, I guess I'm more into moving to Dublin to be honest. I know it's further away, but it really is a dream place. I have been talking about moving there a lot, and I can just have a fresh start there. I know a lot of us are gonna end up in London. As much as I love having familiar faces around I also think I could take use of a new start. Who knows, maybe it'll give me more time with Danny.' I told Sophie. She lit up at the mention of Danny. She had been bugging me about this for a long time. It had really started to eat me up that I hadn't told her about Danny and I, but I just wanted it all to be settled with my future first. Letting people know I was in a relationship with him while I was still in high school would only complicate things. I would have people and press in my face all the time and if I was gonna graduate here I couldn't have distractions like that.

'You know, if you ended up with Danny that would me awesome. You are really cute together, seriously Laurs. Just promise you'll try.'

'Hahaha, I will Soph. I still talk to him every day though.'

'Aw you do? That is great! Is there any flirting?' Duh, it's Danny. When is he not flirting?

'Well yeah, sometimes it is. I guess we still have that little spark even though it's been a while.'

'Girl that is a sign of true love. Just go for it Laurs. Invite him to visit! Then we could all meet him and you can get closer!'

'That's actually a good idea Soph! I might ask him.' I would definitely ask. I knew he would be in London soon- ish, that wasn't too far from here.

'Aww can you do it now Laurs?' She got really eager when I mentioned him. I knew this would come eventually.

'Yeah sure, I'll send him a text.' I quickly took out my phone and deleted previous texts from Danny. If Sophie saw them it would get out for sure, she wasn't really a quiet person.

'Text to Dan X: Hey Dan! Was just wondering when you were gonna be in London next? Would be great if you would come over for a visit? My friends don't mind meeting you! X' I locked my phone and told Sophie I sent the text. She beamed and kept looking at my phone, waiting for a reply. Only a few moments later my phone buzzed with a reply from him.