texting niall horan • [lowercase]

chapter nineteen

i wake up to the sound of thunder booming outside, and a bright flash of lightning that follows. it's still dark outside so i turn over and check the clock on the nighstand. the time reads 4:30am. i groan and turn over onto my back and stare at the white ceiling.

my thoughts start going crazy. i start thinking about my new job, niall, food, and pretty much anything else; i'm extremely thankful for niall since he is letting me stay at his flat until i have to leave on monday. i'm truly going to miss him. everything he's done for me is going to make leaving harder than i thought it would. before i met niall, i wanted more than anything to leave my tiny flat, but i had no money to do so.

i know california will have so much to offer, and i'll make so many new friends, theres something about niall that makes him unforgettable. not because he's in a boyband, but because his personality is so easy to like and he's just an amazing guy. i hope he doesn't get too terribly busy so we can still text.

another boom of thunder rumbles outside my window, and the wind starts to pick up. i decide to leave me thoughts where i left them and i got out of bed. the room was pitch black so i grab my phone from the nightstand and turn on the flashlight. i slowly open the door and peek in the hallway. lightning flashes again outside and lights up the hallway for a few seconds. i get to the steps and make my way down to the kitchen. its extremely quiet other than the sound of distant thunder rumbling and rain hitting the roof and windows. i quietly walk to the cabinet and grab a glass, then walk to the fridge and fill it up with water. after i've finished, i place the glass in the sink and make my way back to the stairs. i hear footsteps and look up to see niall standing at the top of the steps. he's already smiling which causes a huge grin to spread across my face.

"couldn't sleep, eh?" he asks, still smiling.

"the, uh, thunder woke me up," i say, kind of embarrassed to admit that.

"how cute," niall says, smirking and ruffling my already messy hair.

"ugh im not cute, niall," i say. pretending to be frustrated. it doesn't last long because we both end up laughing.

he ends up making both of us a cup of tea and we sit down on his large, L-shaped couch. there's a comfortable silence between us as we drink our tea. i begin thinking about california for about the millionth time. the day for me to leave is coming quickly. i'm nervous, but i feel nothing but ready.

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a/n: omg hey guys. long time no see. i suck at updating but i've been reading fanfiction more than writing it. but thank you all so much for 10,000 reads & almost 400 votes!! i just thought i was a sucky writer but if you guys like the story, i'll keep writing it! hope you guys enjoyed this chapter!!

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