Chapter 29
I stared at Liam in complete and utter shock. “W-what?”
“Me and Beatrice are over,” Liam replied, seeming unsure of himself.
I just gaped at him. What?
Ellie rushed forward, grabbing my arms. “If you wanna perform, then you have to go now.”
Nodding mutely, I walked towards the stage, feeling Liam’s gaze on me the whole way. As I stepped on the stage, I felt a rush of confidence overtake me. Spotting the stool in the middle of the stage, I sat down, beginning to strum softly on Niall’s guitar.
“Hey, I’m Kate,” I said, introducing myself. “I will be playing More Than This by One Direction.”
A few people in the audience clapped, but apart from that, it was silent. Everyone was waiting for me to start. I coughed nervously.
“Um, also this is dedicated to this boy that means a lot to me,” I started uneasily. “Yeah, he’s perfect.”
Liam…
I took a deep breath, letting my fingers guide me over the guitar. “I'm broken. Do you hear me?”
With one thing on my mind, I continued the song.
“I'm blinded, cause you are everything I see…”
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“When she lays you down, I might just die inside, It just don't feel right,” I sang smoothly. “Cause I can't love you more than this.”
“Can love you more than this…”
The last note hung in the air and the silence seemed to drag on forever. Suddenly, a frantic round of applause cut off my thoughts. I smiled in relief, as I stood up and bowed quickly, before speed walking off the stage, the applause following close behind.
As I reached backstage, I was embraced in five sets of arms. “That was amazing, Kate!” I heard an Irish voice cry.
“Thanks Niall,” I said, ruffling his hair, earning a groan from the boy in question. It was over.
I had done it.
I grinned, looking at the five faces before me; Niall, Ellie, Harry, Louis and Zayn… Wait a second…
Where was Liam?
“Um… Let’s go sit down,” Louis suggested anxiously.
Harry nodded, grinning at Louis. “Yeah, I’ve heard the next act is really good.”
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No Payne, No Gain
Fanfiction“Promise you’ll never forget me?” I begged, my vision blurry with tears. “I promise.” Kate Robinson and Liam Payne were childhood sweethearts, having known each other from the age of three. But when they hit sixteen, Liam left Wolverhampton for the...
