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Chapter 6

Chapter 6

"So you were telling the truth when you were drunk?" Zayn asked. I stayed quiet. 

"Your name's Arielle?" Niall asked. 

"No, her names Eleanor. We were talking about a TV show." Danielle cut in. 

"You really believe what's written in a magazine? C'mon, don't stoop that low guys." I nervously laughed. 

"I guess you're right." Liam spoke. Everyone nodded, except for Louis who was watching me suspiciously. 

"Lads, put the pieces together. She all of a sudden got amnesia, her accent is completely different, her friend that she talks to on the phone is named Eleanor too. She has completely different eating habits, she's constantly curses. She's not Eleanor Calder." Louis stated. 

They all stared at Louis in shock. Then turned to me. 

"You really think you could get away with this?" Louis questioned. "As soon as we kissed, everything came to me. I knew you weren't Eleanor. I thought I was going insane. Until that article came out. Now it makes sense." 

"Can I just say something?" Harry butted in. "I like you better." 

"Can I finish?" Louis grunted. "I realized something when we kissed. Not only was it that you definitely weren't Eleanor, it was that I was in love with you. In love with a total stranger." 

"You technically cheated on Eleanor..." I whispered. 

"So you admit you aren't Eleanor?" Niall spoke. 

"No, I'm not Eleanor. I'm Arielle Mihalic. I'm 18, from Texas. I came here on vacation with my two best friends, but ended up finding Eleanor." I answered. 

"So if you're here, then where's our Eleanor?" Liam asked. 

"Texas. She's living my life, and I'm living hers." I replied. 

"But why? Why are you pretending to be Eleanor?" Zayn questioned. 

"Eleanor told me she needed a break. The fans, the hate, the paps. She wanted a vacation. Someone told her about me, and she tracked me down. Begging to switch lives. I agreed and she explained about her life. The next day she left for Texas and I came here. But she forgot to mention two things. That she was dating Louis Tomlinson, and that she lives with One Direction. That's why I was clueless when I walked through that door a week ago. I didn't have amnesia, and Danielle was smart enough to figure that out. I didn't want to Eleanor, I just wanted to be myself. And that's who I've been the past week. Myself. That person you've been smiling and laughing with is Arielle Mihalic. The complete opposite of Eleanor Calder."