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• • • The Manchester
Evening News • • •

Flicking through the news paper as I wait on customers coming through the door to relieve me from boredom, my eyes immediately feeeze and latch onto the top of the second page. Where a picture of my favourite people, takes up half the paper.

Big shots - Manchesters very own, next big thing?! - MEN welcomes Drive Like I Do!

Big shots - Manchesters very own, next big thing?! - MEN welcomes Drive Like I Do!

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Drive like I Do?

Who the hell is that when they're at home?

I quickly snap a pic on my phone and immediately send it to Matty.

Have u been
cloned?! 😳
the name.... xx

It had been a month since the guys left. Matty had stuck to his word and been in touch every day since. Though he did warn me that as the tour went on, their schedule was beginning to get busier and busier.

But I was trying to stay on a high. Keeping positive. This wasn't going to be forever. 365 days. That's all. I could do this. Our friendship could test this.

Changed it up
you like it?? Xxx

As always, I can't contain the excitement when the name 'Ratty' pings on my screen.

And is this new
name in reference
to ur manic driving
or Ad's 20mph limit?!
Xx 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

I hadn't had a customer in the last hour. With this job, as well as medical school and starting a new job working nights, I was worn out beyond belief. But having made a new friend working here, I was invited to a little house party tonight.

"Still up for it?" Jess checks as she passes me to get into the kitchen. No doubt for a quick make out session with the chef, her boyfriend.

I bring my focus up from my phone, trying to ignore the irritation begin to bubble inside of me from being left on read, again.

"Can't wait!" I tell her. Though I already knew her and her gang of friends weren't necessarily the type of people I'd usually mingle with.

Jess was definitely a party animal. Her and her boyfriend were both casual cocaine users. Just on a weekend jess stated. Though I have gone into the toilets on more than one occasion and found some white powdered substance on the back of the toilet she's used, or found some empty bag with the substance still stuck to the side of it, making it obvious what it is.

Drugs have never been for me. Someone training to be a doctor - can you imagine? Though Matty and the lads had dabbled in a few substances in the past. Weed. Skunk. Poppers. Nothing too heavy. Each to their own though, I guess.

"You look like you're going to fall asleep" Joe, our chef calls through the window. Noticing how cosy him and Jess look as she cuddles into him, watching all gooey-eyes up at him as he speaks.

I just smiled in response. Watching on.

I missed Matty. I missed his cuddles. His over the top laughter at the smallest things. His scent. His curls that he'd go a week without combing that would tickle my face whenever he'd cuddle me.

I Missed Ross's average conversations, of the weather and what he was going to have for dinner every day.

Adam's would you rather games, at any given moment, in any situation. Once deciding to start up a game when we were all hiding from the police, having previously played a game of truth or dare and I was dared to steal a loaf of Warburtons bread... the police weren't exactly after us. The guys would just shout 'get down' and scare the shit out of me whenever the police went past.

George is the one who doesn't happen to say all that much. He's more of a listener... and a giggler. But he's pretty smart and intelligent up there in that head of his when he does decide to think up a conversation. George also gives the best hugs. How his long arms can just completely envelope you.....

"So we'll pick you up at 9, yeah?" Jess calls out as they both head for the bathroom, for one of two obvious reasons.

"Er, y-yeah. Ok" I nod, before something is quickly passed into my hand by Joe as he passes by.

"A little pick me up" he states with a wink, clicking his tongue at me. Leaving me frowning down in confusion at a small white pill in the palm of my hand.

The hell is this?

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