Nothing Else Matters - Perrie Edwards

Chapter Six

Getting through Sunday and all of Monday in lectures waiting for a message from Perrie was near impossible. I think I checked my phone more over those two days than I ever did in my whole life before. By the time I got home on Monday night, having spent a few hours in the library studying, all I'd had was a text from my dad asking me to pick up some milk and text from Lauren asking if I wanted to go see a film on Wednesday.

The next time I checked my phone was unintentional. I had a quick shower and walked into my room, picking it up to set an alarm for the next day. I almost dropped the towel from around my waist in excitement when finally I saw a message from Perrie waiting.

Perrieedwards: Hey you. How have you been? Hope I didn't wake you. It's quite late isn't it? I've been finishing the album with the girls. Anyway, next Friday, 5:30PM, Westfield White City; can you make it?? Xxxxx

I waited as long as I could before replying to Perrie. I didn't want her to think I had nothing better to do. Or that I had spent all day just waiting for her message... Even though I had.

I towel dried my short hair, got changed, went downstairs and made lunch for the next day, packed my bag and even tidied my room a bit before falling into bed with my phone.

Jacubbear900: Hi! Don't worry, I'm still awake! 😊 OMG, have you finished the album??? You did that on purpose! I think I can make it! Xx

Perrie replied almost immediately. Was she sat around waiting for me to reply to her too? No, of course not. She had much better things to do...

Perrieedwards: Yay! Okay 😋, so they're only wanting to let 500 people in the queue so it's like first come first serve type of thing. So what time do you finish uni on Fridays? Really want to meet you 😉. Also yes, the album is DONE!! 💃🏻 Xxx

She 'really wants to meet' me.

Screw university.

I decided there and then, I would finish university on the Thursday, go home for some things and go straight there and camp out. I wanted to meet her and the other three girls more than anything else in the world and if Perrie wanted to meet me too, nothing was stopping me.

Jacubbear900: Don't worry about uni, I'll figure it out! 😋 OMG, no way! When do we all get to hear it then? X

Perrieedwards: DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT be skipping out of uni over me! Hmm, you'll hear something soon enough. Wait and see! P.s I hope your tattoo doesn't get 😂😂 Xxx

Jacubbear900: Like I said, don't worry about uni. You're such a teaser! C'mon, when's the first single? Awh, you wanna meet my tattoo more than me! 😂 Xx

Perrieedwards: No, I will NOT not worry about uni! What would your mother say if she knew I was ruining your education? 😋Nope, I've told you far too much already boy! 😋 Awh, nah I just love tattoos for someone who doesn't have one! 😂 I do really really wanna meet you babe 😘 xx

For a second, I just looked at the message. It was like my thumbs wouldn't work. Why was it everyone, all people, assumed everyone has a mother? Everybody always assumed it would be the father who had ran out on his family as the going got tough. It was something that had always angered me.

I chose to ignore that part of the message; no matter what I thought, it wasn't Perrie's problem. She wasn't to know.

Jacubbear900: Well I really wanna meet you too... Obviously. I'll definitely be there 🤗 xx