I Wish

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Seventeen

"This is my house!" Chloe exclaimed as we walked past a cute little brick house.

"Oh cool!" I smiled.

"Do you guys want to come in?" She seemed really excited.

I turned to Niall. "Do we want to go in?"

"Why not?" He smiled.

    Chloe squealed and led us into her house which I was sure wouldn't fit all thirty of us. But we were willing to squish.

"Oh my." A woman whom I assumed was Chloe's mother said as we piled into her living room.

"Mum," Chloe said innocently, "these are my friends."

"All of these people are your friends?"

"Yes."

"Since when?"

"Since about an hour ago."

"How did you meet all these people and who are they?"

"Uh..."

"Wait, you look familiar." Her mum pointed at the leech on my arm otherwise known as my boyfriend.

"I'm Niall." He reached his hand forward and smiled.

"Niall." She thought about it as she shook his hand. "Where do I know you from?"

"I don't believe we've ever met, ma'am." Niall said.

"He, along with these four," I rolled my eyes and pointed out Louis, Harry, Zayn, and Liam, "are in the band, One Direction."

"Right! That's right, okay." She smiled. "I knew you looked familiar. Welcome! It's not every day we have fame in our home. Come on in! Would anyone like anything to eat or drink?"

"A water, if you don't mind." I said as I sat down beside Niall on a plush grey couch.

"Sure! Anyone else?"

A few "me"s echoed through the room.

"How many people was that?" She mumbled to herself.

"Guys, raise your hand if you want a glass of water." I said.

"One, two, three, four, five, da da da... twelve!" She turned to me. "Thank you."

"No problem." I laughed.

She smiled and went to the kitchen.

"You have a lovely home." Finn said to Chloe.

"Thank you." She blushed.

    All thirty-five of us became engaged in about ten different conversations. We were being quite loud. Then I heard a voice.

"Mum!" A faint voice called from down the hall.

No one answered.

"Mum!" The voice said again, a bit louder.

"May I take a look around?" I asked Chloe.

"Sure! Absolutely! Explore wherever you'd like!" She said excitedly.

I smiled at her.

"Stay." I said to Niall.

"I'm not a dog, you know."

"Good boy." I joked.

He smiled.

"I'll be back." I said.

"Okay."

I followed the voice.