“Jade?” Harry screams from the other side of the door “Louis is here!” he adds and I finish straightening my hair.

“Tell him to wait just a few more minutes” I say opening the door to face him

“Okay, I´m going to the party now. See you there!” he says before rushing downstairs. I hear him talking to Louis and then a door closing, meaning that he already left.

I went back to the bathroom to finish my makeup. I'm already dressed in a black dress with a deep V neckline and tulip-shaped at the end and to add more color to it, I putted a golden belt around my waist and on my feet a pair of black high heels. 

My makeup is basic but not that basic, if it makes sense. My eyes have black eyeliner with black eye shadow and mascara, on my lips I have nothing and on my face I have concealer, foundation and powder. After giving the final touches on my face, I put a little bit of the “Dolce & Gabbana- the one” perfume and grab my bag with my stuffs on it. It is already 10 minutes after 10pm and I´m pretty much sure that Louis is getting bored down there.

Today has been actually a good day. The launch at the Horan´s house was nice and then we spent almost all the afternoon there, we only came home when Niall said that he had to start to get the things ready for the party.

 Mrs. Horan talked to me and we had a conversation about my adoption and about her knowing it. She said that she was sorry for not telling me but Kate is a friend of hers for 20 years now and she just couldn´t betray her like that. She promised me that apart from her, no one from her family knew the truth, not even her husband. I don´t know how to feel about that, but I´m tired of losing people and getting mad at them so I forgave her and she even told me that if I need help or money I could ask her. It´s obvious that I won´t but I appreciate the fact that she offered it.

When me and Harry came home, only 3 hours ago, we saw a marathon of “The Big Bang Theory” and then we talked for a couple of minutes. I wanted to know about his mom, but I feel like if I talk about her, he just will stay sad and not be in a mood for party, so he talks about his hometown, that isn´t that far away from here, and about his friends.

He seems to have a pretty cool life, he already made much more than me and I´m one year older than him and that was the thing that I had to explain to him. I had to explain why me and Niall are older than them one year but we still on high school. No, we did not failed one year or something, the truth is that since our birthdays are on September and normally after the school starts we had to enter later which I don´t mind, it is kind of cool being older than them.

We talked also about why he already has a car if he does not have a car license and his explanation was that he already knows how to drive and that it will not be the fact that he is not 18 yet that is gonna stop him from driving. He also tells me that he already talked with his dad and if I want, I could already start working on Monday. I´m excited to work on a bakery, I don´t know what I´m gonna do yet, but one thing I´m sure, I will not cook, I´m awful at it and if his dad does not want to see his bakery burning then he better not tell me to cook.

“Louis?” I scream walking down the stairs. “Louis?” I repeat when I arrive to the door.

“Here!” he screams back and it seems that his voice is coming from the living room so I go there.

“Ready?” I ask him when I find him touching the guitars on the wall.

“I didn´t knew Harry played any instrument, I´m kind of impressed! Now I see why you like him so much!” He responds moving on the piano with the point of his fingers.

“Are you saying that I was right? That Harry is actually a nice guy and not the creep that you thought he was?” I ask smirking while walking towards him and he just nods not wanting to admit that I was right. Men! “So… how was the date?”I ask him leaning on the piano.

“Date? What date?” he asks totally surprised and confused.

“You and Anne, yesterday!” I respond and his face relaxes. He probably didn´t notice that I overheard his conversation with Anne yesterday at McDonalds.

“That was not a date! We just hang out…” he says ignoring my eyes “Alone…” he adds and I laugh. He is so complicated, why can´t he just say that it was indeed a date?

“A date - not a date, whatever you want to call it, how was it?” I ask sitting beside him on the piano. Does this piano attract serious conversations and sappy moments? Yesterday with Harry, now with Louis, weird!

“It was fun…” he says smiling widely and I move my head encouraging him to continue talking “We talked, we laughed, we walked and we had fun… It was different, but a good different…” he continues and I understand what he is saying with being different. Of course it was different, the only dates that he has been was with Tessa and she is quite a rushed person, which it means more action less sappiness! “Did Anne told you something about yesterday?” he asks when I stay in silent.

“No, why? Did you want her to?” I ask as I see him moving his hands from his lap to the piano.

“What? No!” he exclaims with high pitched voice.

“My lie detector is getting signal!” I sing pushing him a little bit as he laughs.

“Let´s go! We´re already late!” he informs getting up and walking towards the kitchen. I follow him wondering what the heck is he doing and why is he walking towards the kitchen and not the exit. “Happy Birthday!” he says loudly when I reach him.

“Thank you!” I respond and he gives me a box. I look at him with wonder eyes and he just tells me to open it. What is it? A necklace? A ring? A bracelet? I destroy the bow that was keeping me from seeing the gift, this is exciting, it is the first gift I receive today and probably the only one, if you don´t count Kate´s car, the one that she offered me yesterday. Gosh, I only now realize that yesterday was an eventful day. I guess is the payback for spending 3 days in my own world. Slowly I lift the top part and see a book? Yeah, a book! Why would someone give a book on a jewelry box? Only Louis!

 I take the book out of the box and see another one under it and another one. The first one is Ellen DeGeneres´s book called “Seriously… I´m kidding”, I´ve always wanted to read this book, but I could never find it, how did he knew that? “How did you knew that I wanted this?” I ask Louis holding the Ellen DeGeneres´s book.

“I heard you talk to Tessa one day about it, see the others…” he says and I cringe at her mention. I haven’t thought about her the entire day but now I can´t stop. I don´t know why, but I´m kind of disappointed that she didn´t wished me a “Happy Birthday”. I would not respond but I would stay less mad at her. I shake my head for even thinking about forgiving her and I take the other book out. It is John Green´s masterpiece “The fault in our stars”. I´ve hear of this one so much lately, the movie is out but I still didn´t had the guts to see it and everyone says that the book is amazing and that John Green is a genius, now I have my own copy to prove it or not. The third and the last one, is “The Selection” by Kiera Cass. I never heard about this one, does this makes me uncultured? “That one is my favorite…” Louis admits and my eyes pierce on the beautiful cover.

“I guess I just found out one new thing about you.” I say and put the book back on the box “Thank you for the gift, it was lovely and unexpected…” I add

“So in other words you didn´t liked…” He says and closes the box and then places it on the kitchen table.

“That´s where you´re wrong. I do like it, I´m just confused. I never told anyone that I liked to read, the few times that Tessa caught me reading she mocked me saying that it was a nerdy thing to do and that I shouldn´t waste my time doing it. So after that I always read in private, alone in my room, how did you know that I like it?” I ask. Does he like to read too? He doesn´t seem like the type of guy that reads, but also, neither I.

“I just guessed…” He says and looks at his hands. Why is he acting weird about this? It´s just books. “I´m a good guesser, you should already know that!” he adds smiling and looking at me again.

“Should I know that you are a cliché guy too?” I ask him, showing the cover of the book. It has a princess on it, please tell me that this isn´t a child´s book.

“When you read it, you will not call that cliché. How do people say it?” He wonders moving on his fake beard. “Oh, yeah. Don´t judge a book for its cover.” He says and I laugh. He is right. “Now, let´s go. We´re so late!” He says leaving the kitchen. I look at the box for a few seconds while smiling. From all the gifts, I never thought that he would give me such a thing. But that is my favorite gift ever; it has much more meaning than bracelets, necklaces, clothes and etc… “Jade!” Louis screams and I run until the door trying not to trip on the heels.

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“Shit!” I scream when the vodka inside my cup goes to the floor. Two hours had already passed and the first time I decide to take a drink this happens.

“I´m so sorry! I didn´t see you!” a male voice says behind me. I think I know this voice.

“Zayn?” I ask when I turn around and see the guy that I helped one week ago. He looks even hotter than last week, if that´s even possible. He is all dressed in black but somehow he looks like an angle.

“Jade, am I right?” he asks smiling in surprise.

“Yes you are. What are you doing here?” I ask him drinking what it´s left of my vodka.

“Niall invited me…” he says in a lower voice and I don´t understand a word; the music is too loud to have a conversation here.

“What?” I scream and he looks at me with a weird face, maybe he miss understood what I said “I can´t hear you!” I explain and he comes closer.

“Niall invited me!” he repeats on my ear, sending me shivers through out my body. He is so close to me that is making me nervous, in a good way.

“How do you know Niall?” I ask coming closer to him and talking on his ear also.

“We´re on the same class…” he continues, lowering his voice and coming closer.

“You study at Cheshire´s High School?” I ask and he nods closing the space left between us, in a way that our bodies are touching. What the hell is happening? Why don´t I stop him? Maybe because he is too hot to say no “Me too” I add and his hands go to my waist.

“Care to dance with me?” he asks making deep eye contact with me, gosh those eyelashes, men!

“Sure…” I answer nervously and he starts to move his body to a remix of all the songs in the movie 'Project X´. I first stay still but I did agree to dance with him so I better start dance.

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“I guess you already met Zayn…” Niall says approaching me and Zayn on the dance floor, I don´t know precisely how much time we spent dancing but I do know that it was like one hour, even though it only felt like 10 minutes.

“Yeah, I met him one week ago…” I respond stepping back from Zayn´s body. “Can I drink that? I´m so thirsty!” I ask when I notice the full cup on Niall´s hand.

“It´s quite strong but since it´s your 18th birthday I guess you can handle it!” he smirks winking his left eye and handling me the drink. I don´t know what it is but I drink it all and even though my throat is burning, it taste so good. “Want more?” Niall asks laughing at how quickly I drank it and I nod in response.

“Well, I´m gonna go now. Have fun.” Zayn says to me and Niall “I´ll call you…” he adds coming closer to me “And by the way… Happy birthday!” he says kissing my neck before leaving. I don´t if it´s the alcohol or what just happen, but my hormones don´t stop jumping, they´re all over the place.

“Come?” Niall asks and I follow him to the kitchen to have my drink.

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“Happy Birthday to You

Happy Birthday to You

Happy Birthday Dear Niall and Jade

Happy Birthday to You. Yeah!”

“This is insane! There were like 300 persons singing to us” I say to Niall when we finally get outside to avoid people hugging us; it was nice at the start but after 100 persons it was a little bit too much.

“Cool, ha?” Niall asks sitting on the porch. There are a few people here but most of all are inside, only 10 to 15 people are here.

“So cool!” I say before screaming. Don´t know why I did it.

“You´re drunk!” Niall states when I sit beside him. Sitting here did toke me time, not gonna lie, my balance it´s pretty bad but I´m not drunk! I only had how many drinks? Gosh, I don´t remember!

“No, I´m not!” I fire back and Niall looks at me with a look that says ´Really? ´ “Maybe a little bit!” I admit giggling.

“There you are!” Anne says sitting on the free space next to Niall. “Are you guys tired of being the center of attention?” she asks looking over Niall to me.

“A little bit!” Niall responds and I giggle. Why am I giggling? I ask myself and then giggle more for giggling for nothing.

“I´m gonna get myself another drink!” I say getting up “Please gentleman!” I say when Niall doesn´t let me go inside

“You´re already drunk, I will not let you get even more!” he says taking the cup from my hand, even though it has nothing on it. I huff but I sit back on the same place, maybe I shouldn´t drink more. Not today.

We talk for a few minutes about random and stupid things and I giggle all the time, I only stop when I see that little bitch face entering Niall and Anne´s house.

“What the hell is she doing here?” I scream at Niall who gets as surprised as I when he sees her.

“I didn´t invited her! I promise!” He says getting up and going towards her. “This is a private party!” Niall says when he reaches her. Anne looks at me like I was about to do something, but I´m not. I´m too drunk for it.

“I don´t care!” she says and passes through him.

“Little bitch!” I call her getting up “How are you? Still hurt about Friday?” I ask stopping her from getting inside. I wasn´t going to do nothing because I thought Niall could handle her and obviously he can´t so I have to do it myself “What? You can´t talk when your friends or your mummy aren´t around?” I ask her when she stays silent.

“At least I have friends and a mom!” she fires back and I laugh. Don´t know why, again. I´m furious inside but outside I´m laughing at her, now I know for sure that I´m drunk.

“Don´t worry!” I say coming closer to her “One day you will ruin it, like you always do!” I say smiling at her. This is probably the fakest smile I had ever made.

“Is Liam here?” She asks and I laugh even more.

“Are you for real?” I ask her and take a few stapes back, not because I´m scared of her but because I can jump on her any time and that will not be good, it´s better for me to get my distance “Of course he´s not! Now leave at your own will or I will make you leave!” I threat her and to my surprise she turns around and leaves. Thank god, because I had no idea what to do for her to leave at not her own will. “Now I really need a drink!” I say rushing inside and grabbing the most powerful drink there.

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“I can walk for myself!” I scream at Harry who is helping me to get home. I don´t know how, but I´m more drunk than before, so much more.

“No you can´t!” he says grabbing my waist again and lifting me up. Finally my feet are off the ground. I should never spend so many hours dancing, especially on heels.

 “Look the sun!” I say pointing at the horizon and almost make Harry fall in the ground for moving.

“Cute!” He says before putting me on my feet again to open the door “C’mon. Let´s go!” he says opening the door and with difficulty I get in and feel to the floor while laughing. Men, I am really drunk. Harry gets in and closes the door before reaching for me and grabbing me again.

“Aren´t you a sweet heart?” I ask between laughs and squeez his cheeks. He laughs but ignores my remark and grabs me more tightly to go upstairs. I randomly start singing Ed Sheeran and he laughs even more. I know that I suck at singing but I´m pretty much sure that the drunk me sucks even more. “Take my clothes off!” I say when he rests me on my bed.

“Wouldn´t that be weird?” he asks still laughing.

“Only if you´re gay.” I respond taking my high heels off. My feet are killing me. I roll my body and stay with my but to the air. “Unzip it!” I demand. He does as I say and I cringe when his cold fingers touch my skin. Slowly he takes my dress off and I roll over and laugh at him. He is looking everywhere else except my body, good boy! “Can you grab me a shirt cutie pie?” I ask him and he laughs at the nick name. Harry goes to my closet and takes a random shirt, a grey one I think. “Thank you, sir!” I say trying to dress it but this is way too complicated to me.

Harry laughs more at me and then he decides to help me. He looks at my face even though I know he wants to look at other place. If I was in my normal state I would be so embarrassed, the only boy that saw me with my underwear was Liam and only because he enter my room without knocking. He helps me with the t-shirt and then puts me under the covers. My hand reaches for his shirt and he falls over me. Our faces are so close and the alcohol acts before I can pull him away. Surprisingly he kisses back and my hands go to his hair and his to my face. He pulls away a few seconds later and gets on his feet.

“I´m sorry. You´re drunk and we kissed, I shouldn´t—“he talks but I fall asleep. I get the feeling that he continues to talk but I still black out.