Clarity

I am soon pulling into the car lot of the flat complex where I lived. The smile never left my face as I drove off from Brooklyn’s to take her bags back to her. I park the Range Rover in the spot I usually park it before I get out and head inside the flat building where I lived. Once I cut the engine, I pull the keys from the ignition before I get out and shut the door. I press the button on the key to lock it as I begin to make my way up to the lobby of the complex where I lived.

As I make my way into the lobby, a million thoughts of Brooklyn go through my mind. I have a strong feeling I am going to be grilled with a bunch of questions by the guys, once I walk inside. I can’t seem to shake the smile from my face as I make my way into the empty lift so I could head up to the third floor that my flat was on.

I’m pretty sure I will walk in to find a proper mess, thanks to Niall, most likely, since I know how much that boy loves his food. I press the button to take me to the third floor and take my phone out of my pocket to keep myself occupied in the lift. I decide to send Brooklyn a message, telling her I got back in one piece.

After I go to our conversation, I begin to type out the message to her. It read: Just checking in, babe, to let you know I got back alright. Had a grand time. See you on Sunday? – H xx

I smile as I send the message. It immediately goes a few seconds after I press the send button. A few minutes go by and I lock my phone before I put it back in my pocket. The ding soon goes off and pulls me from my thoughts. I stand up a bit straighter and make my way out the lift once the door opens. I am soon on my way down the hallway to where my flat was, fourth on the right hand side.

I am soon in front of the door that leads into my flat. Reaching into my front pocket, I pull the key out so I can unlock the door. After I unlock the door, I push it open and walk inside. I kick my shoes off near the door and shut it behind me.

“Hey mate!” I look up to see Liam standing there in front of me. “How’d your time with Brooklyn go?” he asks with a smile.

“Good,” I smile at the thought of her name. “Really good, Li,” I tell him as I begin to walk in the living room where I spotted Niall on the couch, eyes focused on the screen in front of him as he played some game on the Xbox.

“Hey mate, how was time with your bird?” Niall asks as I sit down on the couch beside him. I roll my eyes at him at his remark and let out a sigh from my lips.

“She’s not my bird, Horan. Not yet, anyway,” I tell him with a slight chuckle and hit him in the shoulder.

“Sure, mate. Bet she will be soon, right, Li?” he jokes with Liam, and takes a handful of crisps from a bag that was lying on the couch, and stuffs them in his mouth.

“Bet so, mate,” Liam laughs a bit. I just roll my eyes and reach into the bag and grab myself a small handful of them. I didn’t want too much, just a little.

“Maybe, don’t want to rush things; can’t I do it how I want to, mates?” I reply with a slightly annoyed edge to my voice. It was late and all I wanted was to relax.

“So, what did you two do anyways?” Liam asks looking at me.

“Well, after I went and watched her at track practice, took her and we got a bite to eat. Had a good time, was real nice and even met her mum and younger sister when I brought her back home. They’re proper nice,” I tell them and smile a bit.

“Sounds quite ace, Haz. Hopefully you’ll introduce us all to ‘er soon, yeah?” he says.

“That’s a possibility, mate. No promises,” I tell him with a smile.

I sit and chat with the lads for the next few minutes before I finally decide to head up and call it a night. The lads send a goodnight my way and I tell them I’ll see them in the morning. Tomorrow was going to be a long day, since we’re set to be at the studio for most of it recording for the album. Once I get up to my room, I shut my door and pull off my shirt and drop it on the floor. I pull my phone from the pocket of my jeans and set it on the table beside my bed before I take my jeans off until I was in my boxers.

After I lie down on my bed and begin to get comfortable under my sheets, I reach over to grab my phone. I press the home button to see a new text from her. A smile appears on my face as I look at the screen to see Brooklyn’s name. I unlock my phone so I can go to our conversation and read what she sent me.

The message read: I had a fun time as well! :) definitely, I’ll see you then! Good night!

I smile a bit and send her a quick reply back telling her goodnight before I grab the charger so I could plug it into my phone since it was close to dying. Once I plug it in, I set it on the bedside table before I lie back against my pillow and relax a bit. Soon, I drift off to sleep, images of Brooklyn on my mind and how I can’t wait to see her again.



Next thing I know, I am being woke up by the loud sound of an alarm going off. What is that loud racket? I think to myself and let a groan from my lips. It was too early and all I wanted was to go back to sleep but I know I can’t. An exhausted groan leaves my lips as I force myself to sit up and get out of my bed even if it was too comfortable. I know it would be my ass if I didn’t get up and moving.

I stand up and grab some jeans along with a shirt before I go and do my morning routine. It takes me a few minutes but I am soon rushing down the stairs, phone and wallet in hand, ready to go. Hair tamed pretty well, teeth freshly brushed and some axe deodorant on; I run a hand through my mess of curls and continue on toward the door, eyes on the screen of my phone. It was a few minutes past eight o’clock.

I had a few messages from Liam and one from Niall, nothing from Brooklyn. They were asking where I was and told me to hurry up because we had to get going to the studio soon. I send a quick reply and tell them I was on my way down where they were waiting for me. After I send the message, I stuff my phone into the front pocket of my jeans. Before too long, I make it down to the lobby to find my four other band mates standing there.

“Hey, sorry,” I apologize as I walk up to where they were.

“Took you long enough,” Niall says with a laugh.

“How were your trips home, lads?” I ask to Zayn and Louis who stood there.

“Good, mate,” Zayn replies.

“Real good, mate,” Louis smiles.

“Heard from Niall and Liam you been spendin’ time with your bird, yeah?” Zayn smiles and softly hits me in the shoulder. I laugh and roll my eyes before I punch him back in the arm.

“I’ve said this before; she’s not my bird, but may be soon,” I shrug my shoulders and pull my phone out from my pocket.

“We ready to get goin’ mates? Supposed to be there by nine,” Liam tells us and I look up at the sound of his voice.

The four of us look at each other for a second before we turn back to Liam and give him a nod in return. We are soon on our way to the studio in a van they sent for us. To pass the time, I grab my phone and send Brooklyn a quick text message. A few minutes go by and I don’t hear anything back from her, which is slightly weird because normally I hear right back from her. I bet she was most likely asleep or busy with track and hasn’t had time to check her phone. Hopefully I’ll hear from her soon. It was going to be a long day, and I couldn’t wait to see her again.