Paper

It was probably the best day of my life.

I was actually going to meet Fifth Harmony. Yes the actual real life Fifth Harmony.

The boring 16 year old girl Emilia is going to meet Fifth freaking Harmony

Now the only downside to meeting your faves is...traveling, I loathed travelling because you can't do anything. You can't play games (like softball) or play eye spy (because everyone hates eye spy)

But today was different the journey didn't drag I was singing the whole setlist on the way to the concert and then suddenly it was time to get out of the car.

"BYE MUM" I screamed

"EMILIA HAVE YOU EVEN GOT THE TICKETS YET?" she yelled back

"DAMN IT" I ran to the car and grabbed the tickets and the meet and greet passes

"Have a good time honey okay don't get to caught up with the strangers." She chuckled to herself

"No Mum I won't anyway bye I'll see you later I'll text you okay"

I quickly ran and caught up with my friend who was waiting outside because she didn't have the tickets.

"EMILIA COME ON WE'RE GOING TO BE LATE!"

Eventually we got in the line for the meet and greet we were both so nervous

"Emilia I'm so nervous oh god."

"Shh it's going to be okay."

As the line snaked on I felt the butterflies growing inside of me and as the line progressed around the corner, I saw them,

Ally,

Normani,

Dinah,

Camila

and Lauren.

my heart exploded and crashed through the ceiling they looked so good I literally was holding back the tears and emotions that were rushing through my system. We got closer and closer.

Then it was my turn.

I rushed over to the girls and had a huge group hug, I was too speechless to talk and all the girls awed.

Then I got to talk individually to the girls

Dinah told me my eyebrows were on fleek and said I was beautiful and was working that outfit like a BOSS whilst I told her that she was working that snapback like a pro.

Normani told me that she was so hungry for some hot wings and that she would happily become a hot wing herself to which I laughed and laughed

Ally said to me that I was her sunshine and that my blonde hair reminded her of the sun and said to never give up on my dreams and I told her that she is so important to me and that her smile was beautiful.

Camila said something poetic and metaphorical about unicorns and my hair and said that she'd remembered me from before, I corrected her and said that I'd never met her before and Camila scolded herself over and over again.

Lauren... yes Lauren she was so beautiful she was wearing a shirt that was just showing her black lace top. We hadn't made eye contact yet but when we did I thought I would practically die in her gaze, but before I could say anything Lauren burst out "Wow your eyes oh my god They're beautiful. They're so blue and ocean deep and they sparkle like little gems in the sunset and your hair it's like the shiny silk sand on the beach. OH GOD I'M RAMBLING."
I spoke, "Lauren you're not I promise you I could listen to you talk and speak your mind all day you have such a beautiful mind Lauren you really do."

"I wish I could look at you all day" Lauren Mumbled in a low tone I pretended that I imagined that.

"Oh by the way...um your name I didn't get it"

"Emilia" I quickly replied we both smiled at each other

"PHOTOTIME!!" Screamed Dinah

"Do you have any preference to who you want to stand with maybe?" Normani asked

"No I don't I love all you guys equally, I'm ot5 as heck!" I cringed at that saying but it was true.

"YAAAS" Camila, Dinah and Normani exclamed
"You're not a Camilizer"
"I'm sick to death of them"

"Oh dear...pretend you didn't hear that okay Emilia" Dinah smirked I nodded and blushed in response.

I had the,
silly photo
The sad photo
The acting photo
The kiss on the cheek photo
And the hug photo taken and they all waved goodbye but Lauren looked sad to see me go.

"OKAY THAT WAS AMAZING" my friend exclaimed after I was waiting for her to have her meet and greet.

"I know right" I said dully

"Okay something is not up."

"No no no no i'm fine I'm just pds" I said

"OHHHHH. Wait what? But you can't be like that yet you've not been to the actual concert yet okay!" She chuckled to herself whilst ruffling my hair I winced slightly.
"Fine okay. OH MY GOD WE HAVE FRONT ROW TICKETS AS WELL YAY!!"
"LETS GO GIRL" she yelled.

The atmosphere was incredible everyone was excited and buzzing for the show to start.

The flashy up-beat intro started and the girls were stood on stage dancing and singing it was amazing.

about halfway through the show when the girls sang one to one with you, Lauren's eyes darted through the crowd they locked on mine and she came over to me. I noticed that her left hand was clenched slightly she knelt down and my hand was outstretched I tried not to lost my chill but it was so hard not to. Lauren grabbed my hand and sang to me I felt something in my hand I didn't notice it I mine and Lauren's eye locked eventually she got up and went back to continue but in my hand was a small bit of paper. I unfolded it and the scrumpled bit of paper with Lauren's handwriting said

"Emilia, meet me backstage after the show - J"

I was confused. What did this mean? What was Lauren trying to say?

My mind for the rest of the show was filled with the small bit of paper and Lauren.

Our eyes during the rest of the show never left unless Lauren was moving around the stage in the carefully choreographed routines which to me looked so elegant and beautiful. The girls swayed to beat of the music like swans dancing on water.
The girls sat down on chairs near the end of the show and answered a few questions from the roaring crowd.
But,
Lauren's eyes never left mine.

In a flash the show was over.
The best day of my life was over;
Well,
That's what my friend thought.

The piece of paper was crumpled in my hand I smoothed it out on the rough wall, Lauren's handwriting still visible on the paper,

"Emilia, meet me backstage after the show - J"

My heartbeat was racing and my temperature was blazing.

The rest of the concert was agony, I couldn't wait to find out what she wanted.

I had come to the conclusion that I actually had no idea where Lauren was backstage so I was walking in catacomb like maze which was backstage.
I was walking around for about ten minutes and I saw a face looking anxious, that face was Lauren Jauregui she smiled at me her green orbs lighting up she wasn't wearing her stage costume but sweatpants and a huge 1975 t-shirt
"EMILIA. I WAS WORRIED YOU WEREN'T COMING OH MY I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU" Lauren half yelled at me her high messy ponytail swaying in the air.
"LAUREN. HEY!" I replied shocked because it was the actual Lauren Jauregui.
"Um so hey Emilia I need to explain why I brought you behind here. So when we were in the meet and greet I realized you are really pretty and that you speak your mind and soul I really want to know you better not like relationship just as best friends. So um yeah I need to give you my number if you want you know.
"Wait the Lauren Jauregui, as in the Lauren Jauregui from Fifth Harmony is asking if it's okay for me to have her number woah okay yes of course Lauren you can!"
She smiled at me and I grinned in response.
"One thing Lauren.
Why did you ask me behind backstage? Why are you giving me your number?" I questioned.
"See Emilia when we were in the meet and greet I thought you had a deep mind and thoughts and you're pretty I'd just love you to be my friend! Im also pretty lonely...the other girls talk to me and so do my family and my friends I want someone who is like me. Don't get me wrong I may be completely wrong. Anyway" she scribbled her number on a piece of scrap paper, Lauren appeared to always have scrap paper and a pen on her.
"Lauren why do you nearly always have paper and a pen on you?" I asked
"Hmm. Why don't you guess?" Lauren smirked back at me.
"Is it to write poetry and stuff?" I replied
"CORRECT EMILIA OH MY GOD" Lauren ecstatically said.
"Emilia you haven't given me your number yet." She laughed
"um yeah wait a sec" I rushed
I pulled out my rough damaged phone from my pocket.
"Emilia what have you been doing to your phone?"
"I really don't know Lauren I really don't."
I continued to open messages and make a new message.
To: Lauren Jauregui
Hey it's that fangirl Emilia :)
I put away my phone and Laurens beeped. She looked up and smiled. I saw her texting something on her phone then mine vibrated.
From: Lauren Jauregui
Oh hey it's that fangirl Emilia it's Lauren.
"Seriously Lauren." I stared at her.
"What Emilia? You said thats your name?"
"You know what I mean Lauren."
"LAUREN IM SUPPOSED TO HAVE GONE HOME LIKE AN HOUR AGO WITH MY FRIEND OMG ." I screamed.
"Shh Its okay I sorted it out. I've gotten you a taxi home aka moi" Lauren replied.
"Seriously???!!"
"Yeah seriously" she smiled at me
"Come on then lets get you home."

We got into the car and Lauren connected her phone.
"How about we do a thing when the next song that comes on shuffle it becomes our song okay?" She was grinning at me her face was puffy and cute.
"Sure lets do it"
Lauren shook her phone to shuffle it and 'Girls by The 1975' came on.
"YES" We both screamed
"I LOVE THIS SONG!"
The song soon finished and we were out of breath. I looked over to Lauren her hair all messy and her green eyes puffy from crying with laughter.
"You know what Emilia? I haven't known you for more than twenty-four hours and you're already my best friend." She smiled at me her famous smile lit me up and then I went quiet.
"What's wrong Emilia?" Lauren asked worried.
"I'm not going to see you for ages Lauren and that depresses me I know we will keep in touch but I don't exactly have any close friends apart from you."
"Then who were you with then at the meet and greet?"
"She's my 'friend' Maisy. Okay I don't really like her she changed a lot I started liking you guys in 2012 when you were on the Xfactor In fact I remember your audition little did I know that you were going to be my friend aha anyway she hated you guys and me because harmonizers are literally a gay fandom and a gang of people targeted me for liking you guys and they called me gay and beat me up and Daisy was the one behind it all laughing away in the corner.
"What the actual hell Emilia, this is not okay. Why does she even like us then if she hated us?" Lauren exclaimed.

"Yeah well she actually got looked down upon for not liking you guys and I guess that’s what scared her. She then got really weird like she warmed up to me and I was like um okay then she started listening to you guys and then started liking you until she was the 'no.1' fan in the whole school whilst I was degraded for actually liking you and that I wasn't cool enough to like you guys." I said sadly.
"I am so disappointed that she even is a Harmonizer look at on twitter tonight Emilia." Lauren replied.
"Oh Lauren why would you I-"
"It's what friends do and we have thousands of Harmonizers backing us up here Emilia."
"But you're famous and I'm not."
"That could always change you know."
"I'm tired Lauren." I complained
"I know you are and I've got to drive back and pick up hot wings for Normani." She paused
"life isn't easy you know."
I chuckled to myself. "oh Lauren by the way where did Daisy actually go?"
"Oh yeah she just went Big Rob and I went to look for her but she had gone."
"Such a friend."
" I know right And I told your mother where you were as well."
"How did you?"
"Shh secret."

I looked over at Lauren and then I looked down.
"What's wrong Emilia?" "I don’t want you to leave me Lauren" i replied.
"I'm only a text away okay." She smiled at me
"My dad better not be up." i said duly
"Why?" Lauren questioned.
"he doesn't like it when I stay out late."
" I hope hes not up as well okay."
The car pulled up into a dully lit driveway.
"Is this it?" Lauren said
"Yeah this is it." I replied
"Hey, you text me when you get inside so I know if you're okay. I love you so much Emilia."
Lauren pulled me into a huge hug.
"How long will it be until I can hug you again?" I asked.
"I'll come back for you Emilia okay. I promise"
Lauren walked me to the front door I opened it and walked inside.
"Text me okay" Lauren mouthed.
"I love you" I mouthed back
"I love you more" Lauren mouthed.
I shut the door and walked into the house luckily no one was up i walked upstairs to my bedroom and pulled off my boots and jacket and flopped onto the bed.
My phone buzzed on my lap and I looked at it with my half lidded eyes,

L: are you safe?
E: yes I'm safe no one was up luckily and I'm in my room.
L: thank god!
E: yeah I know. Go get Normani those chicken wings girl she's tweeting about it! X
L: yeah okay I'll go get them ily Emilia <3
E: I ily 2 Lauren <3

As soon as my head hit the pillow I swirled into the land of dreams and fantasy and I was very much asleep.