Kapitel 25 - Between the lines, One Direction
Mamma och Eric var helsyskon, och båda födda i Göteborg. I mitten på åttiotalet hade Eric flyttat till London med drömmen att plugga juridik och bli advokat. Istället hade han hamnat som kassör på en dansskola, där han träffat sin „fru“, Molly, som han sedan också hade fått två barn med. Båda hade fått Mollys efternamn Gordon, eftersom föräldrarna inte var gifta när barnen föddes - och fortfarande inte var. I varje fall, sen mina föräldrar hade bytt till det mer internationella namnet Holly när de gifte sig, var Eric nu ensam om att bära namnet Håhlander. Jag hade svårt att se mig som Melanie Håhlander - jag hade alltid hetat Holly. Mitt namn gjorde att många ofta misstog mig för att vara av engelskspråkigt ursprung, trots att jag var helt svensk. Om man inte räknade med mormor, som var kvarts norsk eller nåt. Whatever. Jag sparkade upp dörren till mitt rum och dumpade min väska på golvet, samtidigt som jag satte mig på sängen. Plötsligt kände jag hur trött jag faktiskt var.
Det tar på nerverna att vara artist.
Jag fnissade åt mig själv, och la mig ner ovanpå överkastet. Jag tog upp min mobil ur fickan och skulle just öppna twitter, men hann inte särskilt långt, då mina ögon sakta men säkert slöts och jag sjönk in i en välbehövd eftermiddagssömn...
Liams POV
I smiled to myself and shot a last glance at Melanie as the music started, and then closed my eyes.
As I waited for my solo to start, I thought about how unreal all of this was. It was funny how a life could change so incredibly much in just two weeks. It didn’t feel like it was already a week ago since I and Zayn were searching on twitter for „the mysterious girl“ I had crashed into at starbucks. It felt like just moments ago, and now she was sitting here in the same studio as I.
Sometimes, sometimes I feel I'm tearing you apart
I'm taking you, so long to let it drop
because of something good,
I dont know what to do, what to do.
I'm loose but suddenly, becoming something true
and nothing can complain
I found in you and I could take way,
but I can't look back,
I shouldn't look back.
I shut my mouth and let Harry take over.
And I, I don't wanna wait,
another day with you,
I dont wanna take her heart
and give my heart at you.
I opened my eyes and saw the other guys open their mouths to sing. So did I.
Can you feel my heart beat?
Cause as look, as weight it feels,
but I'm tearing you apart,
read between the lines.
Oh, you're gonna read between the lines
I looked over to Niall and Louis, whose turn it was to sing. I knew there was not much left for me to do, so I dropped the focuse on the song and started to think of other things. Suddenly, I saw Melanie through the corner of my eye. She was looking at me with a expression in her eyes I couldn’t really describe. It was like a mix of concentration and... admiration. I felt how the butterflies in my stomach started to fly around. I looked down at the floor and had to bite myself in the lip to stop myself from starting to smile like a freak.
„Liam?“
I blinked, and looked up at five faces staring at me. I looked confused at them.
„What?“
Louis chuckled.
„You seem a little bit lost, man.“
I suddenly realized I’d forgot to sing. I smiled apologizely.
„Sorry. I was thinking of something else. No worries.“
„Good. We take that one more time“, Keith instructed. As he walked over to the mixer console I looked over to Zayn, who raised his eyebrows. I fighted against the impulse to stick out my tongue towards him, smiled and bit me in the lip. The last thing I heard before the music started was his slight chuckle filling the air.
*
„LEE-YUM!!“
Louis jumped onto from back behind, and I let out a slight shriek, where I sat in the sofa. He giggled girlish and came around to sit beside me. He grabbed the control and started to zap through the channels, before he switched off the TV. I looked at him with a bored expression.
He rolled his eyes.
„C’mon! We can’t sit around here all day. I wanna do something!“
After we finished our work in the studio, we’d all went home to Louis and Harry - yes, they still shared apartement, but Harry was looking for an own. I’d ended up in front of the TV, while Harry, Niall and Zayn were doing something in the kitchen. Apparently Louis was bored too. He poked me on the cheek.
„Can’t we go party or something?“
I looked at his hair, which was standing straight up.
„Sure.“
I knew how it would end - as usual it would me taking care of the other boys who were more or less drunk - but everything would be better than just sitting here waiting for something to happen. I saw Louis face lightening up. He grinned at me.
„Yey! I’ll ask Curly, Vain and Foodmonster if the wanna join. ’ll be right back!“
I chuckled as he stood up and made his way to the kitchen.
