The Cookie Girl (One Direction)

Chapter 16

Ugh...

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"Unbearable? Out of all the words you could have used, you picked unbearable?"

"Rose," I sighed, "I don't think―"

"I've done so much for you since you started working at the hotel!" She interrupted me. "I helped you settle in, I introduced you to the hot pool lifeguards, I...I let you share my office!"

"Actually, that office was―"

"And how do you repay me? You call me unbearable." She let out a groan and came to a stop on the footpath, throwing her arms out by her sides. "Are you trying to kill me or something?"

"Keep walking, woman," I hissed, tugging on her arm. "People are staring." Even though I had attempted to disguise myself with a beanie and some old sunglasses, we were still receiving curious stares from the shoppers around us, and I knew the chances of one or more of them recognising me today were high.

Rose cocked an eyebrow at me, before finally giving in and letting me pull her along. I led her into a small clothes shop, where we hid behind a rack of cardigans and crouched down on the floor.

"Attention is the last thing I need right now," I sighed, pulling off my grey beanie and running a hand through my tangled hair. I peered out behind the cardigan rack to make sure we hadn't been followed, then I sat down on the tiles and shook my head exhaustedly.

"I guess that happens when you're dating a celebrity," Rose shrugged. Her voice was calm once again, but I didn't miss the greasy look she sent my way while she spoke.

"I already told you!" I cried. "We're not..." Another careful glance around the store. "Dating," I finished in a whisper. "I broke up with him last night."

"How the heck am I supposed to believe that?" She asked with wide eyes. "No one would break up with someone like Harry Styles, especially after only four days."

"Well...I just..." A strange, strangled noise escaped my throat. "It wasn't working out, okay? I just couldn't handle that kind of life."

Why couldn't I tell her the truth?! I wanted to, that's for sure, but every time I opened my mouth to tell her the real story... I just couldn't.