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13 | This Is Me

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I smiled at my brother and Kay as they watched all the kids do their things on stage, as I slowly inched closer. There were still many acts to go, and I didn't want to miss them all, so I decided to sit with Danny and Kay 'till the end of the show comes closer. 

''Sneaky twat.'' I mumbled when I stood behind Danny, and he immediately turned his head around. 

''It was the only way to hear you sing, hm?'' He grinned. It wasn't long before he turned his head back, since he had his sleeping daughter in his arms. It was adorable to see someone as bulky and build as Danny with an adorable baby girl- who could fit in one of his hands- in his arms. 

''Yeah, yeah.'' I mumbled as I looked at the kids who were performing at the moment, and smiled a bit. I stood behind the chairs of Danny and Kay, and didn't even bother to look for a seat.  

It wasn't long before my thoughts drifted off to Harris again. He was here.. but how? Why would he do that without telling me first? A short sigh left my mouth as I kept looking at the kids. It wasn't that I hated the idea that he was here, but it made me nervous. I never saw him before, not even on a good picture, and now he decides that he wants to meet me, so he just comes here? That's not how it works, but it probably is how it's gonna go. 

 I turned around when I felt a tap on my shoulder, and smiled when I saw nurse Mia. She was one of the nurses I saw the most on this floor, and I was glad that she's as sweet as she is.

''There are only two acts left, are you ready?'' She smiled kindly. 

''I can't go back now, hm?'' I grinned. Without saying goodbye to my brother and Kay, I walked towards the 'backstage' area with Mia, and smiled at all the excited kids there. They were still hyped from the fact that they performed for a crowd, and some were still nervous for their performance in a few. 

Mia went to calm those kids down, which gave me time to think about the song I was going to perform.. Was it the right song? Would it be great, or would it be better to switch things up? I sighed once again, and I looked around as my eyes fell on my guitar. 

I had that guitar for so long now, and it still worked as good as it did when I got it. Many people had their lucky trousers, or their lucky bracelets.. I guess I had my lucky guitar. 

I walked towards it and took it in my hands as I decided that I'd change the song I was gonna sing. It would be the right choice, especially since this is a children's hospital and I knew they were crazy about the song- and the woman who sang it. 

''Lorrell, you're up in a few!'' Someone screamed from the other side of the room, and I gave her a small nodd so she knew that I heard her. 

This was the first time I'd do a solo in public, a solo in front of another person, or in this case.. A crowd. 

I took a deep breath as I walked to the side of the stage with my guitar still in my hands. I watched one of the girls on stage, and tried to forget about the fact that it would be my turn soon, but it didn't work. Guess my guitar wasn't for that kind of luck. 

''And that was Emilia! As our last act we have Lorrell Carter, who's also known as Lory around the hospital. She has an internship here, and after we heard her sing a couple of weeks ago, we knew she had to join us tonight. She is our last act, and here she is, Lory!'' Annalee announced, as she slowly walked towards me to walk off the stage. She gave me a smile and a thumbs up before I walked on the stage, to the microphonestand. 

I was terrified. Seeing all those eyes on me was scary, and the fact that it was as quiet as it was made me wanna hide. 

I took a deep breath before I remembered what Harris had said to me, Focus on finding me, and I tried to do just that. I started to strum the strings of my guitar while keeping my eyes occupied with scanning the crowd- Trying to ignore the stares while I tried to find Harris. 

''I've always been the kind of girl, that hid my face. So afraid to tell the world, what I've got to say,'' I started out, smiling as the familiar lyrics entered my head, just like the scene that I've watched at least thousand times. Camp Rock never got old. 

As I continued to sing I kept searching for Harris, and it surprised me that the stares didn't scare me away anymore now that I was occupied with other things, but at the same time I felt hopeless. It was mainly dark and it was almost impossible to see eye colors, and that was the only thing I knew about him: His eye color. 

''No more hiding who I wanna be.. This is me,'' I sang and I couldn't help but smile. The scene continued to play inside of my head, and this is where Joe Jonas would come in. This would also be the part where I started to stare at the screen if I was alone at home. 

When I wanted to start singing the first line I heard another voice who sang the line for me, and I turned to the left- The side where the voice came from. 

It was like everything froze and I couldn't help but open my mouth in surprise. I probably made a face of which my brother's gonna make fun of when we're alone, but who wouldn't? 

The youngest member of One Direction made his way next to me, and I still couldn't take my eyes off of him as he sang the next few lines, until he turned to me, and gave me a dimpled smile. He took his microphone away from his face for a bit, keeping his gaze on me. 

''Sing with me.'' Harry told me softly, nodding towards my microphone. It was a surprise that I was still playing the guitar while all of this happened, but I think it's because I played this song way too many times. 

I couldn't help but nod, and turned my face a bit so I could sing into the microphone, but still look at him. 

''You're the missing piece I need, the song inside of me, I need to find you.. I need to find you.'' I sang along with him, keeping my voice a bit lower than his. It was so hard not to rush the song, especially after watching him and the four other boys online for the last four years. 

It was almost unbelievable that he stood next to me, joining me in a duet at a children's hospital- Which made me wonder, was he here for me, or was he here to cheer up some kids and just decided to join me? 

It didn't matter, well, not right now. It was about the performance and the kids, and about closing the night off on a good note. 

Soon enough we sang the last line of the song, and I strummed the strings for the last time as the crowd erupted in cheers. A big smile spread across my face as I slowly turned towards Harry, who also had a toothy smile around his lips. He turned again to face me, and the toothy smile changed into a cheeky one. 

''Hi, I'm Harry.. or just Harris.'' 

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GUYS the response on the last chapter was unreal, omg. thankyou asdjgf. I don't have much to say, to be honest; I can thank you guys every chapter but I think that'll get boring. I'll keep them to myself and say some 'thank yous' every once in a while. :) What did you think about the song they sang?! Vote + Comment? :) 

How I imagine Lorrell + her voice on the side! :)