Opposites Attract

The beginning

*At the Library*

"Would you stop singing that song? It's giving me a headache now", i whispered to my friend sitting beside me who was still singing that ridiculous song. She paid absolutely no attention to what i just said. "Why don't you like One Direction?They're pretty cool. And their songs are catchy too" asked Neha "And they are impossibly cute" added Shristi who had finally stopped singing.(Thank God). "It's not like i despise them. I Just don't like their music and honestly, i just find Zayn good looking. They rest are well.. okayy" I said. "So you're telling me Harry Styles is okayish? That his curly locks are just okay? That his super cute dimple is just OKAYY?!" hissed Shristi under her breath.But Before i could answer that, the bell rang(again. Thankfully. Seems to be my lucky day,eh?)

*A week later, at my place*

"Happy Birthday beta", wished my mom as she gave me one of those bear hugs which i used to love as a child. Dad had left us when i was 6 and i have no siblings. So technically, my mom was my world. She was loud, over protective and at times O-T-T, in short, she was the quintessential Indian mother. "Thanks maa" i said as she handed me a small wooden box. "whats this?", i asked, completely perplexed. "It's your father's gift to you. He asked me to give it to you when you turned 18". I quickly opened the box. There was a letter inside and a golden watch. Without wasting any time, i started reading the letter. By the time i finished, i couldn't find my own voice. I was too choked up with emotions. Suddenly the phone rang. I picked up. it was from shristi and neha. "Heyy Birthday Girl! So how does it feel to finally become an adult?", Neha asked. "pretty normal.. Nothing extraordinary" i said. "Why do you sound so low? C'mon it's your birthday! Is everything alright?".. "Ohh c'mon she's fine! and she's gonna be super fine when she see's my gift tomorrow!" said Shristi excitedly. She was always the one who bailed me out of tricky situations, more often than not, with her sense of humour. "Well.. what did you get me?" i asked. "Ohh she got you a..." Trailed off Neha. Before she could complete, Shristi had already started shouting so i couldn't get what she was saying. smart ass. After our regular gossip session, we hung up and i went off to sleep.

*Next Day*

"Hurry up! I can't see anything!" I complained as they made me sit on a chair. "It's obvious you can't see. You're blindfolded" Said Neha. "Thanks for telling me. I Could've never imagined that! Now would you please just open this thing??"

"Just a few more mins" shouted Shristi. I could hear her footsteps. Mins later, a square shaped object was placed on my lap and i was asked to open my blindfold. I quickly did so and opened the wrap of the gift. it was a cd. A One Direction CD. "wow" i said. I couldn't hide the sarcastic tone. So that you can check them out and agree that you were wrong at the library that day" , said Shristi. She was always the argumentative Indian. Never willing to let go of a debate until she won.

later that night, after finishing my dinner and helping mom with the dishes, i went to my room and switched on the computer. After half an hour of stalking my crush on a social networking site, i got bored. I didn't know what to do. But then my eyes fell on the cd shristi had given me. "Well you don't have anything better to do" i mused to myself. I opened the cd player and put the cd inside. It was their album 'take me home'. "Who on earth would want to take 5 boys home clad in super skinny jeans?!" i thought to myself. But oh well. I scanned through the playlist, searching for a name which would appeal to me the most. Finally, i settled with summer love. As i hit play, i was all ready to put those cotton balls inside my ears, expecting the worst. But as the music started, it was surprisingly pleasant. as the song progressed, I started listening to it with more attention and before i knew it, the song was over. "well... that wasn't bad" I said to myself. I went on to the next track. Kiss You. I didn't even realise but i was already singing along having searched the lyrics on google(whoever invented google is a genius.... Btw who invented it?! I think i should google that too)

I took the Cd cover and gazed at it. There was zayn, with his beautiful face and sculpted features. Standing beside him was Liam. Heard he has only one kidney and therefor can't drink. Poor lad. Next up was that Irish guy, Niall. He loves foods. So do i(Great match,eh?) Louis was looking extremely adorable in that white shirt. And then my eyes fell on him... Harry Styles. The guy i know more of myself, courtesy, my bff. At first he seemed, well, mediocre. But then i noticed his eyes. His shiny bright eyes. His tiny nose and those pink lips..(wait, what?) I don't know what happened to me at that moment but suddenly i opened YouTube(another genius's work) and typed "One direction music videos". "I can't believe I'm doing this" i said to myself. There came a host of videos. I selected the first one. it was their video for little things. i hit play and it started buffering. stupid internet. And i started getting impatient. But why? I was soon to find out..

The video started and i see the boys entering, of what seemed like a recording studio. I noticed him. Harry. With his checkered shirt, he looked.... cute. The song starts and i see zayn crooning. His angelic eyes. Minutes later, i see Harry.. somehow i liked whatever he did. or sang. After little things, i checked out their other videos. This continued for the whole night. Thankfully it was the weekend so i didn't have to bother about school. But Neha was supposed to come over to finish an assignment we've been given together(we've been forever delaying it).

*Next morning*

"Hey there! so, ready for some hard work?" chirped Neha cheerfully. She was the nerd amongst us. That explains her big geek glasses. Well, they are in vogue anyway.

While we worked on our assignment, subconsciously I started humming summer love. "What song are you humming soniya? isn't it 1D?" "Err yeah... i heard some of their songs. not bad" i said. yes i hid the fact that i had stayed up the whole night researching on them, On Harry mainly. "You should tell this to Shristi. She'd be glad. and proud" "yeah i will.... lets just do our work for now"

As the hours went by, we did our work in complete silence(what an achievement). After we finished, we had lunch and went out to meet Shristi. We met. I told her about one direction , she seemed content on having won another debate. Ohh and i couldn't hide the fact that i like harry. you just CANNOT hide things from your bffs. When i came back home, i found a note by mom. it said she had gone for some work to her office. She could be late and i should have my dinner. I wasn't hungry anyway so i decided to go to my room. i switched on the computer, went to google and typed: Harry Styles gf. Within a fraction of a second, a number of results popped up. The first one read "Harry and taylor aka haylor fly off for a romantic holiday". Taylor? Taylor Swift?! That's the person he's hooked up with? "Great" I thought. Somehow, i never really liked her. and the dislike was pretty abstract. I guess i finally found my reason. But.. i was slightly upset. "why am i getting upset? it's not like he's my ex or something. He's a pop star. He'd obviously date. and date famous people. and besides, I'm never gonna meet him" i said to myself. Never gonna meet him... Those words kept echoing in my head...

*Months later in New York*

"Soo all excited to go to Asia for our tour?" asked Louis,popping up from behind. "Im sure he is. He's recently broken up with Taylor. Harry is on the hunt again. And asia seems to be a fine place for hunting" said liam, winking at Louis and exchanging hi fives. "Would you both stop it?" I asked. "Its not funny. The media has potrayed me in a Bad light. Its not like im a womanizer. Im just a little flirtatious and thats okay i guess. Also, its nice to sometimes wake up on your own bed, isnt it?" "With a beautiful girl by your side, Harry?" Laughed Zayn who had just entered the room after playing football with Niall. I knew these guys were impossible so i just left the room.