Heartbreak Girl

Chapter 18

Luke and his band - 5 Seconds of Summer - finish their last song, and Luke yells out to the group of about twenty people who are watching, "Thank you, everyone! We're 5 Seconds of Summer, and we hope you enjoyed our show!" I scream as loud as I can, jumping up and down. Luke catches my eye, and grins at me. The boys walk off the stage as the crowd roars.

I rush backstage afterwards, my friends and sister following after me. "Are you sure we're allowed back here?" Libby asks. "Luke won't mind," I assure her. "LUKE!!!" I yell. "In here!" Luke calls back from a room a few doors down. "One minute, I'm changing!" I roll my eyes, tapping my foot impatiently. "Lauren! Lauren!" someone says, and I spin around. It's my best friend, Lydia. She's Luke's sister, one year younger, but she hates him for some reason.
"Lydia!" I exclaim happily. "I didn't know you were going to be here!" "Mom dragged me here," she groans. "I just waited here during the concert." I sigh. I have no idea why Lydia hates Luke so much.

A door opens, and Luke emerges, his hair still in it's perfect quiff. I run over and big him as tightly as I can. "You were incredible!" I squeal, the sound muffled. "Thanks!" Luke grins. I finally pull away from Luke, and find Ashton standing next to him. "Ashton...y-you're amazing!!" Ashton laughs. "What about me??" Calum is suddenly  behind the boys. "Was I good, Lauren?" "Um.." I look away, teasing him. His excited smile fades. "You were okay, Cal." I tell him, trying to sound serious. "Oh." he says, upset. "I'm just joking, idiot!" I giggle, rolling my eyes. "You were all wonderful!" "Thanks, Laurie," Luke says, using my nickname from when we were small. I smile at the memory. "Well, we should go. Bye, Lukey! And you guys!!" I say, and the boys echo, "Bye!"
I'm turning to go, when someone grabs my arm. "Do you want to watch us rehearse tomorrow?" Luke asks, sounding just as shy as he did this morning. I gasp. "Luke, I'd love to!" The boys smile. "Bye then," Luke says. "Bye," I whisper. "LAUREN, JUST GO ALREADY!" Michael shouts from a room a few doors down. "LOVE YOU TOO, MIKEY!" I call, rolling my eyes.
Libby, Amethyst, Dawn and I run into Lydia in the car park. "Wanna come back with us, Lydia?" I ask. "Yes!!" she sighs, relieved. "I thought I was going to be stuck with those idiots for the night!" I laugh, and we all walk back to my house, talking about stupid stuff and laughing until it hurts.