Even the air around Harry was beginning to judging him. So many loud noises filled the air as if being quiet was forbidden.
"oh honey, I'm so excited! Arent you?"
Harry was not excited, he was petrified. All the excitement left his pores once he walked back stage. But he couldn't tell him mothers that, no. He had to put on a facade.
"I guess so" he mumbled
He could hear the current auditioner singing their heart out. The crowd was applauding and then it hit Harry. The realisation that he was back stage on the x factor. That he would soon be in the position of who ever was performing at that moment in time.
The awful feeling of his stomach churning and swashing made Harry anxious. He knew he was scared but he wasnt prepared to throw up 10 minutes before his audition. He told his mum he wa shearing to the toilet. His mother shouted towards him.
"don't take too long! You're on in 10 minutes!"
She looked around as if to say "that's my boy. That's my boy who's performing" Harry never knew why she was so proud of him. She never really heard him sing. Apart from in the shower. But that's inavoidable. Everyone sings in the shower.
He pulled open the blue stall door, only to see the boy he met a few moments ago.
"oops"
Was all that came out of Harry small mouth.
Louis look at Harry for a moment as if he was trying to figure out what was going on. Then he smirked, chuckling to himself.
"yeah, oops"
Harry didn't know what else to say. He just walked in on louis. How embarrassing. He didn't see anything though. Louis was just sat on the toilet staring at the back of the plain door. Almost as if he was waiting for someone to walk in on him.
"are you okay? You look very pale"
Harry's heart stopped. Did he actually care? Or was he just being polite? He was probably just being polite.
Harry replied.
"er yeah I guess. Just nervous"
Louis gave him a reassuring smile. And Harry's knees started to wobble. Why was he so weak? Nerves. It was the nerves of the audition.
"why are you sat on the toilet? I mean, it looks like you were just staring into the blue, and not actually using the toilet"
The older boy looked down to his coloured Vans. Harry could almost feel the anxiety radiating from Louis.
"just nervous"
Harry knew he was mocking his own words from a few moments ago. He knelt down towards the miniscule boy and began to speak.
"okay I have an idea. Wanna hear it?"
Harry was surprised he was talking this much. He wasn't one to help some stranger out but this Louis guy felt like someone he could trust.
Louis nodded towards Harry. Pushing a part of his hair behind his ears and under his small beanie.
" if we get in, if we get three yeses. We will celebrate"
Louis gave Harry a puzzled look. Harry could read this boy like an open book. So he ebalorated.
"as friends. Just as friends"
Harry blushed, trying to cover his tracks once again.
"okay?" he said, once he realised louis didn't answer.
The boys luminous blue eyes stared directly into Harry's solid green ones.
"okay"
As quickly as the sickness motion arrived, it left. Talking to Louis must have helped him forget. They both walked out of the bathroom together and towards their parents. Just to realise they were talking to one another again. The boys looked at each other and smiled.
"ahhh Louis, Harry. Is everything okay? Are you sick?"
Jay asked, she seemed quite concerned. Harry felt affectionate towards this woman. He had known her for about half an hour, yet she seemed to care for his wellbeing.
"oh no we are fine, just needed a wee before the show"
Louis replied before Harry could say anything. He was locked in his own world for protection from what he was about to hear from the judges.
"well they've been saying Harry's name for a while now. They want him to go up and wait in line"
Harry was glued to the spot. His eyes began to dialate and his whole body went stiff. His mother looked at him, throwing a "you can do it" facial expression.
Then a warm hand fell on his shoulder. And it was as if the glue holding him together had vanished in that split second.
Louis' touch helped bring Harry back to reality. Which was hard for Harry to do, let alone a stranger.
Louis whispered into his ear.
"you've got this"
Harry turned around and hugged the brunette boy. Everything he did around this new human being, was automatic. Harry always thought about every single thing he did, but when it came to today. His body moved before his mind could stop him.
Louis hugged him in return. Placing his hands at the small of Harry's back. A good sense of reassurance and belief.
"Harry Styles. The judges are almost ready for you"
He waved louis goodbye and walked across the shiny plastic floor towards his destiny.