As usual, I woke up early, made breakfast and headed to work. I work at a cafe as a waitress. But one day, a man was sitiing at the table and I went to serve him. He was very kind and polite. We chatted for a while and then he left. Ever since then he came to that cafe every day, always the same order, same table and I would always serve him. After a few days I found out his name was Liam, he looked familiar, like I knew him from before. Then I found out his name was a former One Direction member. And as days passed I started getting closer to him and I found out more things about him. After a month he found the courage to ask me for my phone number.
We started hanging out a lot after my work shift and we did almost everything together. We would always have a great time. We would go on walks by the beach, on picknicks, at the cinema... Then one day he asked me to be his girlfriendand I happily agreed. Life started getting better, we were enjoying every moment to the fullest, then later he even told me he wanted to start a solo career, so I supported him. His solo career skyrocketed quickly and he became very famous. He started a world tour with his debut album and everything was great. I went to his every single gig and he really was talented. I knew every single song lyric and sang at the top of my lungs. I decided to quit my job at the cafe and work with him on tour. I became his manager, and we had the best time. Later I met his parents and they were so kind and welcoming. Everything was truly getting better day by day but fame started to get scary. Liam and I would get followed, stalked, filmed and photographed constantly but it didin't bother me that much as it bothered Liam. He started getting more stressed and insecure. Fans wanted more music and even for One Direction to get back together. He did not know how to handle the stress but I was always by his side and we would always work our way through the ups and downs. We were truly a great match for each other. One day we were on a date and he knelt down on one knee and proposed. I happily said yes. It was the best moment of my life. I couldn't wait to plan the wedding, the decorations, to invite guests, family members, to pick my wedding dress and to walk down the aisle with the love of my life . I was so excited. Everything was perfect. Then one day he told me he decided to try again with One Direction and I was so happy. All of the boys agreed to come back in the band. Fans started noticing changes. They became more crazy. They saw the reunion coming which made the media follow Liam more, and he didin't like it, but he really wanted One Direction to get back together, so he kept his pain away from me and acted everything was alright. Liam is usually a quiet and shy person so media quiet gets to him. I knew something was wrong but he didn't want to tell me anything. I could see he was stressed with everything. With the wedding planning, the tour, with the One Direction reunion. He started releasing more music so the fans would be happy. The other boys went on tour and also released new albums so fans would not suspect anything, but fans were still hoping for the reunion. After all that, I saw Liam was tired so as his manager I suggested him to end the tour and get some rest but he refused. I was getting more and more worried about him. Hi is such a workaholic. He can also be stubborn sometimes. I kept insisting for him to rest but he would never listen. One day he went to meet Niall in Argentina. He wanted to go to his show and discuss the reunion. I had a bad feeling about him leaving without me. I didn't know why I felt like that, but little did I know, this would change my life. I wish I listened to the feeling and didn't let him go. I cried when he was leaving on the plane and he told me I was being ridiculous. And I agreed. It's not like I won't see him again, right? He hugged me, gave me a kiss and left. I went home and watched the show in Argentina. It was amazing! Truly spectacular and magical. The few days after the show we facetimed each other and talked for hours. Even as time passed, the bad feeling didin't go away, but I tried to ignore it. Then one day, I got a call. It was Niall. He told me Liam died. I was in pure shock. I thought he was pranking me, but then I saw the news. It was true, he fell from the balcony. I quickly got the ticket to a plane and flew all the way to Argentina. I immediately went to the scene. There were so many people wanting to photographthe scene but fans were blocking the way of the cameras. I pushed through the crowd. When I came to the scene, I saw his parents and Niall there. I saw the doctors take away the love of my life. i couldn't believe it. The scene felt unreal, like it was from a nightmare, or a horror movie without an end. I can't even explain how it feels. It was just so unreal. They took him to transfer him back for his funeral in England. No one could understand how I felt. Liam was not known for his fame. he was known for his kindness, sensitivity, care for others and friendliness. Soon his funeral came. It was the saddest. Even his bandmates came. It was the first One Direction reunion which made my heart ache. I knew how much Liam wanted tthat but not this way. After everything, I started searching the case and talking about Liam online. People hated me for that but I didn't care. I wanted to know who could do such a thing to a kind soul like Liam. I moved to Argentina for the sake of the case. I searched the apartment for signs and then I found something. Someone drugged his drink. But who could it be? I thought deeply, but nothing made sense. I wish I could just go back in time and see what happened on the days in Argentina and suddenly, I heard a voice. It was soft and mysterious. The voice just said: "Your wish is granted." then after everything started spinning and after some time i woke up back to the day Liam left, but this time I went with him. I saw his flight to Argentina, the show but then I saw something that didin't make sense to me. Simon started approaching him. He didn't tell me he will meet up with him. Simon wanted to be in charge of One Direction again, but Liam refused. Simon seemed angry because he knew he can't be in charge of the band if he didn't have Liam's approval because Liam was the leader of the group. He was so furious. When Liam left to the bathroom I saw Simon put something in his drink. Liam came back and drank it. Later he went to his hotel room and fell over the balcony due to drug overdose. After that last scene I woke up in the room, laying on the floor. Now I knew everything. But now I have to look for evidence. I searched for camera footages, fingerprints, any signs of Simon. It was harder than I thought. It took me many months and I finally found enough evidence against Simon. I took the case to the court and my case won. Simon went to prison and he will stay there for a long time. Finally I felt some ease but I still missed Liam and talked about him online every single day. I thought I would be alone forever because the only right person for me was Liam, but I was wrong. One day I met a guy at the same cafe I worked at when I met Liam. I went there every day to keep his memory alive. The guy noticed me there every day just sitting there, and one day he decided to come up to me. He introduced himself as Chris. he was very kind. He reminded me of the good times I had with Liam but no one could replace him. After some time we got closer and hung out more often. We would go to the same cafe as Liam and I went to every day and the more we hung out, the more I realised he reminded me of Liam and it made me fall in love again. Then one day he asked me to be his girlfriend and I said yes. I felt guilty because it felt like I was replacing Liam but no one could make me do that. At the end of the day I will always love Liam and I will always talk about him and if someone had a problem with that, then they are not for me. One day I told Chris about the story of me and Liam and suprisingly he was very emotional when he heard it. He told me he would never hate me because of it and he will understand, and that's how it truly was, We lived happily. I started healing. Later we got engaged and married. On the wedding we played Liam's songs and it reminded me of the good times with Liam.
The moment showed me that the day when Liam died was the day everything I knew before changed. It was the worst day of my life but it got better again. That taught me that life teaches us pain but pain makes us stronger. Even though I lost Liam, the most important person in my life, he didn't leave fully. He will always be in my spirit and live in my heart and that would make him alive again. The person lives until the memory of them stays alive in the people that loved them. And I won't let Liam die twice. Moving on is a part of life and I shouldn't have felt guilty for falling in love again because no matter what no one can change what I feel for Liam. Liam was truly an angel, many people loved him and many people respected him. Sometimes I think to myself, maybe Chris was my new Liam. maybe Liam came back but in another form, another person and maybe our love story did not end the day he died, maybe it just started. But sometimes I wonder how would life look like if Liam was here. How would our wedding look, who would we invite, how would our kids grow up, how One Direction would skyrocket again and take over the music industry, how we would go on adventures, have fun, grow old together and watch our kids grow into young mature people. How would life be if Liam was here? I guess I can just imagine. I really miss him. He didn't deserve anything he went through but that's just how it is. Life will change things in our life, but there is only one thing that will never change in my life, and that is the love I have for Liam.
- Sincerely from Kate