Dark Mendes

Chapter 2

Gabbi's POV

I was setting up the bed  until I heard Shawn's voice behind me. "Do you play?" I turned around and see him holding his guitar. "Yes I do" I smiled. "Hmm prove it" he smirked. He lend me his guitar and I sang Roses. 

Take it slow, but it's not typical

He already knows that my love is fire

His heart was a stone, but then his hands roam

I turned him to gold and it took him higher

Oh, I'll be your daydream, I'll wear your favourite things

We could be beautiful

Get drunk on the good  life, I'll take you to paradise

Say you'll never let me go

Deep in my bones I could feel you

Take me back to the time only we knew

Hideaway

We could waste a night with an old film

Smoke a little weed on the couch in the back room

Hideaway

Say you'll never let me go

Say you'll never let me go

Say you'll never let me go

"Wow, Gabbi I never knew you could sing" I blushed. "How did you learn guitar?" Shawn asked and sat on the bed with me. "I learned it myself" I smiled. "How though?"

"It's a long story" I laugh. "So you have a guitar?"

"I use to but then my mom sold it for you know."

"Money"

"Yep. I just don't get why my mom cares for money. She uses it to for gambling but whenever I use it to give it to the people in the streets. she gets mad" I looked down and tears started coming out.

Shawn puts my long black hair behind my hair, he uses his index fingers under my chin and makes me look up "hey, you did that right thing" he smiles and wipes away my tears. "I know it's just she always tell me that the kids in the street will live but when they die she doesn't care."

"Hey, no need to cry. If you're mom does anything to you, just sneak out and come to my house" he smiles and hugs me

"KIDS DINNER TIME!!!" I hear Karen yells from downstairs so me, Shawn and Aaliyah ran downstairs to eat food.

"So Gabbi, what do you think of Canada?" Karen kindly asked. "It's um really cold unlike where I lived, it's really hot and humid so I'm not use to the cold" I smiled. 

"Where did you live?" Shawn's father asked. "By the way just call me Manny" he smiles. "I came from the Philippines."

"Aren't you jet lag?" he laughs. "Surprisingly, I'm not" I laugh. 

"I know you might not be comfortable about asking this question but if it's ok if I ask about your mom?" Karen kindly ask. "Umm.."I look at Shawn and he nodded. "Sure...I guess."

"Well, how come your mom is not really around?"

"You should tell her" Shawn whispered in my ear. "Well..my mom goes out gambling, she smokes, and sometimes drinks. She doesn't abuse me but all she care is money and she would use it for gambling. She would even use my money. So everyday she comes home at 7ish in the morning and goes out gambling around 12is in the noon. But everytime I use some of my money to give out to the kids in the street because they're poor and have no food and no home to live or family, but my mom would get mad. She would always let them starve to death and I felt bad."

"So you're always at home by yourself?" Manny asked me. I nodded. 

Karen gets up by her seat and as she sat in the empty chair she said to me "You know Gabbi, when you give the money to the kids i the street, it's the right thing. You always give them food right?" I nodded. "You did the right thing Gabbi but if you feel like you need someone to take care of you while you're mom is out gambling, you're always welcome to stay here" Karen let out a smile.

"R-r-really thank you" I smiled. "No need to thank me" she smiled back.

I was getting ready for bed until Shawn comes in. "Someone's tired" he smiles. I try to smile back but failed. I couldn't hold back my tears because of what Karen said. "Hey beautiful, is everything alright."

"It's just, no one has ever been that nice to me" I lightly sobbed. "Really?" I nodded. "You know my mom treats me as a maid. I'm always at home cooking, doing the laundry, and everything." 

"Hey, my mom is really nice to you, besides she wants to treat you  as like you've part of the family." Shawn smiled. "Really?" I let out a smile. "There's that smile and yes. She loves you very much. Now why don't you get in those covers and rest from your long day of trip. I'm sure your mom doesn't mind" he winks.

"Oh shut up" I playfully hit his shoulder lightly and laughed with him.

3:00 AM

I was woken up from the cold. Even though the blanket is warm but i'm yet still cold. "Hey, you awake?" I saw Shawn sitting up. "I can't sleep, I'm too cold" I shivered.

"I know this is weird but do you want me to cuddle with you?" he awkwardly asked. "Um yeah sure, if you want" he smiled as he got under the covers. I felt his abs on me, and his hands around my back. And he's shirtless.

"Like what you felt?" Shawn smirked. "Uhhh..I don't know" I laugh. "Would you want me to sing you to sleep"? Shawn smiles and I nodded. And he sang Add it Up.

As I he sang, I snuggled my head onto Shawn's chest and listen to his beautiful angelic voice. From there on, I fell asleep.