Arranged Marriage - Shawn Mendes

12

"Eighteen year old, Florence Winsley" I turn my attention to the tv where a picture of me is placed on the screen, "has been missing since April twenty seven" the day decided to make the best decision of my life, "her parents are devastated" the screen flashes up with my mum making me go faint, my breathing accelerates as I begin to sweat, "I love her, she's my only daughter and I need her safe with me" she wipes her tears with a handkerchief,

"Garrett misses her very much" his picture slides up the screen making me burst into tears, "her biological father, Dominic, speaks now" the woman says as my father begins to speak, "please, Florence, I know you're out there. Come home. Come to me. Please"

The pain. The misery. The heartbreak. It all comes back to me. It hit me like a ton of bricks. I begin to sob uncontrollably, placing my hands over my face. Then the realization flooded me, what if they do find me? What if they take me back and abuse me more? What if I never get to see Shawn again? Andrew, Hannah, Aaliyah, Manny, Karen? My lip quivers as the woman says there's search parties out looking for me, making a gasp escape my lips as the door creeks open,

Andrew.

"They're looking for me" I cry as he comes over to me, sitting on the bed next to me, rubbing my back, "don't cry, Rein, they won't find you" a tremble crosses my body making me whimper, "they will, my mum and Garrett are manipulative. They put on an act that they're sad. But they're not. They're cold hearted killers. They killed everything that I had left in me. My childhood. My happiness. My life." I turn my attention to him, "and they'll try and take away everything I have and love. Including Shawn." I wipe my tears with my sleeve,

"and he's the only one who's loved me for me"

"what's up with you?" Shawn sits next to me, wrapping his arm around my shoulder, "nothing" I mumble, "seriously, Rein" he stares blankly at me, "I told you nothing, Shawn" I turn my head the other way, "baby, you can't hide thing from me" something's are important and you can't know about them, "Shawn, I'm fine" I send a small smile towards him the looking down and playing with the rings on my fingers, "you look like you've been crying" he traces his thumb underneath my eye,

"I'm fine now Shawn, sometimes you just have to let it out"

"Rein, can you say hi to Susie?"
"Rein, can I have a hug?"
"Rein"
"Rein"
"Rein"

Hundreds of people surround me and Aaliyah, shoving phones in our faces, "come on Liyah" I grab her hand, taking a few pictures with people, "I can't get pictures with everyone now but if you come back at three o'clock I'll come and do everyone" I smile taking pictures with a small boy, "I love you, Rein" I embrace him in a hug, "I love you too"

"That was stressful" I groan as me and Aaliyah eat the ice cream we just bought from an cute little ice cream truck, "he kept asking you such weird questions" she giggled, accidentally smudging ice cream in her nose, "you got a little something" i wipe it off her nose, "there" I giggle, "what did you have for breakfast this morning, Rein" Aaliyah imitates the interviewers very deep voice.

"I've just realized he never asked me anything about the music"

Me and Shawn are sat playing twenty one question asking each other the most random things we could think of, "what would have you became- like career wise- if Andrew didn't find you?" Shawn asks making me squint my eyes, trying to mystic up an answer, "a wedding planner" I nod as his eyes go wide, "a wedding planner!" He exclaimed making me laugh, "there's just something about weddings that makes me happy",

"Maybe you could plan ours"

"Hello everyone, like I said earlier, I'm here to meet all of you" I smile as a small crowd forms around me, "form an orderly queue" I joke around as people begin to laugh, taking a phone out of a girls hand and snapping a pic with her, embracing her into a small hug and moving on to the next person.

Soon, there was a mere three people left, one a girl around fourteen, the other a boy around my age and the last girl around my age, I take a picture with the youngest girl then the boy and then to the older girl,

"hi, what's your name?" I question as she narrows her eyes, "I'm not here for a picture, Rein" her voice becomes darker, "ok, should I leave then?" I question hesitantly, pointing back to the hotel, "no, stay" she grabs my wrist making me look her directly into her eyes, a mixture of blue and green, thrown in with envy and disgust,

"keep away from Shawn" I begin to laugh, not only because it was funny, but because she actually thinks that Shawn belongs to her, I barrel over in laughter, wiping away my tears, "are you joking or what?" I breath out, still laughing, "keep away from him" an arm snakes itself around my waste,

"Everything alright here babe?"

"But, the funniest thing is, she thinks you belong to her" I gasp for air, trying to breathe due to the amount I was laughing, "why do you even find this funny" he chuckles, "see you find it funny" I poke his cheek, squishing it against mine, "your face is so squishy I can't" I snuggle my cheek into his, "this face is all for you" he leans in kissing me gently, bringing his hand up to my cheek, caressing it gently as I place my arms around his neck.

"you know I only got heart eyes for you, boo" he kisses my cheek, making it last,

"dare you to put that in your next album"