-2 weeks later-
"this is good! holy shit!" Taylor squealed. "i still don't understand why you like tiny beds." i giggle at his joke.
"cause i'm tiny." i hummed going up the ladder and sitting on my new bed. "but Taylor, i'm still seventeen what'll happen if they found out i'm under aged." i pondered with wide eyes, he chuckled. "a few months wouldn't hurt."
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i sat alone in school because Tay sits with his friends. i sighed and out of nowhere a girl sat in front of me. "hey, do you mind if i sit here?" she asked me and i nodded and continue eating my M&M's. throughout the two weeks that had just past i slowly started eating, but only little things for example: M&M's, Skittles, Tic Tac, tiny chocolate bars and more little things, the biggest thing i probably ate was a sandwich.
"so, not to be rude, why out of any seats you could've picked you sat here?" i asked her while popping a skittle in my mouth. she shrugged.
"well, you seem like a nice person to be friends with." she then spoke up. "and you're gay." she giggled and my eyes went wide. "
"h-how do you know?" i stuttered. "
"a girl has her ways ya know." she laughed while shoving gummy bears in her mouth. damn we are unhealthy.
oh who am i kidding, all i eat is sweets, i started crying softly and i see the girl's eye go wide. "Taylor!" she yelled making Tay run to my table. he sat beside me and comforted me while i sniffle. "thanks Al." i hear Taylor say. i finally calmed down and stare at the food, Tay rubbed my back. "hey, do you want a sandwich?" he asked me giving me a sandwich which makes my eyes go wide. i shook my head and he chuckled. "oh yeah i forgot." he laughed cutting the sandwich to little pieces making me feel the slightest bit better. "so, my name is Alaina Caniff, i'm Tay's cousin and since Tay always babble about you i thought 'hey he seems like a nice guy so i should spend time with him' and so i did." Alaina introduced. i look at her. "calm down, since Tay always babble about you i basically know everything Tay knows about you." she cackled. what the fuck is going on in my life?
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"you two have the cutest house oh my gosh." Alaina cooed staring at Taylor's house. "oh no, it's just Taylor's.." i informed her.
"hell no, you have a bed here, a guitar here, your clothes here, your shoes here, your shampoo and soap here, your controller here, your laptop here, your charger her-" Tay listed
"ok Taylor i get it i also live here." i stopped him walking to our room and pushing the door open. "oh my goodness, this bedroom is goals!" she gasped.
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unknown number
Shawn?
who u?
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wait is this Shawn Mendes
wHO U?!
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omg answer my question
naw this is Barack Obama
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NO
smh it's Shawn
who r u?
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OMG SHAWN
hi?
wHO R U?!
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oh rite
😑
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Aaliyah
ok very funny who is this?
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AALIYAH MENDES
i'm srs.
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fine want proof?
yes please
what're gonna do
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post a pic what else?
idk call the cops?
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why?
idk ppl can be stupid sometimes
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-selfie-
OMG ALI?
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no, it's Whitney Houston
😑
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SHAWN
AALIYAH
HOW DID U GET MY NUMBER?
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One day I wanted to call mom nd accidentally pressed a wrong button and ended up calling this guy called Taylor Caniff
what did u do next..
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i asked him if he knows u ☺️
WTF ALI URE LUCKY I ACTUALLY NO DAT GUY
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Figures, but i rlly miss u
i miss u more 😭
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why did u change ur number
it's a long story
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i have time
I'm still not telling
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can we FaceTime
I wanna surprise mom
I'm in😎
-FaceTime-
"mom mom! come here."
"what now Aaliyah?"
i see mom approach to Aaliyah and for some reason it made my smile go bigger and bigger. "Aaliyah who are you talking to?" she asked my little sister when she saw me, she gasped. "Shawn! oh my goodness, my baby Shawn! you remember mommy right?" it seems she's in the verge of tears. "yes mom i do."
"that's not your room. where's your dad honey?"
"that's complicated."
"Shawn."
"SHAWN DO YOU WANT PIZZA FOR DINNER?" Taylor yelled.
"Shawn Peter Raul Mendes, who was that?" mom asked.
"mom uh you see, i'd rather talk to you about it uh, not over a screen." i try to change the subject. "i'm coming to Canada then."
"SHAWN." Alaina yelled making me huff.
"WHAT?"
"PIZZA OR CHINESE?"
"MUFFINS!" I laugh and Taylor barged in with an annoyed look on his face making me grin.
Aaliyah's POV
mom and myself look at Shawn.
"Shawn, answer my question, Pizza or Chinese?" a guy asked him.
"muffins!" Shawn answered making me cackle and that caught Shawn's attention and made him start laughing with me. "Shawn who's that?"
"PIZZAS."
"Oh my goodness Shawn who is that?"
"my family." Shawn giggled and a guy sat beside Shawn.
"hi my name is Taylor and i'm Shawn's best friend." Taylor introduced. wait. Taylor?
"are you Taylor Caniff?" i asked him and that seems to take him off guard. "yes i am how do you know who i am?"
"i'm Aaliyah the girl he accidentally called you." i answered making mom gasp and i shushed her. oh my i'm dead after this FaceTime call. "oh that's you?" he laughed and i nodded. "TAYLOR WHAT DOES SHAWN WANT?" i hear a girl shriek. "amen." Taylor mumbled. "nice meeting you two." and he went out.
"Shawn?" mom spoke up
"yeah mom?"
"i just booked two tickets to go to Canada next week."
"shoot, mom you see. um.. meet me in StarBucks close to our house then?"
"why not home?"
"i-it's a long story and uh you might wanna book in a hotel."
"Shawn what's wrong at home?"
"mom just please do what i say."
"Shawn no! i'm going home not booking in some hotel."
"mommy i beg you, i'll explain everything in StarBucks."
"Shawn-"
"mom just please.."
"this better be good."
"it is. Also what are you, a white girl?"