Bad Reputation - Shawn Mendes

4 - Next Time

Eleanor.

"Shawn, this is Elle, my roommate." Aaliyah tells him. "Elle, this is my brother, Shawn." She says to me and i nod. "Hey Elle, nice to meet ya." He says while opening his arms. "You too." I say simply and hug him. I hope that he can't feel my heartbeat right now because it's going crazy, it is Shawn Mendes. I sit back down on my bed and he moves over to Aaliyah's side of the room.

He doesn't recognise me, its been 2 years since i last saw him, obviously he doesn't remember. He's famous and i was just a barista from a local Tim Hortons. It's weird to think that the second time i'll be seeing him was in my college dorm, and my roommate happens to be his sister. But I'm glad we met again, because something about him just makes me feel nervous yet excited to be around him. Maybe its because I've never met anyone famous in my life, and that's just how I'm feeling.

I was snapped out of my thoughts by Shawn calling my name. "Sorry, could you repeat that?" I request. "Where are you from?" He asks while looking at me up and down. "I'm from Pickering." I say and Aaliyah gasps. "Oh my god, us too!" "That's cool." I reply, shit they probably know my bad reputation from high school then. "Were you from Pickering High?" She asks and i nod slowly. They're going to find out who i truly am, and honestly i wanted to leave everything that happened in Pickering back there but i can't believe it's being brought here right now. "I was supposed to go there! But Shawn got famous and my parents decided to home school me instead. But I'm glad i get to meet you here!" She exclaims and i give a fake smile. I look over at Shawn and he's staring at me but smiles when i notices and doesn't look away. I look over at my phone and my dad is ringing me. "Sorry i got to take this." I say while pointing at my phone before leaving the room.

"Hi Dad." I say into the phone after answering. "Hey Pumpkin, are you at your college already?" "Yeah, i've even settled into my dorm." I tell him. "That's good, have fun in college okay? Please text me if you need anything." "I'll be fine dad, but thanks." "Okay, bye pumpkin, i love you!" "Bye dad, i love you too." I reply before hanging up.

I was about to open the door until i hear Aaliyah saying, "She can't be that Elle." "You should be aware anyways, don't mix around with the wrong group of people." Her mom warns. "Aaliyah is a big girl now, she'll be fine mom." Shawn adds. Oh god, they know about me, the girl with the bad reputation. Does the whole town know about me? How does news spread so fast? I take a deep breathe before knocking on the door and entering.

"Sorry guys, my dad called." I say before hopping onto my bed. "It's okay, we were just going to go out for tea. Would you like to join us Elle?" Aaliyah asks. "I'm good, you guys go enjoy." I politely decline. Shawn looks at me with a little sadness in his eyes. "Alright then, we'll be heading out. See you later." Aaliyah says before leaving. Shawn is the last one to leave and he looks at me one last time and says, "See you." Why did that give me butterflies? Why do i feel like Shawn wished that i had gone with them? I'm overthinking this. Besides they know about Elle, the girl with a bad reputation, soon they'll put 2 and 2 together and realise that it's me. And when that day comes, Aaliyah and Shawn would definitely not want to see me again.

I decide to pull out my brand new laptop that i got just for college and watch Netflix to get everything off my mind. I had just arrive to campus today, and i did not want to think about the past. I decided to watch a movie called "Murder Mystery". It had lots of actions and a few plot twists here and there which kept me on my toes. I really enjoyed the movie. It was getting quite late, and i was starting to get hungry. I finally got out of bed and put on a sweater because it gets chilly at night and head downstairs to a cafe nearby to grab some food.

The cafe was quite empty surprisingly and i liked the aesthetic of the cafe, it was decorated simply. I ordered a chicken wrap with an iced tea, and i was about to pay, the guy behind me cuts in. "I'll get it for her." He says. I look up and see that Shawn is smiling at me. Shawn also orders and we both sit down at an empty seat near the counter.

"Why didn't you come with us?" Shawn breaks the silence. "I thought it would be awkward to hang out with my roommate and her family." I say honestly. "I wished you came with us, i would like to get to know you better." He says with a smile, which made my stomach turn. I've never felt this way before, but i like it. "Maybe next time." I reply, but i know there won't be a next time. Shawn's probably a busy guy, he won't have time to get to know his sister's college roommate. And he probably shouldn't get to know the me, it'll push him away. "Where's Aaliyah and your mom?" I ask. "Aaliyah went back up, and my mom left to go back to Pickering. So i decided to grab something before leaving and that's when i saw you." "Are you sure you weren't stalking me?" I joke and he shrugs. "What if i am?" He smirks, and i laugh.

Our order was ready and it was in a to-go packet. Shawn being a gentleman he is, went to collect our food. "Thanks Shawn." I tell him while grabbing my wrap and drink. "No problem Elle. Well I've really got to go, let's hang out next time." He says. "Sure." I answer, knowing that it's not going to happen. He waves goodbye before leaving the cafe, while I'm standing there holding my food. This scene is reminds me when i first met him, and he rushed out Tim's after being recognised. But this time, i know who he is, and he knows me.

Author's Note!

You guys!!! I can't believe I'm #3 under Bad Reputation! This is crazy and amazing. Thank you guys so much for your support, i really appreciate it. I hope you guys would have a good day ahead, and remember to stay safe! I love you guys with all my heart.