Never Be Alone *Sequel to In A Flash Shawn Mendes fanfic*

9

TWO DAYS LATER

SHAWNS POV

12:40 AM

I sat in the bed typing nothing in particular on my laptop.

All of the others were staying at the other hotel, so it was just me Jack, Jack, and Matt.

Matt was in the room connected to mine, and the Jacks were in their room, on the other side of the hallway.

Everyone was asleep but me.

It was around midnight, so the only sounds to be heard were the air conditioner, the rumble of traffic outside, and me typing.

I sat there in silence typing away.

Then I heard a noise. The stairwell door opened and closed.

My room was near the middle of the hallway, and the stairs were on the far left.

I stopped typing to listen.

There were footsteps. As they grew near, they became louder. Then they stopped and I let out a sigh of relief. But then they started again, but they didn't walk past my door.

They stopped right at it.

The air conditioning turned off, so the only noise was the traffic, until I heard a low jingling noise; like a key.

This is a hotel with keycards, why is there a key?!

I quietly went to look at the peek-hole.

Dammit! It was still covered from when we were playing hide and seek earlier today, so I just continued listening. It was Maria's idea to play hide and seek... Uh, yeah.. Maria's.....

The person (whoever it was) dropped the key.

"Shit," the person said. I knew that voice...

Mark!?

I knew I didn't trust that guy...

Wait... why is he trying to break into my room?! He knew where the others where..

Then I heard him talking to someone. I don't think there was anyone out there with him, so he must've been on the phone.

"Hey, I can't get in." He said.

"It didn't work! This hotel has key cards. Not actual keys!" He said. "You promised me it would work." He mumbled something I couldn't make out, them grew quiet for a second.

"Whatever, whatever, I'll just deal with Shawn later," he said.

I AM IN MORTAL DANGER.

I ran to the door connecting my room and Matt's.

I opened it as quietly as I could, but I guess Mark still heard it, because his footsteps ran off and I heard the stairwell door open and close.

I went in Matt's room and saw him laying on the bed.

"Matt!" I whisper-yelled. No response.

I shook him a little. "Matt!" I said, normal voice level.

He let out a snore and turned over.

"Matthew!!" I yelled in his ear.

He pushed me away and put a pillow on his head.

"MATTHEW LEE ESPINOSA WAKE UP YOU LOUSY DEEP SLEEPER!!!" I yelled.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT?" He said sitting up.

"Mark just tried to break into my room."

"Well he obviously didn't get in," he said rolling his eyes.

"Whatever, but why did he come to MY room? I think he might have something to do with the fire and the notes and the shooting," I said.

"You think Mark had something to do with that? Come on, he probably left his phone or something."

"I THINK NOT. He was talking to someome ON HIS PHONE and he said, and I quote, 'I'll just deal with Shawn later,'"

"I don't know, just let me sleep."

"Matt this is serious."

"Just go beat him up. You're in shape. Just get lost and let me sleep." He groaned.

"Matt- ugh- He ran off." He looked up at me and rolled his eyes again.

"Just go bug one of the Jacks,"

This kid is getting on my last nerve.

"Ugh why are you so difficult?? You're worse than Maria when she doesn't want to get in the bath!" I said.

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

We were both completely still.

They knocked again.

"Who knocks on someones door at 1 in the morning?" He whispered.

"Mark," I said.

"You have some issues." he said and shook his head.

There was another knock at the door.

"Go look through the peek hole thing," he said.

"No way." I said.

"Dude. Look in the thing. If it's Mark, open the door, beat him up." He said.

"What is up with you and me beating someone up?!" I said. He shrugged. I shook my way and slowly stood up and walked to the door.

Just as I was about to look through, there was another knock. I jumped a little and Matt laughed.

I shot him a look and looked through the hole.

I let out a sigh of relief when I saw two worried Jacks.

I opened the door.

"Get in here," I mumbled and closed the door after they came in.

"Dude, something's up," Jack G said.

"What do you guys want?" Matt said groggily.

"We heard something against our window, but we don't know what it was. When we looked outside, nothing was there. And we're on the third floor," Jack J said, panicked.

"Yeah, then we heard someone at the door, like, 5 minutes later, just enough time for them to walk up here." Jack G said. You could hear the fear in both of their voices.

Matt was now propped up in bed, his elbows on his legs and head on hands, and seemed to be a little more concerned. "M-maybe we should call the cops j-just to be safe."

"And I'll call Ally and the rest to make sure they're okay.." I said. I walked over to the other room to get my phone.

Wait..
My phone..

I remember it was next to me, by my laptop. I hadn't touched it since.

It was now on the swivel chair by the desk...

Then I heard knocks at the door. My breath hitched and I stood still. I heard something slide across the floor.

I slowly walked over to the door and saw a piece of paper with writing on it laying beside it.

"You four know too much."