The Boy Next Door (A Shawn Mendes Fanfiction)

Apologies

*Shawn*

After my talk with Aaron, I sat on the bench until the bell rang for class. When I got to homeroom, Rebecca was in there before me, reading a book before the test started. I shook my head, because she's always reading a book. I sat down in my seat, which happened to be right next to her since we picked them out at the beginning of the year together. I decided to talk to her.

"Hey, Becca."

She didn't even look over at me, she just scowled into her book. I tried again.

"Listen, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to just blow you off like that."

She shut her book and turned toward me. She was mad. I could tell.

"You're not sorry! If you were sorry, you would have told me what was bothering you by now. We never keep secrets from each other. You should know that by now. I know everything about you."

Not everything, I thought. I felt really bad for her, but I couldn't tell her what was really going on. It would ruin our friendship.

She saw me hesitate and turned back to her book. Then she said something so quiet I barely heard it.

"You know, I don't even care what the secret is. It's the fact that you won't tell me."

Why did she have to say that? Maybe I can tell her something so she will think I told her what was bothering me. Because I can't tell her how much I love her. I leaned over to her desk and poked her in the arm.

"Hey, you really want to know what's bothering me?"

She nodded slightly, looking at me with her gorgeous blue eyes. Okay, you can do this.

"Umm...I was thinking of...asking Aubrey to prom, maybe?"

Rebecca sat back in her seat, going back to her book. She smiled and nodded.

"I think that's a good idea. She'll totally say yes."

I smiled and nodded too. Of course, I wasn't really going to ask Aubrey to prom, but at least Rebecca isn't mad at me anymore. That's better so I can at least tell her that Aubrey said no when I never asked her. I smiled over at Becca, but she seemed even more upset than when I was keeping a secret from her. I wonder why. She never said anything before when I would talk about other girls. But then again, I had never really talked about girls to her. I had had only two girlfriends in my life, and they both broke up with me because of Rebecca always being around. I never thought it was wrong until one of them pointed out that I hung out with Rebecca more than my own girlfriend. Then I realized that she was right. But why does Rebecca look so sad right now?

*Rebecca*

I sat back in my seat and forced a smile at Shawn.

"I think that's a good idea. She'll totally say yes."

I picked up my book and tried to concentrate, but I couldn't. The idea of Shawn asking Aubrey, I mean Aubrey to prom filled me with jealousy. I don't know why, I didn't own him. It's not like he's my boyfriend. I wish he was. But that's beside the point. I tapped him on the shoulder again and he turned his head to the side, facing me.

"Are we still up for ice cream after school?"

He nodded, smiling. Boys and their food.

"Sure, meet me in the courtyard when finals are over."

I smirked at him right when the teacher walked in. I slid my book under my chair and focused my attention on the test. I could do this.

A/N - Sorry this is a short chapter, it's been in my drafts for a while now! I'll try to update every other day, I know how it feels to wait for a book to be updated. Enjoy!!!!