Best Friend (Shawn Mendes)

17

After about 15 minutes of my body burning up from the sun, I decide to go in. They all smile at me and I look at them with their long and wet hair. I accidentally make eye contact with Taylor but look away.

"Ally come here," says Shawn and I walk in slowly because the water is a little cold.

He's out to where the water goes just above my chest, but I reach him. I look at him as the waves splash and splash.

"Yeah?" I ask squinting my eyes from the sun. The boys swim and joke around in the background.

He looks at his hands that are moving in front of him, "sorry about your phone. And being on your case about that dude," he says randomly.

I raise an eyebrow and smirk, "I accept your apology. Who told you to say sorry?" I ask.

He scoffs and rolls his eyes, "no one," he says and I know he's lying.

"Yeah right. Who?" I ask.

His smile goes down and he looks at the water, "Cameron," he says obediently.

I laugh at his mood swing then look and find Cam. I decide to swim over to him and thank him for talking sense into Shawn.

He's only like three feet away but I still go under and swim to him. I pop up and he looks at me, "yeah?" He asks.

I wipe my eyes and look up at him, "what'd you say to Shawn?" I ask.

He shrugs, "I told him he's on your case a lot and it was rude how he broke your phone," he says.

I smile and look down, then remember the text. "Did they tell you what it said. The text?" I ask him.

"No, just that it was from your fucking step dad," he says.

I smile a little, "it said he knows I lied to him and once he finds me he's going to make me regret ever thinking about lying to him," I say.

Cameron looks up and bites the inside of his cheek, "he's just a cocky little bitch isn't he. Thinkin' he can do whatever the fuck he wants to just because he has custody and you can't do anything," he says angrily.

All this starts making me feel nervous for when he does know where I am. And even if he doesn't find me here in LA he'll find me when I have to go back home in August. No one but Shawn can help me then. Well maybe Taylor but I don't think I wanna talk to him for a while.

"Yeah I know," is all I say before the boys call everyone in a little circle.

"We're going to play truth or dare," they say.

I sigh and roll my eyes, "really mature... And in the ocean?" I ask.

"Duh in the ocean," says Aaron and I just sigh again.

"Who wants to go first?" Asks Nash.

I look around and see everyone in a small and unclear circle as the waves push and pull us. I'm standing next to Jack G and of course Taylor. Once I look at him I just quickly turn away.

Shawn is directly across from me and he's next to Matt and Cameron. Everyone else falls in place.

"I will," says Cameron deeply and raising his hand.

"Okay who's gonna dare him?" Asks Nash again.

"How about the person to your left dares you?" Suggests Sammy.

We all agree and I just can't believe I'm playing this stupid game. But I know that if I back out they'll call me a party pooper and shit.

"Okay Cameron, Johnny Boy dares you," says Nash.