Fall Back Together

7 minutes in heaven?

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"OWWW!" I scream in pain while shooting daggers at Kennedy. She smirks at me and pulls at my hair again.

"Oh shut up, you little baby!" She said laughing. Kennedy has put herself in charge of my hair and makeup, while Harmony is pretty much tearing apart my closet looking for the "perfect outfit".

"I FOUND IT! I FOUND THE PERFECT FUCKING OUTFIT!" Harmony yelled. The outfit consisted of a black bejeweled crop top and black high waisted shorts. In addition there were black studded booties and a black hat. "Girl, you're gonna look mighty fine.

"Harmony what would I do without you?" I said laughing, while Kennedy feigned hurt. "I love you too Ken."

--1 hour later--
"They grow up so fast," Harmony says while wiping away her imaginary tears. "NOW FOR THE REVEAL!" Kennedy says dramatically while waving her arms in the air. I turn around and stare at the mirror. I pinch myself (cliché I know). Damn... I have to admit, I do look good. I turned around and pounced on my best friends.

"I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH, BUT WE HAVE TO LEAVE, LIKE NOW!!!" I screamed.

Since none of us can drive, Harmony's brother is dropping us off. "Okay losers get out!" he yelled. "I can't be seen with young bloods like you, I have a reputation to uphold," he said proudly. We giggled. "JUST GET OUT!" We quickly scurried out the door.

"Okay this it guys." I said nervously. I was obviously scared, come on who wouldn't be? First of all, this is my first party and secondly I got asked out my crush!

The front door opened, and there he was. Shawn in all his glory. "Hey Ember I'm glad you could make it!" He said smiling. "Come in guys" he said motioning us to come closer. Kennedy and Harmony smirked at me as he slung his arm over my shoulder, pulling me closer. I blushed furiously.

"Hey Shawn we're playing spin the bottle!" someone shouts. He looks down at me. "You want to play? I mean we don't have to if you don't want to." he said nervously.

"Sure, let's play." I said. As we got closer to the group of kids I recognized a few of them. One of them, Taylor Caniff patted the seat next to him and pulled me down next to him. I have a couple classes with him, and he's really nice to me. Kennedy and Harmony are convinced that he likes me.

"Drumroll please! Let the game begin..." Taylor yelled dramatically.

Nash is the first one up, he spins the bottle and it lands on Isabella, this bitchy blond who has pretty much hooked up with every guy in school. He leans over and pecks her on the lips. A couple more rounds go by and I am the only ones who haven't gone yet. "Okay, let's make this interesting,
Ember why don't you spin it, and whoever it lands on is who you have to spend 7 minutes in heaven with." Taylor said smirking.

I nodded, because I wasn't really sure how to react. One of the guys, Matt I think, handed me the bottle. The bottle spins, but Taylor sticks his hand out so it stops abruptly. Not landing where Taylor had hoped, but one person to the left of him. Shawn. The guy that I can barely look at without blushing. I bite my lip and follow the just-as-nervous looking Shawn into the closet.

I shut the door behind me. "We don't uhhh... have to do... anything." Shawn mutters. A burst of confidence comes out of nowhere. "We don't have to do anything..." I say trailing off.

He looks at me confused. "Wh-what?" Shawn says shuddering. I grab his face, and stared into his eyes. "Can I?" I whisper. He slowly nods. I shut my eyes, and lock my lips into his. He kisses back, and I've never had a more magical moment. I sigh, slinging my arms lazily around his neck, standing on tip-toes to reach. He wraps his arms around my waist. I pull away, losing the fire I had. "I'm sorry," I whisper softly.

Shawn smiles. "Don't be. I didn't have the guts to do that to you, no matter how much I wanted to." WHAT?!
"What do you mean," I ask looking down.

He pushes my chin upwards, forcing me to look him in the eye. "I mean that I've liked you forever." He said simply. At this point, the butterflies in my stomach were going crazy. My eyes widen at the realization of what he had just said. "I love you!" I blurted out.

He smiles sadly at me. "I'm sorry," he whispered.

I was so confused "What are you sorr-" Before I could register what had happened I was soaking wet and I could hear laughing all around me. Figures stepped out of the shadows, wearing smirks. They were Shawn's friends.

"You're such a loser, as if someone like Shawn would ever be interested in a waste of space like you," someone taunted. I recognize that voice, I look up and to my horror and demise it was Taylor.

"Wh-what did I ev-ever do to you?" I asked stuttering. Tears rolled down my face.

Shawn who had been silent all this time spoke, "You're alive aren't you? Maybe you should do everyone a favor and just kill yourself already!" he asked. That's what really stung, because I loved him.

I wiped away my tears and looked at Shawn, Taylor, Nash, Matt, and Carter. "You know it's people like you that make me want to kill myself. If that's what it takes for the pain to stop maybe I will." I said trying to keep the tears from falling.

I took a step towards Shawn. "I can't believe that I ever fell in love with you. It's funny how when you're dead that people start listening. I hope you have a great life knowing that you're the reason why I'm dead. Goodbye Shawn Mendes." With that, I ran out of the room, past the drunk teenage crowd, and out the door. I could hear someone shouting my name, but I didn't stop. I ran until I couldn't run anymore. Finally, I dropped to the ground, and cried.

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