Newspaper Girl

Four

I'm Shawn Mendes. It's nice to meet you.

Clarisse Martinez

"Morning Ms. Martinez!" Mandy greeted me with her huge smile.

"Why are you so happy?" I asked her.

"No reason," She shrugged and laughed.

"You're weird." I said.

"I don't need you to tell me that,"

I opened my locker and grabbed my things. After that, Mandy and I walked to her locker to grab her things too. Minutes later, the bell rang.

"See you at lunch?" Mandy said.

"Yep." I nodded.

"Okay. Bye Clarisse!"

I walked to my first period, English. Yes, my favorite subject. I spotted an empty seat at the fifth row and sat down there.

"Hi Clarisse!" That voice made me jumped a little. Lucy.

"C-can I help you?" I said nervously, not making eye contact with her.

"Actually yes." She replied. "Can I copy your work? I forgot to do it. Pretty please? We're friends right?" She gave me a smile. The evil smile.

"Sure." I took my notebook from my backpack and gave it to her. "Here." I smiled nervously.

"Thank you." She gave me the nicest fake smile then left.

Let me tell you. That girl was Lucy Hart. We were friends I guessed. At least that was what people see. But She was also my bully. She always bullied me. No, She never physically hurt me. She mentally hurt me. Everyday. She always put me in the worst place. She always tried to bring me down. I had to do whatever She said to me or she'll hurt me more.

Ten minutes later, Ms. Anderson came and the lesson began. As She told us the lesson, I wrote the notes on the blackboard. 10 minutes before the class ended, She gave us paperwork. Why? And when the bell rang, the other students including me still haven't finish it. So, Ms. Anderson made us to finish it at home.

"Class dismissed." She said as the bell rang.

I walked out from English class through the crowded hallway into my next period, Math. As I was on my way to Math, I saw Mandy with her friends and waved at her. She noticed me and said something to her group before ran towards me.

"What's up?" I smiled at her.

"The sky..."

"Haha very funny," I said sarcastically.

"Don't be like that." She nudged my shoulder.

"Seriously, what's up?"

"Nothing." She shrugged. "It's just I can't have lunch with you today. I've got to help Mr. Andrews in the library. Sucks," She sighed.

"Sorry 'bout that." I shrugged.

"Yeah. Is it okay?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, of course it is."

"Okay then. See you later, Clarr." She said before return to her friends.

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The math class was boring as I suspected. At least, the teacher didn't give us any homework, which was a good thing.

Today, after lunch I had to go to the music room to interview Shawn Mendes for my article. It'll be my first time to meet him. Everyone in school seemed to know him, and I thought I was the only one who didn't even know him. Unfortunately Mandy couldn't come with me and it sucks. Without her, I'll feel nervous. But I'll try, anyway.

I had finished my lunch and now ready to go to the music room. Before that, I made sure that I had checked the materials and I had also prepared my little notebook to write any important thing. When I finished prepare everything and put them in my backpack, I left the lunch room and go to the music room.

I suddenly feeling nervous as I walked to the music room. My heart was beating a bit faster and I felt like my throat was dry. What if Shawn doesn't like me? What if I ruin the interview? What if He thinks I'm a freak?

Stop it, Clarisse! I told myself. You'll be fine without Mandy. You're gonna try.

I stopped in front of the music room. It was closed. Was Shawn even in there right now? I held up a hand and knocked twice at the door. "Wait!" I heard someone said from behind the door.

The door opened seconds later and a tall brown haired guy stood there, smiling. "May I help you?" He asked.

"Uh... I'm Clarisse Martinez from the Journalistic Club. My friend, Mandy made me an appointment with Shawn Mendes here yesterday for an interview for school newspaper. Can you help me to call him?" I said quickly because I was so nervous.

He didn't answer at first, just stayed silent for a good three second before nodded as a respond. "Um yeah. Come on in!" He said, motioning me to come in. I did and as I entered the room I was wowed with the space around me. There was so many musical instrument, and they were all beautiful. This room was beautiful.

"Wow..." was all I could say.

"Here. Take a seat," the guy said. I nodded in reply and sat on one of the chair there.

"Wait a sec," the guy said and left to enter the door in the corner of the room. A minute later, He was back with a white chair. He dragged it, placed it in front of me, and sat on it.

Wasn't he supposed to call Shawn Mendes for me? Before I could open my mouth to speak up, he held out his hand for a handshake.

"I'm Shawn Mendes. It's nice to meet you." He smiled.

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