In The Middle

Chapter 4 : Finding Her Again

C A M I L A

I rubbed my head.

"Camila?" the guy asked me, as our eyes met.

The girls were staring at the guy and I back and forth.

"How do you know my na-" 

He was staring at my necklace.

"Shawn?" I asked back.

He nodded, staring into my eyes.

"Shawny boy!" I threw my arms around his neck,"I missed you."

He pulled me into a hug, a huge smile plastered on his face.

"Me too." he replied.

I soon pulled out and kissed both of his cheeks.

Shawn got to be really, really cute. 

"Damn, you got really tall!" I said, as he chuckled.

"Wait, wait... You guys know each other?" Austin asked, as I didn't realize he was watching us the whole time.

"Yeah" I told them,"Shawn used to be my best friend when we were little."

"I gave her that necklace." he pointed at it.

"You never forgot me." I replied.

"I knew we were gonna be best friends forever." he said back.

S H A W N

Austin watched us speechless.

Wow. Jealous much?

"We're gonna have such a great time!" Camila exclaimed,"We can go to the movies, get some pizza, go to the beach, you can meet my family-"

"Camila? Weren't we gonna spend time?" Austin asked.

"Just give it one- two weeks. I'm all yours afterwards." she replied.

"Oh, okay." he replied slowly.

I honestly felt kind of guilty... Austin is really into Camila.

Camila turned to me and grabbed my hand,"C'mon, girls, Shawn."

C A M I L A

"Wait, but-" Austin yelled out,"Can I hang with you guys?"

"Yeah, sure." I said.

He ran up to us, and was about to take my hand.

"Ohmygosh, Shawny... I wanna introduce you to someone..." I yelled at him.

S H A W N

"What is it?" I asked.

"Shawny boy, wait here." she said, leaving into her dressing room with all the girls.

"So, Mendes... Shawny boy..?" Austin chuckled, his hands in his pocket.

"That's my nickname from Camila." I replied.

"That's funny... Camila never had a nickname for me... Heh.." he said awkwardly.

"Aaaanyway... Were you and Camila, at any point, in a relationship? Like... dating?" he asked me again, his eyes staring deep into my soul for answers.

That sounded way too dramatic, Shawn.

"Nope. I did have a crush on her, at like the age of 7 through 11, but I slowly grew out of it." I replied, honestly,"I'm dating Hailee right now."

"Sorry, just a really over protective boyfriend I am."

"Your her boyfriend? Camila's boyfriend?" 

I wiped my sweaty hands onto my jeans.

"Yeah- Well, technically.. not yet."

The conversation kind of trailed off a bit. We talked about interests, and stuff before Camila came back.

She poked her head through the door. 

"Shawn, close your eyes!" she whispered loudly.

"Okay, okay." I smiled.

A few seconds later..

"Okay, open your eyes." she said.

I uncovered them, as I saw a lady wearing a black jacket...

SINUHE CABELLO..!!!

"Oh my gosh, Shawn" Camila's mom said,"It's been so long. You are like, my son."

I pulled her in for a hug, trying to stay calm.

"You've grown so much!" she continued, pinching my cheeks,"Okay, tell me how much you've changed."

"Well, I'm six foot two... I'm seventeen... I'm now an artist.. I have a little sister, Aaliyah... and I have a girlfriend-" 

"I remember when you two were little, Camila used to think of you as a boyfriend and had a big crush on you." said Camila's mom as I chuckled.

"Mom..." Camila said,"I think that's enough talking..."

"Honestly, it's fine." I said.

"Heh, heh..." Camila's mom chuckled,"I'm gonna leave now, but it was nice meeting you Shawn!"

"Tell Mr. Cabello I said hola!" I told Camila's mom.

Sinuhe nodded and left.

"You still suck at Spanish!" Camila laughed, lightly hitting my arm.