Treat You Better (Shawn Mendes Fan-Fic) -COMPLETED

ten

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i have recently been informed that some users couldn't find chapter 10. I think there might have been a glitch with wattpad but i've reuploaded this chapter! 😊

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I called Hailee today. I was afraid she wouldn't pick up. Fortunately, she did. I thought about my behavior towards Hailee the day I was sick. It was sickening. The irony. Must've been karma. I had been so selfish.

"I understand. Priorities—it's about Mila. I get it. Go." she had said.

And what did I say? Thank you? Guilt was all over me. I didn't know how to even start the call. "Hey." I let my voice crack a bit. I took a breath to calm myself down as her now hoarse voice echoed through my ears.

"Hi." her unenthusiastic voice greeted mine.

"I'm really sorry. I was an asshole to you." I choked the words out, imagining all the pain I must've caused her. She came to me to talk about her parents—and I ditched on her.

"So.." I continued, "I'll be at your place in ten. I'll make it up to you. I promise. I'm really sorry, Hailee. I didn't mean to—"

"It's okay," she finally spoke. "see you in ten."

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I jogged across half of our neighborhood and as expected, Hailee was waiting at her porch wearing a loose sweater and some pajamas.

"You're exactly one minute late."

I smirked, "I intended to arrive way later than this. I like to be fashionably late. You're lucky, you know?" Yeah, that was lame. But I tried my best to lighten up the atmosphere. She chuckled, "Whatever. Sit.", she patted her hand beside her. I rolled my eyes, "So now I'm a dog."

"An idiotic dog." she raised her bow still chuckling. "Then what are you? Einstein's pup?"

I guess it worked a bit. We worked things out after. I apologized and offered to stay the night since both of her parents are away for the week. They were to go back to the town they got married in to file the divorce.

"You really gonna be okay, Hailee?" I asked, genuinely concerned, "I'm always gonna be here for you as a friend. I got you."

"I'll be fine. Thanks, Shawn." she smiled back. "C-can I just lean on your shoulder tonight?"

That caught me by surprise, "Y-yeah. It's alright."

We talked for hours and we managed to clear things out. I like Mila, she likes me—things aren't going to work out with that going on. So we set out a plan:

I was going to set her up with Cam.

Yes, you read that right. Why? Definitely not what you are thinking. No. I'm not doing this for my benefit. Actually, this is for Hailee's benefit (well, according to her it is). I was against this at first but this was what Hailee wanted—to change Cam and maybe even make him fall for her.

This was risky though.

"What if you fall for him and he ends up shattering your heart?" I argued.