14 Days

Chapter 8

Shawn's Pov:
Dear journal,
It's Saturday. My favorite day. Grandpa works til 11p.m tonight and I don't have to get beat up by Ricky. As long as I leave the house before Grandpa I won't get beat today, for the first time in forever. Fingers crossed, knock on wood, rub a rabbits foot and all that lucky stuff. I'll continue writing later but for now.....
Yours Truly,
   Shawn Mendes.
P.S: If I do run into Grandpa, please have mercy on me.
 
"Please have mercy on me," I read. "Mercy..... that'd be a good song title." I smile to myself sadly thinking about the music career I've always wanted but I won't have. My non-existent career. "Please have mercy on me, take it easy on my heart...." I sing to myself. "I need to write this down"

Ariel's Pov:
"Where are you Shawn?" I whip out my phone and go to my contacts.

To:😍😘My Forever❤💘
Hey wya? Ur 20 min lateee????

From:😍😘My Forever❤💘
Your spelling is making me cringe 😂, but I'm on my way.

From:😍😘My Forever❤💘
I had to finish something.

I frown, slightly confused. "Oh wait he has a report due." I mutter. "Stupid teachers giving us homework."
  "My thoughts exactly," a voice from behind me says. I slowly turn around and see barbie doll behind me.
  "Stella," I snarl.
"Don't even try giving me attitude," she growls. "We wouldn't want Ricky to step in would we?"
  "What do you want?" I ask trying not to stare at her horrid nose job.
"Stay away from Shawn or else."
"Please that or else thing doesn't work on me." I say putting finger quotations when I say or else.
  "Or else I'll tell his grandfather you made him skip and Ricky you both hurt me."
  "Why do you care if I hang out with Shawn your boy toy bullies him, he put him in the hospital!"
  "Because he's mine!" She screeches. "And he loved me until your fish face came into the picture."
  "You're psychotic," I scoff. "I'm not leaving Shawn and there's nothing you can do that will make me."
  "Whatever you say..." she trails off. "Oh and you should turn around." I slowly turn my head and see Jackson, my first love who moved across the country.
  "Ariel you look so beautiful."
"Jackson," I pause. "What're you doing here."
  "I'm here for you Ariel." My jaw drops, but my heart doesn't swoon. Instead I get a bad feeling.
  "You two have a lot to discuss." Stella says fakely. "You should go talk over dinner." Jackson nods his head and pulls me to the closest restaurant.

Shawn's POV:
  I'm a little late when I arrive at the park, hopefully Ariel isn't mad. "ARIEL!" I call out.
  "She isn't here," a voice says. I turn around to see Stella with mascara streaks down her face. "She left five minutes ago."
  "Oh do you know where she went?" I know I shouldn't be talking to Stella, but she might know where Ariel is.
  "No she left with some guy but she'll probably be back soon." She sniffles.
  "Why are you upset?" Ignoring the pain in my chest when hearing of a new guy.
  "Ricky and I broke up," she wails. "He was cheating on me."
  "Oh really with who?" I ask in a sympathetic tone.
  "Your girlfriend," she spits. "I found pictures of them having sex on his phone." And just like that my whole world came crashing down.
  "Really?" My voice cracks immediately but I don't care. "Are you sure it was her?"
  "What other red headed girl could it have been?"
  "Hundreds!" I shout at her.
  "Shawn there was a picture of her face."