Falling For You

Chapter 5.

Vanessa P.O.V

We got home at about ten, and I couldn't stop thinking about the way Mr. Mendes was looking at me earlier. I mean I was talking about the sky, but it seemed as if he was talking about me.

I was currently laying in bed, and I couldn't stop thinking about him. I knew I was falling for him, but I couldn't. I mean he's my teacher, and it'll never happen.

I tried falling asleep to stop thinking about what happened today, but I couldn't. My parents were still arguing and I couldn't sleep. Their constant shouting was not helping me at all.

The longer I was up, the more I thought about him. The way he looked at me made me feel something, but then there was a part of me that was telling me no.

As much as I tried to listen to the part, I couldn't. The more and more I thought about him, the more that part faded away.

Suddenly, I heard a door slam shut. It finally happened. My dad finally broke. My parents had been fighting for a straight year, and I honestly didn't think they would hold out this long.

But he did it. He left. As much as I would like to believe that, I knew he could come back. He always did, so why would this time be any different?

I just decided to think about everything in the morning and to get some sleep no matter how frightened I was to come face to face with the truth.

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I had just finished getting ready and I walked down stairs to expect to see both of my parents, but instead just found my mom crying on the couch.

"Mom? Is everything alright?" I asked while moving to the couch to sit beside her.

"He left. Your father left," she cried and buried her face in her hands.

"He'll come back, he always does," I assured her but she shook her head.

"No. This time it's for good. He left. He left us," she continued crying and I didn't know what to do.

My mind was telling me to stay and comfort her, but the other part was to just let her be. My expression was blank and I didn't know what to do.

I rose from the couch and felt my eyes fill with tears as I walked out of the house. I basically ran to school with tears down my cheeks. And my chest felt as if I were being punched repetitively.

I walked through the doors and there was still an hour until school started. No one was here just a few teachers, and I didn't know where I was going. I found myself walking to Mr. Mendes' room.

I walked in to see him playing the guitar and singing. Hearing his voice made me feel better. It's like whenever I'm near him I forget all of the bad things in life.

I walked into the room and he immediately cut off his singing.

"Oh Vanessa, I'm sorry, is there anything I can help you with?" He asked and I wiped my tears away.

"Um it's my parents," I said and he rushed over to me to put his arms around me.

He took me into his office where a couch was and sat down with me.

"He left. My father left," I mumbled while looking down at my hands.

"I'm so sorry Vanessa," he whispered while pulling me in for a hug.

"I don't know what to do, or why I came here Mr. Mendes," he said and I looked up at him.

"Ness, you don't have to call me Mr. Mendes every time you see me, I'm here as your friend," he said and I nodded.

"Okay but Shawn, I don't know what to do," I said using his real name.

"I'll be here if you need anything I promise," he said while pulling me closer to him.

We stared into each other's eyes, and it was as it our faces were magnets. I could feel us moving closer to each other. We were both leaning in, and I wanted to stop it, but I didn't have the power to.

In the next moment, our lips touched.