Illuminate -Shawn Mendes

Mercy

Shawn~

My alarm sounds throughout my room.  I roll over to shut it off, wishing Lex was next to me.  It's Monday.  I crawl out of my warm covers to the coolness of my room.  I choose my maroon Obey hoodie, khaki pants, and black and white Vans for my #ootd.  I stroll to the bathroom closest to my room to pee and brush my teeth.  When I walk out, I give my mom a kiss on the cheek while she cooks and yell "See ya later" to my dad and sister.  Then, I'm gone. 

The drive to school is uneventful so I decide to stop and get coffee from Tim Horton's.  The restaurant is always pretty calm around this time of morning, almost eight o'clock.  After giving my order, 16 ounce dark chocolate mocha and a blueberry muffin, I scan the room just to take in the place; it smells of coffee and baked goods, it's always warm and inviting.  I'd take this over Starbucks any day.  Then, I see her, sitting at a high-top table, staring out the window.  Just seeing her, she's got ahold of me.  She reaches for her mug of a steamy beverage.  Her whimsical fingers grasp the porcelain.  She brings the substance to her mouth.  She carefully blows the heat away and sips delicately.  She has no idea how I fall when I'm around her.  She sets the mug back down and picks up her camera next.  She loves photography and her work is beautiful.  She's never shown anything to me personally, but I can stalk Instagram, too.  She's clicking some buttons, probably looking at some recent work. 

"Shawn!" a young woman's voice calls.  Yay! Muffin time! I stand up from my table and walk over to get my order. 

"Thank you," I say, reaching for my cup and bag. 

"I wrote my number on your cup," the girl giggles at me before I can walk away, "Call me?" she suggests.   I lightly laugh and start to go and I see Lex looking at me through her lens.  I look away quickly and hear a few clicks.  One of our rules we have in our Friends with Benefits deal is that we don't purposely end up at the same location and if we see each other out, we keep to ourselves.  We don't really act like friends, but the benefits are nice.  Okay, that sounded rude, but I'm not lying.  It's more of "Acquaintances with Benefits" but we know each other better than that.  I don't know why or how this girl does this to me.  She makes me speechless and my heart beats fast when I'm with her (not from what you'd think).  Sometimes she makes me forget what I was going to say or what I was thinking about, because she just floods my brain.  I think I'm a pretty confident guy, kind of a bad ass, but I'm saying please have mercy on me.  This girl, this beautiful, caring, poised, talented, girl, has taken me over.  I think I have a crush. 

. . .

In my study hall period, I put barista girl's number in my phone and, just for fun, texted her. 

to Tim's barista: hi, i believe this number was written on my morning java.

from Tim's barista: hi? i think you have the wrong number ??

to Tim's barista: oh sorry, who is this?

from Tim's barista: i could ask the same

to: Shawn, and you are?

from: Camdyn, you go to Comet Point right?

Oh my gosh, this is Lex's friend she wants to hook me up with.

to Camdyn: yeah, what's your last name again? you sound familiar

from Camdyn: i should lol, we've gone to school together for almost 7 years, and its James

to Camdyn James: What class are you in right now? Shouldn't you be working

from: weird question but, art, wbu?