best friend • shawn mendes & magcon

Chapter 8

Shawn's POV

I see the manager run over and he exclaims "What the HELL is going on here??" "Well for your information sir, this man was gripping my friend sexually and threw her into the wall." He threw her into the wall. AVE!! Oh God. I see her over up against the wall eyes closed. "Sir sir I have to go! He was also handling a firearm, most likely without a permit. Could you please call the police I have to take my friend to the Hospital!! Please sir!" I run over to Ava and gently pick her up bridal style and start semi running to the car. I slide her into the backseat across all three seats. I'm tearing up and crying now. I hate that fucking guy. He can rot in hell. How could he do this. I think I'm speed- actually I know I'm speeding. But I don't give a damn.

All of a sudden I hear rustling in the back. I see Ave rubbing her head. "OH MY GOSH AVE ARE YOU OK?" I'm so relieved! "Jesus fucking Christ Mendes shut up." She's still rubbing her head as I pull the car to the side of the road. I still remember everything she's told me about her past. This probably triggers all of the memories. I have never liked her dad ever. He even abused Ave at home and she told me I couldn't tell anyone. And I thought that was best, but I should've known better. I should've told someone. "HEY MENDES!" Ave semi- yells.

Ava's POV

Oh shit. I wake up with the biggest migraine. Ugh what happened? And then I can remember that stupid Jack Ass. Ugh. "OH MY GOSH AVE ARE YOU OK?" I hear Shawn actually yelling/screaming. "Jesus fucking Christ Mendes shut up." I groan. I rub my head trying to make the pain stop. I see Shawn zoning out as he parks the car on the side of the road. "Mendes." I say softly. "Shawnie." Ugh . "HEY MENDES!" Finally he turns towards me "Yea Ave what's up?" "Ya kinda zoned out on me there." "Yah sorry I'm just thinking about how you're feeling and if you can come on MagCon. Some other things too." I'm glad he's thinking of me😊.

Still I'm a little shaken about what happened. "Hey Shawn. Am I going to have to testify in court?" I ask because I know how these things work. "Um only if you press charges." "UGH now I have to deal with lawyers and paperwork." I'm seriously already stressing out. "Well wait Ave. Did anyone else witness this? Because if you really don't want to do it, then I suggest-" He gets cut off by his phone ringing. Hm. Seriously who could it be. This is the worst possible timing. "Yes. Oh. Yes sir. Most definitely. Thank you. Bye. Have a good night." Shawn seems a little sad but relieved at the same time. "Um Ave?" He's such a dork. "Yah Shawnie?" "The guy who, you know, um. While they were taking him into the police station he had a heart attack. Apparently he's had one before. And this time, he didn't make it." I was relieved but also kind of sad. "That's sad. Even though what he did I can never forgive him for, he didn't deserve to die. Shawn did you tell my mom about this?" He looks worried. "Um. Erm. Yes. I know you probably didn't want me to but I had to. She knows about it and told me that she was so upset and I could hear her sobbing through the line. You might want to call her now."

~Skip to End of Phone Call~
"Bye mom. Yes I love you too. Yes I know. I'm not supposed to leave Shawn for the rest of the night. Yes love you too."
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"Mendes. I'm still hungry. I don't want to go back into any store though." I'm starving. "Um we could order a pizza. Oh and Hey! I know a pizza guy so maybe we could ask him to run to the store for us. We can pay him the grocery money when he gets here." Well that seems a little unusual but hey, it's Shawn. "Okay. Hey Mendes we should probably drive home. I'm freezing and I want to watch Netflix." Nothing but the truth there. He laughs "Me too Ave, me too." As we're driving back he turns the radio back on to some station that has calm pop music. Jason Mraz I'm Yours comes on.

Well You done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted

I love this song. I sing the rest with Shawn harmonizing. I smile to myself thinking about old times. "Ave I know I say this a lot, but you have such an amazing voice! Ugh! It's so beautiful!" I smile and look down because it's the first compliment I've received in a while.

We pull up into the driveway and before I can even unbuckle, Shawn's rushing over to my door and opening it for me. He carries me into the house on his back (a.k.a. a piggy-back ride) and he calls his pizza friend. "Hey Ave!" He puts his hand over the phone and lowers it. "What do you want from the store?" "Hmm a tough decision Mendes! Tell him Sour and Sweet stuff. That's my faveeee!!" He laughs and repeats what I said into the phone. My mood changes and we both settle in wrapped in blankets on the couch watching Grease. It's one of our favorite movies to sing along to and watch together.

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A/N: Hey guys!! Sorry this chapter took a while to write Thx for 25 views not a whole lot to some but thanks! And by the way sexual harassment is not something to joke about. ILY all.
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