I See You • Shawn Mendes [DISCONTINUED]

there's nothing holdin' me back

A few months have passed since we found out that Shawn Mendes was performing in Toronto. Katrina was so excited to see him, I don't think this is normal anymore.

I woke up to my sister jumping and shouting around our room. "Katrina!!!" I scream, shocking her, making her fall to her butt on her bed. "What is happening?!" I grab my phone and check for the time. 6:48AM. Why, God? Why?!

"Shawn Mendes has a new music video!" Trina screams at the top of her lungs.

Sitting up, I look at my study table and saw my laptop open on YouTube with Shawn Mendes' new video playing. "Jusmiyo. (Oh Lord.)" I rub my face with my hands and lay back down.

"Come on, Lexy! Watch it with me!" She then jumped on my bed, grabbed my hands and started pulling me.

"Baby girl." I grunt. "Why do you need me to watch it with you? I bet you've already watched it a gazillion times."

"Because you have to see him!" She shrieks and pulls me more, I just gave up and went to sit at my study table.

Sighing, I motioned for her to sit on my lap. "C'mere."

Trina jumped on my lap and pressed the space bar, starting the video. How'd she learn that? I don't even know.

The intro started to play and Trina started to bounce from excitement. "Oh, there's a girl." I mumble.

"They look cute together, right!"

"Yeah, sure." I chuckle. Does she even know what she's saying? "Aren't they getting tired from all the running, baby?"

"I don't know." She puts a finger to her chin, thinking. "Ah! I'll ask him when we see him!" She shouts and claps her hand together, her idea making me laugh.

"Oh really now?"

"Yes!"

The video was all cute and relationship goals. I think this Mendes kid would make a great boyfriend. Well...I'm just basing that on this music video...which is totally like scripted...but meh whatever.

The video was about to come to an end when Trina started pointing at Shawn and the girl about to kiss, then the camera zoomed out then scene!

"Wasn't it great!" Trina jumps down from my lap and went to her bed then started jumping on it.

"Sure is, darling. Stop jumping, before you hurt yourself." I go to her with my arms open wide, and she jumped into them, making me carry her. I pretend to grunt at her heavy weight. "You're getting bigger, Katrina. I'm afraid I can't carry you around anymore." I open my arms again only to have her cling to my neck like a koala.

"No! You have to carry me! I'm not getting bigger!" She shouts all in one breath and wraps her legs around my waist, now seriously looking like a koala.

"Hala, Katrina! (Oh my God, Katrina!)" I hugged her again, and bounced her up so I was carrying her properly. "Gutom ka na ba?" I ask her and started to walk downstairs to the kitchen.

As much as possible, our mom wants us to speak in Filipino to still keep in touch with our 'Filipino self.' I don't know, that's what she says.

Trina looks at me confused, still not understanding some of the Filipino words. "Gutom means hungry, and I was asking you if you're hungry." I explain to her in which she only nods with her mouth forming an 'o' shape. "So, gutom ka na ba?"

"Oo. (Yes.)" She replies slowly, nodding.

I place her down on her usual seat at the dining table and went to the fridge to get some eggs and bacon. "Eggs and bacon?" I show her the ingredients in my hands.

"Eggs and bacon!"

"What's all the fuss here?" Dad said, coming into the kitchen wearing his robe. "Why are you up so early?" He went to me and kissed me on the cheek and did the same to Trina.

"Good morning, papa!" Trina shouts excitedly. "Shawn Mendes has a new video!"

"Oh really? So you woke up just to watch it?" Dad said, chuckling a little.

"Yes!"

"What about Lexy then? Why is she up so early?"

"Ginising niya ko para makinood sa kanya, pa. (She woke me up to watch the video with her, pa.)" I said, and started to cook.

My dad just laughed, grabs two mugs and fills it with coffee, sits at the table and read the newspaper.

"Good morning my beautiful family!" My mom chimes as she enters the kitchen with her arms wide open.

"Good morning!" Trina mimics her, making us all laugh.

"Good morning, sweetheart." She kisses my dad on the cheek and sits down beside him.

My dad slides the other mug to her and continue reading the newspaper with a smile on his face.

Well, talk about relationship goals, aye?

"When are Mikee and Alex coming back?" I ask and set Trina's plate down in front of her, I just grabbed a banana and start munching on it.

"In a week." Dad replies, then goes back to his newspaper.

"I want to pick them up at the airport!" Trina shouts.

"We're all going to pick them up, honey." Mom says.

"Yay!"

"Lexy, clean up after Trina okay? I'm going to get ready for work."

"Yes, mom." I say, scrolling through my phone.

And that, is how a typical day starts in the Knightly household.

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