Chapter sixteen; Stitches

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2 months have passed since I went to Seattle to see Shawn. 2 excruciatingly long months.

In that time he released 2 new songs. 'Stitches' and 'mercy' . Of course he's making it seem like I'm the bad person. Like I'm the person that decided we should breakup.

He is the one that decided that. Not me.

I have been trying so hard to keep myself together but it is so damn hard.

I am strong, I am independent, I am confident. I keep telling myself over and over again. I will say these words over and over again until I believe they are true.

Everything's been rough these past couple of weeks. Shawn is currently in Nebraska. He has a show tonight. I have been keeping up with what cities he's been in and where he's been performing. I know I shouldn't care and it's probably not good for me to keep checking in on him but I can't seem to help myself.

Charlie and I have been keeping in touch the past couple of weeks. Every single show they have done has been sold out. Charlie is having a blast. He hasn't brought up Shawn which I am grateful for. I don't think I'm ready to talk about him with anybody yet. Claire hasn't brought him up since we left Seattle and neither has chase. I think Claire filled him in on everything. I know it's probably hard for him not to talk about Shawn around me and Claire. I give him props because he hasn't said a single word about him. I'm grateful .

I turn the car radio on as I head home from school. Thank god it's Friday. I need to relax this weekend and just take some time to figure everything out. I need to spend some time on me.

"Singing Sensation Shawn Mendes just released a new song" the radio producer says. I turn it up.

"The song is called 'Hold On' it seems to be about Shawn's struggles. I wonder what he is struggling with?" I turn the radio down.

I don't want to listen to it. I don't need too. I already know it's gonna be another bullshit song about how I broke his heart and what not.

I'm ready to move on, I need to move on. I'm scared if I don't I'll be this broken insecure girl forever. I don't want that anymore. I want to be strong.

It's just been so damn hard.

I pull into Starbucks parking lot and put my car in park and turn off my ignition.

I need coffee to get through today. There's no way in hell I will survive the rest of the evening if I don't have caffeine in my system.

I walk up to the cash register to see a cute guy with blonde hair and blue eyes. As I get closer I read his name tag as 'Jake'.

"Can I have your name" he ask as I tell him my order which is a large Caramel iced coffee. Just the thing I need.

"Stella"

"Okay Stella , and your phone number?" He looks up at me with a smirk.

"Do you ask every customer for there phone numbers?" I question and laugh

"Only the cute ones" he shrugs and I laugh harder.

"That sounds fair" I give him my phone number.

I need to start getting over Shawn , maybe meeting a cute guy will help speed up that process. I know it sounds seriously fucked up but I really need to do what's best for me and this might just do the trick.

"I get off at 7, can I pick you up after and maybe we can go grab something to eat?" He questions and I nod.

"That actually sounds great" I smile. He waves goodbye one last time and I walk away with a coffee and a date. Today might not be so bad.

I call Claire on the phone as I leave out of Starbucks parking lot.

She answers on the first ring

"Hello?"

"I have a date tonight" I say excitedly

"Hold on" I hear her shift the phone .

"Your going on a date?!" She finally says after a couple of seconds.

"Yeah I feel like this is what I need to help myself get over Shawn" I smile but it quickly fades.

"Claire" I turn my head and see a truck coming

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