Shay
I place the letter on the table and she looks down at it and then back up at me.
"Shay.." She starts but I stop her.
"Elisya." I correct her.
"Elisya..." She sighs. "We were going to tell you I just.. you were so used to us. It would have been weird to just say 'by the way you aren't our child we just raised you because your real parents couldn't.' We were protecting you." She says looking down.
"Protecting me from what?! My own mother and father?!" I yell.
"You're going to wake Seth and Sara up stop yelling."
"I DON'T CARE! YOU'VE LET ME BELIEVE THAT YOU WERE MY MOM MY WHOLE LIFE. AND NEVER ONCE MENTIONED KAREN MENDES TO ME. YOU ARE SO SELF CENTERED! I AM NOT YOUR CHILD." I yell running upstairs with tears in my eyes. I grab my phone off the charge and look at the note. I dial my mom's number and put the phone on my ear.
"Hello?" She asks when she answers.
"Mom?" I ask as a tear falls down my cheek.
"Shay?" She asks through the phone.
"I prefer Elisya." I say which makes her laugh.
"You've read the letter." She states.
"Yes." I say with tears falling down my cheek.
"You have perfect timing. We're in Phoenix for one of Shawn's shows." She says.
"If I give you my address will you come over with Shawn and dad and Aaliyah?" I ask. Yes I know about Aaliyah. Shawn Mendes is one of my favorite artists and I used to be obsessed.
"How about we come over in an hour. Shawn is in a recording session. But after that we'll come over." She says. I smile.
"I'll text you my address." I smile.
"Okay. I love you Elisya." She says.
"I love you too mom." I say as tears stream down my face.
"Lisa!!" I yell running downstairs. She looks at me surprised.
"Yes?" She asks.
"Mom and Dad and Shawn and Aaliyah are coming over in an hour." I say and the run back upstairs. I take a picture of the note and send it to Hunter.
{Hunner💦}: NO WAY!! You're related to Shawn Mendes?! Are you pranking me Shay?
{Me}: No. And my name is Elisya. So please call me Elisya.
{Hunner💦}: How do you pronounce Elisya?
{Me}: E-lee-see-ya
{Hunner💦}: Ok. Elisya. I gotta go. Sound check. Bye Luv ya.
{Me}: Luv ya too
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The doorbell rings and I jump up. I open the door to see Shawn and the rest of my family.
"I can't believe I'm the sister of Shawn Mendes." I say looking up at him. He's tall.
"Hey shortie." He smiles hugging me. I was up to his chest. I then hug my mom and dad and then Aaliyah.
"I have a sister!! That is soooo cool!!" She squeals. I laugh. I look up at my mom who was crying.
"Mom don't cry." Shawn and I say at the same time.
"I can't help it." She laughs wiping her eyes. I laugh and hug her once more.
"Karen can I talk to you? Sh- Elisya how about you spend time with Shawn and Aaliyah." Lisa says. I nod and take Shawn and Aaliyah up to my room.
"I like your room." Shawn laughs looking at one of my walls that had his poster taped on it. I laugh.
"I love your music. Actually I love you in general. That's weird." I say to myself.
"What's weird?" Shawn asks smiling.
"I had a crush on my brother." I say making a face. He laughs.
"So you were 3 when I was born. You remember any of that?" I ask laughing.
"Nope." He laughs as he continues to look around my room. "Who's that?" Aaliyah asks pointing to a picture of me and Brandon.
"That's my bestfriend." I smile.
"He's cute." She smiles. I laugh.
"He's single." I chuckle.
"And who's that?" Shawn asks looking at my phone as it rings with a FaceTime call from Hunter.
"My boyfriend." I smile answering it.
"HUNTERRR!!" I squeal as his face loads.
"Tell me you've met your family." He says looking at me.
"Shawn meet my boyfriend. Hunter this is Shawn Mendes." I laugh as he does a little fangirl squeal.
"I love your music so, so much." He squeals looking at my brother. It's weird. Shawn my brother and Shawn, Lisa's son, are about the same age. And if our families were friends they both named there kids Shawn.
"Hunter get off the phone!" I hear someone yell.
"Got to go." Hunter sighs.
"Ok bye."
"I love you." He says looking up. Before I could respond he hangs up.
"I love you too." I groan throwing my phone on my bed.
"He sounds busy.." Shawn laughs.
"He's on tour." I sigh falling back on my bed.
"Wait Hunter. Hunter Rowland?" Aaliyah asks. I nod.
"He follows me on musical.ly." She laughs.
"Oh cool." I smile.
"ELISYA!" My mom calls. I run downstairs.
"I think it's only fair that you get to pick what we do. You can stay here in Arizona or move with them to California." Lisa says. I look down. My options: Stay with my fake family and my boyfriend. Or. Live with my real family away from my boyfriend. Why do complicated things always happen to me?!?!?!
