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Imagine:
It's the middle of the night and Shawn's name pops up on my phone screen, which is strange because he only calls me in the morning.
I answer the facetime call and see Shawn's beautiful face. But he looks sad, more than sad. He's never looked like that before.
"Shawn?" I whisper. "Shawn? Are you okay? How's the first few tours been so far?"
He smiles weakly at me and nods his head, laughing a little. "Yeah, yeah tour's great- the fans are insane! It's just... it's just I miss you Y/n, a lot. I know I've only been to a few places so far but it's worse this year compared to last time, I just..."
I catch him look away and wipe his eyes. It hurts me to see Shawn crying, and I'm not there to comfort him. "Hey, don't cry. I'm here aren't I?"
He forces a smile and sniffs. "Only through the screen. I miss you so much Y/n, and Aaliyah. And Mum, and Dad..."
Shawn ends the call before I could say anything to comfort him. I call him back immediately but he doesn't answer. I try again a couple more times. He finally picks up on the third time.
He's been crying. I hate seeing anyone cry, especially Shawn. "Hey, Shawnie, listen to me. It's alright. You're only a few concerts into the tour, you'll pass. Remember the shampoo I gave you? And my favourite scarf with my scent on it? Keep it with you when you go to sleep and it'll be like I'm right there with you-"
"But I can't sleep at night 'cause I'm thinking of you and home. And when I do get some sleep I wake up at night and you're not by my side."
I want to cry. I love this boy so much and there's nothing I can do to cheer him up. "What were the lyrics you said? 'When we fall asleep tonight just remember that we lay under the same stars.' Remember that?"
He nods his head.
I smile at him. "Babe, cheer up. You're doing the best job in the world. Think of all the fans who are happy to see you, and anyway, we're all coming down to see you in 3 days remember? And then we'll be together for a bit."
"I just can't wait to hold you in my arms again Y/n," he looks so sad.
"Tell you what," I say, "let's change our calling hours. Call me each time when you're about to go to sleep on the bus, so that you go to sleep knowing that we talked. And I promise we'll be together soon Shawn."
