The Canadian Nerd | Shawn Mendes

Part 13

Shawn's POV

Aaliyah and I ended up leaving a little after her and her friend were done. Lauren gave us a ride. It was mostly filled with Aaliyah talking about random stuff while Lauren laughed. And hearing that laugh made me dread having to leave her, even if it was for the day. Her laugh was music to my ears.

"Okay we are here." Lauren says parking the door. She then turns and smiles at Aaliyah.

"Thanks for the ride, Lauren." She says as she steps out of the car.

"Yeah, thanks Lauren." I smile.

Lauren turns to me and grins. "No problem, Shawn... Your mom home?" She trails off as her eyes wonder to Aaliyah who is walking inside. I look too but shake my head.

"Probably not. She is usually out with her so called friends or at some bar. You don't need to worry." I turn to meet her gaze.

"And her boyfriend... he is coming tomorrow?"

I sigh. How much I was dreading that. I might have come to the conclusion that he wasn't gonna be the nice guy I was hoping for. I mean no descent guy would date my mother. The woman drinks all day, is very loud, and evil. What guy in their right mind would want that? A guy who acts the exact same way, that's who.

"Yep. He is coming." I sigh again.

"Yeah, don't worry Shawn. Maybe he won't be as bad as you are thinking." Lauren says hopefully.

I nod but really don't agree. I doubt this guy will be good in any way. "Well we will see... Bye Lauren." I say.

"See ya, Shawn." She says as I step out of the car.

***

Mom didn't seem to show up last night. That gave me and Aaliyah a night to relax and watch a movie. We sat on the couch and ate popcorn as the movie, If I Stay, played. It was Aaliyah's favorite and so we've seen it 10 times before.

I got bored a little afterwards though, so I decided to slip upstairs and into my room. Plopping on my bed, I grab my guitar.

And yes it was my dad's. I don't know, it just seemed whenever I played it I could think straight. It was like the sound of the music that came from it and the way my fingers moved over the strings. It just cleared my mind.

And with everything that's happened, I think I could use some time to think. With my mom, Aaliyah, Lauren, Cameron, and this new guy I haven't even meet.

I didn't seem to realize that it had been a while. Because next thing I knew, Aaliyah had came into my room saying goodnight.

"Goodnight, Sis." I smile.

Aaliyah gives me a small smile before coming in and sitting at the edge of my bed. "Do you think he is going to be bad, Shawn?" She whispers.

I sigh and move closer to my sister. I give her a side hug before speaking. "I don't know. But don't worry little sis, I wouldn't let him touch you for a second. I have a plan if worse comes to worse."

***

And that's how I find myself waking up on a Sunday morning anxiously waiting for my mother to come home. Something I never found myself doing.

Aaliyah had gone off to hang out with her friends again. Which was good because I didn't want her getting mixed up with all this.

I ended up sending Lauren a text to keep me busy. Even if the conversation wasn't long or really interesting. When I read it, I smiled. Just being around her made me feel so much better. It hurt knowing I couldn't try and make this any thing more. She has a boyfriend, a really crappy one, but she has one. Even though I really want to expose Cameron for who he is, and I will. I have to wait. I have my mother and her stupid new boyfriend to worry about right now.