Who are you actually?

Nobody was on the Staircase any longer

"What are you talking about? This is no time for jokes, Shawn."

"I'm not kidding. All of us, all of our friends excluding Juliet, are Vine famous. We're also apart of this company called Magcon. We travel around the US to meet fans and perform."

"I would have heard of you," I said. 

"That's why we lied. It was so rare that someone hadn't heard of us. We wanted to preserve it for as long as possible."

"I don't believe you," I said, walking backwards. "It's impossible."

"I sing. I'm going on tour this summer with Austin Mahone. Tell me you know who that is."

"I'M NOT AN IDIOT STOP LYING TO ME!" I screamed. 

I couldn't help it. I started bawling. He tried to comfort me, but I pushed him away. 

"Prove it," I growled. 

He Google searched his name and thousands of links and photos popped up. I checked on my phone, and it was all true. I searched Instagram and thousands of fan pages popped up. I read comments like "SHAWN IS SO HOT OMG" to "OMG HAVE MY CHILDREN <3" to way worse. I threw my phone and crawled into a ball. 

"How could you?" I whispered.

"I am so so so sorry, Aria."

I felt so... shattered. Betrayed. Heart broken. 

I stood up and looked him dead in the eye. "You tell your backstabbing best friends to never speak to me again. That includes you. I hate you all."

I ran out of his house and into mine. 

"Mom! Mom!" I screamed. 

"Honey, what's wrong?" she asked, comforting me.

"Shawn's a celebrity. All my friends are... and they didn't tell me. They convinced the entire school to keep it a secret. That's why they were always staring at me. They all probably think I'm an idiot!"

"Honey, I thought you knew! Everyone knows Shawn Mendes," she said in disbelief.

"EVERYONE EXCEPT ME!" I wailed.

"Oh, honey it's okay. Shhh, it's okay."

"I never want to see any of them again!"

"Then don't. Just walk past their lying asses with your head held high," she said.

"Thanks, mom," I said with a smile. "Do I have to go to school tomorrow?"

"Yes ma'am!" she said happily. "Everything will be okay, I promise."

I turned off my cell phone and went to sleep. 

The next morning, I threw on a pair of jeans and a long sleeved black shirt. My hair was in a messy bun and I wore no makeup. 

I opened the door to find Shawn sitting on the porch steps.

"Aria, don't slam-"

Too late. I slammed the door on that piece of shit.

"UGH CAN YOU JUST HEAR ME OUT?!" he screamed in frustration.

I grabbed my phone and dialed Juliet's number.

"Hello?" 

"Juliet, don't hang up. It's Aria."

"Why would I hang up? It's not your fault Shawn's a dick."

"I found out about everything," I said.

"WHAT?!" she screamed. "Who told you? How'd you find out? It wasn't me was it?"