Senior Year (Shawn Mendes fanfic)

Chapter Twelve

(Time jump - October 3rd)

"Can I carry your luggage out to the car for you?" Shawn asked me as he stood in my foyer.

"Um, yeah, that would be great." I told him as I tried to mentally go through my checklist I had. "Thanks."

"No problem." He said as he grabbed my suitcase and carry-on bag and walked out to his car.

It was five am, and we had to be at school by five-thirty. It was the day everyone has been talking about for weeks now, October third! The day that the seniors that completed two foreign language classes get to get on a plane and go to a country that the language is spoken. Shawn, Ava, and I were all going to Milan, Italy.

"You're not forgetting anything, right?" Shawn asked me as he yawned.

"I don't think so, I think i'm good." I said as I patted my pockets to make sure I had my phone. "I'm just going to quickly say goodbye to my parents, then i'll be right out."

"Alright, meet you in the car." Shawn said as he walked out into the dark.

I walked to my parents room and saw my parents both picking out clothes for the day. "Alright, I have to go. I love you guys, see you in a week!" I said as I extended my arms and hugged my mom.

"Oh be good, please. And stay safe, I love you!" My mom said into my hair as she squeezed me. After hugging my mom I walked over to my dad and hugged him too.

"Same as your mother I guess." He laughed. "I love you, Bostyn."

"Love you guys." I said as I walked towards the door.

"Bostyn?" My mom called after me.

"Yeah?" I asked, reappearing into their room.

"If you get a chance, I know your cell won't work in Italy, but if you get to a pay phone, I read online that those can make calls to the states." My mom informed me.

"Of course, mom." I smiled. "I'll call whenever I get the chance, I promise."

"What time does your plane land tonight?" My dad asked me.

"Around nine pm, our time I think."

"So six am, their time." My dad said after doing the math quickly.

"Great, feel free to call as soon as you land." My mom told me, well demanded me. "I think they even have phones in the airport, they have to right? Just as soon as you can call, please call, Bostyn."

"I will, don't worry." I smiled. My mom breathed out and we said our i love you's one more time before I walked out and got into Shawn's car.

"Sorry it took so long, my mom was freaking out telling me to call as soon as I can." I said as I buckled up.

"It's fine, my mom did the same thing." Shawn laughed as he backed out of my driveway.

"To Milan we go!" I smiled.

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"I'm scared of plane rides." Ava said as she shifted uncomfortably in the plane seat.

"You'll be okay, just don't overthink it."

"How long is this flight again?" Ava asked me, breathing heavily as the plane started to take off.

We both were silent as we tried to make out what they were saying over the speaker, but it was very mumbled and we only got a few words. I turned in my seat and closed one eye, trying to see Shawn through the tiny seat gap.

"Shawn?" I asked.

"Steve." I saw Steve fill up the gap with his face, blocking out the sliver of Shawn I had seen. Ava rolled her eyes and put her headphones in.

"Nope I said Shawn, not Steve." I watched Shawn push Steve out of the way.

"Yeah?" Shawn's deep voice said.

"Do you know how long this flight is?" I asked him.

"I'm not exactly sure how long we'll be on this plane since we have a connecting flight, but I know that the total amount of time we will be spending on the plane is around just over fifteen hours."

"Dang that's long," I sighed. "thank you."

Shawn patted my seat. "Anytime."

I turned back to Ava and looked at her until she pulled out her earphone. "We have a connecting flight, but the total amount of time is around fifteen hours."

Ava's eyes widened. "You have to be kidding me!"

"I wish I was."

"Well it looks like i'm going to be bored for fifteen hours." Ava said, sounding annoyed. I was assuming it was because Steve was sitting right behind her.

"I think i'm going to listen to music, too." I said, trying to change the subject. "Once we get bored of our music we can play cards or something."

"Okay." Ava said before putting her earphones back in.