chapter twenty-five

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by zakandameerah_

by zakandameerah_

chapter 25
paradise
shawn peter raul mendes
2 months later
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I open the letter, my eyes smiling at her neat handwriting. The letter reads:

Dear Shawn,

I hope you're well, the marriage is officially over. Don't cry, you know that we weren't in love anymore. We're happier now, right? I've met the one who I truly believe I'll be with forever. He's really nice, he's Turkish and I've moved to Marmaris to be with him.

How are Matt and Aaliyah? I hope they're going strong now. Say hi to them for me.

I miss you, come visit soon! I know we aren't together anymore but that doesn't mean that we can't be friends. Marmaris is so much warmer than Canada!

He's called Ginger, I love him so much, you'll love him too. I'm learning Turkish! It's quite easy, but if you were to learn it on your own i dont know if it would be harder.

When's your next break? You should come and see us, we'll show everybody at the Aida!

Love, Echo.

That was how I knew I had no chance anymore, she was gone, he makes her happy. And that's all I could ever ask for.

"Shawn!" Aaliyah called, pulling me out of bed. I rubbed my eyes, before scowling at her.

"Aaliyah!" I groaned, "what?!"

"Well.... uh, we booked some plane tickets for you to go and see Echo. You've been weeping for the last 2 months, you should go and see her."

I nod, "I should. When do I leave?"

"In 4 hours,"

I get off the plane, the Dalaman sunlight beating against my skin. I shield my eyes with my hand, walking into the airport. Then I see Echo, her eyes bright as she sees me.

"Shawn!" She breathes, pulling me into a hug. "Oh my god! I've not seen you in so long! How are you?"

"Good good, how are you?"

"Better then ever. Come on, they've all wanted to see you, even Emily! But you know, she loves everyone."

"How are we getting back?"

"Who did you fly with?"

"TUI."

"Time to find the transfer bus, just need to get your visa checked and we'll collect your things, then we can go." She smiles, I follow her through the confusingly large airport. Each corridor is winding but she seems to know where she's going.

We reach baggage collection, I quickly get my things and I see a tall man talking to a girl. "Echo!" He calls. Her has dark hair, I presume he is her boyfriend.

He hugs her and she turns to the other girl, "Emily, Ginger, this is Shawn."

I wave to them and they send me a friendly smile and introduce themselves. They both seem nice.

"Mamá, you never said anything to me on my birthday, no hello or anything. Te extraño, mamá." Echo says to her mother, Mellisa Carpenter just stared, her face holding no emotion.

"Eco, esta es la razón por la que me fui. Dejaste a un gran hombre, para alguien ... horrible,"

"mamá, lo amo más de lo que he amado a nadie más! ¡A la mierda espera! ¡Él es el que yo quiero!"