DREAM KINGS (Shawn Mendes x Harry Styles)

C h a p t e r [87]

At school, everything seems right. Talia's didn't come to school but Talia's not the threat I'm being cautious with, Yuna is. She's the one trying to take the whole part of his heart, and I know I have to compete and fight if I want Shawn to become my true special someone. She's getting more and more clingy as hours goes by, I try not to be over jealous, besides, I'm already decided and fully dedicated to tell Shawn what I truly feel for him. The bell rang and we're dismissed for lunch. Yuna took Shawn away again, I was about to turn my head and look at him behind me but he was gone, so is she. I just played it cool with a shrug.

"Hey, I'm sorry I won't be able to go with you to have lunch. I really need to go home." Luke says.

"Are you okay? What's wrong? You seem—"

"It's just an emergency. I really need to go, see you tomorrow." He heads to the door, "I'll call you later!" He yells then left.

All of a sudden, the door slams open and Yuna came rushing, "Oh, hey there May." She says, "Just need to get my wallet." She pants.

"Oh."

She runs to her bag and grabbed her purse, then, before leaving the room, she glances at me and said, "Can we talk?"

"Now?" I ask, surprised with that sudden question.

"No. Not now, maybe later. I really have to go, Shawn's waiting for me."

"Oh.." I mash my lips, "Okay."

She smiles and left. I stood from my chair with my bag, my stomach's hurting from hunger. I decided to follow Yuna on her tracks and went to the canteen. There's a lot of students dining and chatting, noises and laughters, murmurs and utensils clanging. I look around and saw Shawn and Yuna, eating together, but Shawn's food's not even reduced or touched and he's not that talking much, only Yuna does. I walk fast to the line, not to be caught.

Standing stiff on the line, someone poked me and I wished it wasn't him. And it wasn't. Tippy's behind me.

"Tips!" I exclaimed.

"Hey girl!"

We hugged like we've never seen each other before for a long time, she then asked through a whisper, "Why the hell are you here?"

"What?"

"What are you doing here?"

"Ummmm? Getting food..?"

"No, silly! What I mean is that, WHY are you the one ordering?"

"Because I'm hungry?"

"I sweat to God May, I would have smacked you to the ground if only there're no people around. I saw your boyfriend with that girl, the transferee? What's her name again? Yuna?"

"Yeah. That's her. They're friends.."

"Friends or not, it should be either Shawn or her or the three of you ordering, not YOU and you shouldn't leave your boyfriend unattended, especially with girl!"

"Shhhh! They're just friends Tips.."

"Friends?! Trust no hoe! God May! Look! LOOK AT THEM!!"

We turn our heads to where Shawn and Yuna's sitting. Yuna's talking a lot and Shawn seems serious and just poking the food uninterestingly.

"They're just.. talking Tips."

"Hmph, whatever. You're always the hard headed one May. You always go for what you want. You always believe what you want to believe, though sometimes, things are too obvious for strangers and other people to  notice but here you are, pretending and forcing yourself to still believe yourself."

Feels like my tongue was cut off and swallowed by myself, I wasn't able to turn the tables and fight for my reasons because my best friend speaks the truth of her heart and what she said is a hundred percent true. I'm fooling myself to think that they have no relationship or they're just friends. I'm trying to make myself believe that he loves me too but he's with her most of the times we're at school and I'm just looking like his reliever when we're at home or whenever Yuna is not around.

The line moves, so does I and Tippy. We get our orders and Tippy suddenly thought of sitting with Shawn and Yuna to ruin their moment and break their conversation apart.

"Hey, where are you going?!" She asks.

"Sitting."

"Girl, where? Your boyfriend is over there. Where the heck are you planning to sit?!"

"Somewhere."

"Pardon madam, you idiòta! She's gonna steal him, I swear to you."

"Tips, honestly Shawn and I are not in good mood right now and we both need some space.." I lied.

I wouldn't risk Shawn and I's reputation. If Yuna would find out that Shawn and I are in a relationship which is because of just a deal, she's for sure gonna make a scene. I know she would. Her looks, the way she speaks, the way she acts, it's going to be a scandal if she finds out. And also Tippy, she's gonna be so mad if she finds out, I have her vote for the both of us. She supports us and wants us to be together and live happily ever after but the consequence if she knew, I'm gonna be so dead. Not only Yuna and Tippy but the whole campus, they would be so shocked that it'd be an issue that could circulate until graduation.

"Miss Dramatic Actress, whether you fight or beat each other up, you still need to eat lunch with him because you two are a couple. And just because you two fought or whatever, doesn't mean you'll just let him be with that Yuna girl, MAY, FIGHT FOR YOUR LOVER!!"

He's not my lover yet, but maybe someday. Shawn in my dreams already told me he loves me and he's sure that the Shawn of my reality feels the same.

"I want peace and quiet Tips. If I sit with them, Shawn and I will just argue all over again even though there're lots of people here." I said walking to one of the tables and sat.

"I'm lucky Sam's loyal and loving." Tippy says as she puts down her tray and sat.

"Well, if I'm Sam, I'd be loyal, too."

"Really?"

"Yeah. You're like a dragon who would gobble someone if they didn't obey you. Except me of course."

"Girl, really?" She said with a poker face.

"Yup. And Shawn's loyal, it doesn't seem like it for now since he's eating lunch with Yuna, but I guarantee you, he is loyal and sweet.. and caring, cute, funny and—"

"Okay, whatever."

"And HEY! Being loyal is a must, if you can't be loyal to your partner, then.. I guess you shouldn't be together."

"May, I get it, alright? Now, be quiet, I'm trying not to squeeze these lemon to my eyes."

We ate and I decided to take glance at him from 6 tables distance, he was looking at me. I look down to my food, then slowly tried to steal a view of them; he's still staring at me and eventually smiled. We're in good terms and he didn't confirm they're together or anything, maybe I shouldn't assume too much, so I wouldn't be hurt seeing them together.. besides, the confession is coming too soon. I smile back.

"Who you smiling at?" Tippy asks.

"N—No one."