When You're Ready; Shawn Mendes

23. News

"You're doing what?"

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Avelyn

My dad has been out of the hospital for a couple weeks now and I couldn't have been happier. I've gotten back to doing my videos, I had a lot of things to do which was helpful. I even went to events where I vlogged a little, my life was finally coming together again. Therefore I took a little break from YouTube to visit my parents for the weekend.

The scare my dad gave us, especially me, made me realize I need to be back to being close with them. I want to make sure I'm visiting them as often as I could. I don't want to live with regrets of not seeing them as much as I should have.

So I woke up in the room I spent that last few months in. It's crazy to know I was a different person, emotionally, last time I was here. I was literally a sad and scared little girl waiting for her dad to be okay. And now I'm a happy woman who knows her family is happy and healthy again. This time I wasn't staying for months but just till Monday.

I walked out of my room rubbing my eyes. I could smell waffles being made, I turned the corner to find my parents cooking. My mom was doing the waffles and my dad was doing the chicken. My dad always made the best chicken and waffles, something I definitely would've missed, i mean besides him of course.

"Sleeping beauty is finally up." My mom joked.

"Ha Ha so funny. Good morning." I told them as I walked over and gave them both a kiss on their cheeks.

I then moved around so I was able to sit on the barstool. I picked up some of the strawberries that were in the bowl in front of me.

"So when are the others arriving?" I asked before putting a strawberry in my mouth.

My mom shook her head, "Um they're not, they are busy you know. We don't blame them, your brother said he'd be in town in two weeks and the others talk mostly on the phone."

I frowned, "oh okay."

"Brunch is served." My Dad said as he set down a plate in front of me.

We then moved to the table to eat together and it was nice. I wasn't sure when was the last time we ate at the table as a family.

"So how is youtube?" My mom asked me before taking a drink of her milk.

I swallowed my food before answering, "It's good. I'm back to posting on my old schedule and everyone is loving the videos. Or so I hope they are and yeah, things are good."

"Didn't you just go to an event or something?" My Dad asked me.

I nodded, "Yeah Camila invited me to be her plus one. It was really fun, my first time being at a big event like that but fun nonetheless."

It then got silent at the table, not really an awkward silence. But one of those where you know they have something to tell you. That made me nervous because it wasn't so long ago I got a call from my mom telling me my dad was in the hospital. So all that ran through my mind was, what if he's sick again?

"What?" I asked looking between the both of them.

My mom then smiled, "We have something to tell you. Your siblings already know but we knew you would fly in for us so we waited to tell you in person." She told me excitedly.