DREAM KINGS (Shawn Mendes x Harry Styles)

C h a p t e r [113]

It's been a long journey with you guys. Chapter 112 should be the end and that was that, Shawn just left and everything they built was just like a form of imagination for the girl but I decided to put answers to all your questions and that was in Dream Kings II.

Still, I feel so sad to leave this book. I'm thinking "Hey Jemay, you've published 100+ chapters there and you're just gonna end on Chapter 112 and start a new one? Why not put Dream Kings II there, instead of writing a new one and start all over again?"

So yeah.. I'm going to be publishing the chapters from DREAM KING II here, so a lot of you guys would get the notification, well, if you guys are still reading this silly story. *he he he*

College Life, Academics, Performance, Teachers and New Classmates, they're all new to me and they're giving me the hardest times. Let's add to that the house chores, family problems, friends and misunderstandings and other issues, equals stress and depression. If only I could go somewhere, like in a beach and lying down on a hammock and writing stories for you guys.. a great great great sigh. Well, someday it'll happen.

For now, I want you guys to give me and the story the patience it needs, sorry for the long updates of chapters, sorry for the roller coaster rides.

By the way, I am truly and deeply sorry I can't reply to all your comments, I tried to comment but it always says that I'm not logged in, but I already am and had verified my account. I'll fix it in no time. Thank you so much for everything. Thank you for the comments, messages, praises and supports. I love you guys so much. Thank you for staying with me and the story.

Consider this chapter as the start of Chapter 1 of Dream Kings II. —J.
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Thought it was a happy ending. Thought we'd face the challenges couples face together. Thought he'd let me know he's leaving the next day. So much for my expectations. Despite all of that, I still did a positive outlook to why he did that, to why he just went and go. I texted him but I did not get any replies, I decided to call him but his phone number's deleted. It was unavailable.. but still, maybe he's the one going to call me or text me, so I waited for his calls or texts or anything to reach me and explain, but weeks already passed.. I did not hear anything from him.

Mom and Aunt tried to talk to me, so does Tippy, but no one made me. I stopped eating, made me lose several pounds, I stopped everything and isolated myself for so long until I'm tired. Until I want to end it all. I guess this is how love really goes. It's not all about happiness and slight arguments, it sometimes takes you to the point where you want to end all the heartaches in one solution. Days were spent crying and reminiscing the memories we made.

It took me many months to realize that everything we had was thrown away, I didn't know I'm so damn expendable. I guess that's why Luke played me before.. since the very start. I'm just glad I get to stop my feelings before I even became his girlfriend, but what's funnier, is that, I made myself even more miserable when I fell in love with Shawn and officially became his girlfriend.. whom then later on.. left without a single damn word. How ironic.

Soon, the time came, I opened the door for the world again. I tried to conceal everything. The pain and the idea of him, existing somewhere miles away from me. I celebrated occasions and feel like it's forced upon me just to make me happy for a short period of time and then will vanish later on when I'm alone.

I graduated college and fortunately, found myself a job, it's tiring but it takes my mind off of things that can make me sob. Many students wondered why they didn't see him somewhere, and I'm looking like the poor girl who was left alone by her knight in shining armor. They were right.

It's hard but I'm also living somewhere far from my own town, got myself a small apartment. Mom and Aunt Mary's living at our house, mom didn't let her go back to her own house because of fear she might lose consciousness again and there is no one there to help her. Living alone and having things for yourself, I'm used to it, but having him to stay with me under the same roof for a long period of time, sure, it's an adjustment.

A year passed and I know I'm well.. somehow.. I can smile, I can laugh and I can go out again and hang out with new people in the new town where I'm living, but my job is truly exhausting, so I thought of taking a long break to see Mom, Aunt Mary and my best friend Tippy and my town, because I miss them so much.. but hoping I won't miss the other person whom I made memories with.

While planning upon going home, I called Mom, then Tippy. They both sounded so excited to see me again and I am too. I'm just so stoked to see their pretty faces and joyfulness again, very different from the people I see in my everyday life at the place where my apartment is. People there are not bad but there's a saying, 'There's no place like home.'

On my way home, I notice I'm still wearing the bracelet. All this time I did not bother taking it off or throwing it into nowhere. The word spells 'Smile,' but how can I smile when I know he just went away without telling me.. and worse, that's just it. He just left without a word, not even trying to contact me. No more, no less.

"On that side of the street, mister." I said to the driver. I gave him the payment as he stops the car at the street, just a few more steps before my parents' house. I head out of the car and to the back to get my bags, the driver rushed and helped me get them out of the trunk, "Thank you so much." I said with a smile then walked away to the house.

I stood in front with a match of breathing in, it's good to be back. Really. I missed this house, I missed mom's cooking.. and I missed.. never mind.

"Here we go.." I open the gate and head inside the house.

I can hear his voice, I can picture him standing beside me, everything is coming back. I can't deny that damn fact. Maybe coming back here is wrong? He's the thing that's wrong but never the house, never the town, never the people in it.. it's just him.

The house's dark. Light's are all off. Where is everyone? I thought Mom and Aunt Mary would be here.. I thought I told them I'm going home today.

I turn on the lights in the living room, then went to the kitchen to turn on the lights there too, but to my surprise, the lights opened with a yell of "WELCOME HOME!"

Mom, Aunt Mary and Tippy and her boyfriend, Sam. They're there the whole time, waiting for me. Lots of food on the countertop and table, it's a celebration.

"Oh my god. You guys!" I said and hugged them one by one.

"We missed you!" Mom said.

"I missed you guys too!"

"Yeah, but now that you're here, you need to take me to the movies! I can still remember you owe me one because—" Tippy adds.

"Yeah, yeah. No problem. I'll take you to the movies."

"Attagirl!"

"Of course I'm going—" Sam says trying to join the girl date.

"Oh no." Tippy says, "It's only for girls."

"How come Mrs. Archer and Mrs. Dockwood isn't coming? Huh?"

"Because they have their own date, silly!"

"Well, you can come with us Sam. No worries." I said.

"But girl, I want it to be only us."

"Tips.. please.. I'm okay.. I know what you're thinking. You may be not my sister by blood but you're my sister at heart and I can tell what you have in mind. I'm okay. I'm fine."

I know Tippy doesn't want her boyfriend to come because obviously I might just become a third wheel or make me wish that he was here so it would become a double date but.. no. I don't. Everything is fine. If I want to move on, I need to forget everything that reminds me of him.