Shawn Mendes

Shawn

SHAWN MENDES

CHAPTER # 16

We all sit around the coffee table,the tension thick in the room and the air thin,making it difficult to breathe and all I can

do is stare at the girl whose name I think is Ven and wonder if she is the one Greg was talking about but then she hasn't

even spared him a single glance since then. Again the voice booms from the speaker and tells us to speak our names, previous

school names, date of birth and zodiac sign. Everyone remains silent and the voice booms again: "Ven, you can start."

She looks nervous. Clearing her throat, she looks around and her eyes meet mine for the tiniest second and she looks away.

"My name is Ven-"

"Your goddamn full name!"

She heaves a long sigh as if suppressing herself and grits her teeth, then: "My name is Vendetta and-"

"Your fucking full name!"I think the speakers might burst to look at how loud the voice is. I see blood in her eyes.

"I don't have a fucking full name. All I have got is Vendetta because the people I live with picked me up from the roadside.

I had a name tag on me and it is fucking Vendetta and trash doesn't have a surname."She exhales heavily.

"I study at Ross Shaw Sterling Aviation Highschool, my date of birth is eighth July 2003, and my zodiac sign is cancer."

No one tells the other to speak from then on, it is as if a trigger had been pressed and everyone just knows when to speak.

"My name is Justin Drew Bieber, St. Michael Catholic Secondary School, March one,2002 and Pisces."

"Shawn Peter Raul Mendes, Pine Ridge Secondary School, August eight,2002 and Leo."

"Selena Marie Gomez, I was home-schooled, July twenty-two,2003 and Leo."

"Ariana Grande-Butera, Pine Crest School & North Broward Preparatory School, June twenty-six and Cancer."

Taylor rolls her eyes at her turn.

"Taylor Alison Swift, Alvernia Montessori School, The Wyndcroft School, Wyomissing Area Highschool, December thirteen and

Sagittarius."

"Ethan Ronald Walker, Ross Shaw Sterling Aviation Highschool, May twenty-first,2002 and Gemini."His voice was trembling.

"Mason Haymitch Warner, Ross Shaw Sterling Aviation Highschool, April twenty-first and Taurus."

Greg sighs,looks towards Vendetta and then keeps looking. Finally, after two minutes of thick silence, he decides to break the

ice."Gregson Lee Mendes, Ross Shaw Sterling Aviation Highschool, January twenty-first and Aquarius."

"That is very nice all of you, I assure it will be easy if you ensure me your full co-operation."The speaker is dead and

dense 'silence' follows.

"Hey, come on, don't you think we should enjoy while this maniac decides how he wants to butcher us."

"What a remarkable observation, Taylor. I would like to give you a gold medal at that. How would you like it?"She glares at the

the guy whom I assume is Mason and he looks away guiltily.

Nonetheless, we move towards the kitchen and settle on bacon and waffles.

My stomach growls, because God knows I haven't eaten in days.