DREAM KINGS (Shawn Mendes x Harry Styles)

C h a p t e r [146]

"Sh—Shawn? Mind if I talk to May for a second? We'll be quick." Tharushka said.

Shawn looks at me like he's waiting for my approval to let myself be talked with.

"It's okay. Maybe she has something to tell.."

"Then go ahead.." Shawn then looks at Tharushka and I walk towards her.

"What is it you're going to tell?"

"I'm pretty sure you already know of this but please tell Shawn to sing the song he wrote for you in his concert."

"He wrote a song for me?!"

"Yes! Wait—you don't know?"

"I don't.."

"Really?! Oh my gosh, you're clueless all this time."

"I—I'm getting lost. What do you mean?"

"I mean you don't know that that song is for you?"

I shake my head, "I'm sorry, I got caught in an accident last month ago and I lost some of my memories." I lie.

"Oh god, I—I am so sorry."

"It's okay.." I said in a relief, she probably can't read me unlike Shawn and Tippy.

"It's the song called Never Be Alone.."

"Never Be Alone..?" My breathing slows down, I didn't know he wrote a song for me, "How can you be so sure that he wrote that song for me?"

She shrugs, "I just know.. because in an interview, he says he's never been a caring person until he learned how to be because of one person."

"And who could be that one person?"

"You. Obviously."

"And how can you tell that I am that person?"

"Because he said he's not going to be ashamed of what he's doing for the person he loves. He said he's going to show the whole world, even us, his fans what he was doing for that person.. and as what I see now.. he's not embarrassed to show us that he's carrying those bags for you and acting like a protective father."

I swallow and turning my mind to an empty room, "I..uh.. I don't know what to say.."

"Well, that's all." She smiles, "Thank you May."

"Oh, um.. no worries." I smile back.

"Please don't forget to tell him. We would be so happy to hear him sing that song again.."

I nod, "Okay. I will."

I turn around and went back to Shawn, the girls waved their hands as Shawn and I walk away.

On our way to look for the car, Shawn speaks, sharing what he feels about what was going on in his career, "Sometimes I feel like everything is too much.. it's overwhelming."

"It obviously is.. but that's your life now."

"Yeah, I know.. it's just.. it's so stupid of me to show everyone what I can do. Sing and play the guitar, as if the attention I'm getting before all of this isn't enough."

"Hey, I know we usually fight but there's nothing wrong with what you achieved. I'm pretty sure you inspired a lot of people and you just don't notice."

He breathes in and out, then puts on a side smile, "You're always good for a smile."

"Alright, stop that."

He chuckles, "Hey, wait. There's the car!"

"Where?"

"Over there."

"Oh yeah. But why did they park it on the side of the road?"

He shrugs, "They have reasons for sure."

After a few more stomps on the cemented ground, we reached the car. The car windows are open and the driver's seat's pushed back halfway, Sam's face is covered with a small towel while Tippy's sitting beside him and holding her phone.

"Hey guys.." Shawn says.

Tippy opens her door excitedly as soon as she saw us, she heads out and took the other bag, "Hell yeah!"

"Is Sam okay?" I ask.

"Yeah, I told him to get some sleep, he better rest or else we gon' die if he falls asleep while driving."

Shawn puts the rest of the bags on the car roof, "I told him I'd drive but.. well.. he didn't want me to and I kinda understood why." He says while putting the food out of the bags.

"Mmhm, he told me why and I can't argue with what he did."

"Thanks Tippy."

"No worries Shawn." She says then head back inside, leaving the car door open to let the air come through.

I guess I'm lucky the car's not that high and I'm able to reach the bag of sandwiches. I remove it from packaging and began eating. It tastes good, the mayonnaise, the meat and the rest of the vegetables blends well and the bread is impressive, crunchy even though it was picked out from the doorless fridge. With every bite, my eyes closes like I'm in those TV commercials wherein the actors closes their eyes as they take a bite.

"Mmmmm.." I moan while I chew, when I swallow the food, I open my eyes and see the jerk staring at me with a concealing smile, and honestly, it made me feel embarrassed but of course, I have to act like I don't give a damn, "What?" I ask as if I'm asking for a fight.

He laughs, "Too good?"

"Yeah, you should try it."

"If you don't mind." He grabs my wrists, leans down and took a bite.

"HEY!"

Shawn giggled and eventually I did too, chuckling while talking, "My sandwich, you ate almost the whole thing!"

Shawn chews slowly and his cheeks're bulging like bubbles. He looks so damn precious. So damn cute. I notice a stain of mayonnaise on the side of his lips and to think that I want to tell him makes me knees weak. It's just a simple freaking mayonnaise on the side of his lips but I'm already shaking!

I lift my hand and point my finger to the side of my lips, telling him he got something on his. He raises his brows and I hit it again, telling him for the second time. He puts out his tongue and tried to take it off but it just spreads even more.

I groan and grabbed the bag where the rest of sandwiches were, I thought the cashier guy provided some napkins but he didn't. He probably forgot caused by too much excitement.

Shawn just stands still but with his arm resting on the car roof, he's continuously chewing and shredding the huge bite he took from my sandwich. I face him and the mayonnaise're still there, he looks funnily cute with it though.

I move closer, put my finger to where the stain of mayonnaise were and wiped it off, hitting his pretty luscious lips with my thumb and index fingers. And what's making it even more attracting; is that he didn't even mind, he didn't even care, he just acted so cool as if it's a normal thing to do, as if he knew it coming.