the girl in the stands - shawn mendes

chapter eight

lauren,

i stood at the bottom of the bleachers and watched shawn as he was about to score a touchdown.

i screamed for him.

go shawn.

he was so good at football.

after the game was over.

i saw him look straight at me so i smiled at him.

he smiled back.

his hair was all wet from all the sweating, and he looked tired too.

he ran over to where i was and jumped up.

"what are you doing?" i asked him.

he just hugged me.

i hugged him back.

"you did great" i said.

he just smiled at me when he pulled away.

"i'm taking you out after this so wait up" he said and ran off again.

"you guys are so cute, laur" hailey said from beside me.

"we're not together" i said.

"but you will be" she said.

"you don't know that" i said.

"i do. he looks at you like your his. like you're special. you guys are gonna fall in love and be together forever." she said.

"whatever you say" i said and we walked off the bleachers.

"have fun on your date. i'll talk to you later" she said and walked away.

i waited by the bathroom for him.

he walked out and i stepped in front of him.

"oh i'm sorry" i said like it was the first time we ever talked.

"there you are" he smiled down at me.

"here i am" i said.

"i have to admit something" he said.

"yeah?"

"i already knew your name the night i ran into you and i did it on purpose so i could talk to you" he said.

he knew my name??

i just smiled up at him.

"we should go." i smiled. "i'm hungry"

"okay, where do you want to go?" he asked me.

"i don't know"

"i hate that" he chuckled and we got in his car and he started driving until we ended up at a mc donald's.

i was fine with this. it was nothing special and i was okay with that.

we walked inside.

we walked up to the counter to order.

"how may i help you?" the guy asked.

but that's when i noticed the guy was chandler.

he used to go to our school last year but he graduated. we went on a few dates but it was nothing real.

he was a real jerky, he was on the soccer team.

and he ended up at mcdonald's wow.

"lauren. hey" he said when he saw me.

"you guys know each other?" shawn asked.

"yeah" he said. "from last year"

"i'd like a cheeseburger plain please" i said ignoring anything he said.

"i'm gonna find us a table" i said to shawn and he nodded.

i sat down and pulled my phone out to text hailey.

lauren: you'll never guess who works at mcdonald's!

hailey: omg who???

lauren: chandler asshole

hailey: so that's where life got him?? haha i wanna see this.

lauren: he acted like we were friends lollll

lauren: oh gotta go foods here. talk to u tomorrow

*

"thank you for mc donald's." i chuckled.

"yeah, it was nothing special." he smiled.

"i know. but i'll see you tomorrow" i smiled.

"okay. goodnight, lauren" he said with a smile.

"goodnight, shawn" i said and walked inside and closed the door.

i walked into my room and just got ready for bed.

*

"good morning, lauren" shawn smiled with a starbucks drink as i opened the door.

"good morning and thank you" i smiled taking the drink.

i walked out to his car.

"i never asked but what's your favorite color?" shawn asked me.

odd.

"yellow" i stated.

"why that color?" he asked me.

"because it makes me happy"

"well, then you're my yellow" he said.

and i just smiled.

i looked away from his gaze and he started driving.

we were at school now and he was walking me to my locker like he always does.

"hey shawnie boo. last night was so much fun with you" samantha walked over and put her hand on his shoulder and winked at him.

last night?

what? he was with me..

did he seriously leave and go to her after he left me.

i let go of his hand.

"what? no." shawn said.

i walked away from him.

i walked to my locker alone.

hailey and blake were at the library. they texted me.

i grabbed my books out.

"you don't believe her, do you?" shawn walked over.

"really shawn? i'm not stupid. i shouldn't have fallen for all your games. you don't like me." i said looking at him.

"that's crazy, lauren. of course i like you. i don't like her! she's just making up lies to get us apart. please" he said.

"i know i'm not pretty, i won't ever turn you on or take your breath away, or impress your friends with the way i look. but i can make you laugh and make you wanted.. and sometimes i can be cute. but i just really wish i could be enough, for you, just once but i never will be." i said and turned around.

"you are enough" he said louder as i walked away from him feeling the tears well up in my eyes.

i'm not enough for shawn or anyone and i never will be.