It Started With a Song [Shawn Mendes]

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(Summer's POV)

I ran until I got to the edge of the lake, sat down on a rock and cried. I just cried. I might have just lost one of my best friends, because stupid me had to go and say my feelings. I had been up all night trying to figure out what to do, and by morning I had decided that I had to tell him. I had told Isabel what I wanted to do on our walk. But now, I didn't know where to go or what to do. So I just cried. Suddenly I felt someone's hand on my shoulder. It better not be Shawn. I turned around and saw Isabel. I sighed and she hugged me.

     "I'm so sorry," she whispered. "You, know, he's just a jerk, he doesn't deserve you." 

     I looked at Isabel, tears pouring out of my eyes. "But I can't stop loving him." 

     "Oh, you poor thing, it'll be okay." She didn't let me go. "Do you want to go back to the cabin?" I nodded, too tired to speak. "Okay, why don't you start walking, the path is past that tree," she pointed, "and I will meet you there."

     I started walking down the path, trying not to think about what would happen next.

(Shawn's POV)

     I might have just lost one of the best friends I've ever had. Because stupid me had to shut up and not say anything to her when she needed it. I thought about what Brian had said. Was he right? I wish my feelings weren't so complicated. Did I just want Summer to be my friend? I thought so, but now I wasn't so sure. We met all of the others in the clearing just as Isabel ran up. She gave me and Brian the death glare, which I assume meant don't say anything about what happened, and also probably that she hates me now. She told the counselor that Summer didn't feel good so she went back to the cabin, and asked if she could go help her. The counselor said yes, of course, and Isabel ran off again, without saying another word. I was silent the rest of the day, barely talking to anyone, even Brian. It was like time was running, and my mind was struggling to catch up. I wished that I had someone to talk to, but the only person I trust might never talk to me again. When we got back to the cabin to change for dinner, they weren't even there, they must have left early. Mr. Silvers said they went to get food and they weren't going to eat in the mess hall. Nicki and Abby looked worried. I felt so bad, I didn't think I could eat anything, but I didn't want to stay in the cabin in case they came back. Isabel was right; I had done enough. All I could do now was try to figure out my feelings.

     When we got back from dinner, the girls still weren't back yet. I skipped hanging out with the other boys, and decided to go on a walk. I needed some fresh air. I turned around when it started getting really hard to see. I was almost back, and saw the cabin ahead of me, when I heard noises. It was Summer and Isabel. They must have been walking behind me. I jumped behind a tree so that they wouldn't see me. 

     "Hey, thanks for staying with me today. I don't know what I would have done without you," I heard Summer say to Isabel.

     "It was nothing, and that's what friends are for, right?" Isabel responded.

     "That's what I thought," Summer said, half angry, half sad. I felt a sharp pang of guilt in my chest. That's right. I was supposed to be her friend. I should have said something to her earlier and not just clammed up and been the ignorant jerk that I was. Summer had feelings for me, yet for weeks, she kept it inside, listening to me talk about other girls, Alexia, and trying to be a good friend. And she was, I saw that now. After about 10 minutes I went back inside the cabin and got in bed, but I couldn't sleep. I didn't expect to. Too much had happened today. Around midnight, I must have been half-asleep because I suddenly "woke up" to the sound of someone crying. I stayed still, and listened a little more carefully. It was very quiet, but it was definitely there. I got out of bed as silently as I could and opened the curtain a little. I saw Summer, sitting up in her bed, hugging her knees. She must have noticed me because she immediately turned around, away from me. 

     "Shawn, go away, please, I've already been humiliated enough for one day," she said quietly.

     I didn't move for a second, but then closed the curtain and got back in bed without saying anything. Their was so much pain in her voice. I realized how much I had actually hurt her. I remembered that day in study hall. I had been so so stupid. And now what was I supposed to do?

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