The long way home || Shawn Mendes||

4

This is my dream job. Being a photographer an touring around with a celebrity but why did it have to be Shawn?

I lay down on my bed procrastinating weather I should start packing or not. Everything is so confusing. I just want to scream. okay I need to get off my ass and do something before I crack more then I already have.

I walk into the kitchen and I make a cup of coffee and I order a pizza. I stand at the kitchen counter looking through spare photos from all the jobs I've had in the last year and a half. The door bell rings and I realise I have been standing here for the 35 minuets. I answer the door and the man hands me my pizza and I give him the money. I sit down on the couch and I put on Netflix. A few minuets later I here the keys in the door and Taz walks in.

"Pizza?" I ask holding up the box.

"Yum," she smiles while taking off here coat and shoes, "So what we watching?" She asks jumping over the back of the couch and taking a slice of pizza.

"Full house season 4," I say.

"Okay what's wrong?" Taz asks putting down her slice of pizza and looking at me.

"Shawn," I say laying my head on the back of the couch.

"As in Shawn who you are hopelessly in love with even though he broke your heart and is an internationally known popstar?" Taz says in one breath.

"That's the one," I say.

"What's the one?" Ollie says walking in the door.

"Shawn," Taz says.

"Okay we need wine," Ollie says walking over to the wine rack grabbing a bottle and 3 glasses. She comes and sits down on the other side of me and pours the wine, "Okay go."

"So when I went into work today my boss said I have to be a photographer for this celebrity and go on tour with him or I lose my job," I say.

"Isn't that your dream?" Ollie says.

"Yes but the guy is Shawn," I say wanting to scream, "And I have to go because I can't lose my job or pass up on an opportunity like this."

"Oh hun, I'm so sorry," Taz says and chills cover my body, "What?"

"Nothing just Shawn calls every one hun and kept on saying sorry today," I say standing up, "I think I'm going to go have a bath."

Just as I'm about to walk away Ollie hands me my glass of wine and the rest of the bottle which makes me laugh a bit. I run myself a bath and I sink down into it. I try to get Shawn out of my head but it's just so hard. Every time I try to think of something else it just leads back to Shawn some how thinking about cheese lead back to Shawn. It's like there's nothing I can do to escape from him.

I get out of the bath and I walk into my bedroom. I blast 5 seconds of summer and I stick on some shorts and a loose t-shirt. I grab my suitcase from above my cupboard and I set it down on my bed. I dance around my room as I pack. Somehow listening to 5sos lead to the high school musical sound track. When breaking free comes on I stand up on my bed and belt it out holding the rest of the wine in my hand and drinking it.

"Jesus Alex how much hove you had to drink?" Taz says walking into my room.

"Jesus Christ you scared the crap out of me," I say getting down and turning off my music, "And I'm not drunk I'm just trying not to cry my eyes out that I have to deal with Shawn for the next how ever long."

"I wish there was something I could do for you," Taz says.

"I'll be fine," I say flopping down on my bed, "I should probably get some sleep I have an early flight tomorrow."

"Okay well I'll see you in the morning," Taz says patting my knee and then she leaves.

I lay down in bed but I just toss and turn at some point I drift to sleep.

"Alex for fuck sake you need to start setting your fucking alarm," Ollie yells at me to get me up.

"Leave me alone, it's a Saturday," I say rolling over and burying my face into the pillows.

"Your flight leaves in an hour get up," Taz says throwing a pillow at me.

"Shit," I say throwing back the covers and running into the bathroom.

I splash water on my face and I brush my teeth. I quickly stick on a bra and underwear and then a baggy top and leggings. I stick my hair in a bun and I put on my white converse. I grab a hoodie and my bags and I walk out into the kitchen.

"Here," Ollie says handing me coffee.

"Thank you," I say giving her a hug, "Thank you both."

"Hurry up your cabs downstairs waiting," Taz says as I give her a hug.

"See you guys in a few months," I say walking out the door.

I walk down to the cab and I get in and head to the airport. Soon I'm on the plane to France. When I get off the plane I head to baggage claim and then I go to where the car collecting me is.

"Alex," I hear someone shout. I turn around and I see Danny.

"Hi Danny," I say running over and giving him a quick hug.

"How was your flight?" he asks as I get in the car.

"Good," I smile.

The drive to the hotel is quiet and I just mentally prepare for seeing Shawn again.