Queen of New York

The New Girl

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Shawn's POV
I met you in the dark
You lit me up
You made me feel as though
I was enough

Things were beginning to settle down here at this crazy university that we're all attending.

Well, at least things were settling down.

A new girl arrived today.

I should say a new girl and two new guys, but I was primarily interested in this new girl.

Her name is Abigail Gilmore. She arrived with Ethan and Grayson Dolan this morning. Luke and Hanna were more excited about the twins than anything, but my attention was immediately caught by Abigail.

She was captivating. I first noticed her height, which compared to my ridiculously tall self, was quite small. Her hair and her eyes were both an entrancing shade of brown. She walked into the building with a quiet confidence, hand interlocked with Ethan's.

"Who's this kid?" Serenity scoffed, walking up beside me and taking my hand.

Ever since I asked her out, I've started realizing that I might not like being with Serenity as much as I liked admiring her from a far. Perhaps it's true what they say: you always want what you can't have. 

The second Keisha saw Abigail, she tackled her in a hug. The two seemed extremely familiar with one another, giggling and sharing tales from each other's ventures.

"They've been best friends since childhood, but got separated after high school graduation." Camille explained, watching her sister fondly.

After their big hug had ended, Abigail began introducing her companions to Keisha, spending a bit more time on Ethan than Grayson.

That's when it occurred to me.

Abigail was dating Ethan.

I wasn't even sure why I was upset. I had Serenity. I should've been happy. But something inside me was telling me that I needed to learn more about this Abigail.

Eventually, the three new people made their way towards the group of people waiting for them at the door of apartment building. Abigail introduced herself to Julie first, then to Michael. She continued moving down the line until she got to Serenity. The two seemed tense, but remained cordial regardless.

Finally, she got to me. She extended hand towards me, which was not a common gesture that I got from girls.

"Abigail Gilmore." She announced.

I took her hand, shaking it firmly. "Shawn Mendes."

"I know."

Despite my own fame, I was shocked to hear these words from her.  She seemed so cool, like the type of girl that wouldn't know who I am because I didn't make the type of music she listened to.

"Well, it's nice to meet you."

I didn't even notice that my hand was still in hers until she pulled it away. Serenity immediately replaced Abigail's hand with hers, huffing slightly.

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As if to make matters worse, Abigail moved into the apartment across from mine. I probably would've been fine and moved on from these random feelings I had if I could've avoided her, but seeing her every morning did not make this any easier.

"Good morning, Shawny."

This was how she greeted me every morning. I didn't understand where the nickname Shawny came from, but I wasn't opposed to it.

It got to the point where we were meeting each other at the same time every morning and going to get breakfast. It then turned to getting lunch and eventually writing songs together while eating takeout.

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One day, Keisha stopped me in the hall, dragging me into her room.

"What are you doing?" She hissed, clearly stressed.

"What? I'm doing something?" I replied.

"You're leading Abigail on! You both are in relationships and I haven't seen either of you with your partners in a week!"

I was stunned. I really hadn't been spending much time with Serenity and I hadn't seen Ethan since he arrived.

"I....I'm not leading her on." I mumbled.

"You are and you're going to fix this before you create more of a mess than there already is!"

"What about you? When are you going to tell Serenity that your other best friend has arrived?" I countered.

She fumbled. This wasn't something she was prepared to discuss.

"Fix your own mess, Shawn, before you worry about mine."

She pushed me out of the room then, leaving me to wonder what the heck I was doing.

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reni if you're reading this i'm sorry nathalia wanted this to happen