Ashley Parker is 17 years old. She goes to school with the principal's son who is also a bad boy, Shawn Mendes. They hate each other so much. One day on health class they discover they have to be in a pair for a project. What will happen during this...
Today we end the 11th class and we start a summer break. Shawn and I go to a small patio in our school to take our report cards. I see Kaitlin. Of course I try to ignore her but then she comes to us.
She turns to Shawn and says. "You really chose her instead of me? You're so stupid that you are with this IDIOT!"
Shawn can't stand it and says. "Don't you dare call my baby girl an 'idiot' again!" He hugs me then.
"Two idiots" She says and leaves.
"Thanks God she moves to another school" Shawn says.
"Yeah" I agree and smile.
When we say goodbyes to other classmates, principal Mendes (Shawn's dad) comes to us. He turns to me.
"Hello Ashley. I hope you would come to the party Shawn's organising" I am confused. He didn't tell me that he throws a party.
"Dad! It was a surprise!" Shawn yells and then he turns to me. "Ashley, I mean, it was a party for you"
"For me? But why?"
"Because your birthday was on a day we were starting doing a project and nobody remembered that you had it and I didn't even know that it was a day of your 17th birthday, so I wanted to do it now, cause you know, you are feeling better etc"
"But how you wanted to tell me?"
"I wanted to kinda manipulate you so you won't understand what is going on"
"So you think I'm that stupid?" I yell.
"No, no, no, I don't think that" He protests.
"Don't worry, I am just joking" I am laughing and so is he.
"So your going?" He asks.
"But who else will be there?"
"Nobody, only you and me" He smirks.
"But we can only cuddle watching movies and eating, ONLY" I say.
"Of course" and then we laugh again.
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We are right now at Shawn's place.
"Please make yourself at home my dear, I'm gonna prepare some snacks and beverages and you can decide which movie we can watch" Shawn says.
"Uh, 'my dear' such a gentleman" I laugh.
"You are my dear so that's why I call you like that" He replies.
Then he tries to focus on pouring chips into a bowl.
I look around and something catches my eyes. It is a photo in a frame.
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It says: 'Shawn and Aaliyah - 2005'
"It was my lovely sister, Aaliyah. She could be 12 in September 15" I hear Shawn's voice. It was cracking.
"I'm so sorry Shawn, I didn't mean to ask"
"It's okay. Everytime I come to her room which is not that often, I imagine that she is still alive, playing with her dolls, playing with our now dead cat, Jasmine and with me" He comes to me closer.
I can see tears falling from his eyes. I come to him and hug him. Now I feel like a shoulder to cry on. But I want him to smile.
"You know, I even wrote a song for her'' He says pulling from a hug.
"Really? You write songs?" I ask.
"When I was little I wanted to me a musician"
"Tell me more about this song" I begs.
"So the name of this song is "Life of the Party, because it kinda describes my sister"
"Play it for me" I say and he grabs a guitar and starts.
I love it when you just don't care I love it when you dance like there's nobody there So when it gets hard, don't be afraid We don't care what them people say I love it when you don't take no I love it when you do what you want cause you just said so Let them all go home, we out late We don't care what them people say
We don't have to be ordinary Make your best mistakes 'Cause we don't have the time to be sorry So baby be the life of the party I'm telling you to take your shot it might be scary Hearts are gonna break 'Cause we don't have the time to be sorry So baby be the life of the party
