Let It Go (Shawn Mendes)

five

There stood a tall, skinny girl with brunette hair. I had seen her somewhere. I immediately knew who it was. Lea Williams.

"Oh my goodness I'm so sorry I'll pay for all your repairs,"She said on the verge of tears.

"Omg," I hear Noelle say from behind me. She knew who it was too.

"My parents are going to kill me,"I say frustrated.

"I'm so sorry I didn't mean to back into you. I was trying to straighten my car out and next thing I knew I hear this huge bang and I realized what I had done,"She said crying.

"It's okay. I understand you didn't mean to hit my car. Sorry I was yelling but this Jeep is like my baby. It's my pride and joy. This car is basically my boyfriend,"I say.

"Oh you seem like the girl who would have a boyfriend. Not that you are like a whore or anything but you are so pretty and stuff I would imagine guys are on their knees,"She said. Little does she know she is currently dating my ex-boyfriend.

"Hey Lea I was going to get you a sugar cookie but they didn't have any so I hope snickerdoodle will do,"Said a voice I'll never forget.

"That's fine Shawn,"Lea says giving him a hug.

The moment Shawn noticed who his current girlfriend was talking you, you could cut the tension with a knife.

"So um Lea I'll give you my number and you can um call my parents or something,"I say.

"Um Lennox can I talk to you,"I hear Shawn say as I enter my beat up jeep.

I nervously look at Noelle. She basically gave me the 'Go with your gut' look.

I close my jeep door in Shawn's face and drive away furiously.

I know him and Lea were there prom dress shopping. So that means they are going to prom together.

Soon my phone was ringing and since I was driving, I told Noelle to answer it.

"Um she isn't here right now,"Noelle says to the phone.

"Ok I guess,"Noelle replys.

"K bye,"She says hanging up quickly.

"It was Shawn. He went on about how he wanted to talk things out with you. It got annoying so he asked if I could give you this message. He said he didn't mean to let you go, what ever that means," Noelle says.

He didn't mean to let me go. That is the largest load of b.s. I have ever heard. He knew what he was getting himself into by cheating on me.

"Ok,"I say.

The rest of the car ride was silent and we decided to embark on our prom dress shopping day tomorrow in Noelle's car because mine is now beat up.

"Hey I'll see you tomorrow at school,"I say as Noelle hops out of my front seat.

"Bye Len. Hey take it easy don't be hard on yourself about the whole Shawn thing okay,"She says as she walks up to her front door.

I sat in her driveway for about 15 minutes before I decided to drive away. I was lost in my thoughts.

Once I got home, my thoughts were still taking over my head.

Why was Lea so nice to me?

Then it donned on me. She didn't know who I was. But I don't see why she would know who I was I just assumed.

I went to bed that night without eating or showering. That was the night I decided to do one thing.

Burn Shawn's hoodie.

I can't stay hooked on forever.

Call me the crazy ex because I'm burning his hoodie but I need to get rid of the on thing that is left from him besides memories.

That night, I started a fire and tossed his hoodie in there. I was free. He let me go and now I was free. Nothing he could do would make me want him back. I was done with him. His lies. His selfishness. He might have had charisma and charm but that only works around your parents.

My mom came back from the nightshift at the hospital and she came out and she watched the fire.

"I did just what you are doing right now when I was a teenager,"My mom said as she sat beside me.

"I burned everything that reminded me of him,"I say.

"That's just what I did. My mom just about had a heart attack when she saw a fire in her backyard but it was too late. His stuff was already burnt to ashes,"My mom said.

"What happened to the guy?"I ask.

"He cheated on me with a girl from a different school. That night was the night that I let go of him,"She said looking up at the sky.

"Where is he now?"I asked.

"On a business trip to Cleveland,"She said laughing.

That's when I noticed it. My dad was on a business trip in Cleveland.

"You ended up marrying him?"I ask.

"Yep and then we had you and we were happy. He got me back. He realized his mistake and he dumped the girl he cheated on me with. He showed up singing at my window one night. He sang a song he wrote about me. Remember this was the 80s and this was normal to do,"My mom says.

"So you're saying I should get back with Shawn and marry him,"I say.

"No but I'm saying the same thing happened to me and now I am happily married to the guy who did it to me and we have one amazing teenage daughter,"My mom says kissing my head.

"Thanks mom,"I say.

2 CHAPTERS IN ONE DAY! I finally made it to Louisiana so I'm writing this chapter in Louisiana. But I have about 100 reads so thank you. I was going to stop this chapter half way through then I thought I better not. So I hope you enjoy this.

Song of the chapter: Let it go-James Bay.

XxxLauren