The One? //Shawn Mendes

•chapter 28•

New Years Eve

Morgan's POV

It New Year's Eve! And I get to spend it with people I love dearly. It's been a wonderful about 2 weeks here in Canada. But sadly, we leave tomorrow since school starts back up the day after. This winter break went by so fast.

It's 4:00 pm. Shawn's parents are making food since we're having a "cookout". It's not really a cookout if we're not cooking outside but it's a cookin. You know a cookout but in doors. Okay anyway...

Shawn's friends and their families are all here. Then it's just my family and Shawn's family. Not big or anything. Aaliyah and I are helping setting up the table while the boys are who knows where.

"Hey, pass me the napkins." Aaliyah says. "Sure thing." I say, handing her a pile of napkins. "Thank you." Aaliyah puts a napkin, neatly, at everyone's plate for dinner.

"And... We. Are. Done!" Aaliyah smiles, hands on hips, looking at the table here and I set up. "Mum! We finished!" Aaliyah shouts into nowhere. Soon Mrs. Menses walks into the dinning room.

"Yay, you guys! It looks fantastic. Thank you two for your help." She smiles warmly at us. "You're welcome Mrs. Mendes." I say. "Welcome mum." Aaliyah says. "Now you guys go off, find the boys or something, dinner won't be ready for another half n hour or so." Mrs. Mendes suggests. "Okay."

Aaliyah and I walk into the living room not knowing what to do. "Hey, why don't we find the boys, and bother them." I smirk. "Yes! I love bothering Shawn. Especially when his friends are over." Aaliyah giggles. "Okay let's go. Shawn's room first?" I ask. "Yes ma'am." Aaliyah laughs and I laugh too.

We walk up to Shawn's room. We hear nothing. Aaliyah opens the door and no one is behind it. "Hmm... They must be downstairs." Aaliyah says. "Alrighty then, let's go." I say.

We walk downstairs. As we get closer down the steps the more yelling we hear. "Woo yes!" "Nooo." "Go, go, go." "Come on!" "Yea!"

"What are they doing?" I whisper to Aaliyah. "They must be playing some video game." She whispers back.

We get to the last step and we peep our heads around the corner. We see the five boys. Luke and Matt are sitting on the couch, controllers in hand. Shawn's sitting on the big beanbag, controller in hand. And Brian and Ian are standing up like right in front of the TV, controllers in hand. "So they are playing a video game." I whisper to Aaliyah. "Yes!" "No!" "Go, go, go." "Come on man!" They yell. "Yea and they're getting wayyy to into it." Aaliyah whispers back which causes me to giggle.

We walk up to the boys and Aaliyah grabs the remote. She turns off the TV which makes all the boys eyes dart onto us. "Hi." Aaliyah says, smiling innocently.

"Aaliyah, what the hell?" Shawn says annoyed. "Dude, turn it back on!" Brian says. "I'm not any dude." Aaliyah says crossing her arms. Shawn gets up and rips the remote out of Aaliyah's hands and turns on the TV. I grab the remote out of Shawn's hands and turn it back off. "What the hell, Morgan." Shawn says looking at me annoyed.

"I don't see the big deal about video games." I say. "Me neither." Aaliyah agrees. Shawn grabs the remote from my hands and turns the TV back and they continue their game. Aaliyah and I shake our heads and go back upstairs to go her room.

Aaliyah and I hang out until it's time to go downstairs to see the ball drop. We enter the living where everyone else is. Even the boys...shocker.

"Girls, sit down! It's about to drop." My mom says. Aaliyah and I take a seat on the couch and the boys are all sitting on the other side on the couch. The parents are standing up, I'm guessing so they can do the annual New Years kiss.