The tenth chapter.

- (...) Are you guys dating?

Shawn took my hand. Oh no.

I could feel my heart racing. All those girls staring at me in the crowd. Would I be able to handle all of this full of haters world? I didn't know. But one thing was sure, I trusted Shawn. I got myself together and took the lead.

- Actually, we-

- We are, Shawn said, cutting me off.

A nasty look got on James' face, he looked satisfied. Years have past and those rumours were still flying off the air. He was the first to get the scoop and would get the recognition for it.

- Ohh, I see. Has it been a long time?

The young singer turned his head and stared at me. We were both confused on what to answer. I guess the timing was awful but it still felt good to tell the world. I mouthed to Shawn:

《 I have no idea. 》

- We, uh, it's been a long time, answered the young man, standing beside of me.

- Oh really? Was it hard to keep the secret?

- Yeah, but we were really good at keeping it a secret. Now I feel like it's the time, we want to live our lives you know?

- Yeah.

I just kept being silent. I didn't know what I could say or what I couldn't. Was I allowed to talk about my accident, about my memory lost?

- Well, we don't have any time left but it's always nice to see you guys around! Thank you for coming.

We smiled and all got on our feet. I friendly hugged James and we headed to the exit of the stage. But for some reason, the time went in a slow motion speed for what seemed like minutes but was truly seconds.

A young man was sitting in the back of the little crowd. He was staring at me, like he was waiting for a reaction. Somehow I felt like I knew him but couldn't tell who he was, he just seemed familiar. His gaze seemed cold and distant but it was like he was looking into my soul.

I turned my head and looked at the exit which I was walking into and saw my parents and my sister. I screamed and hugged them. In the back of my mind, I could still see the look on that man's face. Something mysterious about him made me feel like I knew him from another life. Maybe from my life before my accident.. Who knows?

- Karla! Do you want to come home for the weekend?

- Yes mama! I'd love too.

- Shawn you are invited too, added my father.

Shawn answered by a simple smile and explained that we had a dinner that night and that we had to get ready. There was two days left before we would go to Miami.

My family went back to their hotel room while we went in our dressing room. Shawn seemed upset. I wasn't sure to understand because the interview went really well. I knew it would be hard with both of our fandoms to learn to news about our relationship but a good day was ahead of us. 

- Are you fine?

- Yeah, sorry,  he said while turning around to face me. 

- Tell me please.

- There's nothing to say actually and we are going to spend a wonderful night. Don't worry about any of it, okay?

I forced a fake smile and nodded as an answer. 

- So where are we going for dinner?

He smiled at me and I could finally see his face lighting up.  He wasn't faking it now.  I knew this night would be memorable..  But not in a certain way.

The night was amazing. We laughed and smiled and did not worry about a thing. We didn't  even care about the damn social medias,  about  everything  that people had to say about us. All of it almost made me forget about everything that was actually going on.  But then, as we were sitting on the ground of our hotel room, playing cards, I screwed things up,  like I always do. 

- I want to ask you something acually.

- Go ahead.

- Hum, as we walked off stage earlier, I saw someone in he audience and I can't tell who it was but I remember his face. I'm sure I've known him someone but I can't figure out who he actually is.

Shawn sighed and put his cards on the ground. His hand then went up to his face before he breathed heavily like he was trying to calm down. 

- What's wrong,  I asked?

His hands show his face when he took them off and looked at me right before he looked away.

- You couldn't  even remember me.

- What? 

- At the hospital,  you didn't even remember who I was,  you had no idea who I was. I thought I was special to you. 

- You are special.  I keep having flashbacks about you,  remember?

- Yeah doesn't erace the fact that you remember him and not me.

- Who was he?

- My best friend. 

- And why aren't you best friends anymore?

- Because he wasn't a good friend after all. As soon as I turned my back,  he played me.

- I don't understand.

- There's nothing to understand,  he screamed as he got up.

I got up too and responded.

- Can you calm down please,  I'm trying to figure this out,  I promise.

- You know what,  I'm going to sleep.

- I don't wanna go to sleep when I know that you are mad at me. 

- I can't do this right now OK?  I did everything for you,  the least you could do is to give me a night, just a night for myself.

I was shocked. I had no idea what was happening. But I felt bad suddenly. I did take all of his time. He was right.  I went in the bathroom and googled the name of my parent's hotel.  Then,  I took my purse and went outside our room without noticing his reaction,  I needed a night for myself too. 

End of the tenth chapter.