Chapter 13- surprises

I wipe away another tear and head to the bathroom getting ready for the day. I try my hardest to stop myself from breaking down even more, it really wasn't that big a deal was it? However, tears still seem to find a way to slide down my face.
Quickly I shower and change into my clothes for the day, not bothering with any make up. By now it was half past eight, and by the chatter I could hear downstairs most people were awake hopefully. I throw my hair up into a messy bun so it was out of my way but a few strands still managed to fall out and frame my face. Before leaving my current room I quickly look over my outfit, which consisted of black skinny ripped jeans and a khaki button up top with of course my superstars. I had tried hard to disguise my red, puffy tear stained eyes, by that I mean I had washed them with cool water and had attempted to stop crying, but none of it seemed to work. Secretly I was just hoping that no-one really cared about me enough to notice and overall, wasn't troubled by the fact that might look like an absolute mess.
I pad down the stairs and enter the kitchen where the smell of waffles hits me, making my stomach grumble. I keep my head low trying to not attract attention, and slide into the first vacant seat I can see not bothering about who I end up sat next to. I hear a chorus of 'good mornings' and mumble the same as a reply.

"Morning Eva, waffles?" Andrew asks me over his shoulder.

"Morning and yes please," I reply, fiddling with the plain silver ring that my family gave me.

"Can you pass me the chocolate sauce please Eva?" The person sat next to me, Jess who I met at the dinner as my makeup artist, asks me. I glance out of the corner of my eye and spot the person on my right, who happens to be Shawn and see that the sauce is near him. Instead of asking him to give it to me, like any normal person would, I reach across the table in front of Shawn seeing him stiffen from the corner of my eye and pass the sauce to Jess. She takes it from me and has a closer look at me squinting as she does so and whispers in my ear

"You okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine don't worry." I reply back, grateful that she didn't announce it out loud like some people may have done.

"Then put a smile on you're face, someone as pretty as you doesn't suit a frown!" she says, attempting to cheer me up.

"I'll try Jess, thank you. Oh and I'm not pretty!" This was my reply most of the time when people told me I was pretty, I could never take a compliment.

"Shut up! You're the most gorgeous person I've ever seen," as she says so she bumps my knee with her own

"You remind me of my best friend, she would always say that. Honestly, I'm not that pretty though if I was my boyfriend might not need to go to parties with other girls." I mentally kick myself, I always did this. I would get upset and end up telling people things I didn't need to, things that were probably ridiculous and I was overreacting about.

"He did what?!" Jess says, well kind of shouts, a lot louder than she needed to, attracting the attention of rest of the dinner table.

"What are you girls talking about?" Andrew asks sliding a plate of the most delicious breakfast waffles I had ever seen towards Shawn and starts too cook mine.

"Nothing just how gorgeous Eva is, she doesn't seem to think so but don't you all agree?"

I keep my head down and chew on my lip, feeling a blush creep up my cheeks as everyone agreed. Well almost everyone, Shawn's reply was just a snort which earned him glares from around the table. What a gentleman right?!

"Here you go Eva," Andrew says as he slides a plate of waffles towards me. They looked amazing!! Forgetting how puffy and glossy with tears my eyes looked, I lifted my head to grab my breakfast.

"Hey what's wrong?" Andrew probes once he notices, attracting the attention of people around the table.

"Nothing's wrong, I'm fine."

"Eva, you look like you've been crying. Seriously what's wrong?" By now all eyes were on me, making me feel more self conscious than ever. I start to feel myself get more upset, with more unwanted tears blurring my vision making my eyes glossy.

"It's just some stupid guy, she'll be fine." Jess jumps to my rescue thankfully making everyone reluctantly return to their meal, still wanting to know what was wrong so they could console me. Out of the corner of my eye I see that Shawn has stopped eating breakfast and looking intently at me, an expression that I can't make out on his face.

I continue to eat breakfast oblivious to any looks I was getting when Andrew interrupts us all.

"Okay guys, I've already had a meeting with all of you I just need to have one with Shawn and Eva about what's happening over the tour so if we could do that after breakfast that would be great!! And I also have a surprise for you both," he smiles cheekily and then walks out the room, getting up I clear my plate and follow after him with Shawn closely behind me. I

Not to long after waffles were eaten, coffee drank and the kitchen cleared from breakfast, oh and Shawn and I were sat in what seemed to be a music room, along with Andrew of course.

"So," Andrew says as he places himself in front of us, rubbing his hands together and ready for business "You're second tour Shawn! Aren't you guys just so excited?"

"I guess," was the mumbled reply from the two of us,

"Okay so, I just wanted to get this meeting together to organise a few things about the tour, inform you guys what's happening and I have a surprise for you both afterwards!" Andrew continues on, ignoring our lack of enthusiasm.

"What's the surprise?" I sheepishly ask, wishing the meeting was over already.

"You'll have to wait and see! Right, the itinerary for this tour currently consists of touring around many countries as you both know, they are in an email I sent you both,"

Before our manager has a chance to finish Shawn opens his mouth to say something however is abruptly silenced by Andrew,

"Yes I have sent it to you Shawn, check your junk folder this time. And change it so that all my emails go to your inbox not to a folder consisting of a thousand emails that you'll never read, so carrying on. Tomorrow is going to be our last day in New York and you both have an interview with the New York Daily reality show, thousands of people watch it so it will be great publicity and a great way to kick start the tour,"

"What's the interview about?" I ask again, because in case you hadn't already guessed I was basically a stranger to the music industry.

"Just about you guys and the tour, a way for fans to get to know you a bit better I guess, answer as honestly as you both can, I know you would anyways and you'll always have us listening and we can interrupt through an ear piece if we see that you are struggling. You'll be fine, you're a natural."

"Okay thanks I guess," I reply sighing.

"Um what else? Oh yeah, Shawn most of your guitars will be travelling with the band but you can keep one with you on the tour bus,"

"Wait, so we're not travelling with the band?" An extremely confused Shawn asks,

"That is correct, you won't see most of us on the road because you both will be in your tour bus. It doesn't mean you will be completely cut off from everyone you'll just see the others a lot less."

"Why?"

"Because Shawn, we can't fit everyone into one tour bus."

"You can if you get a big one,"

"Not going to happen sorry."

"Well this tour officially sucks! Please tell me I'm not stuck with Eva in the bus?"

"Actually yes you are, I hope there's no problem with that?" Andrew addresses the question to both of us however I remain quiet not wanting to get involved with this mini argument.

Andrew seizes the silences and assumes the answer is a no as he continues to say

"That's great! Do you guys want to see the tourbus? That was the surprise,"

"Seriously? NO!" Shawn says before he exits the room, I agree to follow Andrew as he looked excited and I didn't want to let him down or make him feel even worse just because Shawn was a jerk. As we walk outside I spot the sleek black bus parked up with Shawn Mendes World Tour written along on of the sides in beautiful fancy writing.

If I thought the outside was pretty, the inside was a million times better. Saying it was gorgeous was the understatement of the year, with the walls coated with blue fairy lights and warm lights hanging from the ceiling and plain walls with the far back of the bus with a few music notes and a black guitar silhouette. There were two beds at the very far back corners, where Shawn and I would sleep, with a small bedside table between us, as you progress further forward more towards the entrance of the bus there was a lounge area with one long leather black three seater couch and a sleek black TV opposite it. Separating the lounge are and bedroom area was a slim short hallway with a door on one side which lead to the bathroom and on the other side our small make do kitchen. Oh and don't forget the shiny polished wood flooring. It was all amazing! And I felt for the first time since I left home excitement bubbling up inside me.

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