A/n: This is going to be a sad imagine, and I'm sorry for that. I've never done this before, but I would like to dedicate this imagine to Marissa, who passed away when I was a freshman and she was a junior. I didn't know her very well, but she was the type of girl that if you didn't know her personally, you knew of her. It was recently the five year anniversary of her death, and I still remember being in Ms. Regan's class and finding out. I remember that day very well. Anyways, please enjoy this sad imagine. Okay, without further ado, let's begin.

"All members of the faculty and staff are to report to the library in the morning as soon as they get there." Principal Miller had said in the email. I'm an adjustment counselor at the high school that I graduated from. I'm married to the singer and songwriter, Shawn Mendes, and together we have three kids. Rose Lucille Mendes, who's nineteen, Jacob Alexander Scott Mendes, also known as Jake, who's seventeen, and Julia Kennedy Mendes, who's fifteen. Rose graduated from the same high school that I did, and Jake and Julia are currently attending that school.

"Okay guys, I have to go to the library when we get there, but you guys know to head straight to the cafeteria before classes." I said to the kids. My heart was racing. What was going on?

"Is everything okay?" Jake asked.

"All I know is that all members of the faculty and staff have to report to the library as soon as we get there." I said as we got to the school.

"Okay." The kids said, and we went in. They headed to the cafeteria, where all students go before classes each morning, and I went straight to the library.

"What's going on?" I asked Ms. Regan as I sat down next to her.

"I don't know." She said. After a few moments, a somber looking Principal Miller walked in. We all stopped talking.

"Thank you guys for coming. It is with a great amount of sadness that I tell you that Piper Mack, one of our sophomore's, passed away in a car accident last night." Principal Miller said. Oh my gosh. That's one of Julia's best friends and one of my students. I looked at Ms. Regan, and we both began to cry a little, and so did other teachers. Principal Miller continued. "During the second class of the day, I'll make an announcement for the teachers to turn on our student news videos, and I'll announce her passing to the school and ask for a moment of silence. Grief counselors will be coming in. For our adjustment and guidance counselors, expect students. If students need to go home, they can go to the nurse and the dismissal will be excused. Thank you everyone." She said, and we all started to go to our offices and rooms. It's not like I could text Julia and Jake and warn them.

"Y/n." Ms. Regan said. I looked at her.

"Yes?" I asked.

"I have Julia in my second period class. I can send her down to you after the announcement if you'd like." Ms. Regan said. I thought for a moment before shaking my head.

"Thank you, but no. I don't want her to feel like she has to come down to me. If she needs to, she knows where to find me. Ms. Regan, I can't help but think of when I was in your class and I found out that Marissa passed away." I said. She nodded.

"I know. There's been too many young and tragic deaths in this town." She said. I nodded.

"My son, Jake, he's named after my former next door neighbor also graduated from here but passed away very young. I think I'm going to go call my husband." I said. Ms. Regan nodded.

"Okay." She said.

"Ms. Regan?" I asked as she began to walk away.

"Yes?" She asked.

"Lexie sat behind me when I had you freshman year. She showed me Shawn's vines and she told me about him. I guess that what I'm trying to say is that I first started crushing on my now husband when I found out about him while in your classroom." I said. Ms. Regan smiled.

"That's wonderful. I'll see you later." She said. I nodded and went to my office. I shut the door and got my phone out. Should I call Shawn right now? No, I'll wait a little bit. I have some stuff to do. Soon, I heard Principal Miller's voice echo through the halls.

"Teachers, please turn on Knightline." She said. All of us counselor paused what we were doing and stepped out of our offices so we could hear her better.

"I can't believe this." I whispered to Mrs. Kennedy, who was my adjustment counselor when I went here. She nodded.

"I know." She said. We then heard Principal Miller's voice echo through the halls.

"Students, it is with a heavy heart that I say that a sophomore here, Piper Mack, passed away in a car accident last night. Piper always had a smile on her face, was involved in school activities, and was kind to everyone that she met. Please join me in a moment of silence." Principal Miller said. The school was so silent that you could've heard a pin drop. She then began speaking again. "Thank you. Guidance will be open to students, as always, and there will be grief counselors in the library." She said.

She might have something else, but I had bowed my head and closed my eyes. I went back into my office, but soon a student came in crying. Here we go. How long ago was it that I was this student? How long ago was it that I went down to the library and then to the nurse and was sent home after Marissa had passed away? How long ago was it that I had cried in my mother's arms when I got home? It seemed like just yesterday I was this student, and all I wanted right now was to cry in my husband's arms, but Shawn's on tour.

Julia's point of view

I began to cry. Is that why Piper hadn't been at our usual table this morning? Is that why she hadn't answered my texts last night and this morning? It must have been.

"Ms. Regan?" I asked as I went up to her desk.

"Yes?" She asked, her eyes looking sad and worried.

"Can I go to my mom's office please?" I asked. She nodded.

"Of course. You can take your stuff with you if you'd like." She said. I thanked her, grabbed my stuff, and went to my mom's office. Her door was shut, and I could hear someone crying in there. I so badly wanted to knock on the door and say that I needed her, and point out that she's my mom, but I couldn't. After a few moments, the door opened, and someone walked out. I knocked on the door.

"Mom?" I asked. She looked at me and tears filled her eyes.

"Shut the door honey." She said. I went in her office, shut the door, hugged her, and sobbed.

"This isn't fair. This isn't fair. I just saw her yesterday. I want to go home." I said. I sat down. With other students, it probably wouldn't look all that great if my mom cried, but in front of me she did.

"I know honey, but I can't leave. I have to stay until the end of the day. How about you go to the nurse and call Meimei and ask her to pick you up?" My mom asked.

"Can we call Daddy please?" I asked. She nodded and pulled out her phone. As she called my dad, who was on another continent, I looked around at the photos in her office. There were pictures of my siblings and I, pictures from my parents wedding, pictures I had seen a million time. Right now I just want my dad.

Shawn's point of view

"What time is it back home in Boston?" A fan in my question and answer session asked.

"I don't know. Let me check the world clock app on my phone." I said. I pulled out my phone and checked. "It's about nine o'clock in the morning. So, my wife is at work and our kids are at school." I said before choosing someone else.

"What does you wife do for a living?" He asked as my phone began to vibrate. I looked at it.

"She's an adjustment counselor in a high school and she's calling me. Do you guys mind if I answer?" I asked.

"No." They said, so I answered it.

"Hey wifey." I said.

"Hi." She said, and I could tell that she was crying.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Do you remember Piper?" She asked. I nodded even though she couldn't see me.

"Yeah, of course I do. She's one of Julia's best friends." I said.

"All faculty and staff got an email this morning saying to go straight to the library. Principal Miller said that Piper died in a car accident and she's made the announcement to the whole school and Julia is sobbing in my office asking for you." Y/n said. My heart broke.

"I'm so sorry honey. Can I talk to her please?" I asked.

"Yeah." She said.

"Hi Daddy." Julia said, and I could hear her sobbing.

"Hi sweet pea, I'm so sorry honey. I'm so sorry for your loss." I said as I began to get emotional in front of my fans.

"Daddy she was one of my best friends. What am I going to do?" Julia asked. I let the tears fall onto my cheeks, not caring if anyone was recording this or live streaming it or anything.

"You're going to be strong for her. That's what Piper would want. She always had a smile on her face, and I know that it's going to be hard to smile right now. I know that, and I know that you're in pain right now, but everything will get better eventually." I said as I wiped my tears away.

"I miss you." Julia said, still sobbing. My heart broke and I was still crying in front of my fans. I didn't care though.

"I miss you too. What can I do to help you honey? What can I do to help? You name it and I'll do it." I asked and said.

"I don't know. I just want you to hold me right now." She said.

"Consider it done honey. I'm in my question and answer session right now, but after the concert tonight I'll be on the first flight home to you guys." I said.

"What about your other concerts?" Julia asked.

"I'll cancel the rest of my concerts for the next two weeks. I'll talk to Uncle Andrew and get this sorted out. I'll be home as soon as I can to hold you, okay?" I asked.

"Okay. Mom wants to talk to you." She said.

"Okay. I love you honey. So, so much." I said as I wiped away more tears.

"I love you too Daddy." She said. I then heard my wife's voice.

"Hi. Julia's going to head to the nurse. All dismissals are being excused so I think that my mom can pick her up." Y/n said. She was still crying a little.

"Okay. I just told Jules that after the concert tonight I'll be on the first flight home. Y/n, I'm not just crying because a good, young person who was one of our daughter's best friends passed away, but to hear Julia sob like that... that broke my heart." I said.

"I know, I feel the same way. What are you doing right now?" My wife asked.

"I'm in my q and a." I said.

"Oh, sorry." She said.

"It's okay, it's okay. I love you guys so much and I'm going to hold you guys so tight when I get home. I'll go to the funeral if Julia wants to go." I said.

"Honey, I think that you being there would attract too much attention." Y/n said. I sighed.

"Crap. You're right. Okay, but I'm going to hug you guys so tight when I get home. I'll talk to you guys later. I love you." I said.

"I love you too." She said, and we hung up. I set my phone aside and wiped my tears away as I took a few deep breaths to calm myself down.

"Is anyone in here a parent?" I asked. A few hands went up. "Hold your kids close and tell them that you love them. My fifteen year old daughter, Julia, one of her best friends, who was also fifteen, died in a car accident last night. Sorry about me crying and I'm sorry that I'll be cancelling some concerts, but to hear my daughter sob like that and say that she just wants me to hold her broke my heart. Okay, let's move onto more questions." I said.

Your point of view

After work, I went home. My mom was sitting with Julia on the couch, holding her and stroking her head as Julia cried.

"Hi. Thank you for picking her up mom." I said.

"You're welcome. How are you holding up?" Mom asked. I sighed.

"I'm okay. Shawn's going to fly home after this concert." I said and she nodded. Soon, Shawn was home and Julia ran into his arms.

"Daddy!" Julia yelled, and they cried together. Shawn then looked at me.

"Come here." He said. I walked over to him and we all cried together. Jake didn't know Piper very well, so he was upstairs in his room.

"Thank you for coming home." Julia said. Shawn kissed the top of her head.

"Of course. Anything for you guys. It's getting late. Should we go to bed?" Shawn asked. We nodded.

"Yeah." Julia and I said. We all went upstairs.

"I'm going to check on Jake." Shawn said. I nodded and went into our bedroom. I sat on the bed and began to cry. Shawn soon came back in. I looked at him.

"Hey, um, how is he?" I asked as Shawn crawled into bed with me. We both leaned against the headboard.

"He's okay. Worried about Jules. How are you doing?" He asked. I scooted over so I was closer to him. I rested my head on his chest and cried some more as he held me.

"This is reminding me so much of when Marissa died. And it's not like I could go and take Julia home, I had to be the one to stay there when students came into my office and cried. This is so hard." I said. Shawn rubbed my back.

"I know honey. I'm so sorry baby. Are you going to go to the funeral with Julia?" He asked. I nodded.

"Yeah. The family has asked everyone to wear bright colors instead of black because it's what Piper would've wanted." I said.

"Okay. I'll stay home." He said. I nodded.

"Okay. I love you Shawn. Thank you for coming home." I said. Shawn kissed the top of my head.

"Anything for you darling. I love you too. Let's go to sleep now." Shawn said and I nodded. We laid down and fell asleep. I'm so grateful that Shawn came home during this difficult time.