Take my heart

Chapter 3

Shawn Locke

Looking at Stacy and Jonathan everyday hurts my heart. I have loved Stacy for so long but never had the courage to tell her. And when I finally did, Jonathan already asked her and it broke me to pieces. 

I shook my head slightly to let go of these feelings and rolled my eyes at them. "Don't do your romance when I'm around." I groaned and walked away from them while they laughed. I walked to the studio and did my recording as soon as possible. I just wanted to go home and sleep in. I can't be around Jonathan and Stacy any longer. I just... can't. I care for both of them a lot and the last thing I want to do is jeopardize their relationship.

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It had been 6 hours since I had done with my recording and came back home. I was trying to write a new song for my next album until Jonathan interrupted me. "Ok. Which suit looks good? The blue one or the black one?" Jonathan asked while showing me both the suits. "Did you really had to disturb me from my songwriting just to choose your damn suits?" I rolled my eyes at him. "I guess black goes well." I shrugged before going back to work.

"Did you forget what today was?" He asked surprisingly.

"Well, it's not your birthday or mine. There are no parties or functions to attend. What else is today?" I looked back at him and shrugged, not knowing what he was talking about.

"Damn you, Locke. I have a date with Stacy in less than an hour. I am so stressed out." He was super anxious about it and I didn't get why.

"Stop acting like it's your first date dude. You've been on several dates with her. What's anything different about this one?" I rolled my eyes and turned back again to get to my songwriting.

I heard him sighing and walking towards me. But I didn't really care about it until I saw a velvet box with a beautiful diamond ring in it. "I'm proposing here tonight." I paused for a moment. "I don't know. What if she says no? What if she-" I couldn't hear him after. My breath was held back, everything was spinning around me. He... he's proposing to her. I couldn't believe it. I am still unable to get over the fact that they are dating and now they are going to get married. 

I couldn't think anything, my mind went blank for a second until Jonathan pulled me back. "Yo, buddy. Are you all alright? What's wrong?" He asked worriedly, still anxious about his date. I looked up at him in shock and shook my head before finding my words and speaking up. "That... that's great, Jon." I managed to smile at him but my inners were ripping apart slowly. "You... you are gonna be great. Sh...she's going to say yes. Don't worry about it." I told him and managed to maintain my smile.

"I'm just so anxious. I don't-" Before he could complete his sentence, his phone ringed which I'm assuming is from Stacy. "Well, I gotta go man. Wish me luck." He let out a deep breath, got ready, and left me alone with my overwhelming emotions.

Before I could think clearly, I had already canceled all my plans for the next month and booked tickets to my hometown. I just knew that I had to go away from here for a while. To clear my head.