Angel In Disguise

It was the point in my life where I had no choice. There wasn't really anything else I could do. If I wanted the best for my friends and family then this that was what I was going to have to do...I would have to fake my own death. Everyone else was going to be in danger and it would be all my fault. But the one person that I am doing this for is my best friend, Austin Moon. Today was my last day that I could see them before I died. Well, not really died, but staged my death. I had technically said my goodbyes. Everyone thought that I was acting strange. I had given everyone a hug and the last person I saw today was Austin.

I was up in my room when Austin came through my window. I looked over and smiled at him. After today, I have no idea how I am going to live without him. He's literally what keeps me going. And the sad part is, he will never know the truth. He'll think that I'm dead and that I wouldn't be roaming around Earth living my life without him. No one ever thinks that. I have everything planned. There is going to be a staged funeral. When I die they won't be able to find my body.

"Austin!" I crawl to the end of my bed and go on my knees and hug him. We both lay down beside each other and stare at my ceiling.

"What should we do tomorrow?"

"You want to do something together tomorrow." This just makes it harder.

"I can't. I have some errands to run."

"Oh, okay. Can I just chill here tonight?"

"As long as my parents don't come in."

"Do they ever."

"No." I smile. Austin is that type of friend who could possibly be your soulmate but at the same time, you're not even dating. We thought about it during high school but never took it up. "My parents have been looking for an apartment for me."

"With who's money?"

I laugh, "That's exactly what I thought. It's not like my parents run the music store anymore. I guess they are still running off of the money they got when they sold it."

"Most likely. Maybe you should just move in with me."

"Have that go well with my parents. 'There baby girl moving in with a boy...no no.'" I mocked my parents.

Austin grins, "Yeah, you're probably right. I don't really get what the big deal is. We're not even dating."

"But my parents believe we are. Mine and your parents."

"You know I love you right."

"Uhhuuh, I love you too."

I start fake yawning because I can't think of this with him right now. I will never be able to think about this because thinking about something that will never happen is ridiculous. I lay my head on his chest and say, "You should probably get going..." I doze off to fake sleep. I really hope he doesn't stay but at the same time the other part of me never wants him to go. But I know what I am doing is for the best. I grab his shirt by is shoulder and hug him a little bit longer before he leaves. I press my cheek against him so that I can remember what he smells like. He is wearing my favourite cologne I always tell him to wear. I can feel a tear fall down my cheek and onto him. I really hope he doesn't notice that.

He picks me up and he sets my head on my pillow and puts the covers overtop of me. I feel his lips on my forehead. All I wanted to do at that moment was grab him and give him an amazing goodbye kiss. But I knew that would cause some issue for Austin when he finds out I died.

The next day I get myself ready. I have a group of people that I work for that are helping me with the staging. I send Austin a text that I am going to a particular shop to grab something and that I would meet him at his place at 6. But I'm actually just leaving town. I can't have my family suspect anything so all that I brought with me was my phone which I am going to place outside the store and then leave Miami. I'm going to be going to California. No one I know lives in California so it is the perfect place for me. I drive to the shop and put my phone on the ground and put some dirt on it. I also place an explosive on the door.

I have an ear piece that I put in my ear and my team starts to talk to me, "I'll let you know when you can press the button." I few moments later I hear her voice again, "Okay, you can press it. You have thirty seconds to leave the area before it explodes."

"Roger that." I say and then drive away as I press the button. I was already on the highway before I could watch the explosion.

The reason I had to stage my death is because everyone I know is in danger. I work for this organization and one of the guys I worked with, I was really close to. His name is Dallas. He was playing me and he told me that as long as I was alive, everyone I know would be in danger and I quote, "your little boyfriend Austin Moon, would never be any good in this world...I might as well go for him first..." I had him captured already when he said that. I thought that the plan was running smoothly but that was when everything went to hell from there. He killed ten of my guards and escaped! And now that my death will be broadcasted, he'll see it and he'll leave my loved ones alone.

Austin's POV

It's been over an hour since Ally said that she would be here. Where could she be? Maybe she is just held up in traffic. I wait up in my room for her but time goes by and still no sign of her. I decide to send her a quick text but she hasn't responded. Suddenly I hear panic from downstairs as my parents call for me to come to the living room.

I run down the stairs and see that my entire family is sitting at the TV with the news channel on. "What's going on?"

I see my mother look at me with tears streaming down her face. "Austin...it's, Ally."

My entire body goes cold, my legs start to dumb, my face turning a pale white, I could almost feel my body shutting itself down. It can't be true. I won't let it be true.

"Austin, look at the news."

I started listening to the news broadcaster, "Today, what seemed to be an innocent day of shopping, turned into a disaster. Young woman Ally Dawson has passed away in the explosion of what seemed to be a gas leak. Her body has not been recovered but sources say she was the only one on the property at the time. The owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, says that his store was closed at the time which makes us believe she was going to leave the lot but couldn't get away in time. She will be greatly missed."

That was it, I could no longer feel my legs, or my arms, or anything. I just dropped to the floor with tears flowing down my face. I can't believe it, just one minute we were making plans to meet today and then the other...she's just gone. Like that! "She was supposed to be on her way. She was on her way here. We were going to hang out."

I start to run out the door when I could hear my mom call out for me but all that I could really pay attention to was the sound of my own beating heart. I start up my car and speed down the street. I make it to Ally's parent's house and climb up the tree like I did when Ally and I wanted to see each other without her parent's knowing. I go through the window and I look around her room. I search for any signs. I didn't know exactly what I was looking for but there had to be something. Anything. Just even a tiny bit of something that would prove that she wasn't gone. But my tiny hope suddenly faltered as it settled in, she was really gone and I was never going to see her again.