Hi everyone! I'm baaack :D Here we are. The second installment of the 'Wingman' trilogy :D
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"Hey! Trish here! If you got sent here to voicemail, that can either mean that 1) I'm ignoring you or 2) I can't come to the phone or 3) You're Austin Moon. If this Austin, then GO AWAY! Anyone else, leave a message after the beep!"
I let out a yell of frustration as Trish's voice flooded through my phone. Voicemail. I didn't have time for this. As soon as I heard the beep, I didn't waste another second. "Trish! Look, I know you hate me right now because of what I did to Ally. But really, this is important! I'm in front of your house right now-"
Trish's front door swung open, almost hitting me in the face as I stumbled slightly. "You know Moon," she scowled. "I can't even look at you right now. How dare you come to my house after you broke my best friend's heart?"
I barely heard her, the words coming in one ear and escaping out the other. "Forget that," I interrupted her, gripping her by the shoulders. "Where's Ally?"
From the way Trish was looking at me, I half-expected her to laugh in my face. "Do you really expect me to tell you?" she asked, glaring daggers at me. "Haven't you done enough damage to her?"
"It was a misunderstanding!" I said, swallowing the bundle of emotions that were crawling up my throat. "And I'll explain everything later, I promise. But please, I need to know where Ally is. I went to her house and she wasn't-"
"Shouldn't you be all lovey-dovey with Cassidy right now?"
I flinched at the mention of Cassidy, but ditched Trish's harsh comment. "Where's Ally?" I repeated. The Latina looked at me like I was just a wet puppy that she just kicked out into the rain.
"You're wasting my time," she said at last, about to slam the door.
My hand flew out, shoving it open just as it was about to close. "Please," I begged, feeling my voice start to crack. "Please, Trish. I-I'll do anything." My knees started to wobble. Trish almost looked surprised.
I almost knew what she was thinking: the great Austin Moon begging on his knees in front of my very eyes. But at the moment, I couldn't have cared less. I would have given the world just to know where Ally was.
Trish grew silent. "The airport," she said at last.
I felt my blood go cold. "What?"
"The airport," she repeated impatiently. "See Moon, this is all your fault. If you haven't acted so stupid before, Ally would still be here in Miami with us. Instead, she's on the next flight to New York. I can't believe-"
I didn't hear the rest of her guilt-lecture. And I probably never would. Because I was in my car before she could say another word.
My mind whirled at what Trish told me. She's on the next flight to New York. It was as if my body was on auto-pilot as I felt my heart stop. Only one thought seemed to be able to go through my head: MUNY.
'Flight to New York City boarding.'
I pushed through the never-ending crowds that were forming throughout the airport, earning me dirty looks. "Sorry," I mumbled as I stumbled past them, but they were the least of my concerns. Flight to New York boarding.
"Ally," I said under my breath as I skittered down the airport.
Adrenaline pumped through my blood. There was no way I was letting Ally step foot onto that plane. This was my mistake. This was a result from my stupidity. And I was going to fix it. Even if I had to fly to New York myself.
I was in such a mess, I almost missed her. But there she was, right in front of me. Her back was turned as she handed the attendant her ticket, but I would have recognized her ombre hair even if it was a mile away. Ally.
But my legs made no attempt to move, as if it was glued to the floor. Move, I ordered myself. She's right there. Tell her how this was all a mistake.
Only when Ally took a step into the corridor did they listen. My voice kicked in. "ALLY! WAIT!" I yelled. The people nearby stared at me like I grew another head, but it was as if they didn't exist. "PLEASE DON'T DO THIS! WAIT!"
Ally froze mid-way into the corridor. Even from where I was, I saw her tense as she slowly turned around, her motions almost robotic. As soon as her eyes hit me, it was as if I was her worst nightmare as she flinched hard.
But she stood where she was, non-budging. The smallest trace of hope flared in my stomach as I approached her carefully. Every part of my body wanted to rush towards her and wrap her in my arms, telling her that it would all be okay. But it was as if coming towards a startled child. Like if I made one wrong move, and she'll be gone from my life forever.
As I got closer, the attendant stopped me, her lips moving but I hardly heard any words coming out. Pushing past her, I kept my focus completely on Ally, who was looking at me blankly, like I was just an empty space in her head.
"Please don't go," I whispered.
It was as if my words snapped the sense into Ally as she jumped hard, spinning on her heel without another glance. Then she did something that made me want to fall to the ground and curl up in a ball. She ran into the corridor.
My legs sprang to action. She wasn't going to get away from me that easily. I couldn't let the best thing that's ever happened to me slip out of my life like that. I didn't even hesitate to follow her into the corridor.
Ally was one step away from entering the plane when I grabbed her arm, jerking her back. I saw some of the passengers perk up behind us. Spinning her around, I forced her to look at me. I felt something sting my eyes.
"Please Ally," I said hoarsely, my words coming out in a jumble before I could even stop them. "I-I don't know what I'll do without you. I was so stupid. I've never made such a terrible mistake in my life. P-Please don't-"
Another voice cut me off. "Sorry Son," it said. I didn't even have to look back to know that it was a security guard as he grabbed my free arm. "No ticket means that you can't board this plane."
"Good bye Austin," I heard Ally say meekly. It was as if slapping me across the face as she gathered her bags together once again. Her face hasn't changed as her gaze on me still remained expressionless.
"No," I said, but it ended up as more of a croak. Swallowing hard, I tried again, "No. Ally, I can't do this without you!" I found myself nearly on my knees as Ally froze at my words. "R-Remember when we were younger?"
"I'm sorry Son," the guard said again. I wanted to tell him to shut up but nothing seemed to be processing through my head correctly as I felt myself start to lose it. A force jerked me backwards, back towards the airport.
No, it was as if I just got jolted back into reality. "You can't do this Alls!" Suddenly, I was almost glad that the policeman was there. Because his grip was the only thing that was keeping me from collapsing right on the spot.
Something seemed to break in Ally as I saw her eyes start to water. The guard slowly grew more forceful. I struggled against him, but it was like fighting against a brick wall. "I-I'm sorry!" I told Alls, feeling my breath start to go short.
Words start to tumble out of my mouth. Anything that would just get her to stay. "I don't care if you hate me forever, but just please don't go. Fine, you can give me the silent treatment; just don't get on that plane! Just stay in Miami!"
The officer almost pulled my arm off, jerking me back once more. Ally was full-on crying now, breaking my heart in half. We locked eyes, and for a second, it seemed just like old times. Before everything went wrong.
Memories flashed through my mind like a whirlwind. Ally dragged her feet. "Worst. Ride. Ever," she mumbled, her eyes shut tight. I laughed/ Ally pounced on my back, squealing. "We did it!"/ "I love you Austin Monica Moon."
As soon as it began, it ended when the last glimpse was gone as the plane door slammed between us. The guard put a hand on my shoulder, almost comfortingly as I couldn't draw my eyes away from the door.
That was it. I was done. I suddenly felt as if I couldn't breathe as everything seemed to collapse around me. "I'm sorry," the guard said again, but it was as if he was underwater as his voice swarmed in my head.
I didn't respond as my throat went dry. For what seemed like hours, I stared at the door. One piece of wood separated me from Ally, but suddenly, it seemed so much farther.
"Look, I'm really am sorry."
I couldn't help but glare at the floor in annoyance, refusing to look up. "Yeah," I mumbled. "I know. That's all you've been saying for the past ten minutes." Manners! I almost heard my mom scold me. Not that I couldn't blame her.
But when I looked up, there wasn't a trace of anger on Officer Berkley's face. "Look," he said simply. "You have every right to be mad at me, okay?"
"Thanks for the permission," I mumbled. "But it's kind of too late for that."
Officer Berkley frowned. "I was working on orders."
In every way possible, he was right. There was no need whatsoever to place the blame on him. He was just doing his job. I was the one who decided to follow A-Ally into the corridor and ditch all laws of having a stupid flight ticket in order to board a plane. I was the one ready to do anything to get her to stay with me.
"I don't care if you hate me forever, but just please don't go!"
Officer Berkley snapped me out of my thoughts. "So who is she?"
My head snapped up towards him in surprise. "What?" I asked in shock.
"The girl you were chasing after," was the blunt reply. "The one I had to drag you away from? The one who looked like she wanted to kill you on the spot? Who was she?" I felt a flash of pain go down my body as I shut my eyes tight.
Ally.
"Wow," I said raggedly. "Thanks for making me feel better."
Officer Berkley sighed as he sat down next to me on the curb of the airport, watching the cars come and go. "You know kid," he began. "You can sit here and mope and feel sorry for yourself. Or you can start telling me what's going on?"
I stared at him. He had to be kidding. He expected me to tell him, a total stranger, about my problems? Right now, all I wanted was to be alone. "Why are you even here?" I asked, it turning out harsher than I meant it to be. "Aren't you supposed to be dragging other people out of corridors right now?"
"Lunch break," Officer Berkley told me. "Now start spilling….uh…"
"Austin," I told him. "And what makes you think that I'm going to tell you-"
Officer Berkley cut me off. "Let's just say I'm curious about what I just witnessed in the airport," he shrugged. "So…Austin, you better start talking because I'm not leaving you alone until you do."
What? "You can't force me to-"
"I can if what I know so far is showing all signs of an abusive relationship."
I almost choked on my own spit. "What?!" I burst out. Did he really think that…that I would do something that would physically hurt Ally? I almost hated him for saying that. "There's no way I would even think about-"
"Can you blame me?" Officer Berkley interrupted. "Your girlfriend, Ally, is running away from you, sobbing her eyes out and looking scared out of her mind. And you're trying to go after her to the point where I had to drag you out."
Anger surged through my stomach. "Listen Officer Barkly," I growled.
"Berkley."
"Whatever your name is." Manners! My mom's voice cut in again. But I ignored it. "There is no way on earth that I would think about abusing Ally. She…" my voice started to make that awful cracking noise, forcing me to drop to a whisper. "…she means the world to me and I can't even imagine…."
I cut myself off as I realized that I was the worst liar in the history of liars. Because I did hurt Ally. I hurt her to the point where she said that she hated me. Officer Berkley seemed to notice my expression because he softened.
"Then prove me wrong," he said at last.
I scowled. I've never met someone who has gotten on my nerves so quickly than this guy. He smirked at me, knowing that he got me caught. He really wasn't leaving until I started talking. "Fine," I said grudgingly. "It started with this crush I had on this girl..."
Woohoo! First chapter done :D How was it? I'm really sorry if it is sloppy. But I really wanted to get the sequel up since I started feeling really bad for making you guys wait so long. Thank you all so much for being so patient. I really want to finish HWGA (there's only a few more chapters left) before I go deeper into this story, so I'm really sorry if the next update is late.
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