Princess to their Prince
I was awake, yet my eyes didn't open. I just lay there, a small smile exposing on my lips. I sit upright and let my eyes flood open and the smile widening. I jumped out of bed and danced around nearly screaming… but I don't want to wake up my father.
What's got me excited? Well today's the first day of school. I know I know, school isn't the most exciting thing to wake up to but when your dad basically uses you as a travel size punching bag, it kinda gets to you.
I jumped around and as my body turned around I noticed my window was open and my best friend was staring at me from his window, "Excited much?" Austin Monica Moon asked me as I slowly let my arms fall to my sides, and a smirk crossing his lips.
"Whaaaaaaat?! Me? Excited! Pffffft! Austin you're cray-cray!" I laugh a nervous laugh as I approach the window. Crawling onto my white plain desk, I sit myself down and look out the window towards the blonde boy.
Austin just rolls his eyes, "What-eves, Alls." He laughs as he watches me. The hazel eyes burned into my soul; not anything bad but something… warm and comforting.
Austin and I have known each other since we were at least 8. Our parents always hung out with one another meaning we got some 'Austin and Ally time'. Not like I was complaining; I mean it was awkward at first because I didn't know the tall blonde when I first saw him but when we got to know one another he was actually great company. Plus since we had our bedrooms facing each other, he's mostly been my distraction when I'm sad, and helps me with homework as we're both in our little worlds. He's also been with me with everything. Listening to my problems and helping me solve them. How did he calm with my temper? I honestly don't know but I'm glad he found a way. Either way; he's always there for me.
He was even there the day I found out my mum died when we were 13, and he comforted me ever since that… terrible day:
~*flashback*~
Austin and I walked home next to one another giving each other friendly shoves. Our giggles could probably be heard blocks and blocks away from us.
"Okay it's your turn," I say tossing the stone across the pavement. Austin sighed as he placed his feet in the right squares, picking up the stone.
"See Alls, I'm undefeated as this game!" He said giving me a flirtatious smirk and flexing his arms. I melted for a second but walked past him and shoved him playfully.
"Don't get so full of yourself, Hun, or your heads going to grow bigger than it already is." I laughed as I continued to walk, twisting my body around and putting my hands up. He tossed over the stone and I caught it in my hands, I twirled around tossing the stone across the pavement and jumping onto the right squares.
"Um Alls," I heard Austin said, I replied with a simple 'hmm'. "Your mum's cars not here and she's always here at this time," Austin said looking at his wrist-watch. I looked up and noticed he was indeed correct.
"Mum…?" I said and running, hearing two pairs of feet catching up with me. We stormed into my house and the first thing I saw was boxes everywhere titled 'Penny Dawson's Items'. "Dad…!" I hollered. No answer.
Austin and I ran up the stairs up to my dad's office, nothing, I checked my parents room and stepped in to see my dad sitting on the bed his face red and expressionless.
"Hi daddy, why's mums stuff packed? Is she off to Africa again? Is she moving there?" I say confusion added to my face. Head shake is all I got.
"She's moved but not to Africa," he states, Austin sitting down next to me.
I scrunched up my nose, "What do you mean?" I asked. My father's face turned towards mine.
"Ally, honey, she's gone. She's moved to… heaven…" he said choking. I froze, my heart stopped, and my eyes stared off to space.
"W-what happened?" I heard Austin say as he stared at me.
"Drunk driver, gone, killed… over a drunk driver." He said looking away. I couldn't stand it. I stood up, tears refusing to fall. I walked out to the drive way hearing the door slam behind me. I fell to my knees letting myself cry. I felt a pair of muscular arms pull me up onto their lap. I turned my red face to face Austin, pain written over his own. I buried my head into his chest as he pulled me closer, letting me cry into his shirt; placing a kiss on my head.
"Guess who got a job at Puppy Kin- um what happened?" Trish said, Dez racing after her.
"Ally's mum died," Austin responded.
He never stopped comforting me; even now when I break down crying from my fail of a life at the moment. I've told him more secrets then I've ever told my best friend other than him and Dez; Trish. He's even started calling my Baby Girl or Princess to make me smile every once in a while; either way he helped make my life a whole lot easier and that's all that matters.
My thoughts were taken away as I heard him speak, "So um why are you excited for school? You know it's like a prison… but worse?"
I sighed, "Pros: I get to get away from my dad, and I get to see my friends; plus after school I have work so it's a better thing getting away from that abuser," he nodded with agreement. "Cons: kids at school…"
Ever since my mum died in 8th grade life changed; my dad got drunk and abused me, to 'take away his pain' causing me to crawl off to Austin's house mostly every night sitting in his bed crying into his chest. Then when I missed a month or two of the beginning of that school year, my father and I sat on the couch and cried our eyes out; and my days gone people made up rumors, the rumors spread to bullying. You don't even know how many times Austin, Dez, or Trish had walked home with me to ice down a bruise or two with me.
"ALLY..!" I heard my name being shouted from downstairs. I cussed under my breath looking at Austin; fear rising into his eyes. I hold up my ready to go 'BRB' sign and run off downstairs.
"Uh… yes daddy…?"I say as politely as possible, but my response is my face being smacked so hard I stumble into a wall.
"Allyson Marie Dawson, why weren't you up here earlier?" He hisses at me. I look up at him and bite my lip.
"I just woke up father; I was actually walking to my closet…" I begin looking into his eyes and bite my lip. He scoffs and point up to my room.
"Get dressed and then go off to school; thanks to you I have to make my own breakfast." He hisses at me as I nod and dash towards my room seeing Austin pace around.
"Hey, Austin, I'm alright, okay? Just a simple slap to the cheek," I say with a smile as I look straight into his eyes, he nods as I walk over to my window and let the blinds fall close.