Hi, I am Ally Dawson and i'm seventeen. I go to Marino High school. My life is not the best I am bullied by the cheerleaders at school. After school I have to work at my dad's store sonic boom.
It's in the mall so people from school come in just to make fun of me. Most of the people that come in yell at me. If you think my life is already bad it gets worse.
When my parents got divorced my dad got custody of me. He took the divorce hard. He turned to drugs and alcohol. It changed him he used to be so nice and caring. Now he just yells at me, calls me names and, hits me. He scares me I wish he was the dad I remember. I have a feeling that will never happen.
I wake up to my alarm going off. I turn it off instantly. I don't want to wake my dad. He is so hungover that if I wake him he would get so angry that he might just kill me. I mean thats probably not that bad of an option it better than having to go through what I do.
I get out of bed and put on a t-shirt, jeans, and a hoodie. It will cover the marks on my arms. It takes me almost an hour to do my make-up. I don't wear it to look good I wear it to cover the bruises and cuts. I grab my journal and stuff it in my bag. I walk out the door and towards school. Half way there it starts to rain just my luck. By the time I see the school gates in the distance I am soaking wet. Its supposed to be summer but i'm freezing. I walk through the front doors and it starts.
"Hey there Dorkson" I here some say to me
"Your'e so fat and ugly" Someone else says
The comments keep coming one after the other. It is almost unbearable. You would think you would be get used to it well your wrong. Day after day it still feels the same. Each comment breaks me a little more.
I finally get to first period. I sit as far away from everyone as I can. I pull out my journal and finish my song. I start to quietly sing it.
I always thought dreams could come true
then I met you
you changed my life
I thought we were forever
but then you left
my world came crashing down
oh oh oh
you told me you loved me
I was naive and believed it was true
I thought you would be there for me
but all you did was break my heart
oh oh oh
I should've known
I shouldn't have trusted you
you came into my life
and crushed my dreams
I always thought dreams could come true
then I met you
you changed my life
I thought we were forever
but then you left
my world came crashing down
oh
why was I so stupid
I believed that dreams could come true
I should've know from the start
my dreams were to good to be true
you said you would help
but you just made it worse
I always thought dreams could come true
then I met you
you changed my life
I thought we were forever
but then you left
my world came crashing down
oh
you brought me down
you never believed in me or my dreams
you told me you loved me
it was all just a lie
you only wanted to crush my dreams
I never should've trusted you
I always thought dreams could come true
then I met you
you changed my life
I thought we were forever
but then you left
my world came crashing down
oh
I feel content with it so I put my journal away. I look up and notice a blonde boy staring at me. It looks like he's new. That has to be why. No one ever looks at me unless the are making a comment or hurting me. I sit through class wondering who he is. Maybe he will be my friend. Stop Ally I scold myself don't think like that. No one likes you why would he be any different. Don't get your hopes up.
I walk to my locker after the last bell. I grab my bag and hear something fall. I turn around and the new boy is picking up my journal. I almost scream no one is allowed to touch my journal. If anyone saw what was in there I would be taken away from my dad. He would probably be sent to jail. I could never let that happen.
"Here you dropped this" He says while handing me my journal.
"Thanks" I say. I turn away thinking it's the end of the conversation.
"My names Austin I just moved here from Colorado" He says
"I'm Ally" is all I say
"That's a pretty name" he tells me while smiling.
Is this some sort of prank. I mean why is he talking to me. No one ever talks to me.
"Thanks?" I say kind of confused.
"Do you say more than two words?" he asks me
"Yes I do" I state flatly.
"Wow three words" he says sarcasm evident in his voice.
I grab my bag and walk away. I didn't mean to be rude but if i'm late my dad is going to hurt me literally. I can hear someone following me. Austin catches up to me out of breath.
"Sorry did I say something wrong?" He asks
"No I just can't be late for work" I say
"Oh, well where do you work?" he asks. Seriously what's with all the questions. Were not playing twenty questions here.
"I work at Sonic boom the music shop in the mall" I reply
"Thats cool I love music. Do you want a ride?" he asks. Again with the questions. Should I get a ride from him? I just met him but I can't be late for work either.
"Sure"
"Great"
I get in his car. He has a black mustang. We ride in silence and I start to hum my song.
"Is that the song from earlier" He asks. I really think this guy has a problem. Every other thing he says is a question. It's starting to get super annoying and I have only know him for like fifteen minutes.
"Yeah why do you ask?" I question him.
"I really liked it" He says. That is probably the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me.
"Really?" I ask in disbelief. Someone actually likes something I Ally Dawson wrote.
"Yeah"
I wish my dad would say something like that to me. All he does it yell at me to be quiet. It would be nice for him to show some affection every once in a while.
We get to the mall and he parks. He even opens my door for me. That's so nice he is acting so perfect. He locks the car and walks me to sonic boom. When I get there my dad is furious.
"Allyson where have you been you're late" He screams at me. I put my head down in shame. The first person I meet that is nice to me and my dad is going to scare him away.
"Allyson who is this boy with you?" he asks
"Daddy this is Austin he is a friend" I whisper afraid of his reaction.
"What I told you that you are not allowed to have friends" He scolds me. My eyes burn into my shoes.
"I'm sorry it won't happen again." I whisper again
My dad finally walks away after what feels like a lifetime. I feel awful about what just happened. I can't believe I broke my dad's rule. I really don't want to know what will happen. He always said it was the most important. He told me that if I had friends they might find out he hurts me. If they did he would be taken away from me. I could not let that happen. No matter how much he hurts me he is still my father.
"Ally are you ok" Austin asks. He seems genuinely worried.
"Just go I don't want to get into more trouble. I start to walk away.
He grabs my arm and I cringe. His hand is on one of the worst bruises. He seems to notice and releases my arm. He looks like he feels bad. I know it's not his fault but he thinks it is.
"I'm so sorry I didn't mean to hurt you." He says
"It wasn't your fault my arm just hurts. It is nothing" I say trying to avoid this conversation.
"Let me see" He says.
"No need it is fine" I say. I feel really nervous.
Before I know what is happening he pushes my sweatshirt sleeve up. He sees my arm covered in bruises and cuts. He looks almost horrified.
"Who did this to you?" he asks concerned
"No one I am just clumsy." I lie hoping he will believe me. Of course he doesn't. Why do I have to suck at lying
"Tell me the truth who did this to you?" he asks again. I look away but he turns my head so I am looking him in the eyes.
"My dad" I whispered
"That's not right parents are supposed to love you not hurt you" He says
I start to cry and he wipes my tears away. I know I just met him but I feel so close to him. It's like we have a connection. It feels nice knowing someone cares about you. I feel bad about bringing him into all of this. I have only know him for a day and he already knows all of my problems.
The look in his eyes tells me he feels the same way. Maybe he is worth living for. He might be able to help me with my problems. I know that is a lot from him but it would be nice to have a friend there for you.
I stare into his beautiful brown eyes. He stares into mine. There is definitely a connection here. He starts to lean in and I do too. Were only an inch apart...
Thanks for reading. I hope you liked it I will update soon. I don't own anything from this except for the plot and the song. Did you like the song I wrote it the other day? Anyway please comment I love to hear what you have. The more reviews I get the faster I will update. ~H~