I'm sorry about not updating earlier, but we had guests from out of town and I didn't have access to my computer. Also (IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ!) I will be out of town for a few days without computer access and I won't be able to upload. But I'll keep writing while I'm there, so expect an update as soon as I get back. The character contest is still going! So keep entering them!
Ashley: I wrote about your character in this chapter! And of course he will!
ALLY'S POV
Oh. My. Gosh. Austin Moon just kissed me. And I kissed him back! I'm kind of freaking out right now. I grabbed my phone and texted Ashley and Trish.
Ally: Italics Ashley: Underlined Trish: Bold
We need to talk. Meet me at the food court in 10?
Sounds good to me. What's up?
It's easier to explain in person.
Ok, I'll see you there!
Let me go get fired and I'll be right there.
I had to laugh at Trish's response. I grabbed my purse and phone, then headed out the door to walk to the food court.
Ashley was already waiting. She came to our school recently, but she's really a great friend. She's in the drama club and loves to preform, unlike me. She's also a cheerleader, but not the snobby type people tend to imagine. She's friendly, nice, caring, sweet, charming, witty, and funny. Basically, she's a great friend. The two of us ordered drinks while we waited for Trish.
Trish showed up and got right to the point. "Okay. Something happened. Spill it," she ordered. Ashley and I laughed at her attitude. I showed them the note I found in my locker today, which caused them to both look concerned. But then I got to the Austin part of the story.
"Anyways, Austin wouldn't stop asking me what was wrong, and he didn't fall for any of my lies. So we were talking about it and he was completely freaked out. But he kept promising nothing would hurt me. I didn't want him to feel guilty if..." I paused, choosing my words carefully "If something happens, so I told him that it wasn't really in his control. And then…he kissed me." I stopped letting that sink in. They both have known about my crush on Austin forever, so of course they were happy.
Trish began asking question after question about the kiss, so fast I didn't have time to process, much less answer any of them. "Was he a good kisser? How long was the kiss? Were there sparks?" and so on, until I just tuned her out.
Ashley's hands flew to her mouth. "This is amazing Ally! This means he likes you too! Trish and I were so right about Auslly…" she trailed off, grinning happily.
"Wait a second. What's Auslly?"
"Just something Trish and I came up with," Ashley said. "Oh, and I guess Dez kind of helped, with his Team Ally shirt."
"Team Ally? What is this, Twilight?" I sad jokingly. The three of us started laughing again. Really hard. Ignoring all of the weird looks we received, we kept laughing. Yes, I was getting notes from a murderer and my crush kissed me. But we couldn't be serious.
ASHLEY'S POV
The three of us decided we'd walk back to Sonic Boom, since we'd been "asked," even though it was more of an order, to leave the food court. Apparently three high school girls laughing hysterically is a disturbance to other customers. But it had distracted us from a pressing problem. The note.
"Ally, what are you going to do about the note?" I asked.
She sighed. "Honestly, I have no idea. I'll probably talk to my dad about it. I want to talk to the police, but I'm worried about what the result of that would be if they don't catch the person…" she trailed off. I hate this. I hate the person doing this to my school, and now to my best friend. And coming from me, hate is a really strong word. It's hard to make me hate anything, since I'm usually pretty laid back. But I hate the sender of the notes more than anything.
"Ally, you need to tell someone other than us and Austin. Or one of us could talk to the police, then if you're being watched, the sender wouldn't know. Or-"
"Ashley, that's a good idea. But can we give it a little while? Just to talk to my dad…" Ally trailed off.
"Of course Ally," I told her.
"You need a distraction," Trish said. "You're too worried! I just got a job at that salon down the road, let's go use my employee discount before I get fired!"
The three of us started laughing again, walking towards the salon together.
How could I ever live without my best friends? I thought. Although scarily enough, I may be forced to live without one of them…
Dramatic ending! Anyways, this really is more of a filler chapter, I just needed something to lead up to what's about to happen…enjoy guys! I'll update as soon as I get back home! Read and review!
-Morgan
