Disclaimer: I don't own Austin and Ally or some of the characters used in this story.
I stared up at my ceiling tiredly thinking back to what I had witnessed last night. I had barely gotten a wink of sleep because of the fear of what Austin and his bodyguards might do to me if they ever found me. As much as I tried to block away the thoughts of it and put up a brave face, I couldn't help but feel more terrified.
Austin Moon, New York's multi billionaire was also a murderer?! No one would believe me if I was to ever spill what I had saw.
Looking over at the clock I sighed heavily to myself before slowly dragging myself out of bed and walking over to the mirror. My eyes were red and puffy and my hair was all over the place. Seeing that poor man get murdered right before my very eyes brought back a lot of unspoken memories and what's worse is that the person who helped me to escape from those memories was also the person who was slowly breaking me without knowing.
Everywhere I went or turned to he was main topic and as much as I loved it before, all I really wanted to do now was to forget everything about Austin Moon. The same person who had built my dreams had also crushed it in the short space of 24 hours and it felt like my life was crashing down as I desperately tried to hide the burning pain deep in my chest.
Tying my hair back into a ponytail, I slowly walked out of the room to see my mom and Keira eating breakfast beside the dining table. I forced a smile onto my face and cleared my throat before walking over to them.
"Ally you've been in bed for ages, don't you have work today?" Keira asked before taking a bite out of my toast. I nodded my head over at her before turning to look over at my mom as she smiled back at me placing her hand over mine.
"How did you sleep honey?" she asked slowly rubbing my palm.
"It was good" I lied letting out a slight chuckle. She stared into my eyes almost as if she wasn't believe me and I gulped before deciding to change the subject. "Have you found a new job yet mom?" I asked.
"Well I have an interview tomorrow to work at this day nursery downtown, so wish me luck girls" she uttered.
"Mom that's great, I'm so proud of you" I gushed clasping my hands together.
"That reminds me honey, did you go the interview yesterday Austin Moon was holding for a new Assistant?" she asked excitedly. My smile started to slowly fade away and the sound of his name made my stomach churn. I gazed back up at my mom and Keira who stared at me eagerly waiting for me to speak up and as much as I wanted to tell them the truth, I didn't want to bring their spirits down yet again. Ever since my Dad died I had always tried to be positive for the both of them, even though I was going through twice the amount of pain they were.
I just couldn't tell them about how the interview and especially what I saw last night, it would surely change everything.
"Uh no I couldn't go, there were a lot of people at the bakery and I ran out of time" I lied plastering a brave smile on my face.
"Ugh that's a shame, I was looking forward to you telling me all the details about how hot he looked up close" Keira groaned rolling her eyes and I sighed to myself.
"Is that all you think about Keira" said my mom while rolling her eyes at her. "And it's okay, I'm sure they'll be plenty of opportunities for you in the future. You deserve to succeed more than anybody I know and if Strattmon Inc. is your dream then I 100% support you" she said flashing me a wide grin. How could I possibly tell her what had happened with Austin at the interview when she looked me with such belief and hope. There was just no way.
I was about to get up and head into the kitchen to make myself a coffee till I heard something on the TV causing me to quickly stop dead in my tracks.
"Business man, Ben Parker was found dead in an abandoned warehouse downtown, reports say that he was tied to a chair and brutally tortured before being shot in the head. Mr Parker had been the Chief Advisor of multi-billion dollar company, Strattmon Inc. for 20 years and we urge anyone if they know anything regarding his sudden death to please report to the Police'.
My breath hitched as I quickly turned back around to see a picture of the man from last night. My face instantly flashed with terror and my fingers began to tremble nervously.
"I wonder who could do such a thing to that poor man… there are truly a lot of bad people in this world" my mom sighed while placing her cheek on her hand. If only she knew.
"Austin must be devastated, I remember him saying last year in an interview that Ben was like a Father to him" Keira stated before taking a sip of her tea.
"Are you okay Ally?" my mom asked glancing up at me.
"U-Uh yeah I-I'm fine" I stuttered before forcing a smile over at her. "I'll just go take a shower and head to work" I giggled anxiously before running over to my room.
As I quickly shut the door from behind me, I slid my back down the door before covering my face with my hands. The burning feeling to want to tell somebody of the horrific scene I witnessed last night was slowly eating me up but I knew that I couldn't no matter what. Who would ever believe a poor and underprivileged important girl like me over a man who had all the money and power in the world?
It was my lunch break at work and Trent and I strolled down the street as we ate some frozen yoghurt and spoke about anything.
"I'm not saying that I wanna get back with Rachel but I guess I'm just jealous seeing her with someone else, we dated for two years and it kinda hurt you know" Trent muttered as I stared of into the distance.
"Ally!" he yelled waving his hand in my face and I quickly snapped back into reality.
"I'm sorry what did you say?" I chuckled while scratching the back of my head.
Trent sighed to himself and rolled his eyes away before gazing down into my eyes. "You've not been yourself since this morning Ally, are you still upset about that stupid interview with Austin Moon? Look just forget about it alright, I told you he was an asshole and besides you deserve better than that" he said while pushing a strand of hair behind my ears.
"Thanks Trent" I muttered smiling up at him. "But it's not about that, well it is about that kinda but it's something else" I stated staring down at my frozen yoghurt.
Trent furrowed his eyebrow in confusion before speaking up. "What is it?" he asked in a concerned tone.
"I-Its nothing" I sighed going to walk a little faster but he quickly pulled me back by the arm.
"We've been friends since freshmen year you can tell me anything, what's up with you Alls?" he questioned, this time in a more serious tone and I knew that I couldn't back out now even if I wanted to. I had to tell him no matter what.
I stared down at my shoes and fiddled around my fingers before raising my head to look back into his eyes. I let out a deep breath opening my mouth to speak till an expensive looking car quickly pulled up in front of us.
I watched as a man slowly stepped out the car before taking of his shades and turning to look down at me. He had dark ginger hair that was gelled back and he wore a white suit along with an expensive looking watch and shoes. Just who was he? I thought to myself as I looked back up at me. My eyes slowly narrowed to several men who slowly stepped out the car and stood behind him. They were dressed in black suits and wore dark shades and I gulped loudly while recognising some of them from last night.
"Ally Dawson… pleasure to meet you," the man spoke before quickly taking my hand and kissing it.
"Who are these guys?" Trent asked staring down a time but I was too scared to even speak, knowing that.
"U-Um excuse b-but I have to get back to work" I stuttered nervously going to walk past them till he quickly blocked my way. "Oh there's no need for that, I already informed your boss that you'll be taking the rest of the day off, very lovely lady, but she's easily bribed with a little cash" he laughed causing the bodyguards to quickly the same.
"What!" I snapped getting annoyed by the second. "You can't do that who you think you are" I groaned glaring up at him.
"I'm sorry it's rude of me not to introduce myself… I'm Dez Worthy, head of the trade market at Strattmon Inc. towers" he spoke boldly offering out his for me to shake but I quickly ignored it. "You know last night was a big mistake Ally, you shouldn't have seen what happened it was strictly business, but since you did Austin would like a word with you over at his home" Dez spoke before quickly clicking his hand as one of the bodyguards turned to open the door for me.
"You mind telling me what the hell's going on here Ally?" Trent asked dumbfounded.
"I am not going anywhere with you! I hissed angrily. "I know I shouldn't have saw what I saw last night but if I was going to tell the Police I would've done it by now, besides no one would believe me so stay the hell away from me or else!" I snapped as Dez gazed at me amusingly.
"Austin did say you had a sharp mouth" he laughed. "Look Ally… if anyone was to find out about what you saw last night it could potentially ruin both Austin and the company so please, would you kindly step inside" he pleaded turning back to point into the car as I shot him a death glare.
"Hey! I don't care if you're the head of anything, you're not taking Ally anywhere with you!" Trent spoke up raising his voice a little.
Dez stared at Trent for a brief moment before placing his hand on his hips and shaking his head. "And who is this?" Dez questioned looking over at Trent uninterestingly. "Trent Jackson sir, her best friend since High school" one of the bodyguards uttered leaving me and Trent in complete shock. "Oh I see" he smirked as he slowly circled around us.
"Who the hell are you guys the CIA?" Trent questioned angrily.
"No, we have a much stronger source for that" Dez smirked before turning over to look back down at me. "I don't want it to look like we're kidnapping you Ally but Austin expects you over at his house soon and-
"And I don't care! I said I'm not going anywhere with you, what part of that do you understand!" I snapped balling up my fist. Dez sighed to himself before rubbing his forehead. "Alright boys bring her in" he said nodding his head at the bodyguards before stepping inside the car and without hesitation they quickly grabbed hold of me as I tried to run away before placing me inside the car and shutting it from behind. I looked back at Trent as he was quickly tackled to the floor by some of the bodyguards and I screamed while banging on the window for them to let me out.
"Ooo that's gotta hurt" Dez winced staring out at Trent and I turned to look across from him as if he was crazy.
Before I could say anything else the car had quickly drove off and that daunting feeling of fear had started to come back causing my heart to beat quickly.
"You want something to drink?" Dez asked bringing out a bottle of champagne.
I stared over at him horrified while rapidly breathing in and out. "W-What do you want from me? I stuttered as my lips began to quiver.
Dez stared at me for a brief moment before pouring himself a glass of champagne and taking a sip of it. "Like I said Austin would like to speak to you regarding what you saw last night-
"I said that I'm not going to tell anybody so please let me out of this car!" I exclaimed trying to stop my voice from breaking even more. I watched as Dez picked up his phone to answer a phone call and I sighed deeply to myself before turning to look out the window.
Just what have I gotten myself into?
Half an hour later the car started to slow down and I looked out the window to see a gate with the initials 'AM' written in the middle. The gate slowly opened and I gasped in shock before looking up to see a huge mansion bigger than anything I'd ever seen. It was the type of mansion that people could only dream of their whole life and would do anything to achieve no matter what. No surprise that Austin had a mansion this size considering how much money he had.
"Beautiful isn't it?" Dez chuckled catching my in awe expression. "You think this is big? You should see his mansion in LA" he smirked.
I looked out to see more bodyguards stood near the entrance of his door as some of them rushed over to open the door for us. As I slowly stepped out of the car I looked around in amazement. His garage had up to 15 cars of more parked inside, there was a huge swimming pool near the back and a tennis court far back.
"Mr Moon is in his study, Mr Worthy" one of the bodyguards spoke and Dez nodded his head before placing his arm around me and leading me inside the mansion. It was even more beautiful and bigger inside than it was outside.
"Afternoon Mr Worthy" a woman said bowing quickly rushing down the stairs and bowing her head down a little. She had short brown hair and was dressed in a maid's outfit. "Afternoon Isabella" Dez said smiling down at her before leading me over to the huge flight of stairs. After a short while we stopped in front of a large door with Austin's name written on it and I sighed to myself feeling terrified to face him again. Dez knocked on the door before quickly barging in and letting go of me. My fingers began to tremble nervously as I looked up to see Austin with his back turned to us as he stared down the window.
"She's here Austin" Dez spoke before taking a seat in the corner as a couple bodyguards entered the room before standing beside the door.
Austin slowly turned back to look at me with a wicked and despicable look and I crossed my arms trying not to make it seem that I was petrified and frightened of what was to eventually happen. He stared at me for a brief moment picking up some files on his desk and reading through it.
"Alison Marie Dawson, age 19, works two jobs at a diner and bakery, dropped out of High school to support her mother and sister with Leukaemia, lives in a small shabby apartment on 67 Oak street road, witnessed Father get killed by a burglar at age 11-
"Stop!" I snapped gaping up at him. "T-That's private information w-who do you think you are?!" I exclaimed trying to hold in the tears that were threatening to fall from my eyes. "You have no right to look into my life or my family, I don't care how powerful you are".
"Listen Miss Dawson, you shouldn't have saw what you saw last night, it was simply none of your business, but now that you have I'll be damned to let something like this go" he uttered before turning around to pick up a briefcase from his desk. "In here is $25,000, you take it and keep your mouth shut and use it to pay for your rent issues and your sister's treatment" he stated before opening the briefcase.
Of course any normal person in that situation will instantly take the money and forget about everything, but I was a person with a lot of pride and dignity and accepting from a wicked man like him was something I wasn't willing to do.
"No thank you… I don't need your money, I can make the money myself and pay for our rent and get my sister the treatment that she needs" I spoke boldly as the room quickly filled with silence.
Austin stared down at me a little surprised before putting the briefcase of money back on his desk and turning his back to me.
"I heard how you thought of Ben Parker as your Father, he was the Chief Advisor for 20 years even when your Dad was CEO so why would you be so selfish as to kill him! I said raising my voice at him. "I used to respect you Austin, I admired all these things about you and still do but I wish I didn't, I wish I could learn to hate you because you're nothing but an egotistical and self-centred monster who hides his insecurities behind all of his money!" I yelled letting out all my frustrations and the pain I've been feeling for the past 24 hours.
Austin turned out to face me and before I knew it he had quickly slapped me across the face.
I grasped my cheek in shock letting out a small whisper as I turned to look back up at him. "I hide behind all of my insecurities?! What the hell do you know about me huh? How dare you disrespect me like that do you have no idea who I am" he yelled furiously in my face. I had never seen such rage and anger in his eyes.
Without hesitation I quickly raised my hand to slap him back across the face before quickly getting pulled back by Dez who tried his best to keep me away from a very furious Austin who was ready to charge at me as his bodyguards held him back.
"You fucking bitch!" he yelled at me before shoving his bodyguards of him. "Get her outta here and if anyone finds out about what you saw last night I'll make you ever regret meeting me".
"As much as I'd like to see you get what you deserve if I was going to tell I would've already done it by now!" I yelled back as tears started to sprinkle onto my eyes. I had never felt more humiliation and anger and it was all because of a man who two days ago I admired and respected with all my heart.
"What's all that shouting?" I hear a voice say and I quickly turn my head to the door to see a tall, slim girl with an amazing figure slowly step inside. She had curly, long blonde hair and light blue eyes and she wore a short red dress along with some black heels and bright red lipstick. She was simply stunning and gorgeous. As I stared at her more I quickly recognised her as Cassidy Blair; a fashion model and Actress who had been featured in many magazines. She turned to grin at everyone and it was as if her smile had radiated the room and brought the tension down a little. It was one of those rare smiles that you hardly got to see in life but once you do, you couldn't look away.
"Cassidy…" Austin murmured as he stared at her in shock. His eyes began to soften as he eyes her up and down and a small smile began to form onto his lips. What a change of moods, I thought to myself while rolling my eyes away from him.
"Oh Austin, I missed you so much!" Cassidy giggled before running over and throwing her arms around him. I watched as Austin slowly shut his eyes before cupping the back of her head and breathing in her scent. I rubbed my cheek from where he had slapped me before lowering my head slightly and letting out a deep sigh. By know I had loathed him more than anything in the world.
"You've gotten more handsome since the last time I saw you" said Cassidy while grinning up at him.
"Are you sure you're allowed to be saying that" Austin smirked as his hands moved down her lower back.
Cassidy chuckled at his comment before slowly turning around to face me. "I hope you haven't been terrorizing this poor girl" she said before walking over to me. She took my hand and shook it as she grinned down at me. "You are so cute um…
"Ally" I said finishing of her sentence.
"Nice to meet you Ally, I'm Cassidy" she introduced politely.
"I know, my sister's a big fan of yours".
"That's great to hear, I'd love to meet her someday" she said shaking my hand again. How could someone as nice and polite as her possibly be friends with an ass hole like Austin.
I looked back at Austin to catch him glaring over at me and I glared back while balling up my fists.
"Make sure you get her away from here and keep an eye on her too Dez" Austin spoke as Cassidy slowly made her way back over to him before slowly snaking her arms around her waist.
"Sure man" Dez spoke before getting up and nodding his head at him.
"Oh and Miss Dawson-
"I get it! You don't have to say it twice, haven't you ruined my life enough!" I hissed cutting him off before barging out the door. "Such an asshole" I muttered to myself as a tear slowly slid down her eye.
"Austin and I have been best friends for 10 years now and he wouldn't do something like what he did last night without a proper reason too" said Dez slowly walking out the door and shutting it behind him. "You see Ben's been trying to take down Strattmon Inc. for years and even tried to poison him one time. Austin forgot all about it for the sake of the company, but after Ben stole the $15 million that Austin was supposed to give to China today to take care of their Pollution, he finally lost it and did what he had to do… I can't disclose more further information than that but even though he can come across as a big jerk a lot of the time, he would do anything to protect the things he loves the most" Dez stated leaving me completely speechless.
"I apologise for how he had hit you and the things he said, his arrogance can come of quite strong sometimes but I'm begging you not to say anything about last night Ally".
"I…I won't but it didn't mean that he had to kill him though" I muttered while sighing to myself.
"C'mon I'll take you back to your apartment" Dez said smiling down at me as he led me down the flight stairs and outside the apartment.
"Oh and if you were wondering about Austin and Cassidy, they aren't together, Cassidy already has a fiancé… but to Austin she's always been the only girl for him, he's been in love with her for years" Dez explained as his phone started to ring in his hand.
"I have to take this quickly, it's my wife Trish" he uttered nodding his head at me before answering his phone and walking off.
I wiped a tear of my cheek as the wind quickly blew my hair to the side covering my face a little. Everything that had happened so far was just too much to take in and I didn't know what to think anymore. I looked up at Austin's study room to catch him staring back at me with his hands in his pockets. We stared at each other for a while till I saw Cassidy place a small kiss on his lips and quickly pull him away.
Even though I wanted to hate him for everything he's done so far, I just couldn't find it in my heart to.