Authors' Note: And... we're back. Some more Auslly with a slight mix...
Another day in prison. I don't know how I survive the days away. But its junior year so one more to go. Sigh. But can't time move any faster? But at least I can think about Ally all day as an excuse from that thing called school work.
I slam the door to my truck and walk around to meet Ally as she climbed out of my car. "Hey you."
"Hey," she returned with a bright smile... that could always make me melt inside. Even with the over-cast weather, her smile brightened the whole world, especially mines.
"So what's up?"
"The fact that the study dat- uh, session last night and the whole smoothie fiasco, I'm beat."
"Well that's called fun. You need more of it," I mock in an authoritative voice.
She scoffs. "Well fun or whatever it was I actually did have fun. But its just too tiring."
"Tiring?!" I feign hurt. "Fun isn't tiring! It's fun!"
She rolled her eyes in response. "Sure, what ever you say."
"Hey girl, don't think just because I'm a guy means that I don't know sarcasm", I said jokingly.
"That was a rhetorical response. You weren't supposed to say anything about it", she sighed. This girl...but that's one of the many things I love about her.
"You need to delete a bunch of words from your vocabulary. You're way too smart for your age, and its begging to rub off on Emilee", I said. That reminds me...
"Hey, do you know anything about Em and that tree house of hers?"
"What about it?", Ally asked trying to fix her hair in the mirror. Girls.
"When I left your house she was right outside of her house, but then ran straight to that tree house without even telling her parents she was home. I think she may've been crying to. What could that be about?", I asked. When I turned to Ally, she looked pale as a ghost with a very worried expression o her face. "Ally?"
"Austin, something just doesn't seem right with her", she said.
"What do you mean? She seems pretty normal to me", I said remembering how she laughed when I wasn't wearing a shirt. She seems like a normal twelve year old girl to me.
"Think about it", Ally said. Hmm...
Think about it?! Seriously this girl was going to make my brain explode! It's Wednesday morning, my brain didn't work. Or any school morning my brain isn't functioning. But then if you think about it (yep, so proud of myself) Emilee's one weird kid. She's nice and all and SO much like Ally, but something's off. "So Ally," I begin. "What's for lunch?"
Her mouth opens in shock. "Weren't we talking about Em? And seriously?! Lunch?! It's only before school! See the word 'before'?"
"I know. I know. But really," I pull on a serious face or as much as one I could. "What's for lunch?"
"Oh, I don't know. Go check the café," she replies with another roll of the eyes. "But I'm busy during lunch. There's a student government meeting today, so I'm quite busy."
"Seriously? Student Government? How much clubs did you join?" I asked.
Uhg, lunch is awful without Ally here! She acts boring, but it's actually more boring without her. And Dez and Trish are just getting on my nerves, which is weird, because their stupid arguments are usually really funny for me.
"Dez! Quit texting your stupid dog and listen to me!", Trish yelled. I have no idea what they're fighting about this time, and honestly I don't care. My head is pounding.
"Will you both just shut up!? I can't take it anymore!", I yelled causing the entire cafeteria to grow deathly silent. "What are you all staring at?" I yelled. They all turned their attention back to whatever they were doing before I snapped.
"What's with you?", Trish asked.
"You and Dez are getting on my nerves", I said.
"No, I mean what's really with you", she said.
"Nothing", I snapped.
"It's because Ally isn't here right?", she asked.
"Uh..."
"I knew it! You like Ally!"
"No! No, I don't, Trish," I scoff and lie as best as I could. But this is Trish, she can detect mostly nearly everything that you keep from her.
"Yeah, you do," she says as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "That's why you're sad. It's because Ally isn't here."
"What? Pheesh! No! What makes you say that?" I rush, but I think that gave it away. I hope she'll just drop the subject with my constant defiance.
"Oh, come on Austin! You've liked ever since you've been little kids," she arged.
"No!" Okay this had some truth in it. I did like Ally as a person. But I've only developed actual feelings for her during that waterpark incident. And I was twelve or thirteen then. So technically I wasn't a little kid. Ha! Take that Trish!
"We can see it in your eyes, Austin," Dez interrupts to voice his opinion. "Every time you look at her, your eyes light up!"
Really? Is what Dez saying really true? If it is, then I'm dead. I hope Ally didn't catch any of those slight moments. But one day.. One day I'll tell her.
"Look guys, you have it all wrong. Ally's my best friend and I really care about her, but not like that", I said. 'Lies' the little voice in my head kept saying. I know it was a lie! That's the whole point! There's no way I'm telling them how in love I really am with Ally...
"Whatever Austin. You are so in denial", Trish said.
"Wait, why do you look upset?", Dez asked. Remind me again why I'm friends with him? Did he not just hear any of that conversation besides the whole 'you like Ally' part?
"Dimwit", Trish muttered.
"See you guys later", I said rolling my eyes as I got up. I didn't even bother to throw my lunch away, because I didn't eat. No Ally, no food. Okay, that's a bit extreme, but you get what I mean. I do love food, it's just that I have a better appetite when I'm not so sad.
Sigh. After one extremely long and boring class later, I'm at the front of the school waiting for my friends. We've all decided that we'd hit Minis together before going home, you know as one of those casual friend group hang-outs. Ugh! What's taking them so long? I've been waiting for like three minutes. Seriously! How long, people?! How long?!
Finally Trish and Dez come walking about, bickering, as usual. What's it this time?
"Really?" Dez asks in awe.
"It's not something to be awed about!" Trish snaps, clearly irritated. "My car got towed, you doof! And I'm going to have to ride with you!"
"Oh, no. That's not what I meant. I've always wondered how a tow truck works."
Trish's shoulders sag even more with a quick roll of the eyes. "Never mind," she sighs. Then she spots me waiting. "Austin! Can I ride with you and Ally? I don't want to ride with this bozo."
"Ah... I'm not sure Trish," I reply. I'm a bit hesitant since I like to rack up as much Austin and Ally time as much as possible. What?! I like her. There's nothing wrong with it.
"Please, Austin. Please. I'll make it up to you!" she pleads.
"Hey guys!" comes Ally's voice. I look above Trish's head to see Ally... with another guy. Quickly my jaws square and my hands fold themselves into fists. This guy was shorter than me, but still a bit taller than Ally. He did seem to be the perfect height for her. Wait! No! I'm supposed to be her guy!
"So uh, Ally. Who's the uh, guy?" I ask with a slight tone of jealousy. Oh, who am I kidding, it was purely embedded with pure jealousy. I looked the guy up and down. There's nothing special about him. So again, what's he doing here?
"This is Elliot. He's a new guy in my Student Government group", Ally introduced while smiling brightly at him. That made the jealousy rise like ten more levels than it already had been.
"Nice to meet you...", he said holding out his hand.
"Austin", I said not taking my hands out of my pockets causing him to awkwardly pull his hand back. Ally sent me one of her famous 'be nice' glares, but I couldn't care less at the moment. I was going to make sure he didn't get the chance to steal MY Ally away from me.
"I'm Dez", Dez said cheerily not noticing the tense atmosphere.
"No one cares doofus", Trish said rolling her eyes. "The name's Trish. Don't ware it out. Actually, don't say it until I know I like you."
"Um...okay. Nice to meet you all", Elliot said. He seemed so uncomfortable here. Sucker.
"Okay Ally, you ready to go?", I asked turning to her. She grinned sheepishly at me. Crap, what is she about to say?
"Austin, I have to get down to Sonic Boom, plus I told Elliot I'd show him around the mall today", she said. Oh, there's no way I'm letting that happen.
"And where do you think you're going to get a car?", I smirked.
"I have a car", Elliot said Urg! This is getting frustrating.
"You talkin' about that car?", Trish asked pointing to yet another car getting towed from the no parking area where her's was just towed away from.
"Crap", he muttered under his breath.
"Crap is right", Ally said, ten turned to me and smiled innocently. Oh no, what is she planning? "Austin, would you pretty please drive Elliot and I to the mall?"
"Only if I get to come with you guys. Did you forget that me, you, Trish, and Dez already had plans to hang out?", I asked trying to guilt her into it. That clearly worked.
"Oh shoot, I totally forgot. Okay, that sounds good. Let's go", Ally said dragging both Elliot and I to my car. Sparks flew through my arm, but I've grown used to them by now.
"Can I still come with?" Trish called after the three of us desperately.
"I don't think so!" I called back. "Plus no more room since Elliot has come to join us!"
She groaned and walked grudgingly to Dez and his awaiting car.
But now I had to endure a tense fifteen minute with Ally and Elliot. This is going to be killer. I climbed into the driver's as Ally into the passenger's and Elliot in the cramp backseat. I smirked. Get comfy being uncomfortable Elliot because if you keep hanging around my girl, its going to be heck more uncomfortable than this. I turned on the engine and made sure Dez and Trish were following.
"So um, Elliot, new kid," I called to get his attention.
"Huh? Um, yes?" he asked meekly.
Good, keep your guard up, Elliot, way up! "So where did you come from? Colorado? California? Mars?" I said, laying it all out there. Ally quickly turned to me with another vicious glare. Okay, hold up. What is up with Elliot and all the glares to me?
"Austin!" she whispered in a scolding tone.
"It's okay," Elliot chucked. "I'm getting used to his sense of humor. But no, I'm not from Mars. I'm from Seattle, Washington."
Sense of humor? Sense of humor?! Who the heck is he calling with a sense of humor?! Me?! Okay, this guy just got deeper under my skin and its really starting to tick me off. I was about to reply with another smart-aleck comment when I saw the middle school. And Emilee. Standing alone. Again.
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