Chapter 10
Gone...
Ally's POV
"Who are you?" I ask and she smiles deviously.
"Cassidy." she says.
My eyes widen. Cassidy? Oh my god! I start to scream. She laughs evilly and starts to crush my wrists. Oh come on! Austin already bruised them!
"Let me go!" I yell and she bites my arm. I shriek. What is wrong with her!?
Suddenly Cassidy is off me. I look over and see Austin standing and glaring at Cassidy. Cassidy's face softens.
"Austin? Is it really you?" she asks. Cassidy stands up and runs to him. She hugs him tight. Austin pushes her away.
"Why were you hurting her!?"
"She was going to kiss you."
"No, I was going to kiss her."
"Why?"
"Because I-..."
"You what? You don't love her right?" she chuckles.
"I-I...Uh?"
"So... what is it?"
"I... I don't."
Bam! My heart shatters. Thank you, Austin. You just broke me... I can't believe I feel heartbroken. Why? Is it because I love him? No. I can't love him. Can I? Do I? Well, it doesn't matter because he doesn't feel the same way. He just said it.
"So why do you care?" Cassidy asks.
"I don't."
"Then prove it." she says.
"How?"
"Kiss me." she simply says.
His eyes widen. "W-What? No. I don't want to-"
Cassidy rolls her eyes and grabs his collar but before she can kiss him he pushes her.
"What the heck!?" Austin shouts.
"Oh shush I didn't even kiss you."
"Whatever... I know you killed me."
"W-What? I didn't kill you. I didn't even know you died."
"Yeah, like Im gonna believe that."
"Im serious."
"Whatever just stay away from her."
He glares at her and walks over to me. Cassidy glares at me and gets closer. Im getting scared. Austin looks at my cut. He tries to touch it but I smack his hand away.
"No, just get away."
"Ally let me help."
"No, go away!"
I scotch back until a tree hits my back.
"Are you okay?" he asks.
"Im fine. Just leave me alone."
He looks at me confused. Then turns back to Cassidy.
"You can leave now."
"Make me." she sticks out her tongue.
He sighs and flies over to me.
"I said go away!" I try to push him but my hand goes through him. I gasp and pull my hand back. That is never gonna stop being weird.
"What's wrong?" he says softly.
"EVERYTHING! THE CURSE! CASSIDY! YOU! MY LIFE! WHAT ELSE!?"
"Uh? Maybe your grandparents are right. You really do need a therapist."
I glare. "If I was crazy then I would have killed myself already... Which might be a good idea actually."
"I agree." Cassidy says.
Austin turns to glare at her. Then his face turns back at me with a worried face.
"No, Ally. You have to live."
"I won't. Why do you keep being nice to me?"
"What do you mean?"
"You just said to Cassidy that you don't care and now you're being nice to me. Why?"
"Ally, it's just that-... Er... I can't... Uh?"
He turns around to face Cassidy.
"Can you please leave. This is kinda personal."
"Im still not leaving this spot." she crosses her arms. He sighs and turns to me again.
"Looks like we have to move."
"What-AH!"
He picks me up and flies somewhere else. I scream.
"AUSTIN!"
"Don't worry, I got you."
"AUSTIN! STOP!"
I try to hold on to him. I don't want to go right past him like last time. We stop at a lighthouse. Why a lighthouse? Why not the beach? Or park? I hate lighthouses... I tried to make a lighthouse for Dez but it turns out he didn't need it.
"Anyways, where were we?" he asks.
"Uh? Why are you being nice to me?"
"Oh yeah! Anyways, I just... can't love anyone. I love Brooke. She is my one and only."
"Austin, I know. But you can't let this one girl keep you from seeing other girls too. If she's gone then it wasn't the one. I bet she was great but there is others just like her. Maybe better."
"NO! SHE WAS PERFECT! NO ONE COULD EVER TAKE HER PLACE!"
"Calm down..."
He starts to cry. This is a very touché subject. I hug him. He's cold again.
"She was perfect. I loved her. I-I... I lost the locket."
"What?"
"I lost it. It was the only thing that could remind me of her."
"No, she's gonna always be here." I point to his head. "And here." I point to his heart.
"You have to let go Austin. You need to go to the next world so that you can see her again."
"No, I can't. I tried but I can't."
"Im sorry, Austin."
"No, Im sorry that you have this curse."
I sigh. "It's not your fault. And you will find someone better okay? Come on, get up."
I help him up. He sniffs and smiles at me. I smile back.
"You know, you remind me of her a lot."
"Really how?"
"You're smart like her, beautiful, funny, and nice. But she was fragile and you're strong. She was scared and you're not."
"That's not true. I was scared when you came in my life."
"True but you learned to break that fear."
"I guess you're right."
"You're better. You're real. You're... the one..."
He leans in closer. I gulp. I feel... butterflies. I feel that this isn't just a perfect moment. I think I might, love him. I don't know why but I think I do. No. Scratch that. I KNOW I love him. No matter what he has done, I was loving him. I can't believe it. I fell in love with a ghost...
I feel his breath tickling the tip of my nose. He's very tall. Finally he whispers, "You're mine." And with that, our lips meet for the first time. All my feelings in that one kiss. For the first time, Austin felt like a person. He wasn't cold, he was warm and this time I was sure he was. My arms wrap around his neck and his went around my waist. We pulled away for air. We both had huge smiles on our faces.
"Whoa." He breath out.
"That was the first kiss I had in years."
I blush. "That was actually my first kiss."
"Wait, what? I thought you already had yours. Why haven't you?"
"I don't know. I haven't thought about dating okay?"
He chuckles. Then he looks bright. He's getting brighter. Literally...
"What's happening?" I ask
I look at my arm that had weird marks on them when I got my curse. The marks are getting brighter too.
"Oh my god! What the heck is happening!?" I panic.
"The curse! It's broken!"
"W-What?"
"We broke the curse! We both love each other! Remember!?"
"S-So that means... You're gonna leave?" I feel tears building up.
"I-Im sorry."
"Don't leave, please."
He hugs me tight. I hug back and cry in his shoulder. "I love you." he whispers. "I love you too." I cry harder. We stay like that for a couple of seconds, then the light goes off. I open my eyes.
He's gone...
AAAAH! Im so SORRY for not updating! I feel horrible! I hope you guys didn't stop reading. Oh and thanks for voting guys. And the winner is... Miss Movin' On! Im so excited to start writing it. And this story is gonna end. It might be the next chapter or the other next. So be prepared. :D
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