That ridiculously cute girl from the party is attending Redwood High! Austin can't stop looking at her, and Ally couldn't care. Austin and Ally have been drifting farther and farther apart, ever since that girl came in their lives. Can Austin realize that he's pushing Ally away, before it ruins their friendship? Keep Calm, and Read On.
Ally's POV:
Yep. Still didn't get that new pen. I guess I'll have to wait a while, until I get my daily pay from the Sonic Boom. Which reminds me, I think I have to work there today. It's been two weeks after the party, and I feel like me and Austin aren't close anymore. Oh well. Anyways, the name of the girl from the party is Sienna. Even her name is beautiful. She had bouncy, curly blonde hair that reached her chest. Since it was Saturday, I decided to tone down my outfit for when I'm working, something more comfortable, something different.
I opened my closet, and the scent of detergent hits my face. I look up and down, left and right, for the perfect outfit to wear to work. allys_work_outfit/set?id=64545325. I decided to take the bus today. I looked outside today, it was bright, and beautiful. A good day to take a walk on the beach.
I got off the bus, at Miami Mall. I opened the door, ad the whiff of air condition cools my whole body. I walked to the Sonic Boom, and it was locked.
Of course, my dad never opens the store when I work.
I take out my keys that is connected to a lanyard, wrapped around my neck. I use the key to open the store. I set up our "Welcome, We're Open!" sign. Then, I pinned on my name tag. I shined some of the instruments, and in a blink of an eye, customers came in. In the middle of the afternoon, my dad came to take his shift.
"Hey, honey. I'll take it from here." he says with a smile.
"Thanks Dad!" I kissed his cheek, and I walked to Miami Beach.
On my way there, I saw Joel. I think he saw me, but I was unsure. So, I walked up to him.
"Joel?" I walked closer to him.
"Hey Ally!" he beamed.
"What are you doing here?" I asked, while raising my eyebrow.
He looked into the distance, the beach was there.
"Decided to go to the beach." he replied. "It's a beautiful day."
De ja vu. That's what I said.
"Hey, I was headed there too." I point out. I was hoping he would understand where I was going at.
''We can go together!" Joel suggested. I nod, I was happy he understood the hints I was pitching at him. "Let's go!" he held out his hand and, our fingers intertwined, and we walked to the beach together.
When we got to the beach, my mouth was really dry. I pulled out a bottle of water from my purse, and started drinking it. Then, I see Austin.
I spit out my water.
I coughed up the remaining water, and Joel saw me.
"Oh my god, Ally... are you okay?" he asks, and then hands me a tissue.
"Fine, Joel..." I mutter.
"I'm going to get you more tissues okay?" Joel went inside the nearest Cafe to get tissues.
I continued wiping my mouth, but Austin saw me and walked towards me.
"Hey Ally!" Austin beamed.
"Hey there, Austin..." I wiped my mouth and threw the tissue in the garbage.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I'm at the beach with Joel." I say.
Austin looks around, confused.
"Um... are you sure? Where is he?" He questioned.
"He went to the Cafe to get me some tissues." I say.
"What for?" he raises a eyebrow.
"Er..." I start off. "I had something on my face."
Austin starred at my face and I blushed.
"Nothing there, except that hint of red on your cheek." he pokes my cheek and I hit his shoulder, still blushing.
I look at my watch, it was covered by my assorted colour bracelet. Geez, Joel is taking a while to get a couple of tissues...
Austin looked around again, and he smiled at me.
"Well, I'm going to take a walk on the beach." he said.
I guess, I'll ask to go with him in the time being. Maybe I should try hinting him, like I did with Joel.
"Hey, I'm heading there too." I rocked back and forth, waiting for a response.
"Cool." he nodded. "Very cool." there was a short pause. "Well, I'll meet you there!" Austin walked to the beach, and didn't even wait for me.
Why didn't Austin see I was hinting him? Is he as blind as a bat? Well... at least Joel knew I was hinting him, that I wanted to go to the beach with him... speaking of Joel...
Where is he?
It doesn't take half an hour to get a couple of tissues. I walked, to the boardwalk and sat on the edge of it, leaving my legs hanging into the breeze of the ocean. The sun was setting. It was so dramatic, and beautiful. Warm. I looked around, while it was still light.
No sign of Joel.
No sign of Austin.
I sighed, and accepted the fact that I was stood up. I took off my sneakers and socks, filled with sand. My feet can feel the ocean breeze. I put my socks in my purse and continued to stare at the sunset.
I decided to stay until the sky turned night. Then I hear footsteps.
"Hey." It was Austin. He plopped down next to me, and stuck out his legs like I did.
"Where is he?" he asked.
I shrugged. I rested my cheek on the handle bar. I tried to hide my tears in the night. Austin stood up, and walked to the Cafe. 2 minutes later, he came back with something in his hand.
"Here." he hands me, a tissue box.
"That took only two minutes, Ally. Two." He took a tissue and wiped my tears for me. Then, he kissed me below my eye.
"Let's take you home." he said. he held out his hand, I took it and he spun me around towards him. Since it was cold, I was shivering like a chiuahuaua. Austin saw this, and he took off his jacket, and put it on me.
"Thanks A-A-Austin." I finally stutter, I was really cold.
"Hey, no problem." he said as he kicked a rock.
"I thought you left..." I look up at Austin and he's scratching the back of his head and grinning.
"Hey, I knew Joel was trouble. I decided to stay a while, in case he stood you up." he looked down, and bit his bottom lip. I smiled, because it looked really cute.
"Thanks Austin, again. For... looking out for me." I tippy-toed, and kissed him on the cheek. Even though, it was night, the light from the lamp pots reflected on to us and I could see the hint of red on his cheek.
Austin stopped and rocked back and forth. I put my hands in the jacket pocket, and I walked back to where he stopped.
"Uh A-Ally..." he says nervously.
"Yeah?" I was confused.
"I'm... sorry." he says.
"What?" I raise an eyebrow at him.
"I'm sorry I haven't spent time with you since the party." he says quietly.
I walk closer to him and I hug him.
"It's okay.'' I whisper. He holds my hand again, and we walk on the boardwalk.
Austin stops again.
''Oh yeah! Ally! I almost forgot... reach into the chest pocket of my jacket."
I blinked really fast, then I reached inside the coat pocket. I touched it, and I knew what it was.
A new pen.
I took it out, and engraved on it, was Ally Dawson with a heart next to it.
"It's lovely, Austin... thank you."
He shrugged.
"I saw that you needed a new pen, because at school, I saw you shaking your pen to get it to work, so yeah..." he nodded.
I smile, and take his hand again.
On the walk home, we laughed, talked, and caught up with each other. Time passed by, and I was at home.
"Thanks for walking me home, Austin." I say. I've been saying thank you a lot lately...
''No problem." he says.
I remember I still have his jacket. I took it off, and handed it to him. When I handed it, the wind blew the scent of his jacket to me. It smelt, good.
"See you tomorrow, Austin."
"Later." he smiles, and walks down my driveway, on to the sidewalk, then disappeared into the night.
I hug myself, when I go into the house.
"Hi Dad!" I yell as I run upstairs.
"Hey Pumpkin!" he yells back. "Dinner in an hour!"
"Okay Dad!" I quickly grab my Pajamas and step into the shower.
When I'm down showering, I throw my work clothes into the hamper, and unclip my nametag, and place it on my desk. I tie my hair up into a bun, and walk downstairs to get dinner.
"Oooh! What's good Dad?" I say, as I rub my hands together.
"Lasagna!" he beams.
I love Dad's homemade Lasagna, he used to make it with mom... yeah.
"Dad..." I say while pushing around my food.
''Yeah honey?" he had a face of concern when he sees my face.
"Did they find Mom yet?" I ask.
My Dad sighs.
"No, honey. Not yet."
I nod.
"Okay." I say.
The rest of dinner, was awkward I was watching The Bachelor Pad, and my Dad was silent.
I finished my dinner, and put my dish in the sink. I stretch, and I head up to my room, to try out my new pen.
I tested it out, on the corner of the page.
Black. A very bold colour.
Dear Songbook,
Hey! I'm back. You miss me? Of course you do. Anyways let me update you. Joel... stood me up. But we weren't even on a date, were we? And Austin, I saw him today... he was really sweet. I kept saying thank you to him. I'm so lame! Hehe. Anyways Songbook, I'm sorry this will be a short entry, but I'm super tired and I need to get to sleep. But, I promise you I'll write in you more tomorrow. Okay? Great. Bye!
- Ally D.
I closed my book, and went to sleep.
(A/N: Hi guys! Sorry for the late chapters, I wasn't inspired... :( Le sigh. Haha. So, anyways... we're done 4 chapters, which means it's time for a Present Day One! The Present Day One, will be Ally Then, the next 4 chapters will be Austin. Good? Good. I promise you guys, I have the most outrageous, weirdest, and most surprising way Dez can reveal himself! It's going to blow your minds! Anyways, gonna write again! Later! :])
Read: Something About You, By infinityandbeyond8 She writes really well, and she happens to be a very good friend friend of mine! :)
