Hey you guys just a cute little one shot I just wrote in like 5 minutes! I hope you like it while you are waiting for updates on other stories! Thanks again for all your support! Love you all!
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~Auslly2getha4eva~
There I was sitting there with my cup of tea listening to the pitter patter of raindrops on my window shield. Enjoying the silent relaxation that came with the crackling of the firewood in front of me. It was in the middle of December one of our coldest winters yet, however not one inch of snow has falling. Just the pitter patter of rain day by day. I was sitting there on my couch reading one of my favorite novels The Great Gatsby when I heard it. It was quiet and soft as if not wanting to be heard and it wouldn't have been heard if I wasn't sitting in silence. Curiosity getting the best of me I put down my novel, saving my spot of course, and head towards my door.
Looking through the small peephole I see a silhouette of a small girl who is looking down. I can't tell who she is from this small opening, but I can see what she is wearing. A white tank top being covered by a lettermen jacket and some gray sweats and converse. Something that definitely shouldn't be worn out in the cold. I watch her for one more second seeing her next move. Her arm raises as if she is about to softly knock again but stops in mid motion. Not quite reaching the door I can tell this person is having an inner battle with herself whether or not to knock again. Glancing over to the clock I see that its 10:30pm. Moving my vision back over to the peephole I see the girl's silhouette leaving. Opening the door quickly so she doesn't leave I call out to her.
"May I help you?"
She stops hearing the sound of my voice and turns around. Only then do I realize who it is. My best girlfriend Ally. Except she looks different than usual. Her gorgeous brown bouncy hair is thrown in a messy bun. Her usual "got to match the season" style is replace with the outfit I made out through the peep hole. Her face which is usually so kept together and beautiful has makeup running down it. I can't tell if that's because it's raining really hard or from her crying. When she looks up however I receive my answer. Those brown eyes are now red and puffy and looks ready to break down again at any moment.
My heart breaks at the sight of her.
"Als is everything alright?"
I ask her and she looks up at me shaking her head as if it hurts too much to just say a simple no. I can't imagine what this girl is going through at the moment and I don't even bother to try. I just open my arms wide for her and she comes running in. Once she reaches me I feel her start to break down and I can feel those freshly warm tears running down her face soaking through my t-shirt. I don't say anything I just hug her tight rubbing her back soothingly. It wasn't until the slight sound of thunder made me remember how bad it was pouring outside and the slight shiver of the girl in my arms made me remember how her outfit is barely keeping her warm.
"Come on love let's get inside. Don't want you to catch a cold"
Once we are inside I lead her to the couch and tell her I'm going to make her a cup of tea. She nods still not speaking and snuggles up closer into the now soaking wet lettermen. I ask her if she wants to take it off but she shakes her head burying herself inside it. Only then do I realize that it's her boyfriend's lettermen. Something must have happened. Just nodding at her response to wanting to keep the jacket I just make my way to the kitchen.
I wondered what happened. It doesn't seem like she will be talking anytime soon for me to find out. I never liked the guy so I'm pretty sure he is the main cause of this. His attitude and demeanor just gave me an off feeling about him. Plus the way he treat my Als, it was never really the way she deserves to be treated, but I never got involved because it made her happy. He made her happy and that's all I want is her happiness. She wanted mine as well I know this because I saw how hard she tried to get me to like this guy. Always inviting me with them places so I could see "the good in him" as she would always say. I just never could.
I was brought out of my thoughts at the sound of the water whistling signaling it was hot enough for tea. After pouring some in a cup I walked over to the couch where I see Ally hasn't moved except for one thing. She took the lettermen off. Going over to her I hand her the cup of tea. Our hands brush across each other and I feel how freezing she is. After receiving a barely audible thank you I make my way over to my room grabbing one of my sweaters and bringing it back to her. She gives me a small smile but it doesn't reach her eyes meaning whatever it is that brought her here is still hurting. However I don't say anything I just sit next to her and drink my cup of tea as well as she is sipping on her freshly brewed one.
Silence.
That is all that can be heard. Except for every now and again her small sips of tea. Not being able to resist any more I set down my cup of tea and turn towards her. Her makeup is still running down her face yet she looks more like herself now as if being here is helping. Getting ready to ask her a few questions I open my mouth, but to soon close it right after. How do I approach this without making her breakdown again? As I was thinking through ways to ask her I was interrupted by her bringing it up herself.
"Do ever wonder why things happen?"
She quietly asks me and I don't know where she is going with it so I don't answer. She then quickly puts down her cup of tea and turns towards me. Making me feel quite uncomfortable, so I reach for my tea and look at her eager to her where she is going with this but scared at the same time.
"I mean. Everything happens for a reason right?"
Nodding slightly to her comment I give her a small I guess so in response. She then brings us up.
"So there is a reason you and me met right? I mean you're in my life for a reason a certain purpose. Also there is a reason that Gavin and I met right?"
"Yea I would assume so."
"Why?"
Her question came so fast I didn't quite know how to answer it.
"What do you mean why?"
"Why do you think he and I met?"
"Well you told me that you think you guys met because he is the one. Your other half."
I told her and it burned my throat just trying to get those words out. When I know that is not true.
"That's what I think or well thought, but what do you think? Do you think he is the one?"
She asks me and I stop and think. I know what I want to say but I can't just come out and say it she is my best friend I don't want to break her heart. So instead I went with a general answer.
"I think that when you meet the one there is this feeling inside that you can't shake off. I mean at first it doesn't have to be a romantic feeling, but it could lead up to that. I think that when you meet "the one" it's someone you know you can't live without. Someone who you can't see your life moving on without them in it. I think you may not know it right away it may take some time to figure it out, but mostly I believe that I can't tell you whether he is the one for you or not because that isn't my choice to make its yours."
I tell her and she nods taking a small sip of her tea and putting it back down.
"I thought he was"
"You thought? Why the change in heart?"
"Well I think deep down inside I always knew he wasn't the one, but the special way we met and how he made me feel made me think otherwise. But deep down I think I knew."
"Well what made you come to terms with it now that he isn't? I mean what is making you question it?"
"Because I found out the truth. He isn't the one."
"How do you know though?"
I asked her and I think I struck a chord when I said that because she started to burst into tears. Immediately putting my tea down I move closer to her and pull her into a hug trying to calm her down. Eventually it works and she slowly moves down to a sniffle.
"He wasn't truthful to me and now tonight the truth came out."
"Do you want to tell me about it?"
She nods slightly as if she is asking herself that question as well. After a minute or so however she begins telling me what happened earlier today. She goes on to tell me how she just went to the park for a walk since she needed a stress relief and ended up finding Brad not only out with another girl, but with her best friend on top of that. At first she just thought they were hanging out maybe planning a surprise birthday party for her next week since her birthday is coming up, but then as she was walking up to them she saw them start to kiss. She told me that then only half of her heart broke as if the other half already knew or just didn't care. She tells me how she doesn't really feel sad that he cheated on her just that she feels sad she couldn't tell and that it was with her best friend she feels a certain betrayal that she shouldn't feel from a best friend.
As she continues with the story I watch her intently. Throughout the whole story I didn't see a single tear fall or an ounce of hurt cross her face. Just a whole lot of anger and betrayal. I just wanted to hold her and tell her everything is going to be alright. She will be alright, but I felt like she needed to get this out, so she can move on.
"You know the worst thing about it though?"
"What's that?"
"I put all my trust into somebody my best friend didn't like. I mean you are always right. I hate to admit it but you are always right."
"I'm not always right."
"Yes you are! It's like you have this sixth sense that no one else has. You always can tell me how you feel and how you feel about certain things and they always end up true."
"Not always"
"Yes always! When we were 12 I was going to Ashley's party and wanted to wear my new white dress and you told me not too because you had a feeling something was going to happen and my dress would get ruined."
"Well that's easy you're wearing a white dress to a party you're asking for trouble Als."
"Okay fine how about homecoming freshmen year when Mike asked me to go and I said yes. You didn't like him and you told me you had a bad feeling about him, but did I listen no and what happened?"
"He ditched you."
"Exactly! You see you always know and now you warned me about him but I once again didn't listen and now look where we are."
"Those were all lucky guesses and gut feelings they don't mean anything."
I tell her and she just waves me off and sits back down. While sipping my tea I watch her. Her face is as if she is thinking about something long and hard. She then slowly starts tapping her chin which I have seen her do when she is figuring something out. After a minute she then points at me.
"You know what else."
"No what else?"
"You always know how to fix things and make me feel better. With the white dress I was depressed for days and then here you come surprising me one day with a pretty new white dress just because you thought it would look cute on me."
"Well that's the truth and I just wanted to see you smile."
"Then on homecoming when he ditched me I called you up and started crying my eyes out and you know what you did. You came all the way to my house in a tux and took me to homecoming."
"Yea and that's what best friends do. I don't see the big deal."
"It was a huge deal because you turned down so many girls who hinted at wanting to go with you and you told me that you would never be caught dead at one of those high school dances, but yet you went with me?"
"Yes because I didn't want you to have your first ever homecoming memory as some guy who ditched you."
"You always know how to fix things that go wrong in my life."
"Well I'm sorry love, but I don't know how to fix this one."
I tell her and it's the truth. I don't know how to fix this one. Those other incidents were easy to fix, but this one I can't fix. I can't make her UN see what she saw. I can't turn Gavin into the guy of her dreams or make him "the one" nor would I want to.
"Austin?"
"Yes Als?"
"Why haven't you dated anyone?"
"What are you talking about I dated Piper last year."
"For a month."
"Well it didn't work out."
"She wasn't your one"
"Yea you can say that"
The room goes silent for a little and I start to really think about that. Why haven't I dated anyone? I just don't see anyone I actually would like. Well I see one but she doesn't see me the same way and she won't. Yes you caught me I'm in the cliché of falling for my best friend. The reason behind why I never liked any guy she was with wasn't because of this sixth sense she is talking about it because I didn't like that they were able to win her over and I was only seen as the best friend. I always fixed those bumps in her life because I wanted her to know that I'm here. I will always make things right and make her happy.
"Austin?"
"Als?"
"Do you think you found your one yet?"
"I think I have why?"
"Really? Who?"
"It doesn't matter."
"Well based on your reasoning before I found my one a long time ago I just never realized it till right now."
"Really?"
"Yes, I have. He is someone I can't see my life moving on without him. If I were to lose him right now I would lose a part of me too. I think that's also the reason why today half of me didn't care because in reality I never loved him."
She says while standing up going over to my fireplace with all the pictures from my childhood. She goes straight to the picture of me and her in 11th grade where she randomly jumped on my back and almost made me topple over. She grabs the pictures.
"I have had a lot of things change in my life Austin. A lot of people left me or betrayed me in my past. My past is not a very light past, but you know one thing about my past I can count on?"
"What is that?"
"That you were always there to pick up the broken pieces of my life or my heart and help try to put them together, but one more thing."
She stops for a minute putting the picture back down not facing me as she admits something from deep down inside her. The truth within her is now coming to the surface and I can't believe what I'm hearing.
"I think every time you came to fix one of the things the broke my heart a little piece always stayed with you and that's why I didn't care today, because honestly my heart belongs to you. You are the person I can't see me living without. You always know the right thing to say, to do. Austin you say you don't know how to fix this one but you already have. By being my one."
I don't dare to make eye contact with her because I know if I do I'll crack. All these years I've been wanting to hear her admit her feelings to me, but I never thought that day would ever come and now that it's here I don't know how to react. Half of my body is jumping with joy right now and the other half is terrified of messing up. What if I mess up I can't be the one to fix it if I was the one to break it. Lost in thought I completely forgot about what's going on until she lifted my face making me look at her. She is looking in my eyes trying to find any reason to whether or not she should say her next words but this time I beat her to it.
"I love you Als"
She smiles and this time it reaches to her eyes. It's a real smile something that I have come to love.
"I love you too Austin."
She says and I slowly bring her lips to mine. The whole world is still and all I hear is the pitter patter of the rain and the crackling of the firewood and once again I feel relaxed. Even though I thought I wasn't able to fix this I did and all it took was the truth within to break free.
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