Chapter 11
Trouble


I'm sorry for updating so late today, but I think I'll always update at this time of the day from now on.


I was currently sitting in my math class and I was kind of pissed and heart broken.

Why?

Austin.

I thought we were getting along.

I tried to talk to him this morning, but he didn't want to talk to me.

We kind of had an argument. It was a bit weird. One minute, everything was fine. The other he told me to fuck off quite angrily. He told me to go away. I don't know what came through him.

Here is what happened.

I was walking through the school when I saw the familiar mop of blond hair. I walked towards him to talk to him like friends normally do.

« Hey Austin. » I greeted him.

« Oh, hey Ally. » He said.

« How are you? » I asked him.

« Okay I guess. » He responded.

« Good. » I responded. Now what? It was a bit awkward.

« So, hum, what's your first class? » I asked.

« English. » He responded.

« Cool. » I said. « Okay. This is awkward. »

« Definitely. » He said. « I told you I'm not good at being friends with people. »

« I know, but you'll learn. » I said.

« You know, I had a strange conversation with Mimi last night. » He started to say.

« About what? » I asked him.

« She saw us in your backyard. » He said.

« So? » I asked.

« Now, she's gotten that crazy idea that we are in love. » He said.

« Seriously? » I asked chuckling.

« Ridiculous, right? » He responded. Ouch. That hurt.

Then, Austin eyes were caught on something, but I couldn't figure out what.

« Moon! » I heard a deep voice shout from across the cafeteria and Austin seemed frozen.

« Austin? » I asked.

« Go away. » He said.

« What? » I asked.

« I said, leave me the fuck alone. » He said. What? What's wrong with him?

« Why? What's wrong with you? » I asked hurt.

« Nothing is wrong with me. I don't like you and I think you're annoying. » He said.

« What happened to you? Why are you saying this? » I asked.

« Because it's the truth. » He said.

« No, it's not. » I said shyly.

« I never fucking liked you and I never will. » He said.

« That's not what you were saying yesterday. » I said.

« Well, you seemed so desperate to talk to me. I just gave you what you wanted. » He said.

« What? » I asked. « So you really are just an asshole. »

That was enough. I turned around and I felt tears fill up my eyes. A couple of them escaped from them and rolled down my cheeks.

My vision was kind of blurry now and as I walked away, I bumped into a guy who was walking towards Austin. He was tall. He had brown hair and brown eyes. He was kind of intimidating. He looked like the school bad boy. He looked like a player, an asshole.

I kept walking away though. I walked to the nearest bathrooms and locked myself in a stall. I silently cried until the bell rang.

Once it did, I went to class and sat in the back of the class. I didn't want to be noticed even though Trish was sitting right beside me.

« Are you okay? » She whispered. « It looks like you cried. »

« I did. » I said. I didn't bother to lie, because it was obvious that I cried. My eyes were still puffy and red.

« What happened? » She asked me.

« I'll tell you at the break. » I whispered to her.

That leads me to right now.

How could he do this?

He played me.

I guess that's what Trish and Dez tried to warn me about.

Why did I trust him?

He played with my emotions. He used my soft side just to hurt me.

What an ass.


« So? » Trish asked. « What happened? »

« Austin happened. » I said.

« What did he do to you? Did he hurt you? Rape you? » She asked.

« He played me. » I said.

« What? » She asked.

« He made me believe I was his friend and then he showed his true color. » I explained tears till prickling my eyes.

« You thought you were his friend? » She asked looking really confused.

« I did. He opened up to me. He told me a bit of his past. » I said.

« What did he tell you? » She asked.

« I don't even know of it's true and I don't want to spread rumors. » I said to her.

« Okay. » She said.

« So, this morning, we were having a normal conversation and he snapped after I heard someone call him. He told me he didn't like me and that he never will. » I explained to her.

« I'm sorry Ally, but I tried to warn you. » She said.

« I know and I should've listened to you. » I said.

« Why did I fall for this? » I asked.

« He is incredibly handsome. » She said.

« I'm not superficial Trish. I didn't like him for that. I believed him. I believed he liked me. » I said to her.


I was in a bathroom stall still crying. I didn't want Trish to see me like this again. I needed time to think. That's when two girls walked into the bathroom. I couldn't identify them, but their conversation was rather interesting.

« Did you hear about the fight? » One of the voices asked.

« I did. » The other voice said.

« I can't believe Austin would fight Dallas. » The first voice said. Austin? He got into a fight?

« I can't believe Austin would fight for someone. » One of the voices said.

« I can't believe he would fight for her. She's not even pretty. » The voice said. Her? Who is her?

« I know right. I can't believe Ally's the first one he talked to. Cassidy is so much better than her and yet, he chose Ally. » The other voice said. Okay, the her is me. Why did he fight for me? What was the fight about?

« I still think Dallas is right though. » One voice said.

« About what? » The other asked.

« About what Austin did to Ally. I think Austin played her only to get into her pants. There's no way he actually likes that girl. She's a loser. I'm sure Dallas is right. Austin is just a player. » She said.

Tears were still rolling down my cheeks. I didn't know people saw me as a loser. I'm not the most popular girl, but I thought people thought of me as a normal human being.

Austin fought for me. He fought Dallas because he was angry about the rumors he was spreading. He told me he was fucking tired of them.

I wanted to feel empathy for him, but it still doesn't explain how he behaved this morning.

Why did he tell me that?

Wait.

The guy I crossed path with when I left the cafeteria. Was it him? Was it Dallas? Did he act that way because he wanted me away from Dallas? That guy did shout his name right before Austin snapped.

I waited for the girls to exit the bathroom and I exited too making sure my eyes weren't too puffy.

I walked over to where I thought Trish might be. The most secluded spot of the cafeteria.

« Trish. » I said as I saw her.

« What? » She asked.

« Dallas. Who is he? » I asked.

She took her phone out and showed me his profile picture on Facebook.

That's him. That's the guy I crossed path with in the cafeteria.

« Why are you interested in him? » She asked.

« No. Not at all. Austin and him fought this morning. » I said to her.

« That's what the whole chaos in the cafeteria was. » She realized.

« I guess. » I said.

« Do you know what the fight was about? » She asked.

« I'm not sure. I heard rumors that it was because Dallas was accusing Austin of playing me just to sleep with me. » I explained to her.

« Did he? » She asked.

« Of course not. » I said.

« That's a good thing. » She said.

« It still doesn't explain his behavior. Why did he act like that this morning? » I asked.

« I don't know. » She responded. « Maybe you should talk to Austin. »

« Are you really suggesting I make up with him? You're the one who told me to stay away from him. » I said shocked.

« I know what I said, but you're definitely upset and if this can calm you, then do this. » She said.

« No. » I responded.

« You're not going to talk to him? » She asked surprised.

« No. I'm tired of this. If he wants to explain, then he'll have to come to me. » I said. « I don't even know if I can believe what he told me. Maybe he was just playing me, but here's a newsflash, I don't want to be a part of the game anymore. » I said to her feeling tears prickling my eyes again. « I'm going home. »

« But there's one period left. » Trish said.

« I don't give a shit. » I responded and I walked away. I need to think things through and to talk to Mimi.


I walked all the way to my house. It was long, but I didn't want to see Austin.

It was like he didn't want that Dallas guy to think he was my friend. It's like he wanted me away from Dallas.

I walked to the porch and entered the house. My parents weren't there obviously. They are working at the store.

I took the phone and checked the phone numbers' list.

I found Mimi's and I dialed.

« Hi. » I heard her respond.

« Hi Mimi, it's Ally. » I said.

« Oh, how can I help you? » She asked.

« I was wondering if we could chat. In person. » I said to her.

« Of course dear. » She said.

« Great, I'll make tea and wait for you at my house. » I said to her.

« Okay. I'll be right there. » She said.

I know it looks weird, but I don't want to see him. I don't want to risk going to their house and then seeing him.

I heard knocks on the front door.

« Mimi, come on in. » I said to her.

« Is something troubling you? You're supposed to be at school right now. » She said to me.

« I know. » I said. « I wanted to talk about Austin. » I told her.

« I already told you dear, I can't tell you about his past. » She said.

« I know. That's not what I want to talk about. » I said to her.

« It's not? » She asked surprised.

« We had an argument this morning and then he got into a fight. » I said.

« What? » She asked concerned. « He promised me he wouldn't do that anymore. »

« I'm sorry. » I said to her.

« So, what was your argument about? » She asked me.

« I don't know. We were talking and everything was fine and a second later, he told me to stay away from him, that he never liked me, that he just talked to me because I looked desperate and that I was annoying. » I told her. « Just as I walked away, I crossed path with the guy he got into a fight with who shouted his name right before he snapped. »

« Dallas? » She asked.

« Yes, how did you know? » I asked.

« Austin got into many fights with him. That guy spread a lot of rumors about him. He always provoked him. » She said to me.

« I did not know that. » I said to her.

« You want to know what I think? » She asked.

« Okay. » I responded.

« I think he wants you away from him. » She said.

« Maybe, but he could have told me in a nicer way. » I said.

« I think he might have panicked when he saw him. They hate each other and that guy always knows how to press Austin's buttons. He knows how to touch a sensible cord and I think you might be one of them. » She explained to me.

« He still said all of those things to me. » I responded. Those things hurt like a bitch.

« Maybe he wanted Dallas to hear him and then think you're not someone he cares about so he wouldn't try to hurt you. » She explained.

« That's possible, but I think it's a long shot. » I said.

« Who knows? » She said. « Ask Austin. »

« No. I don't want to talk to him. » I said.

She gave me those eyes meaning she was mad.

« What? » I asked.

« Do you remember what I asked you? » She said to me.

« You asked me to keep an eye on him. » I said. I know where she's going with this, but I don't want to say it.

« No. I asked you not to give up on him and then you told me that you weren't planning to. » She said looking disappointed.

« I know. » I said and I looked down. « It's just, I feel like I'm only getting hurt right now. »

« What about last night? What about that moment you shared with Austin? » She asked me. Right, I forgot that she saw that.

« What about last night? » I asked innocently.

« How did it make you feel? » She asked.

I did not want to answer her. I can't tell her it felt amazing.

« Okay I guess. » I said to her.

« Ally. » She scolded me.

« Fine, it made me feel great. » I said to her.

« Do you want to know how it made Austin feel? » She asked.

« S-Sure. » I said a bit unsure.

« He smiled all evening. He never stopped smiling. No one had ever made him smile that long before. » She said.

« Really? » I asked hopefully.

« Yes. Really. He almost looked happy. I hadn't seen that in a long while. » She said. « Promise me you'll let him explain himself. »

« I promise. » I said to her.

« Promise me that you won't give up. » She said.

« Fine. I promise. » I said to her.

« I'll leave now. I'm sure your parents will be home soon and that you'll have some explaining to do. » She said to me.

« I sure do. » I said. « Thank you Mimi. I can see why Austin likes you so much. »

« He does? » She asked surprised.

« Of course. » I responded.

« He never told us before. » She said.

« What? » I asked.

« He told me that he really likes you guys and that he's really grateful for everything you did for him. » I said to her.

« That's so nice to hear. Austin is so scared of his feelings that he never told us that. » She said. « Thank you Ally. » She said and she walked out.

Seeing her happy like that really warmed my heart.


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Here is next chapter's sneek peak :

« How did you get here? » I asked.

« There was a ladder lying around. I just used it to get to your balcony. » He said and he winked at me.

« No. You don't get to wink at me. I'm fucking pissed right now. » I said dryly. « Wait, what happened to your eye? » I asked noticing how the contour of his eye was blue and purple.

« I got into a fight with Dallas. » He said.