No. No. NO. This couldn't be happening.
Had Ally really just left him… for Gavin?
"Oh, it'll be just one song."
Yeah, look how that turned out.
He walked into his house, trying to stay calm so he wouldn't annoy his mother. But as soon as he got to his room, he couldn't hold it in anymore, so he slammed the door and screamed.
Now, obviously his mom was concerned, especially because her little ball of sunshine of a son was, well, a ball of sunshine and never acted like this.
"Austin, honey?" she asked quietly while knocking on his door.
No response. "Austin?" she tried again.
"Come in." he said, barely audible.
Mimi took a few steps into the room before surveying what kind of situation she'd be dealing with. His room was a wreck. Books, shoes, clothes, and everything else you could imagine in a teenage boy's room was strewn across the floor. This, too, was out of the ordinary, because her son usually had a pretty clean room.
She took one look at her Austin's face before dropping to her knees to join him in sitting on the floor.
"Wanna tell me what happened?" She asked softly, rubbing his back.
"Ally."
Oh no. This would be a bad one.
"She's dating… Gavin," he sighed, sounding extremely defeated.
"Gavin?"
"Another songwriter from her label. Trish told her they should write a song together, and I agreed because I thought this would be good for her career. But one song turned into several, and now they're dating."
"You still have feelings for Ally, right?"
"Yeah. And I tried to tell her that, but I let her tell me something first, which ended up being her and Gavin's news."
Mimi felt so bad for her son. The poor boy had just been rejected by the girl of his dreams, without said girl even knowing.
She was quiet for a moment before saying, "You know, this isn't the end for you and Ally." He looked up at her. "It's just a small bump in the road. You'll end up together. I'm betting on it. You guys are meant to be. And maybe it will just take Ally being in a relationship with another guy for her to realize that."
It was small and faint, but she was pretty sure she saw the corners of his lips perk up a bit. "You really think so?"
"Yes, I do. And I'm, uh, Auslly's number one supporter. Till the end."