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Ally's POV:
The next day was Tuesday. I had no desire to get out of bed because honestly, I didn't want to go to school. One, because crying for half the day and all night gives you a really bad headache, two, because I had an English oral report and three because I probably had panda eyes. My alarm began to ring at exactly seven thirty and I covered my head with my pillow to try and drown out the demented fire engine like ringing of my alarm clock. When it didn't stop, I grabbed my phone and yanked out the battery before I placed it back on my drawer with a content smile before I went back to sleep and almost immediately my head fell on the pillow, I drifted into a soft slumber and began having a dream.
~ Ally's Dream ~
I found myself in a stage and as I looked beyond the piercing white light. I could make out a crowd of thousands of people, but instead of feeling scared, I felt anxious. In the front row, I saw all my friends, both boys and girls, plus two adults that I couldn't make out. They weren't cheering me on like the rest of the crowd they were all glaring at me. They all had frowns and scowls and disappointed looks on their faces. I frowned myself, as I walked to the edge of the stage.
"Guys, what's wrong?" I asked worriedly, shouting as I tried to drown out the audience in the background who were chanting my name. Ally, Ally, Ally. The people in the front row laughed at me sarcastically. "As if you don't know Dawson" snapped Cassidy and I rolled my eyes. "Shut it" I snapped at her and Trish scoffed. "No you shut it! How could you be so heartless?" she said and I raised an eyebrow.
"Huh?" I asked confusedly. "Don't huh us! How could you actually agree to letting your friends suffer!" a familiar voice said and I turned to see Bridget. "Bridget...I...I" I began but I was interrupted by someone else. "Save it Ally! This wouldn't have happened if you just stood up to Cassidy" I heard Ariana say and Phoebe, Eliza and Britney nodded in agreement.
"Yeah Ally, she's right" the three girls chorused and held up, a broken Barbie doll, two parts of an anklet and broken nail polish bottles. I was silent and the audience continued to cheer. Ally, Ally, Ally. "But I thought you loved me?" I heard a voice say and turned to see Austin's tear-streaked face and my heart broke a little. "I do, I really do" I said softly and walked closer to the edge of the stage.
I heard a chuckle and my head snapped around to see Dallas with a smug expression on his face. "No you don't Allz, you love me, right" he said and I shook my head. "I don't love you, I could never love you and don't call me Allz" I snapped and he laughed. "Ally, I thought I raised you better than this" I heard my Dad say, his tone full of disappointed. "Yeah...but Dad" I began but was cut off again.
"No buts young lady, listen to your father, you know Ally, I really admired you, I thought you'd be the perfect girl for my son, but I guess I was wrong" Mimi said and a single tear fell from my eyes and I fell to my knees. The audience still chanted. Ally, Ally, Ally. "I'm sorry" I whispered to them all and covered my face with my hands as the tears poured down. I could still hear the chanting but when I looked around me, all I saw was darkness. "Hello" I said into the darkness but I heard no answer, although I felt the warmest embrace around me. "Ally dear, what's wrong?" I heard a familiar voice chime sweetly. My eyes widened and I looked around. "Mom, is that really you?" I asked with a small smile. She nodded and pulled me closer.
"What are you doing her?" I asked softly and she smiled. "I'm here to help you my litter star, you seem to be in quite a pickle" she said making me giggle. She always had a way with words. I nodded. "Mom, I don't know what to I stand up to Cassidy, or should I let her steal my happiness away?" I asked quietly and my mom sighed kindly. "Ally only you know the answers to those questions, even if they're buried deep inside of you. Follow your heart. Trust your instincts" she began, "And be bold" we said simultaneously.
She giggled lightly. "See you do know what to do" she said softly and I nodded as I nuzzled my head into her chest. "I miss your hugs mom" I said beginning to tear up as she smiled. "Well my little star, they're never far away, all you have to do is think about me" she said softly and kissed my forehead. The audience kept chanting. Ally, Ally, Ally. "Goodbye my little star" she said and removed her arms from around me. I panicked.
"Mom no, please don't go" I said and began to cry again. My Mom smiled as she waved delicately and began to disappear. I tried to shout to her but the audience's cheering drowned me and the darkness around me turned back to the stage. When I looked at the front row, only Cassidy, Austin and Dallas remained seated. I looked around at the fans and suddenly felt the urge to sing. I knew what I needed to do. I looked down at my hands and it was filled with glitter, which I blew away to reveal a microphone. With a smile, I got off my knees and looked out at the crowd.
"Hey guys! I'm Ally Dawson and I'm here to sing you a song" I said with a small smile. Cassidy and Dallas scoffed but Austin gave me a thumbs up. I smiled at him and took a deep breath before I started to sing.
' Wa-oh! Yeah!
' Stop, Hiding out in the shadows
' Scared to show the world you exist
' Don't Lock yourself in the darkness
' The world is so much brighter than this
' Yeah, if you never take a shot
' You're never gonna win
' So turn it all around
' And break down the walls, whoa
' Come on and give it everything you can
As I sang, I looked out at the front row and Cassidy and Dallas both looked surprised and all of a sudden disappeared. I frowned but smiled when Austin jumped unto the stage with me. A microphone appeared in his hand and he sang the rest of song with me, holding my hand and smiling at me during the whole song.
' Take a chance, make a stand and
' Break, break, break down the walls
' Whoa
' Break down the walls, wa-oh x2
' Come on and take a chance, make a stand and
' Break, break, break down the walls
' (Break down the walls)
As I finished the song, I bowed with Austin. The audience went ballistic and the noise was overpowering. ALLY, ALLY, ALLY.
"Ally, Ally, Ally" I heard and my eyes fluttered open. I could see Bridget towering over me, shaking my shoulder violently. "Wake up!" she shouted again and I sat up and she sighed in relief. "Finally! I've been trying to wake you up for the last ten minutes! Do you know you sleep sing?" she exclaimed and I shook my head. "I had no idea, and sorry" I said quietly still trying to piece together the dream I just had. She smiled. "You do, and you're really good" she said and I giggled before I raised an eyebrow. "No offense Bridge, but what are you doing in here?" I asked as I rubbed my eyes. Bridget proceeded to applying a coat of lipgloss to her lips before she answered my question. "I sort of figured that after yesterday's events" she began, making air quotations around the word 'events', "You wouldn't be up for school, so I decided to wake you" she finished and I groaned. "Bridget...I really don't want to go to school today, besides, I feel sick" I said and began to pretend to cough. Bridget rolled her eyes at me and threw a towel in my direction. "Nice try Allz, it's ten to eight, get. ready" she said sternly and gave me a small smile before she headed out of the room. "But Bridget" I whined but she interrupted me. "No buts Ally, get ready" she said and closed the door behind her. I sighed as I grabbed the towel. It was no use arguing with Bridget. I got out of bed and slipped on my UGGS and trudged towards the bathroom, frowning. I was not looking forward to today.
"Hey Ally" all the girls chorused as I entered the kitchen, thirty minutes later. I smiled at them weakly as I sat down. They all shot me kind smiles, but I couldn't shake the images of their frowning and disappointed faces in my dream. I remembered the things they'd said to me and I felt a horrible feeling in the middle of my stomach. I couldn't figure out what the dream but ever since I had it, I had a slight guilty feeling. "Ally, are you alright?" I heard a voice ask and I saw Trish put a hand on my shoulder. I nodded. "Yeah Trish, I'm fine" I said with a weak smile. "Are you sure, you look a little pale and you seem to be out of it" she said and Bridget nodded. "Yeah...maybe you are sick" she said worriedly and I shook my head. Even though thirty minutes ago, I would have killed for an excuse to not go to school but since I had bothered to get ready, I decided to just go. "No really girls, I'm just peachy, just a little tired" I said and gave them my best 'bright' smile and they nodded understandably. I didn't want to tell them about the dream because I didn't want them to worry. "So what's for breakfast?" I asked and Bridget grinned. "I thought I'd make us some German sausages and French toast" Bridget said smiling and I grinned. "You know I'm half German, Ally" Bridget said matter-of-factually and headed over to the stove. My eyes widened in surprise. "Really, you never told me that" I said and she shrugged. "Didn't think I had to" she said and slipped on an apron before she continued with breakfast. I smiled slightly but I just couldn't shake away the thought of the dream.
"Yeah Em, he even said he missed my kisses" said a voice, disabling me from going into a weird 'thinking trance'. I looked up to see that Cassidy had walked in and her phone was held against her ear and she headed to the fridge for a bottle of water, ignoring us all. Who? She paused briefly after the sentence and then giggled at something 'Em' said to her. "Yeah, we're even going to the Autumn Moon Ball together" she continued excitedly and closed the fridge. I listened harder. Who? "I'm pretty sure I'm going to win Autumn Moon Queen and he'll probably win King" she continued taking a sip of her water. Who? I furrowed my eyebrows as Bridget placed a plate in front of me. I thanked Bridget but then turned my attention back to Cassidy. Who was she talking about? "And it's a coincidence, his surname is Moon, Autumn /Moon/ Festival" she said and laughed and suddenly the room went quiet. I must've not been the only one subtly eavesdropping. Cassidy immediately noticed. "Hold on Em" she said before she removed the phone from her ear. "Do you mind!" she snapped at us all, but the look in her eyes made it obvious that she had wanted us to listen. We all turned our attentions to different areas of the room. "Nothing" we mumbled. "Good" she snapped and began exiting the room. "Sorry about that Em, the girls in my dorm are such privacy invading losers" she said and giggled as she closed the door behind her.
Most of the other girls scoffed. "Yeah, /we're/ the losers" Trish said and rolled her eyes before all the girls instantly turned to me. "Are you alright Ally?" Ariana asked in a concerned tone. Well, the guy that I was totally in love with was dating my arch enemy. /Again/. Was I okay? Heck no. Would I act like I was okay? Heck yeah. For the sake of my friends. But I had to get out of here. I began to get up. "Yeah, I'm great" I said and the girls threw my raised and narrowed eyes. I sighed and then tried to giggle. "No seriously, I'm fine, I think I'll just head to school a little earlier" I said and slung my satchel unto my shoulder. "But you haven't eaten breakfast" Britney said and gestured to the untouched plate of food in front of me. I sighed and shoved a sausage into my mouth and grabbed a piece of French toast. "There, see, I'll take it to go, bye guys!" I said quickly, my mouth full and headed out the door before they could protest. I rushed down the path towards the main building. It looked amazing, as all the decorations for the Autumn Moon Ball were almost ready. Despite the scenery, I felt sad because I thought of Austin as I glanced at the fairy lights and banners. I walked down the apple-tree lined driveway and sat on a vacant bench under a shady tree. I closed my eyes and looked up to the sky. I tried to figure out my dream again, but trust me it was hard. It must've been hard, because it was weird. Most of my dreams were like regular girls' dreams, the typical with shoes, makeup, puppies and One Direction. Why did I suddenly have this kind of dream? As I continued to think, I heard a car pull up near the building and I opened my eyes to see a pretty blonde woman coming out of a light blue Chevy.
"Mimi!" I exclaimed and got off the bench heading over to her as I slung my satchel over my shoulder. "Oh hey Ally" she said with a weak smile and I frowned. "What's wrong?" I asked. She shook her head and continued to walk, me at her side. "I went to see Austin" she said and I smiled a little. "Really? How's he doing?" I asked hopefully as she opened the large oak doors of the main building and let me in before her. "He's doing fine, he'll be back tomorrow" she said sadly. I raised an eyebrow. "That's great Mimi, so why are you so upset?" I asked concerned. She sighed. "Austin and I had a disagreement yesterday and when I went to see him today, he didn't want to speak to me" she informed me as she went behind the desk and pulled off her blazer. "Oh" I said and she smiled weakly. "Yeah, but I know Austin is sorry, I am too, I hope we'll be able to admit that when he's back" she said and I nodded with a small smile. "Of course" I said helpfully and grinned before she retrieved a pen from her pencil holder. "So what can I help you with dear?" she asked as I began to write various things on a piece of paper. "What?" I asked and raised an eyebrow at her and she giggled. "Ally, I can tell something's eating you up, so I thought you'd like to share" she said kindly and I smiled. "Am I that transparent?" I asked, half joking, half serious and we both laughed. "Okay there is, but it's a long story" I said and she smiled and looked at her watch.
"We've got time, follow me" she said and led to a spacious room, which I figured was the teacher's lounge. It had sea-blue walls and sleek black leather couches. It was dotted with glass coffee tables each with a ceramic sea-blue bowl on it, filled with white roses. There was a flat screen television, a water dispenser and even a kitchen. "Whoa" I said as I closed the door behind me. Mimi grinned. "I know right, that's how I reacted but a dropped jaw and bulging eyes and you would have got it" she said and I laughed. She gestured towards one of the couches and I sat as she headed over to the kitchen area. "I think we need my special stash of Lindt Hot Chocolate and Haribo Marshmallows" she said cheekily and switched on the kettle. "Alright Ally, I'm all ears" she said and I took a deep breath and then everything poured out of me, only this time, not figuratively. I told her everything; from me liking Austin, to Cassidy stealing my diary, to Austin and I's breakup and then finally the dream I'd had that morning. By the time I'd finished, I was halfway through my mug of hot chocolate. "Wow" Mimi breathed and sipped her hot beverage. I didn't blame her. It was a lot to take in. "Yeah I know, now that I say it out loud I'm astonished myself" I admitted and sipped my sweet drink. Mimi smiled. "Ally you have the answer though, to all these questions, it's in your dream, all you have to do is stand up to Cassidy, I don't want Cassidy to be with Austin to be honest, I never really liked that girl, but you and Austin together is amazing, I always wondered why he was so happy whenever you were mentioned" she said and I blushed.
The school bell rang before I could respond and I downed the rest of my hot chocolate, before I picked up my satchel. "Sorry Mimi, I've got to get to class" I said sadly and she nodded. I began to walk out but turned around to face her. "Mimi, I want you to know that despite everything, I really do love Austin and wouldn't want to purposely hurt him" I said softly and smiled a little. "I know Ally, thank you for confiding in me, I believe you and I assure you, Austin loves you just as much as you love him" she said kindly and finished her hot chocolate. "No Mimi, thank you, really" I said genuinely and gave her a small wave; which she returned, before I headed out of the room. I rushed out of the main building and into the school building as fast as I could. After speedily getting my books, I rushed to my class; just about avoiding a collision with the janitor as I walked inside. I slid into a seat between Trish and Bridget and they were about to pounce on me with questions when the teacher walked in and announced a pop quiz. Trish and Bridget held their questions and I sighed in relief. Phew. Saved by the bell. Well, the teacher.
"Where were you this morning?" Bridget asked me after class. "I went to see Mimi, she let me see inside the teacher's lounge it's so cool and what did you get for D on the pop quiz" I said quickly and Trish sighed. "Forget about D on the quiz, what were you talking about" Trish asked me and I shrugged. "The events of the pass few days, she helped me, I think I finally have an answer" I said and the two girls smiled. "Good, finally, so when will the Cassidy confrontation be" Bridget said and rubbed her hands together, as Adam approached us. Thank God! "Hey Adam" I said with a small smile. "Hey Ally, Trish" he said and then turned to Bridget. "Hey Bridge, can we talk?" he said and produced a bouquet of roses from behind his back. I smiled and shoved Bridget forward. "Yes you can!" I blurted out and Bridget glared at me but smiled. "Sure" she said and walked away with Adam hand-in-hand. "I'm pretty sure, we know the newest 'back-together' couple" I singsonged and Trish nodded. "Yup" she said and Dez suddenly approached us. "Hey Dez" I said and he smiled. "Hey Ally, Hey Trish" he said happily and took Trish's hand. She kissed him on the cheek before he turned to her. "I have something amazing to show you" she said and began pulling her away. She turned and looked at me and I giggled. "Go on Trish, have fun" I said and she smiled at me thankfully and went off with Dez. Great, Ally, party of one. I thought as I walked towards my locker. As I dialed in the combination, I felt two strong hands around my waist and they pulled me close to the body, turning me around. I looked up and saw Dallas. "Hey Dallas" I said smiling weakly and he grinned charmingly. "S'up Allz" he said and I nearly flinched when he called me Allz. I smiled weakly again. "So, what are you doing here?" I asked and he smiled. "Came to say hi, and ask you if we're still on for Saturday" he said and I nodded. "Of course" I said and he grinned and he pressed his lips unto mine pinning me against the locker. I could feel my lungs begging for air but it didn't seem like Dallas cared. If it wasn't for an 'ahem'. I would probably be dead. I pulled away and decided to turn to my savior and my jaw dropped. "Austin..." I said weakly.
CLIFFHANGER! Okay, what did you think. It took me a LONG time to write this, so hope you like it. Review please :)