Chapter 29

The Meeting


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Have you ever felt like your world has been a complete lie and everything is crumbling down little by little? That's what it has been for me these days. The bad days keep coming and coming and they won't stop. I just sit and wonder when will the good days come back. My hope for those days fade away little by little leaving me here to suffer.

I feel like dying. Like my sister suggested I should do. I want to just kill myself and end the pain but something is holding me back. Someone to be precise. It was the most childish, adorable, funny, carefree, protective, and lovable boy who has my heart right in the palm of his hand; Austin. He was one of the people who would be left to suffer like me if I left them. So dying wasn't an option. What other options do I even have anyways? I couldn't think of any. Which is why Im still here feeling more miserable than ever.

What did I ever do to deserve this? Nothing? Then, I guess it was my time for a reality check. And it's not going so well.

"Alls? Come on, get out of this room." he tugs my comfortable blanket. I groan and tug it back. "Leave me alone to sulk in my misery." I throw a pillow at him. He chuckles. "You already know Im not gonna let you do that." he says and finally manages to pull my blanket away. I groan again louder. "Austin, leave. I want to just crawl into a hole and never see light again." I bury my hands in my face then take them off to see Austin smirking. What is he up to? It takes a second to realize his evil plan and by the time I do, he is already opening the blinds and the sunlight fills the entire room. My reaction?

I hiss as the light hits my face suddenly. I jump out of the bed and grab the blanket that was on the floor and cover myself like Im a vampire. "You are unbelievable." he mumbles. "And you are annoying." I retort. "You're stubborn." he crosses his arms. "You're childish." I cross my arms too. "You're stupid." I stare blankly at him for a few seconds. He sticks his tongue out. I blink. "Okay fine. I AM childish." he admits. "Yeah, and you're also the stupid one. I have straight A's remember?" I point out. He pouts. "Calling a boyfriend stupid, nice one Alls." he turns around to leave but I grab his wrists.

"You're my stupid boyfriend." I kiss him. He smiles satisfied. "Touché." he says and kisses me again. "As much as I would like to make out with you right now, you need to get out of this room and get fresh air." he says pulling away. I pout. "But I don't want to. There's PEOPLE out there." I whine. He chuckles and shakes his head. "Get dressed. I want you out that door in 10 minutes or I won't give you the jar of pickles I have in the car." he says. I run to my closet and get some clothes and run to the bathroom shutting the door to get dressed. Once Im done freshening up, I grab my shoes and put the on and grab some money and my keys. I run out that door and to Austin's car where he's waiting for me. I did it all under 5 minutes.

"Where's my pickles?" I ask immediately when I get in the car. He laughs. "I lied." he says. I glare at him. "You didn't." I growl. "But I did." he says and then drives. "I hate you." I pout. "You love me." he gives me a cheeky smile. "I was going to give you pancakes when I get home but now you're not going to get some. This made him step on the brakes hard. "No no no, Ally! Please!" he begs. I smirk. "You give me pickles, I give you pancakes." I simply say. He sighs. "I hate you." he mumbles. "You love me." I mock. He drives off again.

We seriously have food issues.

"Where are we?" I ask. He sighs. "Sorry, Alls." he says and he gets out the car. I look at him weirdly. "Why are you saying sorry?" I ask and get out the car as well. He didn't need to answer because someone came out of the house. By someone, I mean Jennifer. I glare at Austin. He gives me a sheepish smile. I roll my eyes and walk up to her awkwardly.

"Hey..." I say uncomfortably. She shakes her head. "Don't be nervous, it's okay. Im sorry about Hazel. She's just mad that our parents are gone. It's no biggie." she shrugs. "It is a biggie, Jennifer. My sister hates me. I didn't know I even had sisters and when I finally meet them, one of them hates me. It's like hate at first sight. I just feel horrible."

"Well, come inside and let's clear this all up. Hopefully, you will feel a lot better." she says and gestures us to come inside. I nod and Austin takes my hand as we go inside. I see a few boxes around and remember that they're going to be living with my mom because she has custody. I hope Hazel won't hurt my mom's feelings. If she hates me, she's definitely going to hate her. I can imagine Hazel screaming and yelling at my mom for what she did. She's going to be throwing things around and my mom will just sit there watching her feeling as horrible as I did. I shake away the awful thought and focus on Jennifer.

"So, Austin told me that you've been sulking around in your room." Jennifer states. I sigh then nod. "That's unhealthy, Ally. Just be glad Austin is helping you out with this. He called me to ask if we could meet up and sort this mess out. So I agreed... Hazel?" she asks. Then Hazel comes into the room looking very ticked off. "Why did I agree to do this again?" she asks. Jennifer gives her a look. "Hazel, come on." she says.

Hazel walks over and sits down on the couch facing me. "Alright, now talk." Jennifer says. Austin holds me hand tighter, silently telling me to talk. I stay quiet as Hazel throws death glares at me. "So..." Jennifer says breaking the silence. Before Jennifer can try to make us talk, I just do it. "Why do you hate me?" I ask Hazel. "Because you-" I cut her off.

"No, what's the real reason you hate me."

"I don't know what you're talking about." she crosses her arms. "You don't hate me for throwing our parents in jail. There's a more bigger reason. I want to know." I explain. She scoffs. "Excuse me? I care about my parents. You obviously don't since you got dad in jail." she says. It was my turn to scoff.

"I don't care about my parents? My heart isn't some kind of cold stone. Of coarse I care about my parents. I still care about dad. He just made terrible mistakes and those mistakes got him to deal with the consequences. My mom is really important to me. She's been strong this whole time while I was the one who was dying inside. I want what's best for her. I LOVE my family. I would be happy if you three became part of this family. Even if you hate me, I still love you because that's the kind of person I am. I forgive people for their mistakes that they try to solve and make up." I keep ranting on.

"This is Austin Monica Moon." I point to Austin as his cheeks turn pink when I said his middle name.

"He is my boyfriend. He was my boyfriend for a year until I found out he cheated on me. I tried to move on but I couldn't. He tried to make up for what he did. He explained to me why he cheated on me. I was shocked when he said it was to protect me from this girl who threatened to hurt me if he didn't make out with her. He was hurt because I was being selfish and didn't hear him out before, so it was my turn to apologize. Then everything turned out okay. He's been helping me out ever since. He's been my guardian angel and a shoulder to cry on. I love him so much that Im willing to do the same back. So don't you be telling me that I don't care because I do."

She gapes at me. And the next thing she says shocks me.

"Why do you love people who don't even love you back?" she asks. I think Im about to explode. "WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN!? I JUST SPILL OUT MY FEELINGS TO YOU AND THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY!?" I flip out. "Your 'boyfriend' cheated on you and you still fell right back into his arms. You're so blind." she smirks. Ive had enough. I got up. "You know what? Forget it, if you don't want to be a true sister to me, then so be it. Im done wasting my time on 'people who don't even love me back'." Then I run out of the house. I wait in the car until Austin comes out and gets in.

"Well, that went well." he mutters. "How did you think it would go?" I ask. He shrugs. "Better than this." he says. I sigh. "That didn't help. I feel even worse." I groan and put my hands on my face. "Im sorry." he says. "Don't be. Im sorry I got you into this mess. Im sorry for you always needing to put up with my problems." I apologize. "You're all worth it, though." he holds my hand. I smile. "How do you do it?" I wonder. He pecks my lips.

"All I need is you..."


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