Author's Note: Okay so this chapter might not be so great, 'cause I had writer's block yesterday, but at least I wrote a chapter! This was hard. It took like five hours to write!
A big thank-you to Shadows and Chocolate, for being my 100th reviewer! Okay, so my dream has been to get 100 reviews on one of my stories, and it actually came true! I feel on top of the world right now!
Enjoy!
Love Story Chapter Twenty-Nine
Austin
We head over to Lake Titicaca after the concert. It's the big lake I saw through the window.
I'm thankful that Ally took my place at the concert and all. It was really kind of her, and she didn't have to do it. But she overcame her fear. For me.
Which makes me feel like I owe her. I mean, there I am, thinking that the concert is gonna go great, but then all of a sudden, Ally breaks up with me, says I'm no longer her partner. I feel upset, I feel stupid, because I can't even listen to myself.
Like, when I thought Ally had a crush on me, and I spray-painted myself orange so she wouldn't. Then I said it would jeopardize our friendship if we became boyfriend/girlfriend and broke up. And that is exactly what happened. And despite that, Ally still cares for me.
Wait.. Ally still cares for me.
But cares in what way? Like in a frenemy way? A best friend way? But she probably doesn't care for me in a boyfriend/girlfriend way, which is what I'm hoping. Yes, Ally and I are currently broken up, but that doesn't men I don't love her anymore.
Which reminds me, how did Ally take the breakup? Did she never want to become my boyfriend anyway, but felt bad for me, so she paid the dude to kiss her, and made sure I saw? Did she want us to break up?
Or was she telling the truth, the guy made her kiss him? Which seems unlikely, but possible. I heard Ally crying herself to sleep the night of the break up, and either she's a really good actor, or she was telling the truth.
Well, Ally's never been a very good liar, and I bet acting's pretty much the same thing.
I take of my shirt and plunge into the lake. The water is cold, and I'm freezing, but I ignore it. I want Ally to think I'm tough.
Laughing, teeth chattering, I swim farther into the lake, about sixty feet away from shore now. I can see Ally smiling from the edge of the lake, and I wave. She waves back, and I swim farther out. Then I lay on my back, and close my eyes...
Five minutes later, I awake with a jolt and see Natasha's head above mine. Yep, Natasha, of all people.
"Hi, future boyfriend," she croons. Then her eyes glow red with hate, and she hisses at me. "If you won't take me as your girlfriend, you'll never have another one again."
And then she pushes me down, under the water. Unsuspecting, I gulp down some of the water and gag. Some more water fills my throat, and I attempt to breathe. It's not working, and my lungs are burning now.
At first I see stars.
And then, blackness.
Ally
"A girl tried to drown him? You sure?" a doctor asks. I nod frantically.
"He's not dead, is he? Please tell me he's not dead."
The blond doctor shrugs and hooks him up to a heart monitor. His heart is beating, slow and steady.
"He's unconscious," the woman informs me. "I doubt he can hear us, much less understand us, right now."
She walks away, and I lean over Austin's head. My hair's covering the sides of his face, which are super pale.
I press my hand over his heart and feel the strong, steady beat.
I sigh in relief.
Then I start talking, even though he can't hear me.
I don't care, I need to tell him.
"Austin," I say, "ever since the breakup, I have felt more depressed than you can imagine. You wanna know why? Because I didn't kiss Justin on purpose, he made me. He threatened to kill you if I didn't. If you died, I wouldn't be able to live with myself, knowing that I caused your death. It's just... Austin, I've never stopped loving you."
I take a step back, hoping that he'll somehow miraculously wake up. But he doesn't.
And then I just about faint.
Amongst the chatter of the doctors, and moaning of the other patients, I hear a beep.
That's it. Austin's gone.
Author's Note: For starters, I DID NOT KILL AUSTIN OFF, DON'T WORRY! He's like my main character, why would I do that? What kind of Love Story would they have then?
And I was wondering… is there anybody I can have a PM conversation with? It gets lonely here on FF sometimes.
So chapter 30 will, if it's not up on Wednesday or Thursday, be up on Friday! Until then!
Adios!
~Christi
