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Ally's POV
Trish and I were sitting at the bar of a new club that apparently had opened up last year. She kept trying to cheer me up and it was working for a little bit. Until I saw her staring at someone across the room and I followed her gaze.
I saw Austin. He was walking through the crowd of people towards the exit. He looked like he was a little tipsy but not drunk. At least, not yet. I had to go get him before he does something dangerous. I looked at Trish.
"Um, I have to go." I said, standing up. I was about to walk away when I felt her grab my arm.
"Ally, please be easy on him. Austin may seem like he doesn't care about anything on the outside, but on the inside he is hurting so bad. I just don't want you to say anything that might make him snap and make him get into bigger trouble." Trish said and let go of my arm. I nodded and ran out the exit.
When I got outside, my eyes wandered across the dark streets until I saw a person standing a few blocks down with a bottle in his hand. Austin. I started walking towards him but he didn't notice me. I finally reached him and saw that he was opening another bottle of beer.
"Austin?" I said, in a low whisper. His head snapped toward me and I wanted to cry. This isn't the Austin that was once my best friend. "Austin, I need to talk to you." I put my hand on his shoulder but he pulled away instantly.
Austin's POV
As soon as Ally put her hand on me, I could feel a spark going through my body. No, I can't get caught up with her. I quickly pulled away and looked at her. She had that look of rejection in her eyes and I knew this was going to hurt me as much as it will hurt her.
"Look, lady! I don't know who you are or why you are bothering me. Just fucking leave me the hell alone and don't talk to me again. Or you'll regret it." I growled and I could see tears in Ally's eyes.
"CUT THE BULL SHIT, AUSTIN!" I flinched back. Wow, wasn't expecting that. "I KNOW EVERYTHING. You won't hurt me and I never meant to hurt you. I don't know why this all happened to you but I want the old Austin back."
I was instantly mad again when she told me she didn't know why this happened. I knew that I shouldn't yell at her, but I couldn't stop it. "What was I supposed to do? Huh?!" I regretted my words. But they wouldn't stop coming out my mouth. "You fucking left me, Ally! You left all of us!" I could see the hurt in Ally's eyes and the tears that threatened to spill.
"Austin, before I left, you promised me that you would never become… this." She gestured to the bottle I held and to me. "Did you not want me to live my dreams? I helped you live your dreams, and now I wish I had never helped you write that second song. I knew it was going to come back to bite me, but no. I just went ahead and did it because I thought you were a sweet guy. But I guess I was wrong!" Her voice cracked and the tears finally won their fight and started spilling out of her eyes.
"I wanted you to live your dreams, Ally. But, that didn't mean I wanted the girl I loved to move away from me." I said in a harsh tone and I walked away.
Ally's POV
I stood there in shock. Did Austin just say that he loved me? No, I've got to be hearing things. Even if he did love me, I don't know if I could love him back. Not after him changing like this.
But, I'm not going to give up on him. I know my Austin is in there somewhere and I'm going to make sure I get him back.
I started to walk home when I heard someone singing. It was a quiet singing voice but I could still hear it. I looked around and noticed that I was in front of Austin's house. I walked up to the front door and softly knocked on the door. I hoped Mimi would open up and she did.
Her eyes widened when she saw me, "Ally?" She said a bit loud and I put a finger to my lips. She caught on and was a bit quieter. "What are you doing here?" She said and gave me a hug which I gladly returned.
"Um, I heard Austin singing while I was walking by. Is it okay if I go up to see him?" I asked and she nodded, letting me in. "Thank you." I said to her before I tip-toed my way up the stairs toward Austin's room.
His bedroom door was cracked, so I quietly opened it and saw Austin sitting in his window sill. He was looking down at the ground outside, so he didn't see me. I leaned my head against the door frame and stayed quiet. I smiled as I realized what song he was singing.
Austin's POV
I stared down at the ground below as I sung.
Woah, 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
Ya if you never take the shock
You never gonna win
So turn it all around and
Break down the walls Woah
Come on and give it everything you get
Take a chance, make a stand and
Break, break, break down walls Woah
Break down the walls Woah
Break down the walls Woah
Come on and take a chance make a stand and
Break, break, break down the walls
Break down the walls
I stayed quiet.
"I thought you didn't sing anymore." I jumped when I heard the voice. My head whipped around to see Ally standing in the doorway with her arms crossed over her chest.
I groaned in annoyance and anger and looked away from her, leaning my head back against the side of the window. "I don't sing in front of anyone anymore. I haven't for fucking two and a half years, Ally." I said this in a softer voice. Guess she doesn't listen to a harsh voice, so there's no reason to be mean to her.
I saw out of the corner of my eye that Ally stood straight again and walked around my room. Her back was to me, so I stared at her. Thinking.
Ally never really did anything wrong. I was the one being mean to her. She didn't deserve being yelled at and she sure as hell didn't deserve a friend like me. I watched her and it wasn't until she turned around that I realized where she was standing.
"Did you never even look at my letters, Austin?" She said in a sad voice. She was holding a handful of unopened letters that she had sent me but I never opened them. I sighed and walked towards her, grabbing the letters out of her hand.
"I couldn't. Believe me, I wanted to. But every letter that I got from you, just brought back bad memories…" I put the letters on top of my desk.
"Where is the first one that I sent you?" She asked and I looked at her. "Um," I looked through the envelopes till I found it, "right here. Why?" I said, handing it to her. She opened it and pulled out the paper that was inside. I could tell there was something that she was keeping in the envelope but she just handed me the paper. "Read it, Austin." She told me and I obeyed.
Opening the letter, I read:
Dear Austin,
So far, I have spent almost 3 weeks in New York. I love it here. The people are nice but I always keep feeling like there was something missing. Then I figured it out. You were missing, Austin. It is so different without you that sometimes I just curl in my bed and think of all the times that we had together. I still laugh at the thought of us first becoming partners.
I know you miss me like crazy. And I miss you so much. I promise that as soon as I come back to Miami, I will let you steal me away for as long as you want.
But, until then, I want you to keep this with you. Let it remind you that music and I will always be with you. Don't let anything or anyone take music away from you. Look in the envelope and remember to always: Take a chance and Break Down The Walls. See you soon.
Love,
Ally
When I finished reading the letter I looked back at Ally. She was holding a necklace that had a guitar pick on it. She smiled and looked at the guitar pick. She grabbed onto it and I watched as it opened up. She handed it back to me and I took it from her.
Looking down at it, I saw that in the middle of the pick, was a picture of me and her after writing the first song together. On the other side of the opened pick, were the words 'Music is a part of you, don't let it go' engraved in the metal.
For what felt like the first time in forever, I smiled. Next thing I knew, Ally's arms were around my waist and her head resting on my chest. "This wasn't exactly what I wanted to come home to. Also, I had a surprise for when I came back but I never got the chance to say anything. I haven't even told Trish and Dez yet." She looked up at me. I looked down at her and put the necklace around my neck, then pulled her into a hug.
"What was the surprise then?" I asked. "Well, I no longer have stage fright. And I have an interview with Ramone Records tomorrow afternoon." She said and my eyes grew wide.
See everyone! Guess Austin isn't that bad of a guy after all. Ally definitely doesn't take no for an answer anymore. Review and tell me what you think :)