Chapter 15 - A New Life for Me

Austin's Point of View

I walk along a brick path on my way to my dorm. Leaves slowly fall as wind gently tossed them to and fro. The setting sun gives a picturesque look to this autumn day.

I shiver, though the temperature isn't but 50 degrees. This is my first time ever experiencing true fall weather.

Soon, my parents will be calling me and pleading with me to come home for the holidays. I won't. I can't. Miami will always be a bitter memory.

Months have gone by since leaving Miami. I have moved up to Virginia to go to school. I do still sing but not with as much passion. About once a month, one of Jimmy's song writers has a song ready and I go over to a nearby recording studio and work on it.

I seem to have fallen out of society's view, people don't recognize me very much, though magazines are continuously publishing all this fake stuff about where I am and what I have been doing.

School has been going well. Not the top of my class, heck, when have I ever?

I have made some friends but they don't get to close. In truth, they are my dorm and class mates.

"Oof!"

I come out of my daze the second I ran into something.

"Ow! Watch where you're going buddy!"

A soft feminine voice scolds me. I look down and find a short blonde glaring at me, hands on her hips and books scattered at her feet.

"I'm sorry, kinda got lost in thought." I apologise, leaning down to help gather both hers and mine's books from the sidewalk.

"Ha, some poor excuse. Like I have never heard that one before!"

I keep my mouth shut and finish picking up the books.

"Here," handing over a stack of books with a smile, "I believe these are yours."

I finally get a good look at her face. Her blonde hair is shoulder length, her blue eyes seething, her button nose red in anger...

Her long hair highlighted with sticky red, her eyes closed and her nose red with speckled blood..."Thanks, I guess..." The blonde replies snarky. "Wait, you're Austin Moon! Omigosh, I am so sorry for how I acted..."

Her continues to apologise but my heart is racing. I need to get away. Everything about her screams... not gonna even think about her.

Memories, horrible memories flood my mind and my feet move on their on accord.

Minutes later, I am in my room. Huffing, I make my way to my bed.

I have no idea what had just happened. Was that what people call a panic attack? Why would get one now? I never had one, even after... Why now?

Months have I tried to make a new life for me, months spent trying to forget. Months of effort gone in a single day.

I have to keep going. I might not ever get over... what happened to... but I will live my life to the fullest I can.

Hey guys! Wow, it's been so long since I've written for this or any other of my stories. I will try to update but I have a job again, been there almost seven months (yay!), and my overall boss has me working on a lot of projects when I'm not doing my normal duties.

I must say that I have changed my writing style. I don't know if you'll notice but heads up anyway. Let me know what you think. Also, my current AA stories will be the only ones I have. I will finish them eventually but I have moved on to Sherlock BBC. I have a story currently in the works. If you like dragons, superstitions, medieval and drama, go read Dragons in Our Midst.

Thanks for continuing to go with me as I write. You, my readers, are what help to keep me going and when you review, it fuels me to write.

Until next time!

~ND~