Hello! Here's chapter 6 of 'Let There Be Love'.
There is a part of the song where 'Just a Dream' by Nelly (the cover by Kurt Hugo Schneider, Sam Tsui, and Christina Grimmie) comes in. It's completely your choice if you want to or not, but I just thought that it would be easier for you guys to imagine for the story.
Hope you guys like it! And, please, REVIEW!
Ally
"I think we should break up," I found myself saying.
The look on his face was of pure shock.
Austin reached to grab my hand, but I dodged it. One touch from him and I knew that I would break down and tell him everything.
I did my best to not look him in his pained eyes. The lump in my throat was growing and I was on the brink of tears.
I didn't want this to happen, one bit. I loved Austin, and I was pretty damn sure that he felt the same way.
"W-w-what?" He sputtered out. He fell from his crouching position to standing up. I sat up and placed my hands to grip the edge of the couch. My muscles strained and my heart was pounding.
All I knew was that this wasn't good for anybody, including the child.
Austin knelt down beside me. "Is it something that I did? Was there―" I cut him off by standing up and moving past him.
"You did nothing wrong," I said, turning around to look at him for the first time.
I immediately regretted saying those words. And it broke me that I had to do this to him. He deserves the world, and he's taking the blow for my mistake.
He rushed over to me and tried grabbing my hand.
"Please, don't touch me," I told him, shaking my head whilst looking at the floor. My hand subconsciously found its way to my stomach.
Without thinking first, I prayed that he would take the hint.
Please, do know what I mean, I thought.
I wanted the dream I had dreamt to come true. I wanted our baby's first family to be complete, not separated.
My mind was telling me to get the hell out of his life before I cracked. But, my heart was telling me something different.
Don't let him go, it had whispered.
I rushed out of the house, despite Austin's protests and him trying to catch up to me.
He never figured out the hint that I was trying to get him to understand.
It was over.
We were over.
Tears poured out of my eyes as I jogged towards my car. I quickly climbed in and started the engine, doing my best to not let the tears blur my eyesight as I pulled out of the driveway and onto the street.
I loudly sobbed, thankful that no one could overhear me. I can't believe I had did what I just did.
He didn't deserve a stupid girlfriend like myself. How could I have been so irresponsible? Letting myself get pregnant like that.
I drove to an empty parking lot and parked my car. I began to sob loudly, head in my hands. I had absentmindedly turned my car off, yanking the keys out of the ignition and throwing them at my feet.
I love him.
I need him.
Our baby needs him.
The baby will never be able to start out with a completely family, just like it deserves to have.
I looked up, the sobs suppressing and the tears silently falling.
I'm going to be a mom at 17, and I'm not going to give this baby up for adoption.
It's this baby and myself against the world.
TWO WEEKS LATER
Austin
I laid down on my bed, turned to my side to where I was facing the wall. I fisted the thick blanket, pulling it closer to my chin as I awkwardly shifted. I snuggled my face deeper into the pillow, imagining that it was Ally's comfortable lap.
It seemed like I had lost hope in doing everyday things. I had turned down most food, always keeping my hood up and earbuds in whenever I actually went to school, and not talking unless it was absolutely necessary.
What had happened? I thought we loved each other, more than I ever thought was possible.
All of the sudden, I heard the door burst open and two pairs of footsteps walking up to me, but I didn't flinch one bit. My eyes stayed peeled open as whoever yanked the covers off of me and shook my sorry ass until I turned to face them.
My eyes met with Trish and Dez's.
Trish looked infuriated.
"Why the fucking hell are you still in bed? It's 4 o'clock in the afternoon and you haven't answered any of our phone calls, and I know that you've been getting them," she yelled.
I pulled the covers back up my body, but Trish just yanked them right off and gripped my arms, throwing me off the bed. I sat up to where my back was propped up against the side of my bed.
I wasn't phased by her violence. Sure, she was pissed, but I could care less about that.
All I cared about was Ally.
Trish growled, "Austin, answer my question." I looked away, staring blankly at the wall. She then forcefully gripped my chin and tore my gaze away to look at me.
Her face was inches away from mine, and I wanted nothing more than personal space.
"Get off of me," I muttered, trying to show her that I wasn't in the mood for any of this.
She stepped off of me, and I finally got a good glance at Dez. He looked confused, but I could tell that he was slowly understanding.
"Trish," he said, "just give him some space." That grabbed her attention.
Her head sharply turned to look at him, glaring in his direction.
"You can't tell me what to do." Then, she began rampaging through my drawers.
Much to my dismay, I stood up and lightly shoved Trish away, but she had already found something.
My box of condoms for when Ally and I have sex.
She turned to me, breaking the box with her fingers as she held it up.
"What the hell is this?"
I ripped the box from her grasp and threw it down on the ground.
As I retreated to my bed, annoyance in my eyes, Trish followed me there, screaming accusations.
"Why do you have a box of condoms? Who the hell have you been having sex with? You're a seventeen-year-old boy, you're not even supposed to be having sex at this age! And, also, why have you been moping? And why are you avoiding Ally? Don't you dare get back into that bed, mister!"
Dez rushed to her, holding her back as I sat down on my bed, head in my hands. I ran my fingers through my hair and my knee began to bounce off of the ground.
Then, all of her yelling got to me, and I was infuriated.
My legs pushed me up, stepping closer to Trish to where I was towering over her.
I yelled, "you wanna know why I've been like this? It's because Ally and I broke up. I thought she loved me, but she just dumped me out of the blue. The box of condoms you see over there isn't because I'm a man whore, it's because I wanted protection while making love to Ally."
I couldn't take it anymore.
I had never committed an act out of violence, so it was a first when I suddenly punched my wall, my knuckles beginning to bruise.
Wincing in pain, I kept my mouth closed and my face expressionless. I wasn't going to let them see me break down like this.
I miss Ally.
My lower lip began to quiver and my eyes softened. Turning to face the duo, they began to realize that I wasn't just some asshole.
"I loved her," I said, my head ducking low, "and I still do. I don't know what went wrong―everything seemed like it was all right. But, she just left one day. I've tried to talk to her, but she pushes me away. I don't even know what caused her to end 'us'." I collapsed on my bed and slammed my face into my pillow. I gripped it tightly, not caring how much pain my hands were in, and did my best to suppress the tears that were emerging.
I felt two figures sit next to me. I figured that it was Trish who began to run her fingers through my hair for comfort and Dez who was awkwardly patting my back.
"How is she?" I asked, my head turning to lay on its side. I couldn't believe that I was crying in front of another dude and some chick who would gladly post something like this on the internet.
Trish sighed, and then responded. "She's barely talked to anyone of us. I think that she's actually trying to switch to homeschooling."
Why would she do that?
THREE MONTH LATER
Ally
Once the baby grew so much, that I had a bump, I wore really baggy sweaters. People questioned me, so I just kept the sleeves up to my elbows so they didn't accuse me of anything.
I still worked at Sonic Boom, but I switched to homeschooling. I never really kept in touch with any of my friends, because I knew that the outcome would be too stressful for the baby.
I still hadn't told my dad about the baby, and I guess he just isn't observant enough to tell why I've been blasting music during the same time every day and wearing really baggy clothes and stretchy pants. He probably doesn't even realize that I've been using all of my money for food and doctor's appointments that he never seems to find out about.
I miss Austin like crazy. I'd do anything to have him by my side, cuddling under the covers.
I would tell him that I was expecting twins, a boy and a girl, and we would plan their names.
It was true, I was expecting a boy and a girl, but the only part about that daydream is Austin being there with me, holding me.
But I still can't tell him, no matter what.
He'd surely notice the bump that's nearly fully developed.
I made my way towards the food court, hands clenching my sides. What if people noticed that I was carrying? I would be labeled a whore, a slut.
But, once I had arrived at Mini's, I saw something that broke my heart in half.
Austin, on a date with Cassidy. The only reason I could tell was because their hands were clasped and sitting on the table and they were drinking from a cup with two straws in it.
I quickly covered up my face and tried to find a way to escape without being seen, but it was too late. Cassidy already saw me.
She pointed to me, trying to get Austin's attention. He turned around sharply, and I did my best to speed walk away from their sights.
Suddenly, I felt a large hand grab my shoulder and turn me around.
I reluctantly did so, but I regretted it as soon as I saw the look on Austin's face.
He was happy, and I wasn't the reason.
It seemed selfish, but I wanted to be the only person who could put that glint in his eyes. I wanted to be the reason behind his smile, not some blond who flirts with any guy she sees, then tells the guy that she doesn't wanna date.
We both just stood there, looking at each other. Austin tried to form words, but his mouth was just hanging open.
I then ripped my shoulder from his grip and stalked away, trying my best to not get emotional in front of an entire mall.
It hurt like hell, but I knew that this 'thing' that Austin and I had going on would work. He doesn't want a child, nor a pregnant girlfriend.
I miss you, Austin. I miss you more than ever.
Walking into the Sonic Boom, which happened to be packed, I soon saw a boy sitting at the drums, playing them with a couple of churros.
Oh my God, this was how I first met Austin.
I ran towards him, ripping the sticks of food out of his hands and grabbing his attention.
It was Elliot.
He smiled largely, standing up and hugging me tightly. I did my best to keep my stomach away from him, but he soon realized that something had happened since the last time he visited.
"What's up?" He asked, with concern. Me placed his hands on my upper arms and began rubbing them, up and down.
I didn't realize how cold I was until his hands paused.
I took a deep breath, and then said, "I've just been really tired, and customers have been swarming the store all day, which is a good problem, I guess." It wasn't a lie one bit, but that wasn't the reason I was shaking.
Elliot hugged me again, but, since I wasn't expecting it, he felt the bump.
He pulled away, confused, and asked, "what the hell is that?" Before I could answer, he pulled up the bottom of my sweater and my shirt and looked at the outstretched bump.
"You're pregnant?" He asked, astounded.
It was no use to lie anymore, so I just nodded, ashamed of myself.
"Whose is it?"
I knew that I was going to have to tell someone, so why not him?
I whispered, "Austin's," and he scowled. He then asked if it was the same one that he met when he last visited, and I agreed.
Infuriated, he forcefully pushed past me, hurting my shoulders, stood up on top of the granite counter, and yelled loudly, trying to get everybody's attention.
Once the customers all fell silent and gazed at him, he pointed at me.
"This little whore, Ms. Ally Dawson, has sex with any guy she can get her hands on, including her best guy friend. She's pregnant at 17 years, and I guess she has to stop being an alcoholic in order to not kill the baby she's already planning to abort. And guess what? This would be the fourth child that she aborted!"
Oh my God…I've never had a sip of alcohol in my life, and Austin was my only. He was the first and only guy I had ever flirted with.
All of the customers looked at me, anger radiating off of their red faces, and abruptly left the store.
Elliot hopped off and stalked over to me, glaring at intensely.
"Why…why would you do that? You know that that's not true!" I begged, tears welling up in my eyes.
He just smiled cruelly, then walked away exiting the store with a certain hop to his step.
Why would he do something like that to me? I thought we were friends…
There I sat, in the practice room, staring at the piano bench.
That was where we wrote all of our songs, that was where we'd go when we wanted to chill out or just simply talk to each other.
That was where our hands always seemed to find each other's. Where we would kiss in secret, where we would watch movies, we did everything there.
I walked over to the bench and sat down, placing my book on the stands and flipping to a fresh, new page.
My hands danced across the ivory keys, creating a sound that I had never heard before, a sound that soothed me.
I continued to play, not letting anything stop me. The store had already closed for the day and my dad wasn't expecting me home for another few hours. I had told him that I was going over to Trish's, since he doesn't know that we don't really talk anymore.
I just needed some time to myself, something that I haven't had a lot recently.
(This is the part where you guys should start playing 'Just a Dream' by Christina Grimmie, Sam Tsui, and Kurt Hugo Schneider.)
(Bold=Austin, Italics=Ally, Bold&Italics=Both)
Austin
I stood over at my balcony and looked up at the stars. I let the cool breeze that was provided by the night hit my arms.
It didn't matter the condition. The only reason that I came out here was to think about Ally. I had done this many times before, mainly because the stars remind me of the ones that belonged in her eyes.
Cheesy, I know, but it's pretty much all I have left of her.
I was thinkin' 'bout you
Thinkin' about me
Thinkin' 'bout us
What we gonna be
Open my eyes
It was only just a dream
Travelled back
Down that road
When we come back (Ooo)
No one knows
I realized
It was only just a dream
...
I was in the top
And now it's like I'm in a basement
Number one spot
Now you're findin' my replacement
And I swear now
That I can't take it
Knowin' somebody's got my baby
And now you ain't around
Baby, I can't think
I should've put it down
Should've got that ring
'Cause I can still feel it in the air
See your pretty face
Run my fingers through your hair
My lover, my life
My baby, my wife
You left me, I'm tied
'Cause I know that it just ain't right
...
I was thinkin' 'bout you
Thinkin' 'bout me
Thinkin' 'bout us
What we gonna be
Open my eyes
It was only just a dream
Travelled back
Down that road
When we come back
No one knows
I realized
It was only just a dream
...
Now I'm ridin'
I swear, I see your face at every turn
I'm tryin' to get my usher on
But I can't let it burn
And I just hopes you know
That you're the only one I yearn for
The more and more I miss her
Will I ever learn?
Didn't give it all my love
I guess now I got my payback
Now I'm in the club
Thinkin' all about you baby
Hey, you were so easy to love
But, wait, I guess our love wasn't enough
I'm goin' through it every time
That I'm alone
And now I'm missin'
Wishin' you'd pick up the phone
But you made a decision
That you wanted to move on
'Cause I wrong
...
I was thinkin' 'bout you
Thinkin' 'bout me
Thinkin' 'bout us
What we gonna be
Open my eyes
It was only just a dream
Travelled back
Down that road
When we come back
No one knows
I realized
It was only just a dream
...
If you've ever loved somebody
Put your hands up
If you ever loved somebody
Put your hands up
And now they're gone
And you're wishin' you could give them everything
Oh, if you've ever loved somebody
Put your hands up
(If you've ever loved somebody
Put your hands up)
Oh, if you've ever loved somebody
Put your hands up
(If you've ever loved somebody
Put your hands up)
And now they're gone
And you're wishin'
You could give them
Everything
…
I was thinkin' 'bout you
Thinkin' 'bout me
Thinkin' 'bout us
What we gonna be
Open my eyes (Open my eyes)
It was only just a dream (It's just a dream)
So I travelled back (Travelled back, down the road)
(I travelled back, down the road)
Down that road
When we come back (We come back, no one knows)
No one knows (No one knows)
I realized
It was only just a dream (No no, whoa) (Dream)
…
I was thinkin' 'bout you
Thinkin' 'bout me
Thinkin' 'bout us(Ooo)
What we gonna be (Yeah)
Open my eyes (Open my eyes) (Open my eyes)
It was only just a dream (It's just another
It's just a dream)
Travelled back
Down that road
When we come back
No one knows (I realized)
I realized (I realized)
It was only just a dream
(Baby, it was only just
It was just a dream)
…
No no oh, oh
It was only just a dream
Ally exhaled, standing up from the piano bench and wiping the stray tears away from her rosy cheeks. She made her way to the door and exited, slamming the door shut as she did so.
Austin sighed, looking down at his bruised knuckles once again before closing his eyes, imagining her rhythmic laugh whenever he did something stupid, such as running into a parking meter on their first, secret date.
He felt like an idiot at that time, but Ally's bright smile and gleaming eyes made up for that.
He scrutinized at the stars one last time before turning back to re-enter his room, closing the balcony door as he did so.
Austin collapsed on his bed, exhausted, before turning around and trying to sleep, but with no avail.
It didn't feel right without her in his life.
He can't believe that he took the opportunity to go on that promised
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QUESTION: Favorite holiday? I'm probably gonna have to say: Christmas. You know, since I don't have to beg to get stuff? That and the fact that there's this magical feeling about it.
THAT ONE MOMENT: When you think that you're good at something, and then this one person comes in and blows you away.
QUOTE BY ME: "Give everything a little dash of love, see where it goes after a couple of minutes."
That's all!
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