Chapter 10:
Austin stood in front of Sonic Boom, waiting for Ally. He couldn't believe he had agreed to do this. Well, more like Dez had pulled him there, and again, he hadn't had the courage to leave. Not yet, anyway. Finally, the metal door to Sonic Boom creaked open. He tried to breathe, but it seemed as his lungs had shut off. Maybe his brain had shut off too. Wait, no, why would he keep thinking if his brain had shut off?
Ally was standing in front of him, beautiful, and graceful. It was like he had never met or seen her before. She was new to him, now confident more than he had never seen her before. "H-h-hey, Ally." 'Great, Austin,' he thought, 'Now you're the one with stage fright.'
"Hi, Austin." Ally smiled. "Are you ready to go?"
''Yeah, I thought we could go to Mini's."
"Mini's is good." She grinned again. They began walking down the path to Mini's, when suddenly Ally tripped, and grabbed Austin's hand. It was like a current went through him. Mysteriously, now he felt hot, and cold, and sweaty. But then, right then, he felt safe, and happy, and himself. There with Ally, his best friend, songwriter, partner, crush, and maybe more. It was now in Ally's hand, that Austin didn't let go, and felt steady as they finished the walk to Mini's, and they both ordered mini pancakes. Austin hoped Ally felt the same way.