Okay, so this is a long one – for me at least. I'm really impressed with myself because of this chapter. Hope you appreciate it as much I do.
Note: You might get really pissed off with Megan in this chapter. I know I did.
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(Megan's POV)
I was struggling to get myself to sleep when I heard someone pass our room. I looked at my alarm clock. 12:15 PM, it says. No one is allowed to go outside their rooms at the time of the night - I mean – morning. I decided to find out who it was. I went out on my pink robe and slippers, following the rule breaker.
He/She is carrying a flashlight, which made it easier for me to track him/her. Besides, I already familiarized myself with the Mansion enough to avoid over the furnitures. The lights in the kitchen turned on, indicating that the culprit went inside. I peeped into the window and saw the person snooping around the house. A familiar red-head is sitted on one of the stools and pigging out on a gallon of strawberry ice cream.
Seeing this as the perfect opportunity to carry out my plan, I entered the kitchen. Seeing me, she hid the tub of ice cream behind her back and said, "Hey there, Meg. Wazzup?" with a spoon still dangling from her mouth.
I walked over the table. "Save your breath, Allison." I pulled out the stool opposite to her and seated. "I'm not that stupid."
She finally gave in and put the ice cream on the table. "Fine. You caught me. But please don't tell anyone."
I grabbed the ice cream and scooped a portion. "Oh, don't worry. I won't." I ate the spoonful of it. "It's just that there's so many stupid rules in this house."
Allison nodded.
"I mean, it almost feels like we're in a rehab or something, doesn't it?" I saw her expression change when I said the word 'rehab'. Gotcha.
"I… I don't know." She stuttered in a whisper. She stood up and grabbed a glass of water, using this as an excuse to avoid my gaze.
When she sat back, the glass of water in her hand, I continued in an innocent tone, "I just thought that you would know," a grin formed on my face, "considering the fact that you just came out of a rehab." At this, she accidentally dropped the glass.
"What… How… How did you know that?" she's whispering, tears forming in her eyes.
"You have your secrets, I have mine." I replied playfully.
"Please…please, Megan. I'm begging you…" she pleaded as she circled the table to walk to me. "Don't tell anyone!" Her shaking hands held mine, as if begging for mercy.
I pulled my hand back and stood from my chair. "Lucky for you, I'm willing to make a proposition. You see, you have something that I want."
"If it's my lipgloss, it's all yours." She offered hurriedly.
I bursted out, "I don't care about that cheap stupid thing!" then I reminded myself that this isn't the time to lose my head. I breathed deep and carried on, "Let me rephrase that. You have someone that I want."
The look on her face tells me that she knows who I'm talking about. "Adam." She muttered.
"Bingo." I confirmed her speculation.
"What… What do I have to do?" she asked boldly.
"Here's the deal. I don't want to see you talking to him, laughing with him, or even breathing his air." I explained.
"But… but what if he's the one approaching me?" she questioned. She stooped crying but her voice is still trembling.
"Ignore him. Go somewhere else. Move to Mexico. I don't care." I stepped closer to her and said with a threatening voice, "But I want you to remember one thing. I'll be watching you." After saying these words, I left her standing there, sobbing for the second time.
(Allison's POV)
I wanted to run back to my room and cry. Cry until my eyes run dry. But I can't. I just stood there, my plastered to the tiled floors of the kitchen. How could this happen to me? I could see the headlines now: 'Teen Idol Contestant Once in a Rehab!' I promised myself that I would leave my past behind after joining American Idol and start focusing on the future. But I guess my past would always find a way to haunt me.
Everything is a blur. These just happened too fast and all at once. But one thing's clear though. I have to avoid Adam at all cost, no matted how painful it is. I'm not just doing this for my own good. I'm also doing it for him, too. He doesn't deserve a plain Jane like me. He deserves someone better. Someone like Megan.
(Adam's POV)
I was walking around the house, trying to sort things out in my mind. I've been in a happy mood this entire morning, as everyone else pointed out. I guess I'm just glad that the awkwardness between me and Allison is finally over.
In the back of my mind, I have an unexplainable wish to somehow bump into her while I take my daily stroll. Finally, I saw her chatting with Lil at the gazebo by the pool. I called out her name but, to my surprise, she didn't even look at my direction. Instead, she stood from her seat and hurriedly left Lil looking as puzzled as I am.
She's been like that for a week. She kept on ignoring and avoiding me with reasons I can't figure out. Is it something I said or did? Or was it something I wasn't able to say or do? I thought our post-kiss awkwardness is over since that night by the pool. It's like it's repeating all over again. But this time, it's worse.
Before, she's just ignoring me. But now, she's becoming more and more distant to the others as well. Our little spitfire is now gone. And everyone misses her.
Later that night, we all hang out at Matt's room. It's been a tradition here, though no one knows how it started. Lil and Alexis are sitting on the floor, chatting, Allison was with them but obviously doesn't take part in their conversation. Instead, she's just playing with the carpeted floor, drawing scribbles with her fingers. Anoop is reading a book while Matt and Michael are tweeting (or as I call it, twating). Megan is texting on the bed and Scott was talking to his brother with his phone. Kris and Danny are fighting over which movie to watch. And I was all alone, sitting on the chair by the window as I watched everyone move in their own little worlds. I know everyone noticed that I isolated myself but they just let me be. They don't bother someone who needs some time alone, which I like.
"Guys, will you keep it down?!" Annop exclaimed at Danny and Kris. "Some of us are actually trying to do something important here."
Matt turned his attention away from Twitter and replied, "And since when is reading Twilight a necessity?" with heavy sarcasm.
"Since it became a worldwide hit."
The hat-loving singer gushed. "Oh please. A girl fell in love with a vampire, so what? Twilight is just another teeny-bopper novel." He turned to Allison and taunted, "Isn't that right, Allison."
Everyone's eyes fell on the silent girl, expecting that she would react and give a witty and hilarious comeback. But she just flatly responded, "I don't think it was that good." She didn't even look up. She just stared downward and continued to doodle. Many faces dropped because of disappointment. They're clearly hoping to get Allison to return to her old self. Well, everyone except Megan. She had her eyes glued on the screen of her phone.
I closed my eyes tightly because it hurts to see her like this. I just miss her so much. We miss her so much. It's like our little Allie has been abducted and was replaced with a tight-lipped look-alike. And if this theory is true, I swear I'd kill that abductor. I just wish someone would bring her back.
I almost fell off my chair as I opened my eyes because Anoop suddenly appeared in front of me, sitting on the chair opposite to mine. "Are you trying to surprise me to death?!" I cried out.
He ignored my statement and said with a serious tone, "I know what you're thinking."
"If you thought that I 'm thinking of ways to return my breathing back to normal speed again, then you're right." Sarcasm is definitely the theme of the day.
"I'm talking about Allison." Now that made me listen. I know why she's not herself these past few days."
"Tell me." I said in a whisper, eager to hear more.
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I know. I hate cliff-hanger as much as you do.
I just wanted to insert some suspense in here, so don't hate me.
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