It was Saturday night and I'm all alone. The only thing I was doing was drinking a can of Red Bull and playing Call of Duty. What should I do now? After everything I've been through, I deserved loneliness. This mess was over, except the girl of my dreams hates me. I missed Ally so much that I was listening to this song by Runner Runner called Hey, Ally.
Ally will always be my dream girl, but she's gone. I lost her. I'm such a fuckin' idiot.
Knock, knock, knock!
"Come in!" I said aloud.
Two people walked in: Dez and Trish.
"Hey, bud," said Dez.
"Hey," I groaned.
Suddenly, my window opened. A familiar stranger fell through. It was Rosie.
"Rosie, what the fuck are you doing?" I asked.
"I wanted to make an entrance," she grunted as she got up. "It's the element of surprise. I even broke out of Alcatraz."
"For God's sake, Rose, you got locked in after the tour," exclaimed Trish.
"I still got out. Plus, I think I found Al Capone's ghost in there."
"What do y'all want?" I asked.
"You know why?" said Trish. "You're coming with us to Ally's grandpa's wedding. He's marrying a forty year-old woman but she's not a gold digger. I checked."
"Why?"
"Because you love her," said Dez.
"She doesn't love me."
"Yes, she does, Austin. She's not mad at you. She's only mad at what you did."
"It doesn't matter. She hates me."
"Austin, get up before I get you up," said Rosie as she turned my TV off.
"No." I blurted out.
Rosie gave me a look. "No?"
"That's right. No!"
She gripped my collar and growled, "No?! Boy, I oughta—"
Click! Her hand was in a pair of handcuffs attached to my rolling chair. My eyebrow rose.
"You're gonna get it!"
A flash of blankness blinded me. My feet lost control and I landed on my ass. I found myself on the ground with a pair of legs were locked around my neck.
"Rosie!" I choked.
"Austin, let me out," she snarled.
"Let…me out first!" Her calves were tightening my throat cutting off my oxygen. "I lost Ally, alright? We all know why! Trent, Cassidy—"
Rosie cut me off. "Austin, don't you be dragging them in here! You got yourself in this situation. It happened because of what you did, Austin. Learn how to take some responsibility for yourself!"
"Give me your hands!"
I grabbed her hands and began to unlock them. Finally, when it opened, Rosie releases me from her legs of death.
"Now suck it up and shut the hell up," said Rosie.
"Alright," I said. "I want her back."
"Well, what are you waiting for?" yelled Trish. "Let's go!"
We all ran outside and hopped into Rosie's car. Rosie stepped on it before I could close the door. I nearly slammed the door on my foot in the process.
"Where are they?" I asked.
"At the docks," answered Dez. "Their reception is on a boat."
"Rose, go faster," commanded Trish.
"I am not getting arrested again," yelled Rosie. "And I am not going back to the big house!"
After a few minutes, we were already at the docks. A boat next to the shore was about to leave.
"Come on," said Trish. "They're about to leave."
The three of them ran out of the truck before I could even open the door. Fuck, they were fast! They were already on the boat.
I tried to catch up to them, though I wasn't very fast.
"Hurry, Austin," yelled Dez.
Nothing was going to stop me. I have the power!
The boat was already leaving. My arm extended out and I shouted, "No!"
It had already floated a foot away. Before it could go any farther, I threw myself onto the boat. It wasn't long until my knees hit the ground of the boat.
Dez, Trish, and Rosie were in front of me. They all helped me up.
"You alright, Austin," asked Trish.
"I'm fine," I said as I clutched my right knee. "My knee is killing me."
"We gotta find Ally," said Dez.
"There's too many people," said Rosie. "We won't be able to."
A glimpse of an empty stage caught my attention. The band seemed to be taking a break. All there was there was a microphone stand and a drum set.
I ran up on stage and said into the microphone, "Everybody, listen up."
The crowd grew silent as they turned their attention to me.
"Ally, I know you're in there. I know you probably don't want to see me right now, but you need to listen and I want everyone to listen to."
Ally was nowhere to be seen, but I still wanted her to hear.
"I'm sorry for what I did, Alls. I was a jerk. I was a idiot, a jackass, a fuc—"
"Dude, there's kids here," yelled a guy from the crowd. "Cut to the chase."
"I love you, Ally. I always have and I always will. I regret hurting you and I regret loosing you. That slut guy I used to be—he's dead now. You made me a better man I am now. It was all because of you."
Her face was still lost in the crowd. What was I suppose to do now?
Suddenly, the sound of the drums started playing. I turned back and Rosie was playing the drums.
"What are you doing?" I whispered.
"Hey Ally by Runner Runner," she replied. "Serenade to her."
"Rose—"
"Do it before I snapped your arm like a slim jim!"
"Yes, ma'am."
The band all gathered in and started playing the song. My hands gripped the microphone tightly.
Says she wants to move to California
To chase down her dream
Says she wants a roll in some big movie or be a drama queen
Well I roll with her
So she wont get hurt
Here it is, I'll lay it out for you
Here it is, I'm telling you the truth
Hey Ally, I'm falling faster all the time
It's all for you
This heart of mine
I'm in too deep
I fall to my knees
She's the girl of my dreams
Says she wants to move to New York City
And dance on the stage
On the crowded streets, you look so pretty
or in the pouring rain
Well I roll with her
So she wont get hurt
Here it is, I'll lay it out for you
Here it is, I'm telling you the truth
Hey Ally, I'm falling faster all the time
It's all for you
This heart of mine
I'm in too deep
I fall to my knees
She's the girl of my dreams
She's the girl of my dreams
If I fall apart
Just know these words are true
If I fall...
Hey Ally, I'm falling faster all the time
Hey Ally, I'm falling faster all the time
It's all for you
This heart of mine
I'm in too deep
I fall to my knees
She's the girl of my dreams
Hey Ally, I'm falling faster all the time
It's all for you
This heart of mine
I'm in too deep
I fall to my knees
She's the girl of my dreams
All of a sudden, Rosie started banging and banging on her drums. She uncontrollably does a drum solo. The band stops and looks at her.
Finally, she stops and her drumsticks break after smashing them against the drums. Rosie looks up at everybody. Out of nowhere, everybody applauded for us.
My eyes searched and searched for Ally. At last, she was in the middle of the crowd flashing a smile at me. I smiled back.
When the applauding lower the volume, I jumped off stage and sprinted towards Ally. My jerking came to a halt. Both of us gazed into each other's eyes.
"That was for me?" She asked.
"For you," I replied. "You love me. Real or not real?"
Before she could answer, Rosie said in the microphone, "Don't just stand there. Kiss her!"
I looked back and Ally pressed her lips against mine. When she pulled back, she whispered, "Real."