"Ahem, thanks," I blushed. He smiled adorably. I got a sight of someone behind Austin. A man and a woman. Aww, what a nice couple. They were on the other side of the street. The man started turning his face our way and I caught a glimpse of it. Wait.. Daniel?
His face… I would recognize it anywhere. Why though? Who was that girl? She's pretty. Much prettier than me. Was he cheating? Daniel and the girl laughed. I put my hands to my ears, trying to not listen to whatever they were talking, laughing about.
"Ally? Ally, are you okay?" Austin grabbed my arm. I shook him off and shushed him. I hugged him and put my forehead against his chest.
"Can we.. go home now?" I muttered. Austin seemed to understand me and we walked towards the car.
I was silent the whole car ride home. Once we got home I went straight upstairs without looking at Austin. I took a shower and snuggled up in my blankets. Why would he do that? Should I text him? I sighed. Maybe it was just a work thing..? Yeah. It was for work. It definitely was work.
I heard a knock on my door. I got up and opened it. It was Austin. He was holding a teddy bear… I.. won't question it. It's actually cute, a grown man still attached to his teddy bear. I giggled and bit my lip.
"You just seemed out of it after we got home. Do you want to talk about it?" he asked with a smile. I reached for my bracelet. I couldn't bring Austin into this. This is my business. I played around with my bracelet before pushing him out of the room saying that I'm perfectly fine. I started to go back to bed but spotted something. It was.. the teddy bear. I grabbed it under its arms like it was a child and hugged it.
*The Next Day*
I woke up, showered, and ate breakfast. I didn't have much to do today so I started cleaning up.
"Clutter-Trash- Aww, memories!" I separated items into piles. I grabbed onto a brown dusty book. I wiped the dust off and coughed as the dirty particles flew into the air. I started breathing correctly again and looked at the book. The letter A was written on it. I flipped through the book. There were so many good memories here.
I heard the front door open and I put down the book. It was probably Austin. I stood up to meet him at the stairs. Instead, I saw Daniel. I bit my lip and swallowed.
"Hi. So where were you last night?" I held back from breaking into tears at the thought of him cheating.
"Umm, I was.. I was working. I told you," he replied stuttering. I tapped my foot. A thing I did when I was nervous.
"Dan, I need to talk to you," I was holding back tears. He furrowed his brow, confused. I took a deep breath and tried to calm down.
"Were you.. Um.. cheating on me," I muttered. He was silent. This was bad. This meant he was. I bit the inside of my cheek to keep myself from crying.
"Dan, did you.. were you cheating on me?" I asked, a little louder this time, my voice breaking. He stood up.
"Maddie I can-," he stopped. He switched my name. With. Another girl's name. I couldn't hold back anymore.
"I thought I could trust you," I started crying. Right then, Austin walked in. I burst out sobbing and ran upstairs, wiping my tears as I go. As I ran, I heard Austin yell my name. I locked myself in my room.
Austin's POV (Finally, right?)
"Ally!" I screamed as I reached my hand out. I clenched my fist and put it down. I looked at Daniel. I was furious. What did he do? I never see Ally cry. She always held it in but she never cried. No one's ever pushed her this badly. Daniel's face looked emotionless. I looked closer, there was a smirk.
"What did you do to Ally?" I demanded.
"Hmm? I cheated on her. That's all," he shrugged. I clenched my fist and punched him. He stumbled back onto the couch. I fought him until he got out the house. There's no way I'm letting that guy ever see Ally again. I'm not letting this guy into the house.
2 weeks after the divorce
Ally's POV
I sobbed. My heart ached. It hurt so bad. I loved him. He loved me. No. He didn't. He never did. I closed my eyes. Letting more tears fall down my face. I heard the front door shut. I cried quietly. Somehow I thought it was Daniel. Maybe he was here to apologize. Maybe he didn't mean it. But no, it wasn't him. It would never be him again. I wouldn't let it be him ever again.
"Ally, are you better? If you want dinner it'll be outside, okay?" Trish's voice echoed through the door. I looked at it and nodded, knowing that she couldn't see me. "You know, cupcake, it's not your fault." She got up and left the house.
She was right. It wasn't her fault. It never WAS her fault. I took a deep breath and got up. As much as I wanted to hurt and cry my pain away, I was also hungry. I wiped my face with a wet towel so my face wasn't sticky and sour with tears. I put on a nice shirt and some jeans.
I went to the kitchen to see that Trish had left some pasta. Thanks, Trish.. I took off the plastic wrap that was on it and got a fork.
Ally played around with her food. She chewed with no motivation. She needed something to fill this hole. She wanted to piece herself back together. It suddenly hit her. Why not get drunk. She's never had alcohol before. Now might as well be a good time to start.
Ally got her phone and asked Siri for the nearest open bat. She got her wallet and everything she needed and left the door.
The bar wasn't full but it wasn't empty. Ally looked around for a place to sit. She found a empty table and sat down. Ally raised her hand and asked for the menu from the waiter. He raised an eyebrow and pointed up to the wall. Ally apologized and then asked for two shots of vodka. Was this it? Is this really how things were going to end. There's no way she was going to think about getting into another relationship after this. So many years had gone to waste. Ally took the two shots of vodka from the waiter and chugged one of them. As if some kind of magic was happening, she felt herself get dizzy a few minutes after. When her head started to fall forwards, she caught herself with her hand. Her elbow banged on the table, saving her head from a major bruise. Ally looked at the other shot of vodka. Should she drink it? Why not. She has nothing to lose. A few minutes later she felt dizzy again. This time, she was getting a major headache from it. Someone moved next to her and held her still. Ally didn't bother to say thanks or introduce herself to the person next to her. She fell asleep on the spot.
Ally started to fade back into consciousness. She heard the clan kings of pots and pans in the background. She suddenly remembered what happened and her eyes flew open. She went stiff. Where was she? Who helped her?
"Hey, you up?" A man popped up from what she supposed was the kitchen. Ally groaned, her hands going to her hair. She still had a headache.
"You know, I've never seen anyone pass out from two shots of vodka," he laughed. I shot him a glare and he stopped.
"Who are you and where am I?" Ally asked.
"Haha, m'names Jesse. You're in my apartment. I couldn't just leave a drunk girl at a bar, you know?" He replied. Ally smiled. He was nice. He moved towards Ally and sat down next to her. Ally studied his face. He had semi-Curly hair and these caramel brown puppy eyes. He wore a t-shirt but Ally was pretty sure he worked out. He seemed pretty young, older than her though, more mature. Ally shifted and fixed her hair a little bit.
"So what's your name? Brittany? Kelly? Anna?" He started guessing. Ally shook her head. "It's Ally," she said with a smile.
"Do you like movies? I can play something," he pointed his thumb towards a bookshelf full of DVDs. Ally nodded and watched him put the movie on.
Finally, the movie was over. Ally felt and looked better than she did yesterday. She felt… okay. She left out a breath she didn't know she was holding.
"So, Ms. Ally. Do you want to tell me what's going on?" Jesse looked at her seriously.
"What makes you think something is wrong?" Ally put her hand up to her ear and rubbed it.
"Well, the way you handle alcohol makes it seem like it's your first time getting drunk so much. What happened?" He looked at her expectantly. What should she say? Should she tell the truth? It's not like she was hiding anything..
"I got divorced two weeks ago. He cheated on me," I looked down to my hand, playing with where my ring used to be. Jesse muttered an 'oh'.
"I'll bring you home, let's go," he stood up. I smiled and opened the door.
Ally rang the doorbell. She waved goodbye to Jesse and watched him drive away. Austin opened the door. He had a frown on his face.
"Where were you? Do you know how worried I was?" He shut the door behind me. I winced when he touched my shoulder.
"I'm okay. I'll be fine," I told him. He sighed and brought be to the kitchen.
"You need food. Please," he pointed to some food that he prepared.
"I didn't know you were a cook," I looked at him while sitting down.
"I'm not. This was a lot of work. I have a new respect for moms," he chucked. I shook my head and started eating.
"Aren't you going to eat?" I questioned with food still in my mouth.
"No, I, uh, I already ate," he smiled. I raised an eyebrow but let it go.
I finished eating and picked up the dishes. I brought them to the sink and started washing them. Austin sat at the table on his phone.
I started humming the beginning tune to Everything Has Changed by Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran.
(I started singing)
All I knew this morning when I woke
Is I know something now, know something now I didn't before.
And all I've seen since eighteen hours ago
Is green eyes and freckles and your smile
In the back of my mind making me feel like
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
(Austin joins in and we harmonize)
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you, know you, know you
'Cause all I know is we said, "Hello."
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name
Everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
You'll be mine and I'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed
(Austin)
And all my walls stood tall painted blue
And I'll take them down, take them down and open up the door for you
(I sing)
And all I feel in my stomach is butterflies
The beautiful kind, making up for lost time,
Taking flight, making me feel right
(Both)
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you, know you, know you
(Both)
'Cause all I know is we said, "Hello."
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name
Everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
And you'll be mine and I'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed
(Bridge)
Come back and tell me why
I'm feeling like I've missed you all this time, oh, oh, oh.
And meet me there tonight
And let me know that it's not all in my mind.
(Me)
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you, know you, know you
(Both)
All I know is we said, "Hello."
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name
Everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
You'll be mine and I'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed
All I know is we said, "Hello."
So dust off your highest hopes
All I know is pouring rain and everything has changed
All I know is a new found grace
All my days I'll know your face
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed
We finished the song. I had a wide smile on my face. I looked over to Austin and saw him looking at me. We stared at each other for a few seconds then started laughing.
"Just like back then, huh"
"Yeah."
*Silence*
"Hey."
"Yeah?"
"Do you ever want to sing again?"
"Yeah, kind of."
"I still write songs."
"You do?"
"Yeah. Want to hear one?"
He nodded. I wiped my hands clean and put the dishes back in the right places. I went up to my room and got my journal. My new journal.
Austin blinked.
"Where's your old journal?" He tilted his head to the side
"I thought I lost it so I bought a new one," I raised up my new journal. He reached for it.
"DON'T TOUCH MY BOOK!" I pushed him away. He raised his arms and backed away in a smile. Austin got his guitar and I sat down on the piano bench for the piano I had in the corner of the living room.
I started playing the opening. Austin followed along by looking at the music I wrote in my journal.
(Ally)
First winter's snowfall
Throwing backyard snowballs
Warming up by the fireplace
Marshmallows catch fire on an open flame
All my friends get together
Wishing I was there but I'm never
Living in the sunshine oh but dreaming of a place called home
I wanna run wanna run away-ay
I'm dreaming of a place called home
I could try but I'm stuck in today
I'm dreaming of a place that's
3000 miles away
Feels like it's forever
Seems like yesterday
We were running 'round town together
This place, just ain't the same
I miss the stormy weather
I'm not okay
3000 miles away
(Austin joins in and plays his guitar)
You don't pick up but I keep redialing
Cause you're asleep got your phone on silent
Still early here I'm wide awake
I just wanna hear you tell me all about your day
Although I never really showed it
I had to leave for me to notice
That living in the sunshine's cold I'm dreaming of a place called home
I wanna run wanna run away-ay
I'm dreaming of a place called home
I could try but I'm stuck in today
I'm dreaming of a place that's 3000 miles away
Feels like it's forever
Seems like yesterday
We were running 'round town together
This place, just ain't the same
I miss the stormy weather
I'm not okay
3000 miles
(Ally)
If I could go back for the weekend
Or just for a day
To see familiar faces, that's all it would take
But it's too far
[x2:]
3000 miles away
Feels like it's forever
Seems like yesterday
We were running around town together
This place, just ain't the same
I miss the stormy weather
I'm not okay
3000 miles away
"Was that okay?" I asked.
He laughs, "Maybe it could be a different note here and a different transition here but it's amazing."
"By the way, it's not snowy nor stormy in Miami," he told me. I rolled my eyes.
"I wrote it in your perspective. It was when you were in Canada for 2 months. I missed you so I figured you would miss Canada after being there for so long. You grew up in Canada and you have family there too," I explained. He nodded then smiled mischievously.
"What?"
"You missed me?" His smiled got bigger. I rolled my eyes.
"Of course I did," I gave him a soft smile.
*Cough Cough*
How mad are you guys? Sorry.. I forgot my password and kind of gave up on finding it. I found it though..