Here it is my next chapter! Two in one day and still going!
Ally stood at the counter her eyes on her book as she flipped through the pages. Trish walked up sporting, yet another new work uniform and smiled "Guess who got a job at Fabrics N' More!" Ally didn't say anything merely flipped another page in her book. Trish stepped back taking a look at her friend "What's with the get up? Its eighty-eight degrees and you're wearing a hoodie with jeans, are you crazy?" Ally sighed "I'm comfortable, okay?" Trish was surprised by Ally's response and knew there was no way her friend was comfortable in this heat.
Austin and Dez came in at that moment with a bag of donuts. "Hey Ally want some-what's with the outfit?" Austin walked up to the counter. Ally kept her head down and hissed "There's no eating in the store! Read the sign!" Ally flipped another page and ignored her friends. "Ally, these are an apology for the whole pic sending thing." Dez pushed a bag toward Ally. Ally peered in the bag seeing her favorite donuts, but pushed them back "Thanks, but I'm not hungry." Austin was confused by Ally keeping her face obscured and her bitter comments. "Ally, what happened after we left?" Austin asked unsure of any better way to approach the subject.
"It-It isn't important." Ally shut her book and pulled it into her arms turning away to retreat to the practice room. Austin caught her arm gently holding her in her spot. Ally winced noticeably and Then she heard Trish yelling at Dez "Not now, something's wrong with Ally!" She felt someone lower her hood and she lowered her face farther obscuring her face with her hair. She heard her friends scuffle in front of her, but she didn't dare look up at them. "Ally, what did he do to you last night?" Austin was becoming angry and she flinched.
Suddenly, someone gently lifted her face and she became face to face with Trish. Trish grimaced and pushed Ally's hair back. "Ally, why didn't you call one of us?" Trish frowned. "I-I couldn't, he-he…. I can't say, please don't make me say." Ally began to cry her bruised cheek now visible to her friends. She saw Austin's eyes wide and angrier than she's ever seen them. Austin pushed her sleeve up and his fingers traced the purple, black, and blue marks all over her skin. "Dude, that looks painful!" Dez said and Trish elbowed him in the stomach. Ally ducked her head again and covered her face with her free hand. "Ally, you should tell us. It'll make you feel better." Austin said soft and sad. "I-I don't want to talk publicly about it." Ally pointed out the customers staring at them standing in the middle of the floor.
Austin quickly dragged her to the practice room the others on their heels. Dez shut and locked the door behind him leaning against the door while the others sat down. "Ally, can you tell us now?" Austin asked. Ally let out a squeaky cry "Y-Yes." Ally calmed herself and Trish looked for tissues finding a box stuffed on top of the big 'A'. Ally took a deep breath "After you guys left, Dallas arrived ten minutes later. I hadn't gotten a chance to clean up everything because I had been doing dishes from lunch. He was angry, but manageable. I told Dallas to wait in the entrance hall while I cleaned up the living room a bit so he could sit down and we could talk. I didn't hear him follow me and then I heard him growl my name. I-I didn't know what to do, I began nervously chewing my hair." Ally paused to blow her nose. Trish rubbed her back in an effort to comfort her, but Austin sat froze his concentration on the wall across the room try to keep from going after Dallas.
Ally continued "He began yelling about me letting Austin in when my dad was out. Dallas said that I had always been so much closer to Austin than him, letting Austin snuggle with me and all that stuff the other day. I didn't know what to say my tongue felt glued to the roof of my mouth. Then the next thing I knew he was gripping my arms and then slamming me into the wall. I stood and he struck my face, I-I was speechless. I-I had n-never seen him a-act like this." Ally paused again to calm herself and Austin was using every fiber of his body to not go after that jerk, that asshole. Trish saw and told Dez to stay guarding the door not letting anyone in or out. Ally glanced at Austin and he put his arm around her comfortingly.
"I finally told him it wasn't like that, and he glared at me beyond rationalization. He caught hold of my wrists and I felt something wrap around them. He was tying me up! I tried to get free, scream, or something to alert people outside the house for help. H-He was so strong! He kissed me aggressively in haste and pushed me on the couch. M-my father came in just in time and pulled Dallas away from me calling the police. D-dad held onto him u-until the c-cops came and h-he explained w-what he came home t-to." Ally finished "I was so scared and ashamed about it. I stayed in my room the rest of the night after talking to the police. I-I am such an idiot!" Austin's hand lying on Ally's shoulder balled into a fist and she shuttered. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you Ally. Is he still in custody?" Austin released his fist. "Yeah, but I don't know what to do once he gets out of their custody." Ally shuttered again. Trish sat soaking everything in and hugged her friend.
"Ally, I need to talk to you when you're done talking to your friends." Ally's dad sighed from the other side of the door. Ally frowned and stood as her friends sat in silence. "Don't leave, we can hangout today. Dad refused to let me work today, but I came anyways. Thanks for listening." Ally stepped toward the door, but Austin caught her wrist "We'll think of some way to keep you safe, I swear to you." Ally smiled sadly "Thanks, but I'll be okay, I guess. I just need more time to think, to figure out what to do." Austin frowned and she ruffled his hair "It's not for you guys to worry about. Don't do anything irrational, okay?" Austin eyed her and nodded unwillingly, but he really wanted to pound Dallas's face in right now. He watched Ally leave and then Trish turned to Austin "Don't do it, it isn't worth it."
Austin glared at her "Don't do what? Attack that bastard?" Trish nodded sighing "Trust me; I want to kill him too. If it's one thing I love its revenge, but we have to hold back for Ally." Austin slammed his fist on the piano stool "Damn it, she didn't deserve that. I'll get him for it too, just wait." Austin glared at the wall across the room imagining his fist making contact with Dallas's face. Dez stared at his friends guarding the door making sure they didn't get out "Ally said to wait for her, we'll wait." Trish groaned and Austin cursed under his breath. Austin got up charging for the door "I need fresh air, I swear that I won't go after Dallas, but I can't stay in here a minute longer!" Austin pushed his friend aside and charged out of the room.
I know I made Dallas the worst kind of guy, but not all appearances are what they seem. Anyways, thanks again to my reviewers and keep the reviews coming!