When I wake up, it's early in the morning since I wasn't that tired. I turn my light on. I walk to my window and look out of it. The sun's just coming up so it's kind of dark. I see a light on at the Moons' house. The curtains are drawn so that I can see right into the room.
There's a telescope at the window pointed toward the sky. It seems to have plaid or striped walls. I see a made bed with a blue blanket and pillow. There's a large dot on the pillow and a stripe down the middle of the blanket. Suddenly, Austin flops onto it. I close my curtains so he wouldn't see me if he looked. Well, he's awake… Maybe I should text him…
My hand inches toward my phone but I yank it away. No, because then he'll wonder how I knew he was awake. He'll think I was stalking him. Well, in a way, I was… But he doesn't need to know that. My phone vibrates and I snatch it off the table.
'Morning' is what it says. It's from Austin, of course.
'Morning,' I reply.
'Sorry for stalking you but I saw that your light was on so I thought you were awake,' he texts back. I look over to my window. This should be funny.
I drag the bench in front of my window. I draw the curtains back and look over to Austin's room like a stalker.
'It's okay. I'm stalking you too,' I text him. I see him cross to his window and look out of it. He waves at me. He opens his window and I do too.
"What's up, stalker?" he calls.
"Nothing much. Just stalking," I tell him with a giggle.
"I didn't even realize that your room was right there until I left yesterday," he says. "So when are you leaving?"
"Leaving? I'm not going anywhere," I tell him confused.
"I thought you were going to visit someone today?" he asks. My eyes widen.
"Oh… um… we were… but… he… he went somewhere today. It was an emergency. Very urgent," I say.
"Oh. Well, my offer still stands if you wanna take it," he tells me. I smile.
"I'd love to hang out with you today," I tell him.
"Ally, what's with all the yelling?" someone asks from behind me. I whip my head around and see my dad.
"Oh, sorry, Dad. I was talking to Austin," I tell him pointing out the window. My dad looks out the window.
"Oh, well quiet down," he tells me yawning.
"Alright, sorry," I say. He leaves my room. "I've gotta go," I tell Austin.
"Okay, I'll see you later," he tells me. We shut our windows and I turn around. A smile spreads across my face.
Okay, maybe I do like Austin but he doesn't like me so I still don't see what Ashley is so worried about. I guess she's just the jealous type.
A few hours later, I hear the doorbell ring. I rush down the stairs.
"I got it!" I exclaim before my dad can stand up from the couch. I open the door.
"Hey, Austin," I say. His eyes light up.
"Hey, Ally," he says smiling. "Hi, Mr. Dawson."
"Oh, hi, Austin," my dad says.
"Um, Austin and I are going to hang out today," I tell him. My dad eyes Austin.
"Okay, you kids have fun. But not—!"
"Too much fun, Dad, we know," I say walking out the door and closing it behind me. I follow him to the bakery. I've wanted to come in here. Every time I walked past it, an unbelievable smell would fill my nose. We walk inside and the smell gets stronger. I inhale deeply. We walk up to the counter.
"Um, I'll just have a chocolate chip cookie," Austin says.
"Uh, the same," I tell her the woman. She gives me an odd look but turns around to get our cookies. She comes back about a minute later.
"Here you go. Enjoy," she says to us. She sets down two bags with our cookies in them on the counter. I go to take a few dollars out of my pocket but Austin stops me.
"I got it, Ally," he tells me pulling his wallet out of his own pocket. He's such a gentleman… We grab our bags and walk out the door. As soon as we're out, I take my cookie out of my bag. I take a bite out of it and moan in delight.
"This is delicious!" I exclaim.
"I know, right? I love these things," he says taking his own out of his bag. Suddenly, a very tall red-headed boy walks up to us.
"What's up, Austin? Who's this?" the boy asks Austin.
"Oh, this is Ally. She moved next door to me," Austin introduces me. "Ally, this is my best friend, Dez."
"Oh, is she your new girlfriend?" Dez asks. "I'm glad you got rid of that whore. Good job, man!" He holds his hand up for a high five from Austin.
"Ashley is not a whore!" Austin exclaims. "And no, she's just a friend."
"Dude, don't you remember that time she cheated on you with, like, two other guys?" Dez asks.
"We talked about that and I'm over it," Austin says. A question occurs to me.
"Dez? Is that, like, a nickname?" I ask.
"Kind of; it's short for Dezmond," he says. Dezmond? Wow.
"I see," I say. He takes the cookie out of Austin's hand and takes a large bite out of it. He hands it back to Austin.
"Thanks, dude. You just ate, like, half of my cookie," Austin says sarcastically.
"You are welcome," Dez says smiling brightly. I feel my phone vibrate in my pocket. It's Trish.
"Hello?" I answer my phone turning away from Austin and Dez.
"Hey, Ally! Guess who got a job at—"
"Another random place at the mall that you'll get fired from in ten minutes?" I ask with a smile on my face.
"Yeah, how'd you know?" she asks laughing. "I got a job at the cell phone accessory cart!"
"Okay, so?" I ask.
"Ally, I miss you so much! I just had to complain to you!" she exclaims into the phone.
"Trish, I miss you, too. I'll video chat you later, I promise," I tell her.
"Wait, wait. Have you met any boys yet?" she asks. By the way she lingers on the word 'boys', I knew she meant 'Have I met any cute boys?' I lower my voice to say this.
"Yeah, I have a neighbor. His name is Austin. He is so cute!" I whisper into my phone.
"Aw, I heard the word 'cute.' Are you talking about me?" Austin asks from behind me. I turn around.
"No, I was just… um… I was talking about…" I trail off not knowing how to answer him. I'm thankful when Trish talks.
"Ooh, are you talking to Mr. Cutie?" Trish asks me.
"Yes, Trish," I mutter.
"Ooh!" she exclaims. "Send me a picture!" I sigh.
"Trish wants a picture of you two," I tell them. They both strike extremely weird poses at the word 'picture.' Then they laugh and straighten up. "Uh, Trish, I have to get off the phone to send it. I'll call you back in a sec', okay?"
I hang up the phone without waiting for her answer. I snap a quick picture of Austin and Dez while they're smiling and send it to Trish. I call her back and hold my phone up to my ear.
"Which one's Austin?" she asks as soon as she picks up.
"Austin's the blond one," I tell her.
"See? I knew she was talking about me," Austin tells Dez smirking.
"So who's the red head?" she asks.
"That one's Dez," I tell her. "Okay, I have to go. Bye, Trish!"
"Bye, Ally," she says hanging up. I miss her so much and it's only been three days…
"So you think I'm cute?" Austin asks acting like a girl that just got asked out by her crush. I roll my eyes.
"Of course not," I tell him.
"Psht, sure," he says. "No one can resist this." He flexes his muscles.
"I can," I tell him. A boy walks by us. He has brown hair that flops just the right way. He's very tall and has kind eyes.
"Ally," Austin says snapping his fingers in my face. I realize I was staring at the boy… I still don't break the stare, though.
"Who is that?" I ask dreamily.
"That weirdo?" Austin asks. "That's Dallas."
"Shouldn't he live in Dallas then?" I ask. I laugh at my own joke. When no one else laughs, I slowly stop laughing.
"Oh, I get it!" Dez exclaims laughing. "But can you explain it to me so I know I understand it correctly?" I roll my eyes.
"Now he is cute," I say turning back around and staring at him.
"Okay, now you're really being a stalker," Austin tells me taking my shoulder and spinning me around.
"What do you know about him?" I ask.
"Nothing really. We don't hang out with him," Dez says. I peek over my shoulder and don't see him anymore.
"So, um, Ally, did I show you the park the other day?" Austin asks me.
"A park? There's a park here?" I ask. Austin nods and takes my hand. We all run to the park.
"This park is huge! It's, like, half of the town, isn't it?" I joke. I spot Dallas at the other end of the park. But then I notice something else: Austin hasn't let go of my hand yet. I slowly pull my hand out of his grasp. His hand flies to the back of his neck. I look over again and see Dallas. Suddenly, Austin's face is blocking my view.
"He's gonna think you're a creepy stalker. Really," he tells me. I shouldn't like two people at once. It's Austin or Dallas, Ally. I sigh.
Well, I already know that Austin is incredibly sweet and funny… and cute… and that I trust him enough to sing in front of him… What do I know about Dallas? That he's cute.
"Austin," I confirm to myself smiling.
"What about me?" he asks.
"Huh? Oh, nothing," I tell him. But there's only one problem. And there it is now.
"Hey, baby," Ashley says walking up and giving Austin a kiss.
"Babe, I'm hanging with my friends," he tells her.
"But Austy, tomorrow is our one-month anniversary," she says.
"Actually, it was two months… last week," he tells her.
"Ohhh!" Dez and I exclaim.
"Somebody forgot," I whisper to Dez.
"She's always forgetting," he whispers back. He pulls a book bag, which I hadn't noticed before, off of his back. He rummages through it and pulls out a large basket filled with lots of romantic things.
"I suggested he get her this but he was too mad that she forgot," he tells me.
"How did that fit in your bag?" I ask slowly.
"I think I would have remembered that. Girls are always right and boys are always wrong so our one-month anniversary is tomorrow," she says. Geez, that was rude.
"You know what? You've been acting extremely weird the last two weeks especially since Ally came. I'm tired of it," Austin says. Here it comes…
"No, no, baby, I'm sorry. It's… because I'm on my period," she blurts out. Um, gross!
"Periods last for two weeks?" Austin asks.
"Um… yeah, they do. I'm sorry," Ashley says sincerely.
"It's alright. It's my fault because I have a bad temper." Austin tells her. What?! First of all, periods don't last for two weeks! Second of all, how did Austin turn that around on himself?! I huff.
"Still, babe, I'm hanging with my friends. I'll come see you later, alright?" Austin asks.
"Alright," she says leaning up and giving him a kiss. "Bring the stuff, okay?" She winks and walks away. Again, gross! Austin, Dez, and I spend most of the day at the park.
It was cut short, of course, because Austin had to go fuck his whore. I walk home by myself angry as can be. When I walk to my room, I slam the door shut. I jump onto my bed and call Trish on my laptop.
"What's up?!" she asks happily. "Whoa, what's wrong? Why are you mad?"
"So Austin has this whore—oops, I mean girlfriend—named Ashley and she forgot their two-month anniversary last week and they're probably gonna have makeup sex tonight and Ashley hates me because she thinks I'm going to steal Austin away from her but what she doesn't realize is that she has him wrapped around her little finger!" I exclaim in one breath.
"Okay, Ally, calm down. I'm sure everything will be fine," she promises me. I hear a noise in my room. Suddenly, I see a man over by my door.
"You poisoned me, didn't you?! You're fired! Take me to the town doctor before you pack up your things! Hurry, before the poison—!" He collapses on my floor and disappears.
"Ally?" Trish asks.
"Um, I've gotta go, Trish," I tell her.
"But we just started talking!" she exclaims.
"I've got to go!" I tell her. I close my laptop before she can say anything else. What is going on here? Is this house really haunted like Austin said? Or am I making up things in my head because I'm paranoid about what Austin said?
So, there you have it: Chapter two. If this story was real and I was Ally, I probably would have slapped Ashley by now. Just sayin'. I really hate her. But I really like how I made Dez in this story: thinking Ashley is a whore, too and thinking Ally was his new girlfriend… Anyway, review! Oh, wait, wait, wait, DID ANYONE ELSE HEAR ABOUT CAMPERS & COMPLICATIONS?! *FANGIRLING LIKE CRAZY*
Love, Kenzie