Okay, so here's chapter thirty-three. I've decided two combine my plans for 33 and 34 because they were both really short. Which means... the next chapter will be the last. I think I've made you guys wait (unintentionally) long enough. Sorry it took so long!

I couldn't stop thinking about the talent show. I put my name on the list, but what was I going to sing? I spent the whole day trying to figure it out, wondering which song to sing or if I should write a whole new one. I decided on one, but I wrote it with Austin. I definitely wasn't planning on singing a song that made me think of Austin, but I decided that I honestly had nothing to lose anymore. What was left?

After school, a few days later, I went to the auditorium. The second my hand touched the keys, I felt nostalgic. It didn't matter if I won or lost. As long as I had music, I would be okay. Of course it sounds corny when I put it that way. Whenever I play music, I feel like I'm on another planet. I wouldn't mind going to another planet, actually. If I can play music every day for the rest of high school, it may not be so bad.

When I finished the song, I heard applause and cheering. I looked up to see Cassidy standing in the doorway. "That was good. You want to sing together in the talent show, Ally?"

First, I was shocked that she complimented me. Second, I was shocked that she called me by my given name. Third, I was shocked that she asked if I wanted to sing with her. "Thanks. And why would I possibly want to sing with you?"

"Why wouldn't you? Have you heard me sing? I sing like an angel."

"Yes, but your personality is, well, like the devil."

"Oh, come on, Ally. I've changed since the last time you saw me. I put the past behind me. You should do the same."

I looked down at the keys. Cassidy walked up the steps and sat next to me. "Sing with me."

"Are you kidding me? Do you have any idea what you've put me through since freshman year? Why would I ever possibly want to sing with you?"

"Just a verse or two?"

"No. Can you just leave?"

Despite my pleas, Cassidy pushed my fingers off of the keys and started to play. When she sang, I thought that it might not be so bad. I joined in, because it was written as a duet and I couldn't perform a duet by myself. "So is that a yes?" Cassidy asked.

I looked back down at the keys. Of course I couldn't trust her. But then again, I had nothing else to lose. "Fine. You want to rehearse it tomorrow after school?"

"Of course. I'll see you tomorrow, Ally-gator."

I rolled my eyes when she said that. There was no way in hell I was ever going to trust her.

Two days later, we were rehearsing again after school. Right in the middle of the second verse, Austin walked in with a napkin in his hand and a smile on his face. "Damn, Austin, what are you doing here?" Cassidy said.

Austin looked at us and chuckled. "Are my eyes messing with me or are you two actually working together?"

Cassidy rolled her eyes as he walked up the steps and onto the stage. "Don't tell me you're entering the talent show."

Austin smirked. "Fine. I won't."

"That means he is." I tell Cassidy.

"I know," she says. "I've been around that carousel enough times."

That's when I'm reminded that Cassidy and Austin dated, and nothing's stopping them from going out again. "It's fun, isn't it?" Then he turns to me. "Isn't it, Ally?"

"Holy shit. You two went out? That's... um, interesting." Cassidy can't hold back her laughs. "Let me guess, he fucked it up?"

"Well, you're not entirely wrong, but... not entirely right either." I'm looking at Austin as I say that.

"Whatever," Austin says. "Do you really think Ally, of all people is going to get up there and perform? She's too scared."

"Yes, Austin. I do think that. Because unlike you, I believe in Ally."

"What a load of crap. It doesn't matter what you believe in. This little group you guys have formed is going to crash and burn. The second she gets up on that stage, Ally is going to run off. Because she always does."

I looked up at him, right in the eyes. "Is this about-"

"It doesn't matter what it's about. We're not focused on what made you two lovebirds break up, now are we? We're focused on winning." Cassidy said.

"Good luck with that. With Ally on your side, you won't stand a chance."

"Hey, I'm sitting right here." I said.

"Ally is talented. And you shouldn't doubt her. I did that long enough and... I was too blind to realize that she's a great person. You know what else? She's going to do amazing in the talent show. Not as amazing as me of course, but still, amazing."

"Maybe she's talented. But she's still afraid."

"Yeah, you're right. She is. She's human. Just go." Cassidy said.

"I should leave. Not because you said anything, though. The two worst things that ever happened to me are in here. The next time I talk to you two will be because I'm waving my trophy in your face. Later." As he was walking out, Cassidy started to play with the keys. I stared at him until he left.

"So... what made you two lovebirds break up?"

"We... we're too different. And I've finally realized that I'm better off without him. Plus, I shouldn't be with a guy who doesn't believe in me."

"Do you even believe in yourself? Because if you don't, Ally, then what's the point?"

"I don't know."

"Well, you should figure it out, don't you think?"

"All my life people have been telling what I can and can't do. At this point, I don't even know what I can do."

"Look at these lyrics, Ally. You wrote them, remember? Come on. Let's... let's run it again."

"Alright." I said, sighing.

I kept thinking about what Austin said. Ally is going to run off. Because she always does. I didn't care what he thought. But I cared that it might be true.

I'm caught
In between
Where I'm going and where I've been
But no,
There's no turning back

Wow.

It'd be so easy
Just to run
It'd be so easy
To just give up
But I'm not that girl who 's gonna turn my back
There's no turning back

I'm such a hypocrite. Because I've turned my back on so many things. I wrote this when things in my life at least made a little since, but it didn't matter. And it was just what I needed right now. I know what I have to do. How I'm going to do it, I have absolutely no idea.

Sorry (again) it took so long. I wrote the most perfect chapter I could ever think of and it didn't save and I am quite sad. :(
This is all I could remember from it. It was longer, but I forgot most of what I wrote, so... this is it. The next chapter will be pretty long, I guess. Please review and tell me what you think.

P.S. What do you think is gonna happen?