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That night, I had the best sleep I've had in a while. It seemed like I was in pure bliss. I had just had my first kiss and it happened to come from the guy I had a major crush on. Let me tell you guys this, I know I complain about my life all of the time, but that morning I was happy about everything.
I know this probably sounds weird, but can I take a moment to talk about how awesome kissing Austin was? His lips were so soft and the kiss so gentle. I know it only lasted maybe three seconds but it seemed like hours. But even though I loved kissing him, I know that it meant nothing.
It's probably really confusing for you guys to understand what I'm talking about but bare with me. You're most likely thinking, "Why does she keep talking about how terrible falling in love with Austin was when it seems like everything is going great?" Well, you're just gonna have to wait and find out.
Anyway, on with the story!
I woke up the next morning with a smile. Yesterday had been the best day ever. I got dressed into a new dress I bought. It was lavender and had lace covering the torso. It was sleeveless so I put on a white cardigan and slipped into a nice pair of white pumps. I liked my new style. It fit what a teenager should dress like and no longer looked like granny clothes, yet it was still modest.
Once I was dressed I headed down stairs to grab an apple. Once said apple was in my hand, I bid my father and Gina farewell. The walk to school was nice. It was fairly hot outside but the breeze made it feel incredible. I finished my apple right before arriving at the school.
After opening the double doors to the school, I made a beeline to my locker. I had recently started reading Pride and Prejudice and I just had to know the ending. But of course, like the past few mornings, Austin interrupted me.
"Hey Ally, you sleep well last night?" Austin asked, almost nervously. I looked up at him and saw he was scratching his neck and not making eye contact. What did I do...
"Um, yeah, I had a great night sleep! What about you?" I asked cheerfully, trying to not think about his mood.
"I didn't really sleep well. Too much on my mind..." He said awkwardly. Okay, there was definitely something bothering him.
"Okay, there is definitely something bothering you" I repeated my thoughts.
"Nothing's bothering me! Why would you think something's bothering me? That's totally ridic-yeah something is kinda on my mind. Not that it's necessarily bothering me, just that I need to get it off my chest" He said quickly, soon becoming red.
"Shoot" I said, ready for him to tell me.
"You know when I kissed you last night?" He asked quietly.
"Yeah" I answered, not looking forward to where this was going.
"Well, it was kind of an accident" My heart dropped, but then he continued. "I mean, I wasn't planning on kissing you, it's just that when we pulled away from the hug, the moon light was shining on your face, making it look like you were glowing. And your lips looked really pretty and gosh darn you Ally! You ruin everything!" He said unexpectedly, causing me to take a step back.
"Excuse me?" I asked.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to yell. I know I probably sound like an idiot, but what I'm trying to say is...well I'm not sure. Wait, I got it! It's all your fault that I kissed you, now I gotta head to class" Austin said before sweeping down to peck me on the cheek, leaving me completely speechless.
What the heck just happened?
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"So what was that about Austin kissing your cheek this morning?" Trish asked as she sat across from me in the cafeteria.
"Kissing me on the cheek? What? Psshh, he didn't do that! No...how do you know?" I asked, saying "what" in a very squeaky manner.
"I kind of saw you two talking this morning. I mean, I was gonna say hi, but I decided to leave the love birds alone" Trish teased, making my face go red.
"We are not love birds!" I insisted, slouching down in my seat.
"Denial's not just a river in Egypt" Trish said with a smirk.
"Denial's not a river in Egypt, that would be called the Nile. It happens to be the longest river in the world" I said with a smile. Trish just face-palmed.
"What?" I asked innocently.
"You're such a nerd" She said with a chuckle. I laughed at this. Normally, I don't laugh whenever people call me something like that, but with Trish I didn't mind. She didn't think my nerdy-ness was annoying, she just liked to laugh at it.
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That school day seemed to drag on forever and once I was about to leave the school, someone stopped me. I turned around to see Cassidy standing there in a mini skirt. The weird thing is, she had a smile. She never smiles at me unless she had just completely humiliated me...wait, that's it.
"What do you want?" I asked, accidentally snapping.
"Oh nothing, just your dress" She said, eying my outfit.
"What do you want with my-" Before I could finish my sentence, I felt my dress being ripped. Before I knew it, my new dress was on the floor and I was standing in the middle of the hallway, surrounded by my classmates, in nothing but my white lace underwear. And to top it off, I was wearing a thong. A freaking thong!
Tears blurred my vision as I tried to cover myself, but Cassidy had picked up my dress so I couldn't use it. I heard many lines coming from the guys like "Who knew she girl had a body?" and "Look at that a*s" or "I'd tap that". From the girl's I heard lines like "Slut" and "wh*re" or "Wannabe". From Cassidy I heard "Pathetic".
From Austin I heard "back up"
I was so embarrassed that Austin had just pretty much seen my butt, but he didn't seem fazed by it. Instead he took off his jacket and wrapped it around me. He picked up my bag and took my dress from Cassidy (not before ripping off a sleeve from her designer shirt first), then maneuvered me out of the school.
When we got into his car I completely lost it. I started banging on the dashboard and yelling incoherent words as the tears flowed from my eyes. That was the most humiliating thing that had ever happened to me, and you should know that many humiliating things have happened to me.
Austin reached over to rub my back but I shoved his hand away and pulled him in for a bone-crushing hug. I immediately felt him wrap his arms around me as he whispered words of comfort into my ear.
After a while I pulled back and Austin started the car. I had cried out most of my tears and I was now just trying to clean my face. It didn't take long for Austin to get me to my house and just as I was about to open the door, Austin stopped me.
"Text your dad to get you some clothes and that a friend is going to pick them up. You can explain later. I just don't want your dad to get the wrong idea" Austin said to me, worry filling his eyes. I gave him a smile and quickly texted my dad. It didn't take long for him to reply back "ok". It kind of upset me that he didn't ask anything about it, but I tried not to think of that.
Austin waited a decent amount of time before he went to knock on the door. My dad answered it, said a couple of words to Austin, then handed over my clothes. Easy enough.
Austin got back into the car and handed me a yellow floral print sundress. He turned his back as I took off his jacket and slipped on the dress.
"Um, Austin?" I asked.
"Yeah?" He replied, back still turned.
"Can you zip me up?" I asked, getting embarrassed again. The dress had a long zipper and I just couldn't get it up all the way.
"Uh, yeah, sure" He said. Even though he said "sure", I had a feeling he was unsure. As he turned his back around, so did I. Electricity shot through my veins as Austin's callused fingers trailed up my bare back. Without consulting my brain first, my body shivered, causing Austin to chuckle lightly. The feel of his breath on my back only made me want to shiver again, but this time I was able to control it.
After what seemed like forever, my dress was finally zipped up, and Austin began to pull out of the drive way.
"Where are we going?" I asked, trying to forget about the tingling sensation that was still roaming around my insides.
"I was thinking we could go to the park? We could get on the swings and then take a walk" He offered, not sounding as giddy as usual, more like worried.
"No" I said in all seriousness.
"What?" He asked, clearly taken back by what I just said. I had to hold back a smile when I looked at his face. It was priceless!
"I don't want to swing then go on a walk. If we go to the park, it has to be my way" I say, somehow managing not to break a smile.
"Well what is your way?" He asked, almost sounding annoyed.
"First, we go on a walk, then we play on the swingset" I said with a smirk. A look of confusion washes over Austin's face until he sees my smile. That's when he gives me one of his own.
"That's what I said" He says.
"Nu uh, you said, and I quote, "We could get on the swings then take a walk". I say we go on a walk first then play on the swingset" I say, causing Austin to laugh.
"Fine, we'll have it your way, but remember my words, Allyson I-don't-know-your-middle-name Dawson, my way is ten times cooler" Austin says, playing ong with the joke.
"Whatever you say, Austin I-don't-know-your-middle-name-either Moon" I say, the car soon to be filled with our giggles.
Maybe this day wouldn't be that bad after all