Don't hate me for this!
Ally's POV:
I stayed in the closet, and listened for what Thomas did next. As soon as I heard the front door open, and many different footsteps running, I opened the door slightly. No one was around, and the front door was still open.
I walked out of the closet and went to the door, and that's when I saw him, Austin, and the others, running after Thomas. I hesitate, not knowing what to do. Thomas told me not to leave the closet, or he was going to hurt Austin, but I can't just stand here. I can't just stand here and wait, wait for Thomas to come back, or for who knows what to happen.
I have a long argument in my head with myself, debating on if I should go or not. Eventually, I can't take it anymore, and run in the direction I saw them heading. I don't stop running, until I get there and I'm not expecting the sight I see.
Daniel, Rick and Wanda are a good distance back, Rick's arms in surrender. I look at what their looking at, it's Thomas, with a knife to Austin's throat, and right behind them, the edge of a cliff. My mouth drops at the whole scenario, and I find myself arguing with my mind again, what do I do now? Well, I guess I'll do the only thing I can do.
I run over to them and stand in front of the others, "Thomas, stop it!" I scream.
Thomas' eyes widen, and then turn into anger, "What did I tell you!" He screams.
Austin's face is blanket, but his eyes are on me. I want to cry right there, this horrible sight. I could lose Austin at any moment, "Please Thomas, just stop." I say.
"Tell them you want me, not him." He says. I think for a moment; should I tell him that I do? Should I manipulate him into thinking I do and maybe he will let Austin go, or does that just happen in the movies? I don't know if I want to risk it.
"Thomas, you know how I feel. You can't just threaten people and get them to like you." I tell him.
"It didn't help me before." He says, his eyes turning wilder.
"Thomas, there are other girls out there, and they will be perfect for you. When we get home, your life will get better. Don't ruin it here." I tell him.
He laughs, "Yeah, like we will ever get home!" He says.
"We will, you just have to be patient." I tell him.
"Screw being patient, I've waited long enough!" He says.
"Thomas, please." I say.
"We aren't going to make it out of here alive, and we all know it. We mind as well end it now." He says, and starts walking backwards.
"Stop it Thomas!" Rick yells.
Austin tries to struggle out of him, but he tightens his grip, "If I'm going to die, Austin should too." He says.
"No, stop!" I scream.
He continues to back up, and looks behind him. He's right on the edge now, "Goodbye Ally." He says, and with that, he falls backwards. Me and Austin's eyes lock, and then it's like everything goes into slow motion. I feel myself get sucked into Austin's eyes, and I can feel his fear and agony, and then; they're both gone.
"No!" I scream as loud as possible, tears streaming.
I run over to the edge, and look. But I don't see anything. I sit down and completely lose it then, screaming and crying. The sobs are so hard I can't catch my breath. I hold on to my chest and lay down. Rick comes over and tries helping me up but I kick and scream at him to leave me alone. Wanda walks over, tears in her eyes too, "Ally, please let's just go back to the plane." She says.
"No!" I say. I don't want to leave here. I want Austin to be okay, I want him to be right here…
What happened after that is just a blur. All I know is, I must have had a nervous breakdown, because last I knew I was at the cliff, and now I'm lying down in my spot on the plane. My face is still wet with tears, and I feel like I could throw up at any moment. It's dark in the plane, which means it's defiantly night time. I look around until my eyes adjust, and everyone is fast asleep. I look over to the empty spot next to me and all the memories of what happened to Austin come flooding back. I can't stand to be here any longer, so I run out of the plane and it down next to the fire pit. I can't stop the loud sobs from escaping me.
I'm sure someone would tell me that this is a bad idea; being out in the open at night, being loud. But I could care less who I draw the attention of. I wouldn't mind dying here, because if we get rescued, going home without Austin doesn't seem right at all. Going back to school and not seeing him around doesn't seem right either. Being here without him now, is just awful.
I've cried so much that I think I may have run out of tears. I lay down on the grass next to the log and before I knew it, the sun was starting to rise. I stayed in that position until it was completely bright out, and everyone started waking up and coming outside. Frank jogged over when he first noticed me and sat down on the log, "Have you been out here all night?" He asks.
I just shrug at him. I'm not even sure if I could talk right now, the crying really did a job on me. I must be a terrible sight, but I don't really care, "You could have gotten attacked or something." He says.
Rick and Wanda walk over then, "I don't think she'd mind." Wanda says, not in a mean way, but in an understanding way; I think.
"Well we all can't just give up now. We have to find a way to get home." Frank says.
Rick laughs, "Yeah, good luck with that." He says and walks away.
Wanda sits down on the ground next to me and hugs her legs to her chest, "I think everyone's given up." She says, not necessarily to Frank, but to herself.
"Well we can't! If we do that, we all die too." He says, sounding frustrated. He walks away then, leaving Wanda and I alone.
"Are you okay?" She asks me.
I just shrug again, still not wanting to use my voice. She sighs and rests her head on her knees, "I'd say everything will be okay, and things will get better and all that normal bullshit, but I'm not going to lie to you like that." She says.
I find it sort of odd, her sudden interest in me, but I decide not to question it. Maybe she' lonely, I know I am. She's been good friends with Tiffany for a while, but Tiffany doesn't seem to leave the plane anymore. Like Wanda said, everyone is pretty much giving up, and I don't think there is anything anyone can say to make it better.
"I can't believe all of this happened. I would have nothing thought I'd have to go through something so tragic like this. I mean, all for a dumb school trip? It just isn't right." Wanda says in a low voice.
"I mean, nothing about this is right. It's just not fair, why us?" She says, and that's the end of her rant. She just goes silent and we stay how we are for a while. Eventually Rick and Daniel begin to set up the fire, and everything just seems to be going like it usually does, and that starts to make me feel sick.
I get up and walk into the plane. As much as I don't want to be in here, I really don't want to be outside with everyone. Even Tiffany decided to leave the plane and go outside, but I think that's because the twins made her.
As I lie here in the cold darkness, I can't stop the tears from returning, because nothing in this world seems right, without my Austin Moon.