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This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world

Very few people got to see how Ally really was. Actually, only her best friends Trish, Dez, and me know. Only they know how Ally will go home from work and music and the smile will instantly disappear from her face and all her make up is washed off by tears. Sometimes it gets to the point you could almost drown in her room. This is the real reason she won't let anyone touch her book. Ally's broken.

And while she looked so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her
When she smiles

I hated how Ally viewed herself the most of all of Team Austin. I hated looking through all the pictures we have together, and being able to make out the fake smile she perfected and seeing the lost broken look in her eyes. The only reason behind it is because she grew up abandoned. Her mother was always God knows where for work until the day something went wrong on a mission and she was killed. Her dad, he manages to in a whole year spend a week at home with his daughter. Everyone leaves her behind, she doesn't trust. There's a few times that I can manage to let her know someone cares and get to see her smile. That's what makes it worth while. I love her smile, it's what I live to cause.

Now how many days in a year
She woke up with hope
But she only found tears
And I can be so insincere

I still remembers the day I found out. She was late for a meeting and I was worried to death considering she lived to be perfect. I never quite understand her need of perfection until the day I found how far from it she was. I walked in her room to find her crying a river into her pillow.

"Ally?"

"Austin! I'm so sorry I'm late aren't I" She said quickly trying to hide the tears and praying I didn't see, but she knew that that was to much to ask. I sat down beside her and whipped away a few more tears that she let fall.

"Alls.. I know you don't like this question.. but what's wrong?" I said my heart breaking with each word at the sight of the girl who changed my life broken.

She took a long deep breath and nodded letting me know she was ready to let me in. "Ever since my mum died, my dad leaves more and more conventions. It's to the point in the whole year he's home for maybe a few days. Today is a day we've always set aside as family day since I was born and he promised to be home and he isn't. I woke up this morning and cook breakfast so hopeful he showed, but when I called for him to come down he didn't answer. I thought maybe he didn't hear me but I went to his room he wasn't home."

I immediately wrapped the petite girl in my arms and stroked her soft, brown hair. "It's okay Alls, I'm sure he had a good reason." I whispered.

"I know he did. I'm not good enough. I'm not good enough for my own father to want to spend time with!" she yelled before pushing me off and crying more into her pillow.

All I could do was lay down beside her and rub her back while whispering how untrue her words were and how I never wants her to think that way again.

Making her promises never for real
As long as she stands there waiting
Wearing the holes in the soles of her shoes
Now how many days disappear
When you look in the mirror
So how do you choose

She's use to it, that's all she'll say when I try to get her to talk about yet another promise her father brakes. She thinks that as long as she strives for perfection and waits around he'll come back to his old ways and remember his daughter. I don't know how to tell her just standing there letting the pain take her over is just waring holes in her shoes and getting her no where. So many days have passed and Ally only gets sadder as the day goes on. I know she can't just look at herself and see exactly how broken she is. She can't just look in the mirror and chose to let me take care of her.

Your clothes never wear as well the next day
And your hair never falls in quite the same way
You never seem to run out of things to say

It took me months, but eventually I finally got her to let me help her. She's making a lot of progress, slowly loosing her "perfection" and becoming the Ally I love. Every day she looks more casual, more Ally, less dressed up and out of place in the middle of Miami. Her hair has difference to it, instead of pined back bangs and perfect curls, now she has braids and pony tails, she lets her bangs down she looks more happy. She talks more as well, and not forced. It may be more so just me she will talk to but it's enough.

This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looked so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her
When she smiles

After finding out, I was there for every breakdown Ally had. Every time she come across a picture or anything involving a happy, complete family she'd break. Every time she'd call me and I'd hug her and joke around til she broke that smile I was starting to fall in love with.

Now how many lovers would stay
Just to put up with this shit day after day
Now how did we wind up this way
Watching our mouths for the words that we say

Ally overreacts to most things said to her. That is one of the reason's I have yet to tell her that I love her, she doesn't believe people care and that kills me.

I remember the day I told her perfectly, the day I finally let her know I love her.

"Ally can I tell you something?"

"You just did." she laughed.

I walked over and grabbed her hands "I'm serious."

"Austin, is something wrong?"

"No, everything's fine" I smiled "I just can't not say it anymore.. Ally I'm in love with you." I said looking in her chocolate eyes.

"Austin, please you know you don't have to do it. Just be there, don't pretend you care." she said looking down sadly.

I grabbed her face and make her look at me "Ally I really do love you. I love your smile, when you show it, I love how you love music, how you only trust me, everything about you. Do you think if I didn't I would still be sticking around for all this?" I questioned.

"You-you love me?" she said asking mainly herself. With that I took the chance and kissed her. After a minute she returned it, and then it was official I was dating my best friend.