A door away

Chapter 15: Love

Ally's POV

Tony was okay and already recovering. Luckily his injuries were minimal and he was believed to recover soon. Mina also showed up to school after not answering her texts yesterday at all.

So maybe everything was going to be okay, right? Well surprise, surprise. Absolutely not.

My phone buzzed. It was a text from Mina: "Today, after school at Nancy's. It's really urgent."

I could feel shivers sent down my spine. I hadn't gone to Nancy's since the accident and I don't know if I was ready to go there yet.

But it has been our place since I can remember. Me and the girls'. So if I let that creep ruin it for me, the only person suffering from it will be once again- me.

So I decided that I should go. But there was no way I was staying there alone. So they better show up on time.

TIME SKIP

School was over and I had already gotten to Nancy's. I stepped into the parking lot and just stared at the café for a while. I was already beggining to panic. "Calm yourself down, Allison" I thought to myself.

I took a deep breath and opened the door. To my relief Lorrie and Mina were already there.

-"Ally! Come sit here! I can finally tell you everything I know!"- Mina welcomed me.

I sat down and Mina started talking:

-"Yesterday I went to the prison where Tony's dad is. Turns out he was an engineer. I asked him how he ended up in this situation and he-"

She stopped for a moment.

-"He didn't say anything useful..."- she added.

-" That was surprisingly short, but I'm definitely shocked you got the courage to step foot into the prison in the first place."

Mina giggled and suggested:

-"Why don't you guys tell me about the fight Tony and Liam had, huh?"

-"Oh please."- I said, rolling my eyes.

-"Tony is a really close friend of mine. And all this time I thought he was gay. So I think I deserve an explanation. We deserve an explanation."- Mina said.

I don't think I was ready to talk about it yet. What was there to talk about. My past with Tony? Our gossip scheme? Everything I could tell her she already knew.

-"Well I don't know who told you, but you probably know everything there is to know."

-"Oh come on, Ally. You're hiding something. We know you well."- Lorrie added.

-"That's enough..."- I said.

-"Oh please just tell us."

-"What are you hiding from us?"

-" We share everything with each other."

-"Whatever it is we won't get mad at you."

-"I SAID THAT'S ENOUGH!"- I yelled, banging my palms onto the table. Everyone was staring at us.

I think I was going to pass out. I don't know if it was from anger, or panic. Either way it was not good.

I walked out as quickly as possible and sat on the side of the parkway. I called my mum to pick me up. I don't think I would have been capable of taking the bus.

Unfortunately my mum didn't asnwer and I was left with only one option- public transport.

I sighed when I heard someone greet me.

-"Hi, Ally!"- i looked up to see none other than Terry. And Alex was behind her too.

-"Oh hey, Terry. What's up?"

-"Oh nothing, just wanted coffee that's all. But what's up with you though?"

-"Oh nothing. I'm fine."

Terry looked at me with a suspicious face and Alex added:

-"You look pretty pale. You sure you're alright?"

-"Oh yeah, don't worry about me."

They looked at eachother and then looked back at me.

-"Do you need a ride-?"- Alex tried asking.

-"YES. I thought you would never ask."- I interupted.

On the drive home, Terry and Alex were just chatting and gigling. They are really cute together and I adore their relationship.

They also seemed to have similar opinions, humour etc. Basically soulmates. And while I was spectating their relationship I couldn't help but wonder when is it my turn. My turn to finally feel it. To experience it. Love. Feelings. Thrill. Adventure. Everything that romantic relationships are all about.

And then I remembered. I did feel that. With Tony. And it was amazing. I sometimes wonder if we will ever share the same great memories we had with him before. The ones where he acts normal and not as if the world owes him something.

What would have happened if Tony wasn't so powerhungry? Would we still be together?  And more importantly- was it really too late for us? Was he really that far gone? 

The truth is that I don't know. No one does. The only way to find out is to give it a try. To try and make things work. To try and change Tony. It would be hard, but I feel like it's not unmanageable. Everything in the name of..love?

After 20 minutes of me diving deeper and deeper into my thoughts it was time to go. I was Infront of my house. Great.

-"Thank you, guys. Byee!"- I said.

-"Bye, bye."- Terry replied and Alex just smiled and nodded.

Every single day in the past month has been crazy in it's own kind of way.

I have never fought with Mina and Lorrie in our nearly 18 years of friendship. And now we have fought for the second time. In a single month?!

One thing is for sure though: we will always find a way to forgive eachother.