Forever&Always - Austin Mahone Fan Fiction

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

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The next days at school were even worse.

I got pushed in the hallways by some boys I didn't even know that were in my grade. One of them was a guy I had had a crush on since the fourth grade. Austin Mahone. I never thought he'd be the one to bully me.

No one talked to me again and I had to sit alone at lunch. The teachers didn't seem to notice me being so quiet in class.

I felt so low. My life was slowly slipping away.

I told my parents about it but there wasn't really anything they could do. To do away with the stress and depression, I began eating. A lot. Until the point where I weighed 150 pounds.

I had no idea how this happened so quickly, but it did. I just wasn't aware. 

I was embarrassed to go to school after the first day I went and everyone made fun of me. The depressions just made me eat more and more.

I got home from school one day and my mom and dad came up to me smiling.

"Alyssa, we have some great news!" My mom said excited.

"Your mother got a promotion and we're moving to Florida!" My dad finished her sentence. I stood there, trying to soak in the information.

"Really?! When should I start packing?" I bursted out.

"Well you can start right now. We're leaving in two days." My mom answered.

I ran upstairs in joy and packed the things off of my desk. As I threw some things into a cardboard box, I heard a loud thump. I picked up the item and examined it. It was a picture of Riley and I when we were 8 years old, playing dress up. I stared at it and started getting nostalgic. The memories made me tear up a little, then I put the frame back into the box carefully.

I can't wait to move...

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Two days later, it was finally moving day.

We arrived in Florida and the heat hit me right as we walked out of the airport. Well, this will be my 'new' life for three years now, and since it was, I decided I would start making better health decisions. My food choices were much healthier, and I even went to the local gym down the street from my new school. At the end of the year, I was only 98 lbs.

I tried to forget about my past while I was in Florida and did my best to enjoy the time being. I made many new friends, though. They treated me nicely, unlike the ones I had back home. We would often go out for ice cream or drive to the mall after school.

Also, we had many sleepovers, anything a normal group of teenage girls would do. Shop, watch movies, obsess over boys, etc.

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Three years later, it was the day we had to move back.

I couldn't wait to be in a new high school. It was the middle of the year though so it wouldn't really be new to everyone else. This year I will be a sophomore. I was happy that my style and body had completely changed since sixth grade.

I started wearing makeup and my clothes were more stylish. I chose a red sheer, sleeveless collared shirt to wear along with tribal leggings and white heels. I straightened my hair that had grown down past my belly button. It was a natural ombré which I love because of the sun in Florida. I put on light brown eyeshadow, black eyeliner and mascara, and a little bit of blush.

This will for sure be the perfect back-to-school outfit. I couldn't wait until everyone would see me, completely changed. I got my grey Jansport backpack and my car keys, looking in the mirror one last time to make sure everything was perfect. I ran down the stairs of our new, bigger house and to my brother's car that I was borrowing until I could get my own car. I got in and drove to the familiar yet unfamiliar school.

I stopped at Starbucks first, remembering I didn't eat breakfast. I got my drink and headed for school.

Parking in the lot, I quickly put on light pink lip gloss to finish the perfect look. I took a deep breathe and opened the car door. I stepped out and locked the car.

I started walking toward the front door. I opened the door and took a few steps as the door slammed behind me. I immediately felt all eyes turn their focus to me.

Yup, Alyssa Madden is back.

A path was cleared in the middle of the hallway for me while everyone stared at me.

"I swear, she looks familiar..." I heard people whisper. I kept my focus on the end of the hallway where the counselor's office was. Reaching the office, I recieved my schedule and found my locker. I walked over to a locker next to a boy who looked very familiar. I looked at him until he turned around.

It was Austin Mahone.

He looked so much older, and a lot cuter than I had remembered. His styled seemed off the charts, sporting a white t-shirt, leopard sweatpants, and white sneakers. to top it off, he wore a black snapback that was on his head backwards and he wore a wooden microphone necklace.

Holding myself together, I leaned up against the locker and turned the right combination. I could feel eyes on me.

I stood up straight and glance over at Austin to see he was staring at me. Almost everyone in the hall was staring at me.

I took out my notebooks so my backpack wasn't as heavy and set them in the locker. I turned around to see Austin still staring at me.

My stomach began to feel fluttery, almost as if there were butterflies. 

All of this time, I've wanted Austin to like me back, especially when we were 'best friends' in the fourth grade. I remember, he would make me laugh by 'accidentally' shaking his soda and having it explode once he opened it. I remember when he was what I looked forward to when I went to school. But that all changed, just because of 'popularity'. I missed it so much...

Why did everyone have to change?

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