It's Complicated

Chapter 1 - the beginning

It all really got started on my very first day of school, August 21, 1988. I was 6 years old. My mom and dad walked me into my A.M. kindergarten class with Mrs. Lake. My thin, platinum blonde hair was in cute, little pig tails on the top of my head, my bangs were curled under so they reached the top of my eyebrows.

"Hello there, I'm Mrs. Lake!" Mrs. Lake was an old looking woman with blonde hair that looked like it had been in curlers all summer. She was wearing a black maxi skirt with a cream button up and a red sweater vest over it. She had on bright red flats with gold buckles on them. She was wearing bright red lipstick on her wrinkled lips and red glasses with the bead necklace hooked to them and around her neck.
"Hi I'm Marlene and this is my husband Albert and this is our beautiful daughter Crystal." My mom shook Mrs. Lakes hand and I hid behind my fathers leg, he chuckled and shook her hand.
"Well hello Crystal, it's wonderful to finally meet you!" She bent down to my eye level and smiled, all of her teeth were white except the front left one, it was yellow, very yellow. Like she hadn't brushed that one tooth her whole life. I squeezed my dads leg.
"Say hello Crys," my mom rubbed a circle on my back and smiled sweetly at my teacher.
"Hello. I'm Crystal." I sad shyly tucking my head in my dads leg.
"Oh dear a little shy?" Mrs. Lake chuckled
"Okay now go play so mommy and daddy can talk to Mrs. Lake." My mom said and nudged me towards a little boy.
"Hi, I'm Crystal." he looked at me and smiled
"Hi I'm Austyn." I smiled back. He had long blonde hair that is flipped to the side of his forehead. He has bright green eyes and a small round nose and lips that rest in a smile. He is wearing a white tee-shirt with dark grey on the sleeves, collar, and pocket. He has tan cargo shorts and black knee socks with blue converse.
"How long have you been here?" I pulled down my skirt. I was wearing a neon pink shirt with white polka dots and white Ruffles on the end of my shirt, collar, and sleeves. My skirt matched.
"Only a few minutes. My big brother, Nate, dropped me off, he's in high school." He flipped his hair.
"My mom and dad are talking to the teacher." I pointed to them.
"Okay sweetie have a good day." My mom and dad gave me hugs and kisses and left.
"So what now crys?" Austyn asked
"I don't know, play I guess aust."

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So that's how my story began. Now we are going to skip a few years to 1999, I'm 17 and it's my second to last year in high school. I'm a Junior, with Austyn, at Oqurland High School.

I have on a black tee shirt with a blue flannel around my waist. Jean shorts and black hightop converse. My long, dark brown hair is curled and my bangs are pinned to the side. I walked in the front door of the school and saw Austyn. His hair was just as long, just as blonde, and just as much to the side as kindergarten. He had a mint green tee on with Hurley down the side. Black cargos and blue converse.
"Crys! Over here!" I walked over to Austyn and hugged him.
"Austyn were like big kids almost!" He took my bangs out of the pin.
"Hey, you little jerk!" I swatted his hand away and the pin flew across the hall. "Great thanks."
"If you want guys to notice you put your bangs down!" I rolled my eyes.

I heard giggling coming from behind me, I saw where they were looking and looked too. My mouth gaped open, through the front doors came in a tall, gorgeous boy. Around 17 years old, he had brown hair In a quiff. His hand went up to brush his hair to the side and his shirt lifted just barely enough to show how ripped he was. He smiled with sparking teeth and twinkling brown eyes.
"Crys, your staring." Austyn whispered in my ear I turned my head back to look at Austyn. He grabbed my shoulders and shoved me lightly to "get back into reality" as he claims but I ended up in sir Gorgeousness's arms.
"Woah, man, we don't push pretty girls." He said
"She's my best friend..." Austyn said while i was still in 'his' arms. "Crystal."
"Well, Crystal, should be treated better." He put me back on my feet. He extended his hand toward mine. "I'm jake." I shook his hand.
"Crystal. That's Austyn." He kissed my hand and turned to walk away.
"See you Crystal." He waved. I turned around to face Austyn.
"He seems rude." I leaped into his arms.
"Thank you Austyn!" I whispered in his ear and walked to my locker.

-lunch-

I got out of the lunch line and went to sit with Austyn.
"Crys, just saying, that Jake kid seems like a player."
"takes one to know one, austyn." i took a bite of the schools hamburger, it tasted like sand.
"i've only had three girlfriends!" Austyn protested
"at once!" i said
"Holly and Kendall knew!" he scoffed at me
"yeah, but Nevaeh didn't!"
"Nevaeh was ugly." my eyes widened
"Austyn!" i playfully hit him
"see thats more like it!" Jake said sitting by Austyn and slapping his shoulder. Austyn scooted over. "so is this gentle man treating you better, Crys?"
"no, Jake, only I call her Crys, not you." Austyn said
"Austyn its okay." i put my hand on his arm
"NO!" he ripped him arns out from under me and got up from the table and threw his food away and stormed outside. i stood up to follow him, but Jake grabbed my arm and looked into his eyes.
"Don't leave, please." i looked longingly outside but slowly sat down next to Jake.

So, Its been months since Austyn's talked to me. I only hung out with Jake until he talked to me, I would do anything to get him to talk to me again, but after this I didn't have too...

"Crys, can i talk to you?" i turned to look at Jake, then i turned my head to look outside, it was a storm. I saw Austyn's mom pull up and Austyn got out of the car and started towards the front doors, all the while Jake is having this full on convo with me while i'm looking at my best frienemy. Austyn walked into the school and i looked at Jake as he walked by us.
"Will yo be my girl fri-" i saw a fist on Jake's face flying past mine. I turned around to see fury on Austyn's face and his fist lowering to his side. I turned back to Jake, His body weight was crushing me as i collapsed to the floor under Jake, I grunted as my head hit the hard floor. Austyn lifted Jake off of me and helped me up as the principal came running towards Austyn
"Unhand her!" Mr.Droski, the principal said grabbing Austyn's hand, i fell to the floor out of Austyn's arms and the nurse picked me up off the floor. Mr. Droski took Austyn to his office.
"Aust!" he turned his head and we locked eyes

-after school (home)-

"hey baby, how was school?" my dad asked me not looking up from his book
"Austyn punched Jake." i said sinking into the seat next to my dad
"Why?" He took off his glasses and looked at me
"Jake was going to ask me to be his girl friend, so Austyn punched him."
"do you want to go over there?" I nodded