Love In The Backstage

Chapter 5

Ellie's POV
"Truth or Dare?" Austin asks me and I pause.

"Truth" I say after a while of debating in my head. His light pink lips curve into a small smile.

"There are 20 letters on the alphabet right?" What? I look at him weirdly and he just shrugs and smirks at me.

"Nope. I think there are 26!" I say laughing at him and he face palms himself.

"Shit. I must forgot u r a q t." He says and I put my hand over my chest dramatically and then reply.

"Aww. How cute! But you forgot one letter." I say and he shakes his head.

"I'll give you the D later." he says and winks at me. Geez. What's wrong with the guy.

"Smooth" Alex commends shaking his head disapprovingly and Laura makes a disgust face.

"Eww Austin" Laura says stretching her legs on the wooden floor where we all are currently sitting.

"Anyways. Shall we continue?" I ask playing with the hem of my shirt clearly bored.

"Yeah. My turn." Alex says and we all nod.

"Laura.. Truth or Dare?" Alex says with an evil half-smile on his face and claps his hands together waiting for her answer. Laura thinks about it for a moment and then says.

"Dare." She says looking at me with the corner of her eye and I immediately shake my head at her.

"No. I mean Truth!" She says changing her mind and looking back at Alex.

"Nope. You said dare first. I dare you to striptease for us!" He says and bursts out laughing. I hit his shoulder hard with my fist and he groans in pain.

"Hey!" He yells and I cover my ears.

"You deserved it!" I say pissed off at him.

"Why? Are you jealous? Maybe you should do it for us as well." He whispers the last part at me and Austin and Laura turn to look at me.

"Jealous my ass mothe-" I try to say but Laura puts her hand in my mouth to prevent me from going a lot further.

"Maybe you should leave.. It's late." Laura suggests and finally removes her sweaty hand out of my mouth. About time.

"Well. See you tomorrow girls" Austin says standing up.

"Goodnight" We both say in unison. Alex stands up too and hugs Laura then turns to me and shakes his head muttering a

"Nah". Jerk..
"Goodnight Laura and.." He says and takes a long pause looking me again up and down.

"And you" he says motioning at me with disgust lacing on his voice and a mocking expression on his stupid face. He climbs out of our window like Austin and we decide to sleep.

We turn of the lights and lay on our beds. I observe the ceiling like it is the most interesting thing in the world and wait for sleep to come. Twenty minutes later my eyes start to feel heavy and sweet sleep comes.

"Wait! Mom!" I plead but she doesn't seem to hear me. She just keeps walking away and tears start to slip down my face.

"Mommy!" I yell one last time but she doesn't make a move to stop. I fall down on my knees and start sobbing uncontrollably making weird noises.