Alison felt guilty. Last night was great but she had been so ungrateful, Ringo would be a wreck if he knew about her and John. As the evening drew to a close John had walked Alison back home but had stopped off at the photo booth. They had taken 4 goofy photos and a one of them kissing. Alison quickly unpins the photo from her board and slots it in her satchel where she also keeps other precious photos. She flicks her hair back and straightens her tie ; Another day of school was visible over the horizon. She quietly shuts her new bedroom door and creeps down the oak stairs. She opens the door and leaves. Next door she can see John opening his front door, "hey there," Alison calls shyly.
John smiles and hops over the small fence that separates them, "hello there sweetheart." He runs his large fingers through his girlfriend's hair and tickles her neck, "would you do the honour of walking to school with me?" He says in his poshest voice which makes Alison giggle. She blushes and replies, "of course." She also puts on a posh accent. They walk down the road laughing and joking. A small drip of sweat runs down John's forehead; summer was approaching. He quickly wiped it away and kisses Alison softly. Suddenly John hears footsteps, "what's that?" He asks and turns around. A flash appears before him, "I didn't hear anything," Alison giggles. "Must be the voices coming back" John sadly reminded himself but his sorrow turned to happiness when he saw Alison smiling at him.
Ringo's POV
I woke up today to find the house completely silent, which was unusual. I quickly got dressed and crept downstairs when I saw the door shut. Why was Alison leaving without me? I paced into the living room and saw Alison laughing outside, John was goofing about. He suddenly began to tickle her neck! I was really suspicious so I decided to follow them. They began joking around and then I saw it: John kissed Alison! At that very moment I could feel my heart shatter into a million pieces and just wanted the ground to swallow me up. But I had no time to weep, John turned around so I dived into a bush. When the coast was clear I popped my head back out but they were gone. What was going on? I hopped out of the bush and walked to school sullenly.
"Okay see you," John winks and places his glasses on then takes a deep breath and walks into his house. Alison smiles back and walks into hers. Right in front of her was a broken boy. No longer a man who supported her, a living wreck. "Ringo?" Alison slings her bag to the ground and comes running towards him. "What's the matter?" She says and rubs Ringo on the back sympathetically. Then it comes to her, what had she done? "I'm so sorry Ringo."
"No!" Ringo shrugs Alison off and wipes his tears away. "You go and be with John" he weeps and runs up into his bedroom.
Alison quickly follows and bangs on the door, "please, let me talk to you." Suddenly she hears a rip,"the photo on the boardwalk!" A small tear trickles down her cheek. "Stop Ringo!" She screams. The ripping stops and Ringo slumps onto his bed; he was a total wreck. The door slowly opens and Alison cautiously walks in, "heat me out." She goes to sit beside Ringo. "John asked me if he loved me and I felt pressured," she holds Ringo's head and runs her fingers through his hair. "I love you Ringo, I always will. Just in a different way." She leans her head in and kisses him on the shoulder. Ringo lays, not moving and doesn't bother to move away. "Really?"
"Of course I do! You helped me with my dad, Ryan, saved my life and gave me this home. If I didn't love you I would be ungrateful but John is really passionate about me. Let's see how me and him work out but until then I'm setting you free." She wipes a tear away and kisses Ringo one last time. "Treat whoever you find well." She whispers and leaves to go to work.
