This One's For You (An Austin Carlile Love Story)

Lure Me Back In: Chapter 4

The girl in the multimedia is what Bella is wearing to the beach. 

 Bella's Pov:

My phone has finally settled down, no more calls or texts from Austin; I think he had finally got the message. I know I should have stayed and listened to his reason but I couldn’t handle it, just by looking at him brought back too many memories.

“Want some?” Alan nudged me with his elbow, offering me the bowl of popcorn. I grabbed a handful, inserting the light and fluffy buttery crunch into my mouth.

I tightened the insides of my cheeks as I slightly shivered my body. “Way too much salt.”

“My house, my rules.” He said while shoving a handful of popcorn into his mouth. The little bits of popcorn that didn’t make it into his mouth found its way to his lap.

“You’re a messy eater, you know that?” I said playfully while I shook my head side to side.

“Shh! You’re ruining the movie!” His eyes were still focused on the TV.

“Alan, you’ve seen this about a hundred times-” He quickly cut me off and responded.

“500 Days of Summer will never get old; if you have a problem you can sit in the corner and face the wall.” I chuckled at his comment, until my phone had caught my attention. Looking down at my lap, I saw a new text message. 

Austin: Can you please reply.

I stared at my screen for a few seconds, noticing Alan looking down onto my phone from the corner of my eye. “You know he just wants to talk. You should just listen to what he has to say before you go off ignoring him like you have been for the last week. He might give you an answer that you’ve always wanted or he might not, you never know, Bel; not if you go find out for yourself.” Alan was right, he always knew what to say, but I was still cautious.

“How are you always right?” I smirked at him.

“It comes naturally.” He said while shoving popcorn into his mouth. He glanced down to the text he just received and turned off the TV. “I gotta go to the studio now, want to come or do you want me to drop you off at home?” He asked as he searched for his misplaced keys.

“Just drop me off; I might go to the beach or something.” He lifted the couch cushion where he found his keys lying right under it.

“Alright, you ready?” I grabbed my bag that was lying on the wooden table across from the couch. I nodded my head and made my way towards Alan who was leaning against the opened door. “Alright, let’s roll.” Alan offered me to go out first, and I accepted; him following in step behind me. 

As soon as we got into his car, Linkin Park automatically started blasting through the speakers on the inside doors of the car. “You and this band, man..” I screamed at him, fighting the music that was blaring in the background.

“It’s fucking awesome!” He screamed back at me; both of us letting out a little laugh. A new song began to play and we both sang together in unison.

 I've become so numb, I can't feel you there. Become so tired, so much more aware. I'm becoming this, all I want to do, is be more like me and be less like you and I know, I may end up failing too. But I know, you were just like me with someone disappointed in you! 

I’ll admit, the lyrics did turn my emotions around and made me feel slightly sad but I brushed it off and enjoyed the music with Alan. After a few songs finished playing, we finally arrived back to mine; it was a quick drive seeing that Alan only lived a few short minutes away from me, plus the speed he was driving in got to the right destination faster. “Thanks for dropping me off, I’ll see you later.” I said as I opened the door and stepped onto the pavement.