the love project ➛ austin mahone

40 - Austin

    Chapter 40

   Austin's POV (1 day ago)

   I lied in bed all night not being able to sleep, thinking about what Sky told me. I can't believe she likes me. Hayden Shouse, the girl I've been trying to impress since I first met her, who I slowly fell for, likes me back.

   "Hey Austin, where's Hayden?" Sky asked as she popped up in front of me. She looked distraught. Her eyes red and bloodshot. 

   "Um she just went outside, are you okay?" I asked and she nodded and smiled.

   "Yeah um Jonah and I just broke up," she said awkwardly. My mouth gaped open. They've been dating for a long time, I remember.

   "I'm so sorry," I said. I was never good at advice. I never really cared about advice before. Before Hayden of course. I let out of a sigh and pulled a hand through my hair. Hayden. Just the thought of her sent tingles through me. I put my hand to my lips remembering the kiss. 

   "Yeah... well anyway I have to tell you something important. It's about Hayden," she said and the sound of her name caused me to sit up. 

   "What about her?" I asked curiously and loudly trying to yell over the music. She took my wrist and pulled me out of the crowd and into a small corner where the music was quieter.

   "You know the mystery guy you've been trying to get her to tell you about?" Sky asked. My heart dropped. Oh right, she likes someone else.

   "Yeah," I said sadly, "Wait how do you know about that?"

   "Doesn't matter. Do you want to know who he is or not?" she asked impatiently and my eyes widened. She knew who? How? When? Where? What?

   "Of course I want to know... wait I don't want to invade her privacy... I don't know..." I trailed off. I don't know why I was hesitant. I want to know who he is so I can murder him in his sleep... that's not overreacting at all.

   "Since when do you, Austin Carter Mahone, care about anyone?" she asked with her arms crossed over her chest.

   "How do you know my middle name?" I asked.

   "Ugh! It's you, you idiot!" she shouted.

   "I'm what?"

   "You're the mystery guy she's in love with. Hayden is in love with you." she yelled. My eyes widened and my breath quickened.

   Hayden... was... in... love... with... me?

   "What?" I asked, appalled. She smirked and walked away without another word leaving me there, breathless.

   I can't get over the fact yet that she's in love with me. She's in love with me. Hayden is in love with me. 

   I took a deep breath and couldn't find the huge smile on my face. No one has ever made me feel like she makes me feel. She can take my breath away in seconds. 

   She makes me care. She makes me feel. She makes me love. I didn't do those things before. I mean I loved my mom and my best friends, Rob and Alex, but I didn't really care about anything else.

   I went through a rough stage in middle school. I was bullied. A lot. They pushed me around, beat me up after school, and one of them even gave me phone number to his frieneds and they sent me text messages that I really don't feel like talking about or repeating. I had to go to the store and pay for a new phone number.