Collected

Chapter 9

Allison's P.O.V.

~6:00PM~

We just ate and Austin disappeared right after. It's only been like 5 minutes so I'll give it sometime.

It's a little bit awkward between me and Austin because of what happened at the car. For once I actually am thinking of me and him being more than friends.

Wait, I can't! I won't let my self. After everything that's happened. It's not even reasonable to think about it. I mean it won't work. Ok, ok, we are just friends..... with benefits! Yes. That's what we are. Friends with benefits.

~7:00PM~

"Hey, I found this really cool fallen tree, come check it out!" Austin yelled. He started walking over to Michelle and said "I'm gonna go back over there with Allison really quick. Ok?" Michelle looked over to my mom and then looked back. "Fine but be back soon!" she said. "Ok! come on let's go Ali." Austin yelled over to me.

As we were walking I started to see lights. Really pretty lights too. "Here it is!" Austin said. He stopped right in the middle of the lights. It was 4 flashlights cover by leaves with holes in them to make a design on the ground. Then there was a fallen tree right underneath Austin. It was beautiful. "Look at the design on the ground." Austin said pointing at one of them.

Let's. Stay. Up. Tonite.

That's what they said. I laughed and looked at Austin. He was shrugging. "Will you?" he said. I laughed. "I'll try!" I replied. He walked over and hugged me. He smelled good. Wait, why? We've been in the woods, how does he smell good? Whatever.

Why does he want me to stay up all night? This is gonna be weird.

"Why do you want me to stay up all night?" I asked him. "There's a certain time at night where the moon looks like it's gonna go down, but it doesn't. Them there's a different shape than a circle and it kinda looks like a heart." He replied. We both looked up and the moon wasn't even in the middle of the sky. It was too early.

~11:00PM~

Ok so Austin is failing with the fire right now and all I'm doing is laughing. I walked over to him and say on a lawn chair next to his chair. He sat back in the chair and sighed. "I give up!" I went to the fire and put in tree bark and after a few minutes it was going. "There." I said relaxing back in my chair. "How come when I tried I could get it going?" he pouted. "Maybe I'm just better than you. Want a water bottle?" I said getting up. "Yes please. Wait, does your ankle hurt anymore?" he asked looking down at my foot. "Not really but last night I slept on my arm so now my arm hurts more than my ankle." I said. My arm didn't hurt that much but my ankle it's a lot better and the pain is almost gone.

Austin's P.O.V.

Her ankle must be getting better, but I feel bad about her arm. Whatever she'll walk it off. She returned a few minutes later with two water bottles. "Here." she said holding out the water bottle. "Thanks!" I replied.

There's almost nothing happening. My mom and Sue are sleeping, and we have a fire going but we aren't talking. It's kind of boring.

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The next chapter will start at 11:10 and in Austin's P.O.V. and I like how the next chapter is turning out. Hope you guys like it too! I have like 56 reads but no votes. Please vote guys. Thanks! ~xoxo Ali Mahone