Upside Down- Auslly

Ally 24

Whispers came from the audience.

Our whole school was here, along with just about everyone's parents and siblings. The look on Austin's face said it was true.

Trish put the microphone back up to her mouth but Austin took it away.

"It's true. I do have a secret. This girl right here, has been making me suffer because of it too." He gestured to Trish. "I had to wash her car, buy her lunch and a whole bunch of other stuff. But that is all pointless now. She made me suffer because she didn't like her." He points to me. "But I like her. Which is the only reason I kept this little secret. But it doesn't matter anymore because I know she likes me and she knows I like her." He turned to me instead of facing the audience and said into the microphone, "Ally. Before I moved to Miami this summer, I lived in New York my whole life. That means I had friends, family and yes I dated people there too. What I'm trying to say is,

"I used to date Trish." The only one more surprised then me was Trish. Like she couldn't believe he would admit it.

"We dated for 3 months. My friend told me to ask her out even though I had never met her before. So I did and she said yes. Those were the worst 3 months of my life. She was mean, deceitful and a blabber mouth. I didn't want to break up with her though because I was afraid she would do what she did to me yesterday. Make a total fool of me. I tried being mean and hoping she would break up with me but she never did.

"One day, I got to school and she wasn't there. She wasn't for a week, then a month then 4 more months. No one ever said anything happened to her so I assumed she moved away without telling me. Which she did. We texted some after she left and I told her how I felt about her. She couldn't hurt me if she wasn't with me anymore, so I spilled. And then I moved here and there she was."

I didn't believe any of this, but I knew it was true.

"On the first day of school, I was the last one in the classroom. There was only one seat left. I remember thinking how lucky I was to have that the only seat open, because you were sitting next to it. And then we talked and you barely payed attention to me. You tried to ignore me but I wouldn't let you." He said with a laugh. "Then I found your song, and asked you to do this show with me. Then instead of writing just one song we wrote tons. And then I wrote Upside Down and taught you that fake duet so I could preform for you."

"I-I-" I tried to speak.

"Don't. Just come here." He held out his arms and and went into them.

"But- But-!" Trish said angrily. "No you were supposed to break up with him, brat!"

"Boooooooo!" The audience went. Someone in the front row started chanting,

"Auslly. Auslly."

Soon the whole school was chanting and I just laughed. Austin looked at me quizzically as Trish ran off the stage.

"I really do love you." He said smiling.

"I know." I smiled back.

"Would it be crazy if I kissed you right now?" he said looking to the audience, who was still chanting.

"Maybe just a little." I smiled. "But everyone needs a little crazy." And with that he pulled me in and we kissed. Cheers erupted from the audience and we bowed.

Nothing could ever ruin that moment.

But of course something did.