This Is A Wasteland

1. This Is A Wasteland

QUICK AUTHORS NOTE

Okay, so if you haven't read my first book then I highly recommend reading it or none of this will make any sense. So yeah, it's called 'This Is Paradise' :) Anyway, enjoy.

Song - Hell Above by Pierce The Veil

Picture - Ally but a year in the future from the last book

Alysha's P.O.V

It's been one year. One whole year since I last saw Vic. I still felt like shit for breaking up with him. Especially now since I realized how stupid I was. He did care. He cared a lot. But I was ignorant and stubborn and refused to believe it.

I've started taking my pills again, and I've been honestly doing a lot better. My appearance has changed a little too, but nothing to dramatic. I took a couple inches off my hair, and after countless days of contemplating whether I should dye it red or not I kept it black. My face has matured a little too, but nothing too intense. I checked my appearance one last time in the mirror.

I wore a green flannel with regular skinny jeans, and my hair was loosely curled. My eyes were decorated with brown eye shadow, black winged eye liner, and two layers of mascara while the rest of my face had liquid foundation and a nude shade of lip gloss. I smiled at my reflection before walking out of the bathroom and downstairs.

Oh, I moved out of my apartment by the way. I now owned a two story, brick house that I adored. My job at the bookstore lasted about three months before I got hired at a publishing company here in San Diego which paid a shit load of money. My life had been going pretty good financially, but I certaintly wasn't rich. Far from it actually.

But somehow whenever my life was getting back on track, a certain brown eyed boy crept his way into my mind. I've seen pictures of Vic and his new girlfriend all over Twitter and he seems to be deeply in love with her. Which I hated of course, but I never said anything. I'm still in contact with Jaime considering Jessica is my best friend now. I couldn't count on Alex anymore since him and Tay hit it off and moved out of state. So that friendship was a bust.

Anyway, I was currently driving down the road to work as Of Mice & Men blasted through my car speakers. I violently whispered along to 'The Flood' which has always been and will always be my favorite song by them.

I parked my car next to Jessica's in the parking lot for the company. Both of us luckily got hired to work here, which is the reason why we've gotten so close. When our boss isn't looking, we screw around and do stupid shit that would probably get us fired if we were caught.

The best thing about this job is that I get to read over stories almost all the time. I love reading so I couldn't imagine a better place to work at. I stepped out of the car and was greeted with the cool San Diego air. Spring in San Diego was my favorite.

"Ally!" Jessica yelled, pulling me into a hug once I entered the building. "Jessica!" I shouted back, slightly mocking her. She playfully swatted my arm before taking my hand and leading me over to our desks. "Evan gave me these papers that he wants us to go over. I read the first two paragraphs and was beyond bored." She laughed, handing me a stack of papers. I skimmed through the first page and understood why Jessica got bored. The plot seemed repetative and worn out.

I rolled my eyes before carefully putting the papers down on my desk. "How you holding up?" She asked, sitting down in her rolly chair. Jessica knows that I missed Vic like crazy, and despite all the times she wanted to tell him I forced her not too. "I'm alright, I'm still breathing so that's gotta be good." I laughed dryly. "I can assure you he probably misses you too." She said, resting her head on her hand.

I doubt that, but I nodded my head before turning my attention to the stack of papers my boss left for me to read.

*Five Hours Later*

After hours of going over papers, typing reviews, and fucking around with Jessica I finally pulled into the driveway of my wonderful home. All I wanted to do was curl up in bed with Shasta and watch Netflix. Shasta is my dog by the way. She's a beautiful husky puppy with bright blue eyes and a hyperactive attitude. I got her about two weeks ago, and she means everything to me.

When I walked into the house, she was peacefully sleeping on the couch. I didn't want to wake her, so I guess I was stuck watching Netflix by myself.

About thirty minutes into Mean Girls my phone buzzed from the coffee table. I didn't even bother to check who was calling as I swiped my finger on the screen to answer the call. "Hello?" I spoke. "ALLY!!!!!!!!!" Jaime yelled, almost deafening me. "Fuck, Jaime not so loud!" I scolded, laughing. "Sorry shorty, I just wanted to call and say hi." He whispered. "Hola, but Jaime you don't have to whisper." I giggled, rolling my eyes. "Whoops, anyway Jessica and I are hanging out this weekend and wanted to know if you wanted to tag along." He pleaded.

I could imagine the pleading look on his face, which he knew I could never say no too. "Ughh, fine." I groaned, laying my head back against the couch. "Yaayyy! We'll be at your place at noon tomorrow. Bye Ally!" He sung before hanging up. I slowly took my phone away from my ear and laughed dryly before placing it back down on the coffee table. If they're coming at noon, I need to go to bed or else I'll never fucking wake up.

I stood up off the couch and gave Shasta a quick kiss on the head before truging upstairs. I took a quick shower so I could save time in the morning, and changed into black leggings with an oversized Bring Me The Horizon shirt. After brushing out all the tangles in my hair, brushing my teeth, wiping off all my smudged makeup and taking my pills I finally was able to lay down on my comfy bed.

As soon as I came into contact with the mattress, I sighed in relief and closed my eyes. Hopefully hanging out with Jessica and Jaime tomorrow will keep my mind free of Vic. Considering he's all I've been able to think about this past year. I wonder if he ever thinks of me. I mentally slapped myself for even thinking that. He's has this new beautiful girlfriend by his side. Why the hell would he still be thinking of me?

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This chapter was kind of boring, but I needed to fill you all in on how Ally's doing :) The next chapter will be filled with more interesting things considering Jaime's going to be in it. Anyway, I have a great feeling that this story is going to have a lot more interesting things than This Is Paradise. But yeah, enjoy loves ;*

~ Amber xx

As I covered myself