Hey I'm back with Chapter Four. Sorry it has taken me like forever to update this. I've been so busy with school, not to mention I've had writers block on this story forever.
This is probably the final chapter so I hope you enjoy it.
This is dedicated to Margiser, who's annoying persistent emails killed my writer's block and made me finish this story.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of it, except the things previously mentioned.Matchbox Twentyowns the song If You're Gone.
If You're Gone
"Come on Mom, hurry or we'll be late," said Ally as she dragged her mom across the food court.
"Calm down Ally," said Debra.
"Sorry, I'm just nervous," said Ally.
"Don't worry, I'm sure I'll love him," said Debra.
They sat down at a table and waited for Garrett.
"Here he comes," said Ally.
"Where," asked Debra?
"Right there, shaggy hair, ripped up jeans, Jack Off Jill t-shirt," said Ally.
"Oh," said Debra.
He walked over and sat down next to Ally.
"Hi Mrs. Barone, I'm Garrett."
"Hi, please call me Debra," she replied.
"So Ally told me you took her to a Goo Goo Dolls trouble and lied to get there in time," said Debra.
"Uh, well," stammered Garrett.
"It's okay, I didn't really want you to meet Ray without me there anyway," said Debra.
"Oh," said Garrett.
"So are you in the band that Ally just joined," asked Debra.
"No, but my best friends are in it," said Garrett.
"So, has Ally met your parents yet," asked Debra?
"Uh, no, my parents live in New Jersey," said Garrett.
"So do you live with your grandparents, or aunt and uncle," asked Debra.
"I live by myself, I was emancipated from my parents almost a year ago," said Garrett.
"Oh," said Debra.
Ally looked from her mom to Garrett.
"Why did you move away from your parents," asked Debra.
"MOM," said Ally.
"No, it's okay Zero," said Garrett, "my mom was a drunk and my dad used to hit me and my sister, so I went to court, got emancipated, took my sister, and moved down here."
"Wow, that's horrible, how old is your sister," asked Debra.
"Fifteen," said Garrett.
"So she's in Ally class," said Debra.
"No she's not," said Ally.
"She dropped out of school, she writes fulltime, her new book is coming out in two months," said Garrett.
"That's amazing, a fifteen who's having a book published," said Debra.
Suddenly the Goo Goo Dolls Slide came from Debra's purse.
She pulled her phone out of her purse and walked away as she yelled quietly at whom Ally assumed was her dad.
"Why didn't you tell me about your parents," asked Ally.
"People usually change their opinion of me or start feeling sorry for me when they find out about my parents," said Garrett, "and I didn't want to mess things up with us."
"Well, I would never change how I feel about you because of some stupid things your parents did," said Ally.
"Ally, I have to run home because Robert, Frank and your father were left alone for too long and one of them is stuck in something, I didn't get the whole story but they need help and they refuse to call 911," said Debra as she put her phone back in her purse.
"Okay, I'm gonna stay and shop for a little while mom," said Ally, "I'll just take the bus home."
"Okay bye sweetie, nice meeting you Garrett," said Debra.
"You too Mrs. Bar…er…Debra," said Garrett.
As Debra walked away Garrett kissed Ally and told her he had to go back to work.
Ally was walking out of Journey's when she saw Ashley Abbers, Stephanie Calloway, Kimberly Hooker, and Kyle.
"Hey freak show, what are you doing out in the light, won't you melt, vampire girl," said Ashley.
"Get out of my face bitch and take your army of skanks with you," said Ally as she walked past her.
"Hold it right there you dirty little slut, did you just call me a bitch," asked Ashley.
"Hmm, army of skanks, get out of my face…bitch…why yes I think I did," said Ally.
She tried again to walk away but Stephanie grabbed her arm.
"Where do you think you're going," said Kyle.
"I want to get away from you morons, I wouldn't want catch that stupidity virus you have, it seems to be a bad case," said Ally.
Suddenly something hit her face. She looked at Kyle whose hand was still in the air.
Ally turned and ran as tears formed in her eyes. Twenty minutes later she was home and in her room with a razor.
She hadn't done it yet. She kept thinking of her mom's words…
"Well you are, every cut on your arm hurts me emotionally, this just hurts me physically, Ally, and if you don't stop you will always be hurting me."
And just as she was about to go find her mom, Ashley's words crept back into her mind.
Freak show.
Vampire girl.
Dirty slut.
The razor was frozen halfway to her arm. That's how Debra found her, razor in hand, but no blood.
I think you're already gone.
I think I'm finally scared now
You think I'm weak - But I think you're wrong
I think you're already leaving
Feels like your hand is on the door
I thought this place was an empire
But now I'm relaxed - I can't be sure
I think you're so mean - I think we should try
I think I could need - this in my life
I think I'm just scared - I think too much
I know this is wrong it's a problem I'm dealing
"Ally what are you doing," asked Debra as she walked into her room.
"I didn't do it mom, I just kept hearing what you said to me and I couldn't do it," cried Ally.
"So what I said actually sunk in," said Debra.
"Yeah, I love you mom," said Ally.
"Well this is the first step to recovery," said Debra.
If you're gone - maybe it's time to go home
There's an awful lot of breathing room
But I can hardly move
If you're gone - baby you need to come home
cuz there's a little bit of something me
In everything in you
"Debra, we're back from the hospital," shouted Ray from downstairs.
"Ally, razor please," said Debra.
Ally handed the razor to her mom and lay down on her pillow.
"Honey if you need anything, I'll be downstairs with your father," said Debra.
"Okay mom, love ya," said Ally.
"I love you too honey," said Debra.
"Debra, is everything okay," asked Ray.
"Yeah, everything's fine honey," said Debra as she sat on the couch.
"What's going on with you and Ally, please Debra, tell me," said Ray.
"Ray I can't," said Debra.
"Please, why did she runaway and why was there blood on her bed," asked Ray.
"Fine, come on," said Debra as she led Ray upstairs.
Once in their bedroom Debra pulled off her pants and pointed to faint red lines on her inner thighs.
"What, stretch marks, wait, is Ally pregnant," asked Ray.
"No Ray, these aren't stretch marks, they're scars," said Debra.
"Scars, from what," asked Ray.
"From a razor," said Debra.
"Somebody attacked you with a razor, who," asked Ray.
"Me," replied Debra softly.
"You did that to yourself," asked Ray, "when?"
"When I was younger, about Ally's age," said Debra.
"So this is what…Ally's doing this too…the blood on her bed," said Ray.
"Yeah, and you need to be supportive and just let me talk to her and help her stop," said Debra, "and absolutely do not yell at her about this, it will only make it worse."
"Okay," said Ray.
"No seriously Ray, she could really get hurt if don't listen to me," said Debra.
"I understand honey," said Ray.
"Okay," said Debra.
"Honey," said Ray as Debra walked into the bathroom.
"Yeah Ray," asked Debra.
"I love you, don't ever forget that," said Ray.
"I love you too," said Debra.
She threw her arms around Ray's neck and kissed him.
Ally leaned against the door and smiled as she thought about her future and Garrett. And she knew that things were going to be okay.
If you're gone - maybe it's time to go home
There's an awful lot of breathing room
But I can hardly move
If you're gone - baby you need to come home
cuz there's a little bit of something me
In everything in you
I think you're so mean - I think we should try
I think I could need - this in my life
I think I'm just scared - do I talk too much
I know it's wrong it's a problem I'm dealing
Well that's it. THE END folks. Hope you enjoyed it.
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