Ryan went around Anna, well more like climbed over her, and ran from the booth.
."Aly!!" he yelled after her.
She didn't turn bacl, but only walked faster.
Patrick and Lindsay were still outside the entrance. When Patrick saw the tears pouring down Aly's cheeks, he sighed.
."Aly, what's wrong?"
She stopped. "I hate her!!! I hate that stupid horr!" She choked. "I hope she rots in hell. RIGHT NEXT TO HIM."
Anna ran after Ryan and grabbed his arm.
."She's gone. Forget her." she whispered in his ear.
."But..." He started to say.
."But you deserve better."
She ran her fingers across his cheek and kissed him once again. Only this time, Ryan gave in. He put his arms around her waist and kissed her back.
Whether they realized it or not, they still stood in the middle of the restaurant. People nearby were throwing them looks.
."Who? What..?" Patrick asked, confused.
."Nothing. Leave me alone!" Aly yelled, making her way back upstairs.
."What's up with her?" Lindsay asked Patrick.
."I dunno, babe." he said, putting his arm around her. "Must be Ryan."
."I hope that doesn't happen to us."
Patrick kissed her forehead. "Me too."
Ryan pulled away from Anna for a second.
."Maybe we should, uh, get out of the way."
."Yeah." Anna agreed. "My room?"
."Sure."
She led him to the elevator.
When Aly finally got to her hallway, she looked up to see a familiar face.
."Kat?!" Aly looked at her best friend.
."Oh my god. Alyyy!" Kat ran towards her and hugged her so hard, they almost fell over.
."What are you doing here?!" Kat looked at her best friend. "Wait.. what's wrong?"
Aly wiped at some of the mascara and eyeliner dripping down her face.
."Well..."
Aly told her the entire story. The concert, the cave incident, Ryan, Fall Out Boy, Anna... everything.
."Wow." Kat said softly. She hugged her friend tight and held her there.
."I'm such an idiot." Aly said, choking back tears.
."Don't say that." Kat told her. "He's just an asz."
."Yeah.."
."You wanna just come back to my room?"
."Sure. There's no way I'm going back in there with... him. Even though I don't think he'll be sleeping there anyway."
Aly followed Kat to her door, which was only five rooms down from hers.
Aly sighed and plopped down on the mattress.
."You know, I completely forgot about the Fall Out Boy concert tomorrow night. I don't even think I wanna go anymore."
."You're kidding. You love Fall out Boy!"
."I know.. but I was supposed to go with... that dipsht."
."You could always take me." Kat grinned.
Aly half smiled. "Maybe I'll tell the band about what happened. And they'll kick out Ryan."
Ryan and Anna had stepped inside the elevator. Anna pressed the button. But as the elevator started to go up, it suddenly stopped.
."Oh god." Ryan said.
A minute passed. The machine didn't budge.
Ryan started to hit the emergency button, when Anna stopped him.
Back in Kat's room, Aly and Kat were lying in front of the television watching Underworld.
."God. So much killinggg." Aly said, cringing at the sight of blood.
Kat laughed. "Yeah. But I mean, it's awesome."
."You just like it because you think Michael's hot"
."No!! That's not it. I just love vampires."
."..and Michael."
."Ryan Ross loverrrr!"
Aly fell quiet for a minute.
."Oh. I.. forgot for a moment. I'm sorry." Kat apologized, feeling dumb.
."It's okay." Aly shrugged, giving Kat a hug. "He's.."
Her cellphone vibrated in her back pocket. She pulled it out. She had a new text message.
It was from Patrick.
Hey Aly. You okay?'
She stared at the letters on the cellphone screen for a few seconds. She hadn't even known that he had her number.
She hit the reply button.
Yeah. Why do you askk? =o'
She pressed send.
She looked up at Kat.
."Just Patrick."
."Patrick Stump? That Patrick??"
."Yeahh..?"
."So you get to make out with Ryan anddd you have Patrick's number?"
Aly stuck her tongue out at her.
She shivered. The hotel room was cold. And then she realized something. She wasn't wearing her Fall Out Boy hoodie.
."Crap. I think I left my hoodie back in dipsht's room." Aly got up. "Be right back."
."'Kay."
Aly walked down the hall to room 134. Luckily, she still had the card key.
When she looked up, she realized Patrick standing next to the door, standing a pose that resembled that of a druggie's smoking pose.
Hey Aly. About what that Ryan did to you... that Anna girl is a horr. I've had to deal with her, too. Real big bish."
He slid his arm over her shoulders.
."There's people out there that are better for you Aly. Like me."
."But what about Lindsay?" Aly asked.
Oh well. I didn't like her that much anyway."
Aly looked up and saw a shadowy figure at the door. Aly thought she was troubled but felt so much worse for Lindsay. Tears streamed down Lindsay's mocha-colored skin. Her mascara blended in with hte tears and caused black stains to form.
."I- Can't believe you Patrick." And she ran in the opposite direction..
Aly looked at him in disbelief. "You're no better than Ryan."
She pulled away from Patrick and ran after Lindsay.
She heard a soft sobbing coming from the corner of the hall.
."Lindsay...?" Aly called, spotting what looked like drips of blood on the floor. She looked up to see Lindsay's tear-stained face.
She quickly threw her hands behind her back. By doing so, a small pocket knife fell from her grip.
Aly watched it hit the floor with a Clink and caught her breath.
."It's not.. it's not what it looks like" Lindsay stuttered.
."Lindsay, I know you're upset but.." she grabbed her arm. And just as she knew, there were small, bleeding cuts all around her wrist. "Cutting? That's not how you handle things."
Lindsay jerked her arm back. "Well what else am I supposed to do??" more tears fell from her brown eyes. "Besides, it makes me feel better."
."It's just one guy. I know it hurts, but there's others out there.
."I liked him! I really liked him. And he just.." the tears poured from her eyes at an unstoppable pace.
."I'm sorry.." Aly said quietly, unsure of what to say. She gave Lindsay a hug, letting her cry.
