CHAPTER TWO

LIAM’S POV

We have been staying together for months now, after Olivia’s mom passed away. My dad decided that I and my mom move down to where Olivia is, to keep her in check for her well being. Olivia and I don’t really have a close relationship. She avoids me and my mother, because she thinks my mother was the cause of her predicament. I won’t blame her for that , if i was in that same shoe, I would do the same.

Most times, I feel pity for her, that my dad abandoned her mother because of my mom and I. That’s is why I’m always looking out for her, ensuring she has the best of it all, even though there’s no much connection between us.

It was Saturday evening, where we all come together to eat and talk to each other as a family. My Father always ensure we keep to that regardless of how busy we are. Yes, my parents are workaholic, but not as much as not having time for us…

we were all downstairs, mum was preparing dinner. Olivia walked in without saying a word to anyone, her face looked drained, her eyes were swollen and glassy, carrying that quiet redness that comes from crying until there is nothing left to cry.

“Dear, is everything alright?” Dad said to Olivia, as she walks in looking broken.

“I’m fine” she replied, bending her face down to her phone avoiding eyes contact.

My dad didn’t give up still, he moved closer to her, to find out what’s wrong. “ my little princess, you know you can tell me anything” he said with a concern face.

“Come on, don’t you understand what I mean by I’m fine?!” She said angrily.

“I’m sorry, would you join us for dinner?!” My dad asked with a whisper.

“I don’t want to get poisoned by your mistress” she said emotionless, without minding my presence

“Dear, let go of the past, let’s us make it up to you” he said chuckling.

“I don’t care dad!” she replied, as she walked straight to her room.

“Honey, let her be, you don’t need to stress her that much” my mom said, coming out of the kitchen

My mom has always loved Olivia, she takes Olivia as her own daughter, cherishes her more than me, but it’s not the same as Olivia feels. My father was the culprit here, because he lied to both mothers. They never found out, not until they both had a child for him. And I hated him for it.

I sat still on the master chair, watching everything that was going on, I knew something was off with Olivia. She sounded a little more aggressive. On a normal day, Olivia never talks to anybody in the house, she does her thing without minding whoever’s watching her. But, today was different, she’s now the one who wants to pick up a fight.

I couldn’t shake away this feelings, that something is wrong, her behavior was strange. Regardless of how disconnected we are, deep down I really care for her, Olivia and my mom are the biggest part of me. I wouldn’t let this go, I must figure out what the issue is.

“Mom, please…. can I take Olivia’s dinner up to her? I want to check on her and make sure she’s okay” i said with a smile.

“Ohh.. that’s so thoughtful of you” she replied.

“Please, be gentle on her, don’t add to whatever she’s going through” she added, as she gave me the food stray.

“I won’t” I replied softly.

I gave her sometime to be alone before heading straight to her room….. As I try to think of what might be wrong, maybe or maybe not she’s still mourning her mom and misses her that’s why she’s in such manner.

When I got to her room door, I pause a little, before giving it a knock.

“It Liam, can…. I come in?” I asked.

“How can I help you?!” She replied with a question.

I sighed, before responding.

“Please…. Let me in. I’m not here to bother you. I just want to make sure you’re okay” I said, as I lay my forehead against the door, eyes closed.

“Olivia… I know you’re still sad about your mom, and you don’t want to see anyone right now, but please… can i at least be at the side of the door” I said emotionally, trying to make her open the door.

There was no respond, I waited for few minutes before trying my lucky again. “Olivi…” before I could finished the sentence. I got interrupted by the door sound, widely open.

Her face was in a pale expressionless, drained.. the glow she used to have was gone, replaced with a dull emptiness that sat quietly on her face. Her eyes was swollen not from the crying alone, but from holding in the tears she didn’t want anyone one to see….

“Olivia… I know something’s wrong, but you don’t have to tell me until you’re ready. I’ll wait.” I said softly, not to sound pitiful. “ I brought you dinner.”

“Li…. Liam” she whispered.

“It hurts… it hurts so much” she said with a broken heart. “My boyfriend ended things with me, after using me to fulfill pleasure.”

“Wh…what?!” I said with so much anger. “Who breaks up with a girl, that lost her mother few months ago” I added.

“Garvin did!” She said

“ Garvin?!” Who’s that bastard” I said with a shocking face. Didn’t want to add any more hurt.

“He’s a senior year student in my school.” She whispered. “I didn’t do anything wrong to him, all I did was to love that asshole and try to be a good girlfriend” she said sadly.

Wait.. what?! senior year dude?

Oh, I forgot to mention that I got transferred to that same school and would begin a new session tomorrow, as a senior year student. “Fun fact” the same year with the monster who broke my stepsister’s heart.

I could see a hint of tears in her eyes and it broke my heart. Olivia has gone through a lot lately, and I can’t stand her being hurt by my fellow gender again.

“ that bastard will pay for what he did”. I said with a dangerous smile, curling around my lips.

She gave me a small weak smile before answering.

“It doesn’t matter, that asshole always goes away with breaking every girl’s heart and act like nothing happened”

“So you’re not the first he plays around with?!” I asked and she shook her head.

“ I actually thought I’d be the last” she muttered. “But the dude is a fucking player” she rolled eyes.

I hate players. It better not be in a relationship at all than to go around breaking people’s hearts.

“Okay, fine. Let’s make a bet” my voice dropped, cold and sharp. “ I bet you, I can make him fall for me”

She looked and muttered with a tired scoff.

“ he’s fucking straight, Liam.”

“He’s even not a gay.”

“You really don’t know what I’m capable of. thank God, l’m resuming a new session in your school tomorrow, I can carry out my mission smoothly. I replied with a smirk. “ what does he look like, do you have a picture of him?” I asked.

“Here he is” she replied without even taking a second.

“Fine then, I’ll make him fall for me completely, and when he’s standing in from of the entire school confessing is stupid feelings, I’ll break him in the same way he broke you… And make him feel every second of your pain”.

She looks at me and said “make him come back to me, I want him back too”.

“Honestly I didn’t see a need to come to your school, but now i see a good reason why I’m here” I laughed quietly.

Smile curling around her lips “I’m counting on you, stick with the bet to the end”

My eyes narrowed emotionless

“He won’t just feel your pain, he’ll also choke on it.

“Can you have your dinner, it getting cold” i said, pulling the food towards her.

“Yea, if I don’t eat soon, I’ll start negotiating with air” she said, as she grabbed the bowl of rice and started eating immediately, with a smile on her face.