The Summer He Saved Me

Chapter 11 - Ricky's Mistake

Tyler's POV

I looked over towards Olivia from where I was standing in the water. I looked over there, but she was gone. Then I noticed Ricky getting up from the chair she had been sitting in. I took a quick scan of the beach and saw Olivia running off. I knew I shouldn't have left Olivia alone on the beach with Ricky here. How could I be so stupid! I ran out of the water and up the beach towards Ricky. 

As soon as I got to him I shot angrily, "What did you say to her!?"

Ricky just looked at me, with a 'who me?' expression on his face.

"You know what I mean Ricky. Answer me!"

He calmly said, "I didn't say anything that should have upset her. She just sort of...freaked."

"You had to have said something Ricky."

He just looked at me as if to say, maybe I did.

"What did you say to her Ricky?"

He thought for a minute. 

"Nothing. She told me not to call her mystery girl, so I called her Livvy..."

I cut him off, "You did WHAT!?"

"I called her...Livvy."

"Why!?"

"What's the big deal? Are you the only one that can call her that or something?"

Now I said in a pleading way, "God Ricky, why would you do something so stupid?"

"Hey, sorry man. I didn't think I was harming anyone."

I just shook my head, "You know what Ricky, nevermind."

Then I ran off in the direction I saw Olivia go. As I got closer I slowed, and listened for any sign of where she was. Suddenly I heard a soft, muffled sob come from around the corner of the building.

I turned and whispered, "Olivia?"

I heard a sniffle. I turned the corner to see Olivia, sitting with her back agianst the wall of the builiding, knees pulled up to her chest and face burried in her hands.

I sat down next to her, "Olivia? What did Ricky say to you?"

She just shook her head.

"Olivia, if you don't tell me what he said I can't help."

She sniffed, "He called me Livvy."

I paused, that couldn't be it, "I heard...But what else did he say?"

"He said something about me being 'given away'"

I stopped, my blood ran cold, how could he say that?

"Olivia, I'm so sorry. He has no idea what he's talking about, he..."

She cut me off, "It sounded like he knew EVERYTHING."

"Wh-what do you mean?"

"He kept asking me stuff and saying stuff about the name Livvy. Like, 'is Tyler the only one who can call you that?' or 'did someone else call you that? Someone....important?' and it really got to me."

"Oh gosh Liv, I'm so sorry. I didn't tell him anything, promise."

"It doesn't matter."

"Olivia, it DOES matter. It matters to me."