The melody to my songs

Chapter 15 : the unsual encounter

Chapter's theme song : Everything I wanted - Billie Eilish.

James's POV :

Its been a week since I 'almost completed the task'. Almost is a scary word, not just in my procrastinating scenario but like in reality.

The word has such a deep impact, it has the ability to completely shatter a person.

We ALMOST had it all.
He ALMOST fell in love with her.
We ALMOST made it.
She ALMOST forgot about him.
They ALMOST stayed.
I ALMOST saved them.
They ALMOST cared for us.
She ALMOST had the life, she had always wanted.

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I picked up the printouts, hard drive and my keys, locked the house and drove to May's house. I wondered if Olivia would be home, I have been wanting to talk to her for so long about us.

I want her here with me again. I can't go on without her. She is my everything. Lost in thoughts I was parked in front of their house in no time. As I got out of the car, I saw liv standing at the gate talking to some guy and a little boy, maybe 12 years old hiding behind her.

Oh my, is she seeing someone, I mean we kind of like broke up, did Liv move on, oh no. No James don't di this to yourself. She must be just talking to someone and also this guy looks way too old.

I gathered my thoughts and decided to just move past her into the house. As I walked closer the face of that man became more and more clearer.

He was... oh no... what does he want from Liv.... Why is she even talking to him.... He was an asshole.

He was liv's stepfather, it was John.

I was almost 10 steps away from them when I saw him grabbing liv's wrist and his other hand making a motion to swing at her. I ran as fast I could.

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Olivia's POV :

I could see his hand coming to swing at me, I flinched and closed my eyes in fear. Seconds passed, I wasn't hit. I opened my eyes and to my shock there was James right infront of me he had stopped John's hand mid air.

James was here.
James saved me.

Tears rolled down my cheeks. John had let go of my wrist. In a span of a second or two, James had John grabbed by his collar, his eyes glared with utter anger and loathe. I had never seen him like that.

He roared at John, " don't you dare touch her let alone hit her, you are so fucking pathetic. You aren't worth being a human let alone the man you claim to be. What the fuck do you want from her, you already took away her happiness, her home, her mother, her childhood once. Weren't you satisfied, she even left her fucking school for you. She changed her life, she changed herself just to please you. Fucking stay away from her."

He tightened his grasp around John's neck, I saw his other fist clenching way goo hard, he was hurting himself to prevent himself from hitting John. James hated him more than I did. He finally ket go of him and held my hand softly as a symbol of support.

He didn't take his eyes off form John, this was the first time I had witnessed John being intimidated by someone, him fearing someone.

John slowly mumbled with his head down, "fuck you, fuck you Olivia and fuck you Ishmael you worthless piece of shit." And walked away.

James turned to me and saw me comforting Ishmael as he cried his eyes out.

He softly asked, "what happened Liv?"
"Lets go inside and talk." I said, looking at him and then back at Ishmael

I grabbed Ishmael's hand. This was the first time I had met him, I had seen him.
He looked at me, his eyes were blue like mine and nodded slightly.