Cynthia Romani. she has walls built up so people don't get close. All that comes crashing when the extrovert boy with a hidden persona crumbles those walls down.
Aleksandr Ivanov, joker and a ladies man. Always drawn to her but hated it, he was a m...
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*please play the song when you see this (!!). Thank you. ********************************* I'm currently in the library with Olivia, she's reading a book while I'm working on an assignment I left for the last minute. Junior year is stressful for no fucking reason. Our English project went really well and I'm glad it's over. me and Aleksandr got an A thanks to me, but he believes it was his doing as he nailed the presentation.
"I'm going to cry!" I look at Olivia who's tearing up and I panic, "Livvy what's wrong?" She shakes her head and breathes in. " Cynthia I'm reading the notebook!" I roll my eyes and let out a breathless laugh. "geez olivia you watched the movie a billion times." she wipes her tears, "the book is sadder." she puts the book down and breathes in, shes such a bookworm.
"Hey girls Mind if we join you?" I look up and see the twins. Dimitri has sunglasses on and I look at him weirdly, we're indoors why is he wearing sunglasses? He lifts his glasses up and my eyes widen. "Hung over." That is all he says and he leans back on the chair.
I look at Aleksandr who's quiet. "What's up with you?" He shakes his head and practically burns a hole at something behind me. I turn to see where he's looking at and I smile at John. I flinch when I feel someone kick me.
"Oops, my foot slipped. Sorry," I glared at Aleksandr who looked the opposite of sorry. I tap Olivia and motion at her to look behind me. Her eyes widen and she sits up straight. "Stop looking, wait is he looking over here?" She whispers to me and can't help it I laugh at her and put my stuff away.
"What are you two whispering about?" We flinch away from each other and look at Aleksandr.
"None of your business."
"Boys!"
I sigh and look at Olivia. Aleksandr looks down at his hands and when he looks up at me I'm at a loss for words, so many emotions run through his eyes before they disappear, and he stands up, "Dimitri let's go." Both twins left and me and Olivia stared at each other in shock.
"What happened?" Liv whispered and I shrugged my shoulders. We both got up and waved at John before we left the library.
School went on normally, and Sydney and Jackie were expelled for bullying and misconduct. Apparently, messages of theirs got leaked, I think I know what happened and who was responsible for the leak.
I get home and do homework and spend time with my mom, she's not feeling well. Before I knew it the day was ending and I was in my room writing down in my journal when I got a call from Liv.
(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
" Cinthy?... can I stay the night at yours? My dad.... He's drunk and yelling but it's worse he's throwing things around and I'm scared. I'm..." I sit up straight and get my car keys listening to her cry on the phone.
"Livvy hey calm down I'm going to pick you up, lock yourself in your room." I'm running down the stairs and driving to her house urgently. it took me five minutes to get to her house.
When I arrive I turn off my headlights and send her a text. I see her bedroom light on, and she's curled up in her window sill and my heart breaks for her.
Olivia my fucking ball of sunshine looks so broken down. When She sees me she opens her window and climbs down quietly.
I get out of my car and run to hug her. "I didn't know who else to call I'm sorry." She's trembling and I Lead her into my car.
"I'm here you're okay now." I drive back home and we head up to my room. We lay down in bed and she stares up at the ceiling.
"He hit me last week." My heart fucking drops, and I look at Olivia whos staring numbly at the ceiling. How far up my fucking ass have I been to notice that I'm not the only person who has problems. My best friend was suffering in silence and all those times she called me and I ignored it. She was calling me for help and I didn't care to answer her.
What a great fucking friend I am. "It wasn't this bad before, he drank and would pass out, but recently he's been getting angry for no reason. I think it's because Mom left us a month ago." I bury my face in my hands and try not to cry.
"Livvy? Why didn't you tell me? Have you been dealing with this for a month? God..." my voice cracks and I burst out crying, my heart aching for her. I pull her into my arms and she starts crying.
"I'm sorry, I was scared to tell anybody, and you have a lot going on with your mom, I mean she has cancer and my dad is just a stupid Alcoholic with raging anger issues." I shake my head and hug her tighter.
"Do not dismiss your feelings or compare your situation to anyone else. Your feelings are just as valid No matter what the situation is."
She nods and sits up facing me. "I'm okay, don't look at me like that, please. I'm okay, I have you." I tear up and nod knowing Olivia hates being seen as weak.
She's always been scared of her dad but I thought it was because he had a short temper and would often lash out and yell at her, but now I know why. Her house isn't safe. Olivia, the girl who's always nice to everyone, I've come to realize she's secretly the saddest girl.
"Love you to the moon and to Saturn," She says with a shaky smile and tears in her eyes. "And I Love you to infinity," I say and pull her into my arms. We lay like this until she fell asleep. I cry silently.
She's never wanted me to go over to her house and now I'm connecting the dots, when she would miss school and cancel our plans, how she would be covered up the days when it was hot.
Her house on the outside looks so well put together, but it's all a facade, her house is her biggest enemy when it should be her safe haven.
———///-////—//-//-//-//-////-/— Authors note: what do you guys think of Olivia and Cynthia's friendship?
