started as a lie

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i went upstairs and put on a tracksuit instead of my shorts and tshirt. i put on my coat and went downstairs.

we put on our shoes and went out.

"soph it feels like i haven't actually spent any time with you" ollie said as we walked down the street.

"i know, i've missed you ol" i said, putting my arm over his shoulder.

"ice cream?" he asked as we walked towards a dessert shop.

"always" i said.

we went in and ordered 2 ice creams.

"hello joe" i said. it's the same man that served us when we were kids.

"sophia jones is that you?" he asked.

"it is" i nodded.

"and little ollie" he said. ollie nodded.

"well not so little anymore" he laughed.

"how come i've not seen you in years?" he asked.

"i've been in london" i said.

"oh yes i've seen on tv" he said.

we chatted for a little while, just catching up.

we sat down at a table and waited.

"just like when we were kids" ollie said as the man brought our ice creams to the table.

"same flavours and all" i said.

i thought back to when we were kids. mum and dad would bring us to this shop every saturday after a football game. we would sit in this exact space and we ordered these exact ice creams.

"sophia, tell me honestly, how have you been. please don't say fine cause i know your not" ollie said. 

"i've struggled. i tried to forget her, like she told me to, but it's hard. i cant forget her, not when we were so insanely perfect together. i cant stop thinking about her. but i know i should. she seems to be doing just fine without me so maybe i need to just stop. it's hard because i have to see her everyday but we don't speak or even look at each other. it feels so lonely at home, even though i have lotte. it's like she's a part of me and now she's gone. i struggle to sleep without her in bed next to me. i just really miss her. but she really hurt me. it's like my heart was shattered into a billion pieces when she told me to leave. that's why i want to stop loving her but i just can't. im so badly in love with her that i can't just stop. and sometimes i wish i could. it would make everything so much easier" i said. 

"look soph, if you feel like your really struggling, or if you just want a chat, im here for you. i always will be. i love you so so much." he said. 

"you big softie" i joked. 

"i love you too ol" i said. i leaned into him and he hugged me. 

we ate our ice cream and then left.

"bye joe" i said as we left the shop. 

"bye kids, come back again soon" he said. 

"will do" ollie said. 

while walking we heard something from an alleyway.

i started walking towards the sound.

"soph no" he said, pulling back my arm.

"what if someone needs help" i said.

i walked into the alley and he followed me slowly.

there were 2 men, dressed in all black, holding a teenager to the wall.