The Boy In The Basement// h.s AU✅

TBITB|| LXXXI

Chapter eighty-one of 'The Boy In the Basement':

Zayn

This scared me. Olive crying; she never cries. Quickly I take her into my arms and rub her back, whispering soft words of acknowledgement so she knows I am here for her. She wouldn't stop crying, though. I don't know whether in this situation if it was normal due to her not talking. I just hold her and let her cry out everything she has to offer.

"Baby," I whisper softly, my voice cracking like it was mimicking my heart slowly ripping into two like a sheet of paper. "Please, come sit down and talk to me. I hate seeing you this way; especially when I have no idea what it is about."Thought she never answered me there, she untangled her arms from around me and went and sat down on the light tan couch near the tv stand. I followed, sitting beside her, rubbing her back. She was in a position where her elbows were on her knees, and her head fell into her hands. I rubbed my face.

"Olive, what is going on?"

"Someone is stalking me." It felt like someone punched my throat cause I couldn't talk for a whole three minutes. I looked at her, through her falling hair, in disbelief. Who in hell's mind, would stalk her? That shit is not right.

"Did I hear you correctly, dear? Someone is stalking you?" I asked, hoping I have heard her words right.

"It's my ex boyfriend," she sighs deeply, sitting back, her hands trembling only slightly. "I know its him. He's been near my house every day; I see his car in the same spot, every day, at the same time. Adding to the creepiness, I have been receiving really strange phone calls. There from a private number, and they always hang up when I demand to know who is there. I get these phone calls about three times a day. Today, during lunch hour, I got the call by the same person, but instead of hanging up, I could hear them breathing heavily into the phone and I got really scared so I hung up."

I looked at her my jaw falling down lightly. "Has anything else happened? Like, what else can you tell me? This is fucking serious, Olive. Especially when he's your ex boyfriend stalking you!"Olive closed her eyes and breathed out heavily.

"He's older; he's about thirty-five. I dated him last year; I was nineteen. He's two years younger than you. But, his name is William Hower."This is really weird. . . But William Hower rings a bell. . . Where have I heard his name from? Think Zayn, think! After a few seconds, I wanted to puke. I remember going to Alice's house, Harry was grocery shopping, Steve was explaining how Kathy has gotten engaged to a William Hower lad.

"You do know who that is right?" I ask her. She turned to look at me."William Hower; my ex boyfriend who is now stalking me while he is engaged."

"Do you know to who?"

"No."

"Alice's mom." Olive's jaw dropped, almost hitting her lap.

"Oh, my god! You are joking!" I shake my head.

"Sadly. . . No, I am not."

"I think I am going to throw up."

"Olive, stay calm for a few more--"

"Zayn, how the hell can I be calm?! Obviously you have no idea how this feels, to be getting stalked by a man who is ten years older than you! To be scared every second of the day because you are scared he will pop up! Or know he could be taking pictures of you at this very second!"

I watch her. She is truly scared. I do not blame her, I would be too if I were in her shoes. Having people stalk you every second of your today-life. That shits scary. You never know what could happen or go extremely wrong.

"Babe, has he been around recently?"

"He left a voice mail twenty minutes ago. It said 'I love you'." Olive begins crying once again, and I pull her onto my lap.

"You are staying here. I am not letting you go back to your house alone knowing he could be out there waiting for you."

"Thank you, Zayn." I welcome her and rub circles into her hip bone, making her doze off. While she slept, I held her against me while I replayed everything. This is not right. He needs to be stopped. If he is engaged to Kathy, than why would he be stalking an old girlfriend of his right when they start being engaged.Wait, maybe he was stalking her before than but didn't do anything to draw her attention? That just may be it. I mean, he lives in London with Kathy, he saw me so he knows what I look like, he more than likely knows where Alice lives and he knows that me, Olive and Alice are friends. Jesus, he can track Alice down than me which leads to Olive. Even though he knows where Olive lives already, he doesn't know where I live. He's only using Kathy for Olive.

I feel something tug on my heart, like a string moving a puppet. I have the uncontrollable desire to protect Olive. Protecting her from a monster like I protected Alice from her own demon.

HEY BEAUTIFUL FAM. So. Its been too hot in my room to update but i have updated! you would have received an update last night but i lost internet! Gonna write another chapter, idk when i will post though. whos still here? ily all.

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