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chapter 15

Olive’s pov

Big day today, Jon will propose to me and I am supposed to say yes, get teary eyed and whatsoever. But little do they no that can never happen even if I’m born and reborn a thousand times, I was pretending to be asleep when, I heard a knock I did not open, ofc I was ‘sleeping’, then the door unlocked and they came in sat down beside my bed and woke me up softly,
“Olive, love get up” the said with such sweetness, for a moment I wondered if this were all real and all the pain, they caused was just a bad dream but I snapped out of it and got up abruptly,

“What do you want Mr. and Mrs. Gomez? I already agreed to get engaged with that dickhead because you wanted me to, now you’ll take my sleep away to?” I said fake yawning.

“Language Miss Gomez, we are only doing what’s good for my people, marrying Jon will make the people think that we are responsible parents and hence it will make people trust us more. Whether you like it or not you are marrying Jonathan or else we’ll make sure to ruin you and Sarah, we are not kidding and you already saw the proof” they gave me an evil smirk.

“Eat shit” I said pulled my sheets over my face.

I couldn’t be happier actually I was ecstatic when I heard them say that. Why? Because I got what I wanted. Last night when my ‘squad’ visited me, Sarah slipped her phone sneakily into my pocket and then left. When the lights were off, I got up and placed the phone behind the shelf from where it would have a clear view and turned on the recording. well, I only guessed Mr. and Mrs. Gomez will visit and they did.

As soon as they left, I retrieved the phone and went to the bathroom. And yes, I’ve got it. I emailed the video to Jeff and Alex. Then I called Jeff but literally couldn’t find his contact. Instead, I called Alex he picked up and I told him everything in brief. Then I asked for Sarah, she asked how I was and stuff and finally I asked for Jeff’s contact, she said its saved as olive’s lover. This girl I thought. Then said thank you and called jeff.

Then I finally realized the last words he said to me
“I love you and I’m not giving up on you”

He loved me. I loved him too I gotta say that that to him. He picked up and fussed over like a parent making sure their child is okay, I told him to calm down and as I was going to say something the bathroom door received a knock,

Jon’s voice came
“What are you doing in their?”
I replied with “POOping darling, do you want to see?” ofc it was a snarky comment but as if I could feel Jon’s disgusted face I almost laughed and jeff from the other side of phone giggled and then said

“hey!! Those pet names are reserved for me, and I can make an exception for Sarah no one else you get that? If not be ready to face the consequences”

Flustered I thought what was that about. Unfortunately our talk was cut short and I had to get ready. After getting I ready, I came downstairs to find the dining table already prepared and Jon sitting there alone. I was hungry, I had to eat I had eaten nothing except the little amount of food I always carried with me.

I sat two chairs after Jon, the phone in my pocket, recording on at all times,
“do you really want to get married to a rebel like me eh?” I said while stuffing pancakes in my mouth

“well, yes and no… Yes because I had a crush on you since we were children and no because you don’t love me and I don’t want to force myself on you but I don’t have any choice since I have no one…  although I ofc want to be the governor so I can help people, but if I go against your parents that will leave me on the streets begging… so neither you nor I can do anything.”

I was unsettled, was he lying? Or was he telling the truth? I decided the later, because ik how fowl my parents can be I just noded my head and resumed eating.

Then we went out to our scheduled “DATE” at the aquarium where Jon was supposed to propose to me. After a minute into the aquarium, I stopped abruptly, which made jon look towards me, as we continued to pretend I wen to his ear and whispered,
“ meet me in the washroom, there’s something I want to tell you”

This was necessary because spotted paparazzi in the corner. I went and he came a minute after.

“ you do not have to do this I have proof against my parents where you and I will both be free. And you can be governor or whatever you want and I can be free.”
“but Olive, I love you, I do want to—”

“ I  do not love you, I already have someone to love, someone I can spend my whole life with, someone who is there for me, and I love him with all of me, please understand that I love him not you, I can never love you, you’ve made my and sarah’s life hell when we were here and now you suddenly say that you love me , im sorry but someone Who is sane can not believe it”

I don’t understand the expression on Jon’s face its sadness? Anger? Whatever doesn’t matter. I took out the phone and called Alex.
“Do it”.

Alex’s pov
“do it” said olive and I hit send. Now all we have to do is wait. I sent the video and voice recording olive sent to me to the other party that is standing against olive’s parents and also posted anonymously on ‘Xitter'

After only 10 minutes now it was all over the news, and we cheered on as it was perfect! The news was spreading. We all hailed a cab to olive’s home, when we reached the front it was buzzing with reporters. We pushed ourselves through the crowd and went in and saw olive with her winning smirk  on her face and looking at her parents.

Suddenly I felt someone rush past me for a moment I thought  flash was real but it was only Jeff, he went straight to her, picked her up turned her around and then finally kissed her all while we were watching. Jeff behaving like this was new for me since he was the grumpiest among us. I guess love makes you do things you wouldn’t actually do.
And yeah, I didn’t have the guts or  anything to tell Sarah anything, also she was so stressed  I thought not bothering her would be the best.

Olive’s pov
It was all over, finally. My birth givers lost the right to ever be in politics and Jonathan however can Start his career as one. I was taking all my stuff from my room when Jon stood near the door.
“What is it Jon?”
“I uh.. am sorry for all the hurt I caused you., umm I don’t know how can I apologise fully but I hope you will be able to forgive me and maybe, just maybe we can be friends?”
“ To be very honest, forgiving you is easy, since after I walk out of here I will not me having any connection with you  so yes you’re forgiven and try to cut ties with my parents and start a new elsewhere, Goodbye”
And with that I left.
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(a month later)
  
we left our old apartment and moved in on the apartment where the whole squad is living at. NO NOT TOGETHER, a floor above them. It was Christmas eve tomorrow so we were busy decorating the house. When I got a call from Alex, he asked me to get ready and come down to his apartment as soon as possible. Also he specifically asked me to

come alone.

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