Rice, Rice, baby

Chapter 14

"Liv, hi! How are... What the fuck! Why did you slap me?" Declan says, touching his face.

"Do you seriously have to ask?" I laugh.

"Yes?"

"Son of a bitch!" I say, hitting him again. Though this time he manages to grab my arm in time and I barely touch him.

"Why don't you come inside and tell me what happened?" he says, gesturing towards his house.

"I don't want to be anywhere near you ever again, you lying piece of shit!"

"What?"

"Please stop acting, Declan. You know why I'm here."

"Liv, I... I... " he mumbles, running a hand through his hair and looking like a lost puppy. But don't let that fool you, Olivia. Don't.

"You've been lying to me for months! For months! You've been telling me that you like me, making me feel special, as if this, us, could be something real. You've made me fall in love with you, and it was all a lie!" I say, not being able to contain my tears anymore. "And in the meantime, you were fucking other girls, probably also lying to them, also making them fall for you before breaking their hearts and have a laugh with your mates."

"Liv, that's not true. Come inside and let me explain myself."

"No! I don't want to hear your excuses! I don't want to see you ever again!" I cry.

"Liv... Olivia, please."

"I said no!" I yell when he tries to touch me. "I hate you, Declan Rice!" I say before walking away.

The moment I get inside my car I start crying in a way I hadn't in years. My whole body is shaking, and I'm pretty sure people can hear me from outside. But I don't care. I don't care about anything anymore.

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"May I come in?"

"James?" I say. "What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to check on you. They told me you didn't go to work today because you were sick."

"Yeah... Sick" I say, sitting up on my bed.

"How are you?" he asks, taking a chair and sitting next to me.

"I feel as if someone had kicked and punched my heart before tearing it apart in a million pieces."

"I'm so sorry, Liv" he says, taking my hand on his. "I... This is all my fault."

"What?"

"I was the one who introduced you to Declan. The one who set you up, who encouraged you to see each other despite everyone saying it was a mistake. And now look at you" he sighs.

"They weren't right, James. They kept saying it was a mistake because of the team he plays for, not because he is a dick. They all actually said the same as you did, that he was one of the good ones, one you could trust. Little did they know about the real Declan..."

"The real Declan isn't like this, Liv."

"Oh, c'mon" I say, rolling my eyes.

"He isn't. I've known him for years and he isn't a liar or the type of guy who fucks around and is with a different girl every night."

"I guess he fooled you too, then."

"No... I mean... No. This is not him. There must be an explanation for his behaviour."

"Well, I don't care if there is one or not. I don't want to see him or hear about him ever again."

"Liv..."