refuse to sink ➛ a.c.

Chapter 26

Chapter 26

There is a lot of point of views in this one so ya…

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Austin’s P.O.V

Olivia and I walked to the bus stop again. It was so weird. Every day at the same time we would walk to the same place and the same people would always be there.

I silently chuckled at my thoughts.

Olivia had gotten closer and closer to us, we just don’t know what she’s hiding. It kind of hurts because I’m her cousin and she won’t tell me. But I’m not telling her everything too. Of course it isn’t a huge secret, and I only told her it was big to trick her into telling me her secret.

I mean I guess it is kind of a big secret, and there is no way I would want Olivia to know. She would freak, and she would be mad that I don’t like one of her friends who likes me.

But we can’t help who we like can we? I just can’t help liking Sarah. I know I act like I don’t, but I really do. But she likes Alex, but she doesn’t have Alex anymore.

Which means she is free for me. I could ask her out…

That means I have to choose, my cousin/best friend, or the girl I’m in love with who everyone pretty much hates.

But I don’t hate her, and I hate that I don’t hate her! I just want Olivia to tell me what she did so I can stop loving her.

If I date her I will be the world’s worst best friend and cousin because she used to date Alex and her enemy is Olivia.

“Are you okay Austin?” Olivia asked. I realized I had been so lost in thought I had stopped walking. I fake smiled at her.

“Yeah, I’m fine,” I smiled and walked up ahead of her.

Olivia’s P.O.V.

“Yeah I’m fine,” he smiled and then walked really fast ahead of me. Why was he acting so weird lately?

Was it something that had to do with my secret… his secret…?

His couldn’t possibly be worse than mine right? He has to tell me sometime. We’re cousins. That means I have to tell him sometime, and I will. I just have to wait until the right moment. Besides they might not even believe me.

I took a deep breath and followed Austin to the bus stop. Ever since the day Sarah and I had the fight he always gave me panicked looks, like he was about to say something, but then panicked.

Which really bothered me… because it makes me know that he is hiding something.

No, stop. Don’t create any more drama, if I have any more of that I think I’ll puke.

I reached them and then Alex gave me a hug.

“I missed you,” he whispered in my ear.

“I saw you yesterday,” I laughed and pulled away.

“I didn’t see you for 10 hours at night though,” he explained and smiled sweetly at me.

“Stop being all lovey-dovey,” Rob groaned. I bit my lip. Did he feel the same way about us as I did with Sarah and Alex? If he does, I feel really bad for him. I have to get him a girlfriend. Like Lesl- no, not her. Someone else. There has to be someone else.

I’ll talk with Austin about this later. He probably knows about Rob liking me, if not, well he will find out.

Rob’s P.O.V

I swear I’ve had it with those two and them being all lovey-dovey. I have to get myself a girlfriend and then make Olivia jealous and then she’ll break up with Alex and come crawling to me.

No I can’t. I will be a horrible person if I do that. But I do need a girlfriend so Olivia doesn’t think I’m just a loner who nobody likes.

That Leslie girl likes me though. I could ask her out… but she doesn’t like Olivia and I couldn’t do that to Olivia, right? Right. But she is probably the only other girl who I can think of.

But Olivia will hate me forever.

But I have to get my mind off of Olivia and to other girls.

Then it’s official. Late I’m going to ask Leslie out. I know she will say yes. But I remembered that petition we all signed. I feel really bad for doing that. I will have to apologize for that and make it seem like I really do like her.

Olivia’s P.O.V.

Now Rob was giving me looks of sympathy, like Austin. I mean like seriously, did I do something?

The bus interrupted my thoughts, and we all piled in. I think I saw… no, did Rob wink at Leslie? He had to do something because she was blushing like crazy.

No, he can’t like her. Doesn’t he remember what she did to me? She hates me! Is he really that desperate that he would go after her?

No, it was probably nothing. It had to be nothing. Rob is a good friend. He wouldn’t do that to me, but it would explain the looks of sympathy he has been giving me. What about Austin though? Was it about someone he liked too?

If it was, why wouldn’t he tell me?

It can’t have been Georgia, because then he probably would have told me earlier. I sighed.

I was just overthinking this like I overthought everything.

“Just creating drama.”

I sat down next to Alex. He wouldn’t take his eyes off of me. It was great. I finally had Alex. I was finally living my dream.

I had to lose my friends to get there, my I am here, and I couldn’t ask for more.

“S-so, Olivia, we’re together now, and I was figuring we need to go on our first date sometime,” Alex stuttered which made me laugh.

“I’d love to go on a date,” I smiled and he smiled too, relieved.

“Ok good, because I have this great place in mind, this Friday? I could pick you up at seven,” he explained.

“Give me a clue where we’re going? Should I dress nice or not?”

“Um, it’s a pretty fancy place so I would dress nice, but I honestly don’t care what you wear,” he laughed nervously.

“Alright, sounds like a plan,” I said. He sighed with relief.

‘You don’t have to be nervous when you talk to me, Alex. We can tell each other anything,” I said and then he raised an eyebrow at me, “I mean stuff that isn’t personal.”

“You’re right, and I’m sorry for trying to get it out of you, it’s just I hate not knowing things,” he exclaimed. I smiled half-heartedly.

“I’ll tell you Alex, just not now.”