Destiny ~ Book Two Of The "Meant to Be" Series

Chapter 22

"Olivia!" I yell through the woods, pushing everyone that gets in my way. Im at the camp center, and I can see a few kids. Two men hold me back from running, they should be camp security or something. I groan, trying to break free, "No! Leave me alone!". I scream as I attempt yanking myself away from them. Children stop and stare at us, confused at everything that's happening. My eyes search Olivia, but I can't find her. My mouth lets a loud scream while one of the guards hits me hard on my side. My throat going sore, and my eyes going heavy.
     "Tris!" Tobias runs up to us. He has been following and calling out my name since I started running, but I didn't reply, not even once. I was too caught up in my own thoughts, I forgot how to speak (still am actually). He pushes the men away, making them stumble back. The men do seem buff, and strong, but Tobias is stronger.
     He's breathless, his heart pounding. He places his hand firmly to where the man hit me, to "protect" it in a way. "Tris what's going on?" He asks under his breath, trying not to make a scene in front of the children. I push him back lightly, jogging towards what seems to be the camp headquarters. Tobias sighs, following me into the office.
     "Olivia Eaton," I say to the woman in front of the desk, immediately after I get in the room. "Where is she?" Im getting angry. Really angry. Though it's no ones fault (except Eric's of course). Tobias comes closer, staring at me while h holds my hand–trying to grab my attention.
     The woman has a name tag on her uniform. Elina, is her name. She nods, typing something in the computer, searching.
      "Her uncle came and picked her up a few minutes ago." She says.
  Olivia doesn't have an uncle, is the fist thing that goes in my mind. My father and I actually had a conversation about this. Marcus had no siblings, and neither did Tobias' mother.
    I close my eyes, pursing my lips and covering my face with my hands. Tobias furrows his eyebrows, looking at me with confusion. Eric took Olivia. He pretended to be her uncle, and took her away from us.
    It wasn't safe to leave her alone in this camp. I should of volunteered as a girl scout trainer or something. I could of done anything to be closer to Olivia, and to be able to protect her.
     My eyes are filled with tears. I've never felt this kind of pain in my entire life (except when I tried to kill myself. That's how much it hurts). The pain Im feeling right now isn't explainable.
       Eric has been watching me. Every move, everything I've said, was watched. He waited for so long, for one slip of the tongue. One mistake that would ruin my whole life (or Tobias' in this case. Last year, he said he was threatening me, and breaking me so he could hurt Tobias. When Im sad, confused or upset, Tobias always feels guilty. Something inside him always breaks when Im unhappy). But now Eric has crossed the line. He could of done whatever he wanted to me, but not to the people I love. All I want is no threat to the people I care the most
     Not to Olivia.
     Not to my family.
     Not to Tobias.
But me.
I don't care what they do to me. I've been hurt so many times, nothing affects me anymore. Im broken inside, and whatever they'll do to me, I'll be the same. But what they do to the ones I love, is the real thing.
     "Tris," Tobias' jaw clenches as his eyes fill with tears. "tell me what's happening, right now." His voice comes out shaky and unsteady. I kneel to the ground because my legs give out.
     "I don't know." I stutter. I do know something, but I can't tell him. If I do, Eric might get revenge again. It's like time repeating itself with all these secrets between me and Tobias. All we're doing is growing apart. He's gonna hate me for all of this, the same way I hate myself right now. I shouldn't of told him anything about last years events. I should of kept my mouth shut.
      "Call the police. Immediately." Tobias says, approaching the woman in the front desk. I wipe my tears, sniffling as my phone buzzes in my back pocket. A text, again.

Call the police and she's dead.

So she's alive! "Tobias, no! Stop!" I say, stumbling back up. "Don't!" I say grabbing the ladies phone and keeping it away from Tobias and her. Tobias just stares at me in confusion.
     "Tris, what the hell do you think you're doing?!" Tobias raises his voice. Oh fuck. He's getting angry. "Give me that phone immediately!" He says grabbing my arm (a bit harshly) and getting the phone from me. My arm hurts a bit, and I let out a groan. He starts dialing.
     "Tobias, don't do it!" I say, my eyes filling with tears again. "Please, trust me! Just this once in your life trust me!" My voice breaks as tears stream down my face and I slowly go closer to him. He ignores me and calls the number. "No! If you call the cops, E . . ." Don't tell him. "I'll break up with you!" I yell. Its the first thing that popped into my head, and I regret saying it.
      "Just tell me where my sister is!" He yells.
      "I don't know!" I yell back.
      "Then tell me whatever you know!"
      "I can't!"
      "Fine then!" He yells back and leaves the room stomping, not stopping the call.
   Does that mean—? Oh . . .
It feels like my heart is being ripped into a million pieces. Like Im being hit repeatedly all over me. Being killed over and over again, bit still surviving. And maybe that's the thing:
   I don't want to survive anymore.
Everything inside me explodes, and everything hits me hard. Im lost again, but this time there's no way I can find myself. I was lost before, but I got used to it, got used to the path I was going through. But now? Now everything feels like nothing. Nothing matters.
  We broke up. We're done. Tobias Eaton left me, again. In one of the hardest times.
There's no way I can get Olivia back alive, if Tobias doesn't trust me (which I thought he did).
There's no way I can trust Tobias anymore.
There's no way I can find happiness after all of this.
    The bottom of my lip trembles as I try to fight back the tears. Try to convince him again. One more time. For Olivia. "Tobias, please!" I yell, going out of the office. The signal here isn't that good, but it still works. I approach him a bit harshly. Im mostly angry at him, but inside Im crying, but there's not time to cry.
Fighting for Olivia now.
Crying for later.
  "If you want to get Olivia back alive, then stop that call immediately!" I yell at him, staring at his dark blue eyes filled with anger and fear, while mine are filled with hatred.
     The kids aren't here anymore. One of the volunteers sent them away from us, so they couldn't see what's happening here; the realization of kidnapping. "This is 911, what is your emergency?" The voice of a lady can be heard from the phone. Theres a deep silence, but the tension of us staring at each other is loud. We're both filled with hate, and anger, and fear. Both so hella confused. "Hello? Is anyone there?" He stares at me too deeply; to see if Im lying, maybe (which I am not). Tobias' breaths are steady, but his heart races and he seems like he's about to faint any second now. I stare at his hand that holds the phone. Every move, being watched as slow motion in my head. And then he does it. Finally stopping the call, making me sigh in relief and calming me for a second.
     "Now tell me; where is she?" He says quietly. Im breathless from the nervousness and the jogging, so I need to take my time to speak, which only lasts for a few seconds.
     Buzz-buzz. In my pocket. I check my phone quickly.

   Say a word to anyone, and you'll find Olive's headless body.

Shit. Eric has threatened me before, but not like this. He never went this far. I never thought he was capable of such.
Right when I think my life os back to normal, it never is. Its like I've been cursed to live a miserable life, and ruining everyone else's life with my problems.
   I lock my phone, dropping it to the ground and letting tears stream down my face. Everything is happening too fast, and my brain is still processing everything, trying to figure out what we'll do, what will happen. I want Tobias to comfort me now, like he usually does when I cry or when Im feeling down. Though Im not sure what we are now. We did kinda break up, but he still stopped the call without saying anything. Whatever we are now, I still lean and hug him tightly as I cry against his chest.
     I want to secretly tell him anything that would get him more information about what's going on with Olivia, but Eric is watching my every move. If I say anything that would make him mad, Olivia will die. No matter what happens between me and Tobias (or anyone else), I still have to so whatever Eric says so I can keep Olivia alive. Nothing matters anymore except seeing her beautiful smile again. Hearing her giggle. Her jokes. It all can be gone if I make one mistake. The smallest mistake can cause the most.
     Tobias seems to be tearing up as well, and it's probably the first time Im seeing him. I've seen him with pooled eyes, sniffling; but i've never seen him actually cry. I was either unconscious or not there.
     I want to throw my phone as far away as I can. Break it, and then shove it in the water. Last year, Eric spied on me using the camera of my phone, and I bet that's what he's doing now as well. But I can't throw my phone away; I need it so I can continue talking to Eric, and take Olivia back. Im still not sure what Eric is capable of, but if he already kidnapped Olivia, and threatened us so we couldn't even call the police, then he must be capable of a lot. I should now learn how to be stronger than him and fight for Olivia, even if it means I'll have to kill.