Olive Tree (WAIK Sequel)

Chapter 3 - "Nevermind. Play Station it is."

I ran into the caretakers's cupboard sheepishly. Hearing the stomp of the bullies's feet soothened at my ears and I relaxed into the near by broom. The door opened and there stood my acne attacked best friend.

"It's safe now," Anne quivered and held her head.

I proceeded to get out of the cupboard without knocking the broom over. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing-"

I uncovered her forehead and gasped at the bleeding wound. 

"It's nothing," She just kept repeating. 

My heart started beating viciously as I held my best friend's hand all the way to the Nurse's office down the hall. I knocked lightly and left her in the safe hands of the nurse.

"Where are you?" I mumbled as adrenaline pumped through my veins. I raised my voice gradually. "Where are you?!"

My eyes snapped open and met Bea's.

"Who are you talking to, Olly?" She smiled and giggled sweetly.

"Nobody," I yawned and sat up on the uncomfortable couch. "Just a really bad dream."

She began rubbing my arm as she planted a kiss on my forehead. "You can stay at ours, you know. Since Joyce left for college there's room!"

I hammered over the thought for several minutes. "I couldn't."

"Of course you could," Her expression suddenly fell. "You're right, stupid idea."

"Thank you for offering, though." I smiled and carressed her familiar cheek with the back of my hand.

She was wearing a dark blue sweater with black skinny jeans. I looked closer at the sweater and raised an eyebrow.

"That's my sweater," I teased, then laughed. "I don't mind."

"You better not mind because I'm keeping it. It's honestly so comfortable."

She proceeded to sit with her legs wrapped around my back, and her hands rested on my shoulder blades.

"Any plans for today, my princess?" I asked as she blushed and shook her head.

"I thought we could just hang out here," She relaxed her back and cuddled into my chest, moving her legs to lay on mine and her hands clutch around my small waist. "We could play something on the Play Station... Or..."

"What's the or?" 

Bea just giggled. "Never mind. Play Station it is."

"What a nice scene this is," Anne huffed, crossed arms.

Bea quickly covered herself with the blanket and I turned to face Anne. The atmosphere was cold for a few minutes, as Anne had just seen her best friend's girlfriend in nothing but her underware.

"This is awkward." I looked down and decided to make a joke out of the situation. I looked down at my bare chest and proceeded to climb under the blanket with Bea.

"Just a little. I can't exactly say much." Anne proceeded to place her hand over her stomach. "You have fun. I just came to get my purse." 

Awkwardly, she got her purse from the coffee table and slammed the door behind her. We jumped at the slam and decided to get dressed. To make it up to her, we went to the local supermarket and brought her some chocolates and flowers. 

Holding hands the whole time, we got some strange looks from people when we went past but we couldn't care less.

"Olly, can I ask you a question?" Bea asked as I dropped the chocolates into the basket.

"Sure thing." I said, leading us to the flower isle.

"Why are you so bothered about us having sex if you've already taken-"

I froze for a second, then picked the tulips that were on the second shelf. "Just stop there, Bea."

"I mean, it's a logical question." She folded her arms and trailed behind me. "Why are you so bothered if we've done it before?"

"I'm not bothered. I'd rather we saved it for special occasions." By now the whole flower isle was listening. Great.

"Everyday is a special occasion because you're still here," Her eyes suddenly feared with tears as she latched onto my grey t-shirt. "If you hadn't of woken up I seriously don't know what I would do. And that's why everyday is a special occasion."

"That was 2 years ago, Beatrice."

"And I still never forget the moment when you woke up and how my heart filled with joy. Even 2 years on, Oliver." Tears traced her cheeks as she spoke, and in the end she stopped because she broke down in the middle of the isle.

"You're so sensitive, Bea." I supported her with my free hand. "We'll talk more back home, okay?"

"Okay." She smiled through tears and we carried on shopping.

"Anything for me?" Rose ran to us as we entered the house with shopping bags.

"Actually, yes," Bea removed two packets of sweets for her and placed them in her palm.

Rose began unwrapping one of them. I tapped her on the shoulder then mouthed thank you extremely slowly.

"Thank you!" She said, smiled and ran off to give her brother his sweets, who was out in the garden as usual.

I smiled. Mission complete.

We walked over to Anne, who was drinking orange juice from a wine glass, and gave her the chocolates.

"I told you it didn't matter." She cursed and took a sip of her orange juice.

"Well it obviously did by the look on your face." I bit my lip as Josh sat opposite Anne with his eyebrow raised.

"What didn't matter enough to be given chocolates?" He laughed. "Anything matters then."

"Nothing," Anne shook her head. "Really, it was nothing. Well it was kind of something."

I heard Bea gulp and awkwardly leave.

"Tell me," Josh said, eagerly.

"I caught Bea and Olly doing something they shouldn't have been. It doesn't matter, okay?" She stormed into the garden to apolgise to Bea.

I turned to Josh, who was gawking at me.

"What?" I asked.

He smirked slightly. "Nothing. Not a thing."

I rolled my eyes. "There obviously is a problem."

"Not a problem. But if you do need anything from me, you know-"

"Shut up." I gagged and joined the girls outside.

Later, when Mum was in the bath, Anne was passed out on her bed, Josh had returned to see his father and Simon and Rose were at one of their friend's birthday party, me and Beatrice ordered Chinese food and talked about our 18th birthday pact. We decided to keep to it, since there was no point in changing it now. Her birthday was only 2 weeks away. And afterwards, we'd feel like good people. We didn't need another baby running around the house. Metaphorically, of course.