Unhappily ever after

Chapter 16 - Dear Santa, I can explain ...

It was Christmas Day. A day full of love, peace and joy. But Olivia felt none of those things, instead she felt despair, sadness and heartbreak. All over again.

She woke up and rolled out of bed, it was sunny outside and she could hear birds chirping. It was already starting to snow again, although there was already a thick layer of snow that had settled on the ground from last night.

She wrapped her pink robe around herself, and walked out onto her balcony. She looked over at the town. At the town that she grew up in. And she felt ashamed that she was a resident of Rosewood. That she lived in this town. Because Rosewood was finally showing it's true colours, and she didn't like it. Not one bit.

She went back into her room, and went to get dressed. Then she made her way downstairs.

As she entered the kitchen, she did her best not to think about last night. Her perfect night with Dylan was ruined after finding out that Jason knows about the baby. Everything had changed. And not in a good way. She wasn't ready to talk about the baby, not to anyone.

She sat down at the dining table and for the rest of the morning, she put on a brave face and chatted to her mum and her uncle about school, and Christmas and about her uncle's new job.

They had Christmas lunch together. It was quiet, but it was nice. They felt completely stuffed after the lunch so they all sat down on the sofa and watched a few Christmas films.

The films distracted Olivia for a while but not for long. Her phone buzzed. She had got a text.

"Whose it from honey?" Her mum asks her.

"It's just Becky, wishing me a Merry Christmas." I say, putting on a fake smile.

Her mum believes her, thankfully, and turns back to the TV.

Olivia looks back at her phone. Her heart skips a beat. She just wanted one day of peace. But A wasn't ready to give her that.

I stared at my phone and felt a rush of sadness wash over me.

There was a message from A with photo's attached. I went into the first photo. It was Noah and Becky and they were kissing. Passionately. The next one was of Melody and Jacob. And the next one of Ella and Archie. All these photos were of them kissing. Or just looking plain happy. And then I tapped into the last photo. My heart dropped. It was of me and Jason. He looked sad and I looked completely broken. And he was holding the baby scan picture.

'Your best friends have found love. Why can't you? Will Prince Charming steal your heart, or will someone else?! Life isn't a fairytale darling! Your secrets will come out. And your handsome Prince Charming will be the first to know - A.'

My first thought was that A can't mean Jason, because Jason knows about the baby. So the only person that is left is Dylan. And he will never look at me the same way again.

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As tradition, the afternoon of Christmas Day, the whole town comes together for a huge Christmas event. There are ice skating, fair ground rides, and Christmas Carols. The Christmas Fair is held in the bigger park at the edge of town in Rosewood.

After Olivia and her mum and uncle have finished their movie, they all go and change into some warmer clothes for the fair.

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Once I shut my closet door, I slide down to the floor, my breathing is heavy and I'm shaking all over my body.

I just can't believe this is happening. One of my biggest secrets from that summer is going to come out. And I'm going to have to relive that pain and grief all over again. Once I lost the baby, I didn't tell anyone. No one ever knew I was even pregnant. There was no point saying anything. People in this town are quick to judge. And in Rosewood, these kind of secrets can bury you. But someone knew. Ali did.