That One Guy

Past Present and Future

Picture of Liz Walton (Olivia's bestie) because I forgot to upload it earlier.

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On they way to the restaurant Alex and I debated over which one to go to. We're both pretty stubborn so it took a while till we finally decided on Texas de Brazil. It's a cool tex-mex buffet where you have all different foods and meats. It's the best place I've ever eaten.

We walked in and got a table immediately sitting down. "So...do you wanna go get some food or wait for the waiter to the our drink orders?," Alex asked scratching his head. "I think I'll get to the food first. The drinks can wait,"I replied with a grin. He nodded and got up beckoning me to follow him.

After we had gotten out food and drinks and were eating quietly Alex decided to strike up some conversation. I wasn't really in the mood for conversation but I was glad he wanted to attempt to small talk.

"I've just realized that I don't know much about you Olivia. I know your gorg- I mean popular, and a little nerdy and weird but nothing more than that." "Well there's not much to tell you honestly,"I replied. I was totally lying. There was much to tell him but I was way to afraid to do it. I didn't want him to be scared off. He was my only guy friend and I cared about him.

"Well I don't believe that at all." Crap. I sighed and rolled my eyes. "Really Alex there's not much to know about me. What would you even wan to know?,"I asked cocking my head to the side. "Hmmm....then let's start simple. What's your favorite color?"

"Red."

"What is you favorite food?"

"Ice cream."

Favorite band or artist?"

"Drake and Childish Gambino."

"Hmmm...interesting."

"Is that all you want to know?" Oh dear lord please make it be.

"Well yes but I did say we would start simple." I nodded and looked back at my empty plate ready to go for seconds but Alex wasn't done...as usual. "Let's not do simple anymore. How about I tell you something important about me and then you tell me something important about you." I don't want to tell him something important to him.

"I don't know Alex. How about you tell me simple stuff about you first."

"Why don't you want to tell me something important about you? I can go first if it makes you uncomfortable."

"No, it's not that it's just....never mind. Just tell me the simple stuff about you.."

"Ok...my favorite color is green." Like my eyes. "My favorite food is Alfredo pasta. Favorite band or artist is drake." "Me too,"I said nodding my head in agreement. He smiled and said, "Do you know why green is my favorite color?" I blushed and smiled. Yes, yes I do know I thought to myself. He smiled back with a small wink. Ugh stop doing this to me!

"Anyways. Tell me about your family, life, all that jazz,"he said leaning in. "All the jazz isn't very jazzy. I'm not that interesting of a person and I don't think you'd want to hear about my life," I said looking down.

"I wouldn't of asked you if I didn't want to know,"he said softly. He reached across the table and lifted my head so I was looking at him. I didn't want to look at him because my face is covered in tears. Alex looked extremely concerned. "Hey...Liv it's ok. Don't cry. I'm not sure why you are but please don't. You can trust me."

"It's not that I don't trust you Alex it's just that I don't wanna loose you. I don't want to loose the feeling that I'm liked for who I am. I'm scared and afraid that if you find out who I am you'll leave me." He looked confuse but replied,"You will never loose me Olivia. You mean to much to me. How about we to outside and then you can tell me."'I sniffled and sighed seeing that he wasn't going to let me off the hook so easily.

We walked outside and sat down at a table. We were silent for a while until I decided I was going to have to pour my heart out sometime.

"I grew up in London,England until I was 13 years old. I lived there with my mother and father. They were business people for some company. I went to a small school in the city with my best friend Liz, who you know...I think. We used to be the two bad asses,of the school. Even when we were little but then something started happening." I paused for a bit trying to get the facts all lined up in my head. "My mom lost her job and got really depressed. My father got really mad at her and would beat my mom. They both started drinking their sorry butts off. Sometimes it got really bad and they would abuse me too. Verbally and physically. I would go to bed hearing my mom screaming for my dad to stop. I was horrified." At this point I was tearing up so badly I could hardly speak. Alex piped in trying to calm me down. "You don't have to speak anymore." "Yes I do. I've already started and intend to finish," I replied my voice shaky and threatening to crack.

"To make the pain go away I started to cut myself. I was skeptical about it at first but heard it was supposed to make you feel better. I ended up feeling worse. It destroyed me Alex. I'm a destroyed person.....one night I decided to kill myself for good. I was going to slit my throat and bleed to death. Liz came just in time to save me. She called an ambulance and the police to arrest my parents for child abuse. After that I was shipped here to live with my aunt in America. Liz came along to of course. I was checked in to a psychiatric hospital and and that's when I discovered volleyball. They made volleyball my therapeutic healing and it helped. Volleyball gets my mind of the past and gets me focused on the present and what I could be in the future. It makes me happy."

Alex was speechless. The next thing I new I was being wrapped in a hug. "I am so sorry you had to go through that. You deserve so much more....so much more." I felt Alex shaking. Was he crying? I don't even care. I burst out in tears hugging him back.

That night we left each other with a strange peace over us.....I finally let my feelings out and h-he understood and he cared, he even cried for me....and he cried with me...

SO IM FREAKING OUT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I THINK I AM UPLOADING THE PICS WRONG BUT KNOW IM NOT SURE! UGH, ANYWAYS I HOPE YA ENJOYED THE CHAPTER👍