One and Only

Chapter 4

I can't stop the tears. I managed to get up and lay down on the sofa but moving an inch brought so much pain that I wanted someone to end it. I wanted to call Liam and tell him to kill me but even if he would come , he would just watch me cry in pain. I close my eyes in the hopes that I will fall asleep.

When I wake up at 6 , I remember that I have to work so I ignore the pain in my body and go upstairs to get ready and rush to work.

I quickly start taking orders when I spot Xavier , he waves at me as he spots me too. I take his order .

" What time will you leave ?" He asks me

" Don't know , it depends on how busy the cafe is "

He nods and says nothing .

When I leave at 11 , I see Xavier waiting outside the cafe.

" I'll drop you home " he says

" It's fine , I can go "

" No , seriously . Come on I'll drop you "

I hesitantly nod and sit on the bike , as soon as he starts riding , I scream and hold him as tight as possible.

" Slow down!" I scream but he ends up increasing the speed. I start hitting and punching him but that only provokes him to go faster so I shut my mouth and quietly sit down. When he stops the bike by my house , I hurriedly get off.

" Enjoyed the ride ?" He asks

" Shutup ! You could have killed us both . Anyway , how do you know I work at that cafe ?"

" I didn't , I just saw you today so I thought I would drop you ."

" Thanks by the way , I have to go now . Bye "

" Hey , listen"

" What?"

" Can I um..can I have your number ?" He asks . I can see his cheeks go red .

" Sure " I say and type it in his phone

" Woah , I didn't really expect you to actually give me your number?"

" Well , you did save me yesterday and you dropped me now so.. "

He smiles and I see the dimples on his cheeks . Now that I look at him closely , he is very hot. Suddenly my gaze goes to Liam's house and when I look at his window , I can see him watching us.

I quickly say goodbye to Xavier and rush inside . When I go in nanny's room she quickly asks me what happened to my face .

" I fell "

" Is Liam still bullying you ?" She asks

" It doesn't matter , what matters to me the most is that you're here with me "

" I'm sorry " she signs

" Why ? "

" I can't even take care of you , I can't save you from them . I know it's hard for you and I'm just making it harder"

" Nanny don't say that , I'm strong only because of you , If not for you then I would have lost a long time ago. Just promise me that you will never leave me alone "

" I promise " she signs and instantly my day gets better. I tell her to sleep and rest and go back to my room. My room feels cold when I enter. I shiver and close the window when I see Liam watching me . I hastily shut the window and close the curtains. When I lay on the bed , I suddenly realise that Liam has my diary . The fact that he knew where I kept my diary scares me. I never thought that Liam would have been spying on me.

I suddenly feel vulnerable , what if he was always watching me through the window? I always kept the window open as I loved the cold but I never thought of him watching me . My head starts throbbing with pain . The more I think about him , the more pain it causes me.

...

I gasp as I wake up , I am drenched in sweat , I remember the dream clearly and it makes me shiver. It's 6 am so I take my phone , put my headphones on and go for a run. The fresh air calms me and I instantly feel good. My body aches but I keep running.

Suddenly an idea comes in my mind. As soon as I finish running , I run up to my room , open my windows and sit on the bed where Liam's window is clearly visible. After waiting for like 15-20 minutes , he steps out , takes his bike and rides away. I wait for a few minutes and quickly go to their house.

When I ring their bell , Liam's mother opens the door. " Oh hello Charlotte ! "

" Hi , Liam actually has my science book with him , can you tell him to return it? I actually need it for today's lecture"

" Liam just went out , why don't you go and search in his room "

She lets me step inside and I do a quick dance in my head. His room is just like I expected, it is darker than his soul. The walls are painted Black and grey. His bedsheets are black , everything in his room is depressing. I turn on the lights and quickly start searching for my book . It feels weird to go through his stuff like this but it's him who started it so I continue.

" Got what you are searching for?" I jump in surprise and look behind only to see Liam standing there. He does not look happy about me being in his room.

" No , I didn't . Give me back my book "

" How dare you enter my room , how dare you enter my fucking house " he says and starts stepping towards me. I don't move to show him that I'm not afraid of him but when he stands too close to me , I'm forced to move behind.

" There is nothing in that book that should bother you . Just give it back to me "

He removes the picture of me , mom and dad and waves it in front of me. It is a very old picture. I was 1 year old and we three were wearing matching pajamas on Christmas day.

" That's the only thing in the book that I found . I wonder why it's so important?" He says

I try to snatch it from him but he is quick to move it away. He raises his hand high and I jump and do everything possible to get it back.

" Give it back Liam"

When he doesn't I punch him so hard that he almost loosens his grip on the photograph and when I try to grab it , he pushes me hard.

" You bitch" he says and tears the photo into small pieces. " You want it huh? Here it is" he says and throws the pieces on me.