It's Complicated

Hollywood

I groan and toss onto my other side. I punch my pillow and sit up. I sigh, why can't one girl just get some sleep? I yawn and slowly climb out of bed. Oliver grunted and turned on his side of the bed. I freeze and wait til I feel as if he were in a deeper sleep. Unlocking the door, Oliver grunts once again and I freeze. I slip outside, breathing in the cool night's air I think. I think about going back. I feel a sudden urge to go back, to fix things, to make things right. I go back inside and gently wake Oliver from his slumber.
"Hmm?" Oliver mumbles half awake.
"Oliver." I whisper rubbing his back. Oliver sits up and groans. He rubs his eyes and stretches. His light hair in a messy nest on his head.
"What...?" Oliver moans.
"I have decided that I want to go back and make things right."
"Right now?" Oliver leans over to look at the clock. "It's 3:00 in the morning!"
"I know. But not thinking about it is killing me and I need to fix things with Alex and my mom." I sigh.
"Now?"
"Now." I confirm. Oliver shoves everything into his bags and loads them in the car. I climb in. Oliver gets into the drivers seat and starts our journey back home. The ride seemed like forever. Well, it is at least 16 hours of driving. So tomorrow at 7:00 we will be there.
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Just 5 minutes at I will be home. The nerves just taking me over. Oliver reaches the house and slumps in his seat. I reach out for his hand and hold there for a few seconds.
"I'll see you later." I peck his cheek and step out of the car.
"Bye." He grunts. I slowly make my way up to the house. I walk inside very nervous and scared.
"Hello?" I shaky voice called out.
"Mom?" I call in return.
"Gaia?" The voice replies, now with more relief. I storm into the kitchen my eyes threatening me with tears. There sat my mother, she had tissues all around her and he clothes looked worn and clearly not washed. She looked up at me with sorrow. Standing I take quick steps over to her and hugged her.
"I'm sorry." I cried into her shoulder. I heard the door shut and someone call out to my mother saying,"Hey Angie, I put up all the flyers around town. God I miss Gaia." The voice seemed familiar. The person stepped around the corner and into the kitchen.
"A-Alex." I say in shock. I turn away from my mother and look at my Alex. She looked tired and sad.
"Gaia." She said just as shocked to see me.
"Alex." I cried. She came over to me and hugged me so tight I swear I thought my head would pop. She pulls away and wipes her tears. Alex takes a couple breaths to slow herself. "I'm sorry." She said with guilt.
"Me too."
"Wanna go to the mall?" Alex offered.
"Ok." I smile.
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When we reach the mall I pull my phone out and text Oliver,"Hey I know you probably aren't at the mall but if you are im here!" I press send and shove my phone into my purse. Right when we reach the entrance I receive a text. Oliver: im here but not now.
I accidentally drop my phone. I sigh. I grab it and continue our walk through the mall.
"Oliver here?" Alex asks.
"Yeah but he said he was busy." I reply.
"Why would anyone be busy working at a kiosk?" Alex laughed.
"Ok yeah let's go see." I nod. Alex and I weaved our way through the crowd of shoppers. When Oliver's kiosk was in view someone was yelling at him. I walk faster and say,"Oliver?" Oliver's head snapped to my words. He violently shook his head. I backed up and heard the words from what seemed to be his manager,"You're fired." Oliver looked at his shoes and nodded. The manager shooed him away. Oliver made his way over to me and only a sigh escaped from his lips.
"Ok."
"Ok? Let's go cheer you up!" I smile holding his hand. Alex let's out an over enthusiastic cheer and throws a fist in the air. Alex and I lead Oliver to his favorite store, The Dugout.
"Anything you want. I'll pay." I give him a gesture to go ahead and look. A smile forms on his lips and he's off. He finds a shirt and I pay.
"Thanks." Oliver smiles pecking my cheek.
I smile in return. "I have to go home... Almost curfew."
He nods," Love ya." And he makes his way over to his car. Alex drops me off. I get inside and drag my tired body up the steps and into my room where I collapse onto my bed.
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I woke up to the sound of thumps. Really loud and annoying thumps to be exact. Sitting up, I rub my eyes and stretch before crawling out of my warm bed. I run down the steps and look through the glass design on the front door. Nobody. This time the thumps were quieter. I bound up the stairs into my room. The thumps were coming from my window. I pull the curtain a little. Oliver on my roof. My window opens up to my roof that I can crawl on. I have never climbed out to my roof through my window... Surprising right?
"Oliver! It's 6:00 in the morning what are you doing?" I yell through the glass.
"Honey? Who are you talking to?" My mother says from downstairs.
"No one!" I call.
I slowly open my window and pull Oliver through. "What do you think you are doing?" I hiss.
"I just thought I could give you a ride to school today." Oliver grins.
"At 6:00 in the morning?" I throw my hands up.
"Yeah, thought I might get here early..." Oliver smirks.
"Sit." I point to the bed. Without a word he sits and just smiles real big.
"Oliver. Why are you really here?" I place my hands on my hips.
"Ok you got me!" He jumps out of my bed and grabs my shoulders.
"We are going on a trip!" He grins.
"Where? I thought we just went on a run-away-trip?" I sigh.
"This time I planned it. Guess where we are going?" He says excitedly.
"Where?" I say.
"Hollywood! There is this giant party of the stars and like I know a couple stars..." Oliver says.
"Really who? Who!" I say excitedly.
"Leonardo DiCaprio..." Oliver smirks.
"Oh my god! Oliver you are the best!" I squeal. I give a small frown,"I don't have an amazing."
"Already thought of it." Oliver crawls out my window and he comes back with a red dress. I bring my hand to my mouth and gasp. "Oliver. You shouldn't of..."
"Let's get a move on."
"Ok!"
"Honey?" My mom says walking into my room while I am half packed. "What is her doing here?"
"He woke me up in the most romantic way! He's taking me to school." I explain. I hold Oliver hand and he rises.
"Out." My mom growls. Oliver jumps out the window.
"Mom-" I start.
"No. You will not go to school with him. Come on we have to be there!" Mother yells.
"No. I am still getting ready." I argue.
"Five minutes." My mom yells.
I nod quickly, push her out the door , close it then locked it. I shove the remaining clothes into my bag and climb out the window. I run out to Oliver's car and say,"Step on it."
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-L