And then you walked into my life

Untitled Part 20

Felicity was gone. That thought had dominated Oliver's mind for the last three days. She had been gone for three days, and Oliver was a mess.

The first two days he had called her phone non-stop. She never answered. He called Thea and Tommy as well hoping she had contacted them. Neither one had heard from her. He had hung up the phone and put his fist through the wall.

Today despair had set in and nothing mattered to him. He knew at some point he would shake himself of the sense of loss he was feeling, and he would walk the streets until he found her, but today he needed to just feel. It was like his heart was ripped physically from his chest.

He looked around the apartment his eyes vacant, not seeing the mess. He had a three-day growth of beard because eating, sleeping and showering were the last things on his mind. Otis had acted out the first couple of days, obviously missing Pascal as much as Oliver missed Felicity. Otis could sense his master's unrest and was feeling the same.

Oliver heard a knocking at the door, but he ignored it. People needed to leave him alone. However, the person was persistent and kept knocking and finally in a fit of rage Oliver flung the door open sending a glare in their direction. It was Thea.

Her eyes flew wide when she saw the state of her brother. His clothes were disheveled, and it was clear he had not changed in days. His eyes were bloodshot and sunk into his face with dark shadows underneath. He was clearly not sleeping.

Oliver's anger dissipated when he saw Thea and he turned from her; his voice listless. "Go away Thea."

He walked back into the living room and she closed the door behind her as she set her purse on the floor and looked around the room. It was a mess. Otis had clearly torn up a pillow or two and there were beer cans strewn on the floor.

"Oliver, when was the last time you ate?"

Oliver sat down on the couch, not even looking her direction. "I am not hungry."

"How are you going to get her back looking like that?" She walked into the kitchen and took out he orange juice, pouring him a glass. She walked over and handed it to him. "Drink this while I make you some breakfast."

"I am not hungry Thea." His voice was firm and held a slight warning. She just ignored him.

"You may not be hungry, but you are going to need your strength to go grovel at her feet."

Oliver's eyes flew to hers, anger shimmering in their depths. "How can I grovel when I don't even know where the hell she is?"

Thea placed her hands on her hips. "Well aren't you glad you have a resourceful sister."

Oliver's eyes lit up and he stalked over to her. "Don't play with me Thea. What are you saying?"

"I am saying, I know where Felicity is staying."

"How?" Oliver was floored.

"I called Donna."

"Shit." Oliver's head dropped. Why had he not thought about calling Donna?

"Please Thea. Tell me where she is. Have you talked to her? Is she ok?" He paused wanting to ask but unsure if he wanted the answer. "Why did she leave?"

Thea started moving around the kitchen making Oliver some eggs and toast and coffee. "I have not talked to her, so I am not sure if she is ok. However, my guess is that since she is without you, she is not ok. She is staying at the Starling Grand Hotel."

Oliver stalked over and immediately grabbed his keys ready to go to her, but Thea ran over and blocked his exit.

"Where do you think you are going?"