She belongs with me

20

{Olivia}

I groan as I hear an another sound coming from my phone. I grab it to see that Liam has sent me another text.

[12.34 PM]

I love you. Please, give me another chance

He has been sending me texts for the whole day now, but I don't respond to them. I don't have it in me to talk to him.

I should be at school right now, but with everything going on I decided to stay home. My mother accepted it. She can see I'm going through a lot right now. I told my parents about Liam, about him cheating on me. They aren't happy with him, especially my mom. My dad told me to give him another chance, which resulted in another fight between my parents. My mother thinks I'm right for leaving him, that I shouldn't give him another chance. I haven't told them about my feelings for Caleb, not yet.

I know I could never get back together with Liam and pretend like everything is fine. These last few weeks I've become really close to Caleb.

It's been three days since I found out about the whole cheating thing. This is the second day I skip school. I just can't be there right now. I know everyone will talk about Liam, asking me questions. I don't think people know we broke up. Only Nora and Caleb know. And maybe Amy and Isaac know as well, but I can live with that. At least none of them ask annoying questions. I haven't heard from Amy since that day. Not that I want to hear from her. I always knew she was a bitch and she just confirmed it. She never once apologized to me for what happened. Liam texted me, saying Amy confessed her feelings for her, but that he doesn't want to be with her.

I miss Liam. I miss talking to him about stupid things, I miss being around him. But I can't do it anymore. Things will never go back the way they were before Liam got into the accident. My feelings aren't the same towards him anymore. My feelings for Caleb are so much stronger at this point.

Caleb...

I grab my phone again and see that he has texted me as well.

[12.37 PM]

I assume you're not at school again today?

[12.40 PM]

No, I'm sorry. It's just a lot to progress.

[12.42 PM]

I understand that. I miss you, though x

[12.42 PM]

I miss you too

Maybe you can come over after school?

[12.43 PM]

I wish I could, but I promised Isaac I would join him to the gym.

[12.44 PM]

It's fine. I'll see you another time then x

[12.44 PM]

Will you come to school one of these days?

[12.45 PM]

I'll see. My bed is my best friend right now.

[12.45 PM]

I have to go to class. I'll talk to you later x

I put my phone back again and sigh. I haven't seen Caleb since I stayed the night at his place. A part of me wants to see him, go to him. But another part tells me that distance is good. Maybe we both need to be away from each other for a few days.

{Caleb}

'Hit harder!' Isaac yells as I punch the punching ball again. 'You hit that thing like a girl.' I sigh as I throw another punch before I let myself fall onto the ground, sweat dripping off my forehead.

'I'm done,' I pant, taking the boxing gloves off. Isaac laughs and takes another sip of his water.

'Are there any updates between you and Olivia?' he asks me then.

'Not really,' I mumble. 'We text, but we haven't seen each other in a few days.'

'Maybe you should go to her,' Isaac shrugs. 'Surprise her.'

'I told her we'd do this at her pace,' I say. 'As much as I'd like to see her, I respect her decision.'

'But you told me she asked you to come over,' Isaac says, throwing a towel towards me.

'Yeah, but I know she isn't ready yet,' I say. 'I mean, she just got out of a two year relationship. She can't just move on from that. I can't even do that after Camila and we've only been together for five months.'

'True.' Isaac wipes his sweaty body with the towel and I do the same.

'How are you and Nora?' I ask him then.

'We're good, I think.' Isaac sighs and sits down.

'What is it?'

'It's just, when she came to me at my party, she was so full of confidence,' he tells me. 'She basically told another girl to fuck off because she was talking to me. That was so hot. But then, last night for example, we were just kissing and touching each other a bit, you know? And then she suddenly became so insecure. I don't know if it's just me, but it's weird.'

'She's a girl,' I laugh. 'Girls are weird. They have mood-swings all the time. But she probably wanted it, but she just held back because of her moral standards or something. You know how girls can be.' Isaac laughs too and nods.

'You're right,' he says. 'But still, what am I supposed to do about it?'

'Just give it time,' I shrug. 'I know that pushing normally never works.'

'I'll see,' Isaac sighs. 'I'm seeing her tomorrow, so maybe I'll talk to her about it. I don't want her to feel uncomfortable around me.' I nod and get up.

'I should be going home,' I say to Isaac. 'My parents are expecting me for dinner.' He nods and gets up as well.

When we get into the locker room I grab my phone out of my bag and see a text from Olivia.

[06.34 PM]

Hey, I was thinking... Maybe we shouldn't see each other for a few days. I have to make up my mind about what I want and I'm sure you have some thinking to do as well. I still like you, so don't worry. I just need some time for myself right now. I hope you understand x

[06.55 PM]

I understand. You just got out of a two year relationship, so I'm not expecting you to jump right into the next one. You know where to find me if you wanna see me or if you want to talk x

I put my phone back into my bag and quickly take a shower before I change into my normal clothes. If Olivia wants space, I'll give her that. It's just harder for me now I know she feels the same about me. Or what if she realizes she still has feelings for Liam? I don't exactly know where they stand now. I know that Olivia is mad at him for cheating, but not so mad she'll hate him forever. I think that at the end of the day, she's just glad that Liam is awake and well. If Liam would be paralyzed or suffer from memory loss, she would never be able to forgive herself. Which is logical, but she needs to realize that it's not her fault that the accident happened. It could've happened to anyone, at any time. Whatever decision Olivia makes, I'll have peace with it. From what I've heard is that Liam a good guy, except for the cheating.

Of course I hope she chooses me, but if not, I'll have to accept that.