Young love is found by tragedy

Goodbye pt.2

Olivia's POV
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Jake willingly left which allowed me to talk to Elliot. I walked back over to the bench and sat back down. I said "He's gone so can you tell me why you're sitting on a bench in the rain?" He says "Why were you walking in the rain?" His voice is low and hallow he sounded like he cared about nothing. He was deflecting by asking me a question he didn't want to answer. So I say "I asked you first so you go then I'll go." He says with a dead tone "I left my abusive mother and told her I'm not coming back so now I'm probably homeless now. What about you?" I couldn't believe what he just said. It sounded like he was just completely numb to the situation. I felt really bad and started to get really nervous because I didn't know how to help him. I say "Elliot are you okay? I-El when did this happen?"
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Elliots POV
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I watched as gOlivia grew more and more nervous and sad for me. I didn't really want to talk about this. I just wanted some peace and I did want her there but I was also still angry at her. I say back to her "You didn't answer my question?" She says "It doesn't matter why I was out here, it matters that you just told me you're probably homeless so Elliot what hell is wrong?" I was so annoyed at her acting like she cared when she didn't. I say "You want to know what happened? My mother was telling how worthless I am and how she wishes I would disappear. How she wishes I died Instead of dad. She threw things at me and yelled and yelled. I had enough and told her I was leaving. She begged me to stay but I couldn't because I was tired of being hurt by everyone but you don't care Olivia. You don't care about me no one does so please just fucking go." I could tell I had just shut her down. I didn't want to put this weight on her shoulders. This isn't her baggage she doesn't need to help me carry it. It started to pour rain and she said "Why don't you just let me help? I'm trying to be here for you and you just keep pushing me away. I have tried a number of times to help you but you act as though I don't care about you or you mean nothing to me and you know that's not true" At this point I became so over everything and screamed "You know why I push you away Because I love you Olivia. I love you and I kissed you and you acted like it didn't happen. You took Jake back in the same day. Who does that? I understand that I'm not lovable or an ideal person but I thought me and you were different. I've loved you since we became friends in freshman year but I kept my feelings hidden and when I needed you the most you flaked." Tears formed in both our eyes and she said "What do you mean you're unlovable? I love you. You are smart kind, you're a great guy. Who wouldn't love you? I'm sorry that I hurt you Elliot and I'd break up with Jake and I'd leave everyone and everything if it meant I had you and you were okay I didn't think you could like me like that. I thought you just needed someone in the moment and I was willing to be that person for you. I love you." Did she mean it? She said she'd leave everything for me does she mean it? She called my name "El?" And Before I knew it she leaned in for a kiss and placed her lips onto mine. I kissed back and everything wrong disappeared. She is my one. She pulled away and whispered into my lips "Just come home with me my mom won't be back tonight." I whispered back "Okay."
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Liv's house
Olivia's POV
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I'd convinced Elliot to stay with me. I don't know what's going to happen but I do know I want him with me, safe. We went upstairs to my room. He sits on my bed and I sit next to him. Our clothes are soaking wet but I still have plenty of his sweatshirts and sweat pants he'd lend me. I say "Do you want to change?" He whispered "uh yes if you have anything I can wear." I stood up from the bed and walked over to my dresser I pulled out a black hoodie and some black sweatpants. I handed them to him and he said "Thank you." I told him "You can shower here if you'd like you know the bathroom is right here connected to my room." He shook his head yes and said "Uh are you sure this is okay? I don't want to be intruding on you." I say "It's fine I swear go shower and I'll make some Ham&Cheese sandwiches." he smiled and said okay.

20 minutes later
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I made the sandwiches and waited for him to come out the shower. Eventually I heard him turn off the water and five minutes after that he came out in the clothes I gave him which technically are already his. He sat on the bed and I gave him a plate with the sandwich. We ate and when we finished I decided to ease the mood by asking "Have you gotten a chance to work on any of your work you know we have that big math test on Friday." He says "Oh man I totally forgot about that. I haven't really done any work because ...well you know why." I touch his hand and say "So we can study together right now, I can do my best to catch you up. How does that sound?" He responds "Good really Good."
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We have been studying for about 30 minutes. As I'm teaching him about the formula for solving three variable problems his hand brushes over mine. We make eye contact and he says really close to my face and almost whispering "How would Jake feel about this?" I knew what he was trying to do, he was trying to figure what this was but so am I. I say back "I don't know but I'm here with you not him." He moved closer slowly. We were so close I could feel his breath on my face, I moved in allowing our lips to collide. This time it was different the kiss wasn't filled with sorrow and sadness it was filled with love. I could hear the fireworks as our lips collided. It was him. He's my person.
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Third person POV
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Elliot & Olivia spent the rest of the night together. He slept over and she was there admiring his presence. They laid quietly next to each drowning out the rest of the world. Elliot peacefully fell asleep not knowing the news that was to come. He had no idea how his world was going to crash due to the death of his mother.

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