Young love is found by tragedy

Partners?

*same night*

Elliot's POV

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I heard the door downstairs close and I knew don had come home. He called out for me "Elliot son where are you?" I didn't have the energy to yell back as I was wallowing in my broken heart. He called for me again and I still said nothing. He came upstairs and opened my room door. He saw me lay there looking life less and my face flushed with dried tears. He came and sat next to me on the bed. He whispered "Kid what's going?" worry filled his voice. I say "Nothing I'm just not feeling good." He looks at me and says "Hey I wasn't born yesterday I know you're not sick." I chuckle to suppress a cry because that's all I wanted to do, cry. He says "I'll sit here until you're ready to talk. You haven't been eating and from what I can see you haven't moved from this bed since I left this morning." I say "Don I-I don't know what's going on. I can't seem to move forward or get any better. Today makes it 1 month since mom died and I - I don't know if I can do this anymore." Don's face formed into sadness and he had just realized that I was right today does make one month since that happened. He says "Elliot son, I'm so sorry." I say lowly "Me too." He continues "Have you talked to Olivia at all?" Another tear trickled down my face and I sobbed. "Don I ruined it. I don't know what's wrong with me. I just feel so worthless."

He says sternly "Elliot don't say that. Joe would be terribly upset to hear you speak that way about yourself. You aren't worthless you're hurting and eventually you will stop feeling this way. You're allowed to feel broken for now but you have to remember this isn't all on you. I'm here. Now what do you mean you ruined it? The other day you were feeling so good that you guys made it official." I say "I broke up with her. I kept saying things that I knew would sound shitty but I did it anyway. Like I was hurting her to hurt me." Don sighed and said "Son sometimes we intentionally drive away the goods thing we have because we don't think we deserve it. You lost your mother and your father all in the same year and then you got into a relationship of course your emotions are everywhere. Listen I think about your parents every single day, when I wake up in the morning and right before I fall asleep. I can't image the pain you're going through and I don't know when it will end but I do know Olivia is a good person who deserves than this. Even if you can't be the one to give her what she deserves you have to treat her with respect, humanity." Don's words sunk into me and I hated myself for every thing I'd done. She does deserve more than this more than me but I couldn't stand the idea of her with someone else.

I say "I know she deserves more than this and I want to be with her forever. I'd probably lose myself completely if she found someone else. I just can't keep putting on a show for everyone around me and acting as if I'm living in pain." Don says "I understand that Elliot I do and if Olivia loves you the way she said she does she'll understand too. You need to talk to her explain yourself and not shut her out." He was right and I knew that. I say "I know. I don't know if she will even give me the time of day again but I should fix this."

He says while standing up "And son a last couple of things, get up, eat, shower and I want you at school on Thursday morning okay?" I chuckled and said "Okay...thank you." He smirked as his way of saying you're welcome then closed the door. Today is Tuesday which means Don is giving me 2 days to get myself together. I've decided I'll just talk to liv then.

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*2 days later*

Olivia's POV

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I sat in my first period class English, I didn't hear a word my teacher was saying all I knew was we had a project. I couldn't stop thinking about Elliot's harsh words. How we weren't worth fighting. His words played in my head for the last two days and there was no escaping my heartache. He hadn't come Wednesday or Tuesday and I just could believe this was happening. As heartbroken as I am I feel immense anger about what happened, wondering why he would treat me that way. My teacher snapped me out of my thoughts by saying "Ms. Benson your partner is Elliot..." My heart sunk deep until she scanned the room and said "Who happens to not be here. Alright then you'll be working with mmmm... Nick instead until further notice." I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding.