of Tyler’s arm, but the six inch heels I was forced to wear don’t allow me to balance. Elise quickly takes hold of me instead steering me away in a hurry before I fall flat on my face.
"Come on Olivia this way, let's get you home." I look up at her distracted expression then turn to Sophia and Tyler. With blurry vision I can still make out that all three of their faces are etched with trepidation. “Fuck, see. What did I say?” I hear Elise mumble trying to keep her voice low.
“I don’t fucking believe it.” Sophia hisses, not so quiet. I frown with confusion as they try to get me to walk away but I want to know what the hell is bothering them. I take my arm out of Elise’s grip and turn around.
“What the hell are you guys looking at?” I demand, my words coming out slurred as I turn stumbling. My eyes line the street to see what they’re trying to get me to hurry away from.
I see a man walking in our direction but on the opposite side of the road. My eyes squint as I try to get a better view.
"Olivia, please keep on walking. My cars not far from here." Elise continues to pull on my arm, pleading with me, but I snatch it out of her grip.
I know who that man is. As soon as I realize, my face drops. I go limb.
Calvin? That’s Calvin? He's here? In Chicago? How? When?
"Is that Calvin?" I whisper stunned, rooted to the spot. Elise sighs behind me giving up. Tyler is right by my side.
"Come on babe, you don’t want to see him."
I look a t him as tears form in my eyes. "You knew he was here?"
He shakes his head softly. "We just saw him getting out of his car. We didn’t want you seeing him. I swear I didn’t no he was back. I’m as shocked as you are."
Sophia takes my hand and pleads with me. "Olivia, let’s go before he sees us. You don’t want anything to do with him right?”
I can't speak. I feel lifeless. Seeing him, even a blurred vision of him, after what seems so long is making my emotions run all over the place. I can’t grasp it. It doesn’t seem real. I love him, but I hate him. Why is he here? He left didn’t he? And now he's back?
“But I don’t understand.” My voice is trembling.
Elise try’s her best to pull me away but I’m glued to the spot. I cannot physically move.
It does briefly run through my mind of , maybe he’s here to see me? I almost fill up with a little joy at the stupid thought.
A voice I know too well comes from behind us, on the same side of the road as Calvin, talking in the most devious way possible and making sure she can be heard.
"I’ve been waiting ages for you Calvin, where have you been?"
What? Oh no, please don't do this to m e. He’s meeting her? Calvin is meeting Georgia?
I watch Calvin march his way towards her. He looks angry.
I hear my friends bitch behind me while Georgia looks over at us smirking deliberately when he reaches her, which makes Calvin instinctively turn his head towards us. Elise is desperately trying to get me to move, while Tyler, Jamie and Sophia stand there ready to start world war three.
I watch on frozen, staring over at Calvin. Everything seems to be moving in slow motion as my heart throbs against my chest.
Calvin’s face falls into perplexity when he notices it’s me. My blurry gaze locks on to his stunned one. I close my eyes slowly, absorbing tears. I hear him say my name. He’s stunned.
"What did I te ll you?" Elise hisses furiously. “My intuition is never wrong. Let’s go Olivia, right now. Georgia did this intentionally. I told you she was up to no good."
This time Elise forces me to follow her. I can't help the tears drop down my face, they fall hard at the scene I’m being pulled away from. My heart has just been ripped out of my chest so much more brutal than the first time . How can it take so much? I just want him to come over to me and tell me everything will be alright but instead he's with her. How could he do this to me?
He stands with Georgia as I look back while being pulled away.
Learning to Kill: Stories