Three years ago.Jace's POV.I don't even know what I'm doing at this point.I'm supposed to be staying away from her and starting my brand new chapter but here I am, driving her home.I glance over to her and I catch her hand wiping her cheeks as she stares out the window.Shit."Are you crying? What'd I say?" I ask as I shift my eyes back to the dark road."Nothing, I'm not crying, I have something in my eye," her voice is hoarse like she's been crying a while."Hey, what'd I say?" I touch her shoulder."Nothing, I just realized that our relationship was just so... not meant to be, you know?" "Yeah. freaky, right?" I tighten my grip on the steeling wheel."Hurtful." She says softly."Hurtful." I repeat in a whisper."Guess you should have this back," her hands reach behind her neck to take off the star necklace I gave her."No, Liv, you don't have to-""I know but I can't keep it, Jace, it'll never let me let you go," she takes it off and holds it out for me.I know I have no choic
Present Day.Olivia's POV.His side of the story is worse than I imagined.I feel like throwing up.I feel like getting out of here, of this entire apartment building, I feel like running on that sidewalk until my legs give out.I haven't cried, I don't know why I haven't cried but my insides are bottling up with all kinds of emotions.I love this guy, there was a part of me that said it was just lust but right now, I know for sure that it's love cause only love can make me hurt the way I'm hurting right now.But the question is, is this guy real? The Jace from three years ago was nothing like this Jace. This Jace is perfect and he makes me feel safe but what if he was just doing all those things because of what he did to me? What if it was all an act? What if I'm in love with someone who doesn't exist?I decide to snap out of my head and listen to what he's rambling about."Liv, please, I know I fucked up but I'm here now, I'm here for you," he pleads, stalking closer to me.I pin h
Present Day.Olivia's POV.It's dark, it's raining, I'm drunk and I'm driving.I have a bottle of booze sitting in between my thighs and I'm crying, my heart hurts so bad and my hands are shaking, I clench my fingers around the steeling wheel in order to stop them from shaking but I can still feel them vibrating.Lose you to love me by Selena Gomez blasts from the speakers in the car and it just makes me feel like screaming.I grasp the neck of the bottle and I bring it to my lips, chugging and coughing out the painful heat it brews down my throat.What am I doing? I hate alcohol.I break out in more tears, yanking the necklace from around my neck, I stare at the beautiful star necklace, my chest squeezes and I throw it somewhere around the car, sobbing.I shift my eyes back to the road.Shit.I'm in the other lane, there's a car coming in front of me, honking.Panicking, I jerk the car out of the road, I hit into something, tires screech, car flips, glass splatters everywhere and....
Three years ago.Jace's POV.Life is unpredictable.Typical, right?Maybe but not always, not with me at least.Every single one of us have dreams, my dream was to play football in a stadium full of football fans screaming my name everytime I do a touchdown.Football was my only dream but that dream just got killed by an injury, I had this injury last year and I didn't take it seriously. I continued playing without seeking medical help and when I did seek medical help, it was too late.The doctor said I might get a fucked up little limp for the rest of my life if I continue playing so I guess what I'm trying to say is that tonight's my last night on the field and my last night being team captain.That lasted like sixty seconds.No one knows that information but I intend on telling them after we win.And on top of all that shit, I walked in on my girlfriend being fucked by one of my teammates last night.Also typical.My girlfriend- scratch that, ex-girlfriend Sandra was controlling an
Three years ago.Jace's POV.We won the game Friday night.I actually played like I was playing for the last time, cause news flash, I was.I broke the bad news to my teammates after the game while we were celebrating in the locker room, the room turned terribly quiet, almost as though someone had died.I swear I saw Coach Eric drop a tear and so did my best friend Diego while every one else just looked sad.I got home that night and I thought about telling my family too but I walked in and found them all sitting together and laughing while watching a family sitcom, it looked like they were having a good time, I didn't wanna make it about me.That was Friday, today is Monday and I still haven't told them.Kevin, AKA the guy that fucked my ex girlfriend felt like coming up to me and saying shit about me not playing football anymore, I immediately printed my fist in his stupid face, he fell to the floor and I climbed on top of him, fisted his stupidly expensive shirt and I punched him t
Present Day.Olivia's POV.I get easily bored when I don't have classes in the morning so instead of sitting around in my apartment and watching Netflix, I go for morning runs.I always stop by Christy's on my way back home, I'm so obsessed with their iced coffee.Which is why everytime I walk through these heavy glass doors to the Café, which might I add is very close to my apartment and to campus, I'm always greeted by the lovely aroma of rich coffee beans which fills my nostrils and the welcoming sound of customers around the Café chitchatting, even though Christy's is both a Café and restaurant, many people come in for the coffee, especially students, we all just need coffee.My eyes scan the whole place and I feel like everyone's now staring at me.I'm wearing leggings and a sports bra, I don't know what the big fuss is about but if it's about my bleached hair then jokes on them cause it's fake."Jack." I reach the counter, smiling at the employee who I only know from my ethics c
Three years ago.Jace's POV.My Mom has never liked any of my friends, that includes Diego. She thinks my friends are a bad influence and that they make me do stuff that a person my age is not supposed to be doing.But here's the thing, my friends are just idiots, the only thing that they've ever influenced me into was doing drugs, and I honestly think that we influenced each other, the rest was all me.I know my mum thinks Olivia is just like the rest of my friends, I haven't been around the girl long enough to know what her personality is like but it's not rocket science, It's pretty obvious that she's nothing like any of my friends.Olivia brought a side dish to this dinner, she helped my mum set the table and she offered to say grace before we started eating.My friends are assholes, they would never.We're all eating in silence which is a first for my family. I have three siblings, Aaron, Marianna and Luna. Aaron and Marianna are sixteen year old twins while Luna is only five an
Three years ago.Jace's POV.Turns out, getting suspended is worse than getting arrested. I always get bailed out the next day after getting arrested but this suspension gets me stuck at home, with my mum who doesn't want me to lock myself in my room and smoke weed all day, she wants me to help her out at the Pizza restaurant and smile while I'm at it.I spend the whole day glancing at the clock, waiting for the time everyone gets off school.I don't know why I'm nervous and anxious at the same time, it's not like I'm going on a date with her.But then again she said that her parents are away and that painting someone takes hours. That means we'll be alone in her house for hours.I've had three encounters with this girl, and I've wanted to kiss her twice during those encounters.The clock hits five and I sneak out the back without notifying my mother, she objects to everything.I hop on my bike, turning on the engine and taking off.I'm used to facing the consequences of my actions,