Chapter 14-Oliver
Why did she have to ask?
"Girls," I said softly, "Can you give us a minute?"
"Sure," they all muttered and took a few steps away to give us some privacy.
"What? Why?" she said, her eyes filling with tears now.
"No, please do not cry." I said, trying to keep my voice steady.
I took a deep breath, "I have caused so many problems with you and your friends I feel as though it is best if I leave."
After I said it I swallowed hard.
"How can you say that? Why would you say that?" she asked me, "You saved me! You saved me!" she yelled. Tears were streaming down her face now. I could feel the tears raising in mine.
"Gia, please," I tried.
"NO!" she yelled, "You cannot leave me!" she was sobbing and screaming.
"Gia!" I said with tears rolling down my face, "If I wasn't here, Spencer would not have attacked you! I am the reason for this! Please… Please…" I yelled back, also sobbing the words out.
There was a silence, only the sound of the water lapping the shore broke the silence.
"How could you say that!" she screamed through tears.
"It's true…" I said quietly, "He thought that I was with you and…" there was no point in saying anything else.
She ran to me and placed her hands on my shoulders, "No please… don't leave me… don't leave me…. Don't leave me…" she said and began to sink down my body. She was kneeling at my feet sobbing.
I sank down to her and grabbed her face in my hands.
"You don't want me here," I said to her through a wall of tears, "I will just end up leaving, it is better this way…"
"No… no… no…" she just kept saying through tears. She put her hands on mine. She then reached her hand shakily toward my face. She placed her small hand on my face. I wanted to lean into it, to allow myself to feel my feelings for her. I tried to push my heart out of my head. It wasn't working too well.