Chapter 9
One week later....
"Olivia just answer the phone." Dawn pleaded.
"No. I don't want to talk to him." Olivia said.
"If you ask me I think you're blowing this out of proportion." Dawn said.
"That's why I didn't ask you." Olivia said smiling sweetly. Dawn rolled her eyes. "Whatever." The doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." Dawn said running to the door. Olivia picked up the remote and began flipping channels.
"Hey Olivia." Adam said as he and Dawn walked into the room.
"Hi Adam." Olivia said back. "What's up?"
"Nothing. We actually have a day off." Adam said.
"Oh, that's nice. You guys work very hard." Olivia said.
"So what are you doing today?" Dawn asked. Olivia shrugged. "I have to work later."
"Exciting." Adam said.
"Indeed." She replied.
"Well, we'd better get going. The movie starts soon." Dawn said.
"Yeah, let's roll." He said. The phone rang and Olivia made no attempt to answer it.
"Why aren't you going to answer it?" Adam asked sounding puzzled.
"Because it's Charlie." Olivia said.
"Oh." Adam replied. "You're still mad?" Olivia nodded.
"He's miserable you know." Adam said.
"Good." Olivia said.
"Come on Adam there's no reasoning with her. Bye Olivia." Dawn said.
"Bye kids." She replied as they headed out the door. Olivia sighed and switched off the television. She hated to admit it but she was miserable too. Even though she hadn't known Charlie very long she really missed him. She had spent so much time with him lately it was strange not having him around. The phone rang again. She couldn't take it anymore.
"Hello?" she asked.
"Olivia. You answered." Charlie said.
"Well, you have been calling for the past two hours non-stop. I got sick of hearing the phone ring." She said. Charlie didn't say anything.
"Are you going to say something?" she asked.
"Can we talk?" he asked.
"We're talking right now." She said.
"Seriously." He said. Olivia sighed. "Fine."
"Really?" he asked.
"Yes." She said.
"I'll be over in ten minutes." He said.
"Okay." Olivia said hanging up the phone. She sank into the couch.
"What am I doing?"
"Olivia just answer the phone." Dawn pleaded.
"No. I don't want to talk to him." Olivia said.
"If you ask me I think you're blowing this out of proportion." Dawn said.
"That's why I didn't ask you." Olivia said smiling sweetly. Dawn rolled her eyes. "Whatever." The doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." Dawn said running to the door. Olivia picked up the remote and began flipping channels.
"Hey Olivia." Adam said as he and Dawn walked into the room.
"Hi Adam." Olivia said back. "What's up?"
"Nothing. We actually have a day off." Adam said.
"Oh, that's nice. You guys work very hard." Olivia said.
"So what are you doing today?" Dawn asked. Olivia shrugged. "I have to work later."
"Exciting." Adam said.
"Indeed." She replied.
"Well, we'd better get going. The movie starts soon." Dawn said.
"Yeah, let's roll." He said. The phone rang and Olivia made no attempt to answer it.
"Why aren't you going to answer it?" Adam asked sounding puzzled.
"Because it's Charlie." Olivia said.
"Oh." Adam replied. "You're still mad?" Olivia nodded.
"He's miserable you know." Adam said.
"Good." Olivia said.
"Come on Adam there's no reasoning with her. Bye Olivia." Dawn said.
"Bye kids." She replied as they headed out the door. Olivia sighed and switched off the television. She hated to admit it but she was miserable too. Even though she hadn't known Charlie very long she really missed him. She had spent so much time with him lately it was strange not having him around. The phone rang again. She couldn't take it anymore.
"Hello?" she asked.
"Olivia. You answered." Charlie said.
"Well, you have been calling for the past two hours non-stop. I got sick of hearing the phone ring." She said. Charlie didn't say anything.
"Are you going to say something?" she asked.
"Can we talk?" he asked.
"We're talking right now." She said.
"Seriously." He said. Olivia sighed. "Fine."
"Really?" he asked.
"Yes." She said.
"I'll be over in ten minutes." He said.
"Okay." Olivia said hanging up the phone. She sank into the couch.
"What am I doing?"