The thing about trust
The only thing she knows is to run. The only thing he knows is to put himself for others. Can Olivia and Fitz find in each other what they need as they learn that there's much more to growing up than just the years?
Hey guys! So sorry for taking so long to update! Life got In the way everytime I wanted to sit down and write! I realize there are a lot of questions regarding this story and its kind of on propose. Some of those will be answered In this chapter though.
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Chapter 3:
Fitz didn't know a lot of things about this Olivia girl, he'd tried some sort of initiation with her, she seemed reluctant to open up just yet. Fitz had seen this pattern before, with Abby, she had had a very crappy life when she got to the orphanage. Her father had killed himself. The mother had been gone from her life as well, leaving her dad to care for Abby, the truth was that it was the other way around. For a 12 year old, that was a lot of crap to carry. And then again, when she had first gotten there she seemed shy, scared and defensive.
"Fitz?" Tom nudged his arm. "What are you thinking?" He usually had this talks with Tom late at night. Tonight it was all about Olivia.
"What do you think happened to Olivia?" Tom bit his lip.
"No idea. She doesn't seem to like people very much"
"It's not that, she just has a problem trusting people. Trusting me. "
He had heard screaming. He had had his share of screams to know when something was really wrong. He opened his eyes trying to incorporate what was going on. The other boys were still sleeping.
"Fitz!" Mellie's voice called from the threshold. He didn't even blink. "Something is wrong" He followed Mellie down the hall to the girl's room. "She's over here" Olivia was curled up in a corner. Abby was next to her.
"Olivia?" His voice was a mere whisper. He sat with his legs crossed "Liv?"
She didn't speak. She couldn't look up. "It's okay, you're safe" Mellie and Abby were staring at Fitz, urgently hoping he would snap Olivia out of whatever was wrong.
"Fitz?" She sounded so unsure, so scared. "I..."
"She just woke up and started screaming" Abby told him. She and Fitz shared a knowing look.
"Hey" he touched her arm gently. "It's okay, you are okay, no one is going to hurt you"
"I'll go get her something to drink" Mellie said followed closely by Abby. That left Olivia and Fitz alone. He took a seat next to her. Leaned his back against the wall. "Listen, I know you don't like words, but telling someone about your nightmare can help" he gave her a soft smile. Olivia could see his eyes sparking in the dark.
"I just want to go back to bed" Olivia said finally. Fitz nodded and helped her up. He tucked her in, just as Mellie and Abby came back with a glass of milk. "Here" Abby made Olivia sit back on the bed. "This should help you go back to sleep."
"We all should go back to bed." Mellie told Fitz gravely.
"Yeah" he turned to Olivia. "Good night"
"Thank you" Liv said as he moved to leave.
Fitz had a need to fix things. As he laid there, he wondered what was wrong with Olivia. Sure she had been brought to this dump for a reason. Fitz believed that, but what could a 13 year old boy do? He wasn't a psychologist. He just knew how to listen to people. Maybe say what they needed to hear.
Next day at breakfast Dewitt made an announcement. One of them would be hopefully adopted. A family was coming. They had to put on their best clothes and hope to get the hell out. Most of them were too old, so if people would adopt someone, it would be Tony.
"Olivia?" Fitz called before they all went to change . She turned around and gave him a smile. "There it is"
"What?" She asked confused.
"That smile. You should smile more often"
"There's not a lot to smile about." Fitz remained quiet. "I wanted to say thank you for last night"
"You did." He gave her a charming smile. "You can ask me for help, I don't bite"
She laughed. Fitz called that a victory.
They were in an orphanage. People came and people went. Less people went, but still, Fitz had spent enough time there to understand how it worked, he never thought that watching Tony go would take such a toll on him, Fitz was happy, he was just a little boy, he deserved better.
"Fitz?" Tony went looking for him. "Why are you hiding?"
"What?" Fitz had run, he panicked. "I'm not hiding"
"Ok" the little boy sighed and sat next to him. "My new mommy and daddy said I have to go now"
"Yeah well that's how it works when you get adopted" Fitz said bitterly.
"You sad?" His worried look broke Fitz. There was this kid he had sort of raised, he had a second chance, to be happy.
"Nah, I'm good, I'm just worried about Olivia."
"Why?" Tony asked.
"She's... Scared I guess"
"I'm scared too" Tony admitted. "But, you know what I do so I'm not scared anymore?" Fitz frowned. "I think of how brave you are"
"I'm not.." Fitz wrapped the little boy in a hug. "Come on"
The mom and the dad seemed nice enough. Fitz had a hard time letting go but he did promise Tony to visit him soon. Tony then turned to Olivia. "You don't have to be scared. Fitz will take care of you" her eyes searched his.
"Fitz?" He had dispersed somewhat after Tony had left. He was sitting by the window of the boys bedroom. "Are you okay?" He looked up to see Olivia. Why had she been looking for him?
"I'm fine" he said dryly. His voice was low. "You should be having dinner"
"I wasn't hungry" she admitted walking closer to him. "I was...worried,"
"Don't be, this is just how life is, people go and they move on" Olivia knew that. She knew it too well "he's better off"
"Still..." Olivia sat next to Fitz. "He was special"
"He was just a kid I cared about, he left, that's what people do"
"Is that why you can't leave?" He glanced at her for the first time.
"People in my life. They left me" he looked down. "I can't do that, I'm not... Strong enough."
"So you say" Olivia spoke beyond her years.
"You want me to leave?" He wasn't getting what she meant.
"No, what I want is, I want you to know you are strong enough, to let go"
"Fitz?" Huck was standing by the door. Fitz loved that kid, he was ten, he was sweet and kind of shy. He had heard Collins calling Huck a retard. Fitz and the other kids thought he was amazing. He was smart, way too smart than any of them.
"Hey Huck" Fitz stood up and walked up to him. "How was dinner?"
"We had meatloaf" Huck informed him looking down.
"You like that" Fitz placed a hand on his shoulder. Huck looked over at Olivia.
"She didn't.." Huck pointed out. "She seemed sad" Olivia blushed. "Tony is gone"
" I know" Fitz said sadly. "But that's a good thing, right?" Huck shrugged. "He was helping me build a castle." Legos. He and Tony could spend hours with Legos.
"You want me and Olivia to help you finish?" Fitz asked. Huck looked up at him silently. Huck grabbed his hand and guided him to his room. His castle stood in the middle. Pieces scattered around. Huck got down to business as Olivia and Fitz watched him. Yes, Tony didn't need him anymore. But others did.
So how did you like it? Okay so recap, Fitz is 13, Abby and Mellie are 12, Olivia is 11 and Huck is 10 so far. Next one, Fitz and Stephen go on a mission while Olivia's nightmares worsen.
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