Chapter 21: Chapter 21

Olivia's pov:

The moment I saw Jack, chills ran down my spine. I was not ready for any more drama. I wanted to stay away from the trio the entire trip but here I was bumping into one of them in the first day itself!

It was true that Jack never said anything mean or rude to me all this time, in fact he did not speak to me at all. But I did not feel comfortable being anywhere near Jessica, Sam and Jack. The sheer amount of pain I received from the first two affected me severely. I wonder if it would ever go away...

He dusted his shirt and lifted his head to look at me with a surprised expression on his face. Both of us did not utter a single word to each other. I was so silent as I was expecting him to lash out any moment at me.

I wanted to evade the area as quickly as possible, so I attempted to get up and stand on my own two feet. I did not care, I just wanted to be away from him.

As I moved my feet, one of my ankles received a sharp pain that made me unable to get up.

I looked above to find Jack already standing up with no injury at sight. He was lucky that he did not break any bone in his body.

Just then he did something shocking to me, he extended his hand to give me a lift. Normally I would have taken his help since my ankle was injured a lot, but something held me back from instantly holding it. I was scared and confused. Why was he helping me?

I did not even know what he felt about me. Did he feel the same way as Sam and Jessica? Or does he even know about the situation?

Such questions about Jack sat at the back of my head like a treasure chest filled with poison that leaked a few drops into my brain each time I come across any one of the trios. Everything was so confusing to me that my head hurt just thinking about it.

I was deep in my thoughts when suddenly I heard Jack clear out his throat to get my attention. Once I heard that, I snapped out of my thoughts and noticed Jack still extending his hand while staring into my eyes with his glistening bright blue eyes.

I was hoping that he did not feel the same way Sam and Jessica about me, but I was too scared to ask. I was afraid of any more screams, humiliation and deception.

Without me making even a slight movement, Jack basically got a hold of my hand and pulled me on top without waiting for me to make the first move.

I could not stand still and groaned in pain as my body's pressure worsened the pain in my ankle. I never experienced such physical pain before.

I lost my balance and was on the verge of falling but Jack swiftly caught hold of my waist, preventing me from falling and getting another injury.

I looked at the concern in his eyes. I felt as if he was different than his two friends. Something about him make me think that he did not hate me the way his friends did. But then again, that was just my assumption. I had no clue! And since my judgement on Sam being a kind, caring, wholesome and an amazing person was wrong.... I could not trust myself anymore.

One thing for sure is that he was a bit if not a lot sweeter than the other two. And that showed through his behavior and act of helping me.

"You were heading to the buffet?" he questioned while lowering his head.

Upon hearing his questions, I remembered my stomach growling and starving for food. I needed some food quick!

I caught hold of my stomach and quickly looked at the buffet, only to find a huge 'Closed' sign hanging out the door of the dining room.

I sighed in defeat and untied Jack's hand around my waist and started limping towards my room without uttering a single word to him. It was a very awkward situation.

Each step I took, worsened the pain but I still kept going. I could not be anywhere near him. I just couldn't...

I continued to walk until I felt a slight tap on my shoulder.

That tap caused a nervous reaction from me and I lost my balance again, only to be saved once again!

Just like the last time, Jack held me and wrapped his arm around me and held me tight.

"You can't go to your room like this! I have some room service on the way to my room and I can tend to your injury as well."

He mentioned the above while looking deeply in my eyes.

His concern and kindness were something that set him apart from the rest. It started to change the way I felt about him. But there was some weird unexplainable feeling I had within me that made me feel otherwise but I could not put my finger on it.

I wanted to sit and think a bit more, but I was so hungry that I could not care about much! So, I nodded in agreement and with that, Jack and I started walking towards his room with me holding onto Jack to avoid falling.

We continued to stay silent the entire journey! I wondered constantly what was going through his mind about me. I wanted to badly question him, but I was too afraid to!

We reached his room which was not too far away from mine and he sat me down on the chair near a coffee table in the balcony. With that he started searching for some things in his room.

He got a hold of a piece of cloth that he wrapped around cubes of ice that he got from the mini fridge in his room.

He placed my foot on a leg rest and gently started pressing the ice on my injury.

The coldness of the ice soothed the pain in an instant. I felt relieved that the pain was reducing. I felt so much better than before!

Right then, my eyes landed on Jack, only to find him giving full attention and focus on my injury.

I looked at him while the breeze from the ocean which was quite near the resort blew over, making his blonde hair and black shirt dance. Why was he doing this for me? I wondered if Sam and Jessica would have done the same for me if they found me injured.

Subsequent to applying the ice for a couple of minutes, he walked away, only to come back in an instant with a food trolley from the inside of the room.

He set up and entire table for me to fill my stomach. My eyes popped at the sight of the delicious food. He was not kidding when he said he had room service in his room.

But it awfully confused me, what was he doing by standing near the dining area when he knew he had room service in his room?

He started applying the ice again while I began eating the plate of strawberry pancakes.

I never felt this happy in a long time since coming to LA. The few happy memories I cherished with Sam in LA could not sum up to the pain he had given me combined with the other things that hurt me.

I was happy that at least Jack was a caring person out of the bunch. At least for now he was.

Suddenly, we heard a knock on the door. I jumped out of the chair, feeling nervous and scared. I was hoping that whoever was at the door would not be Sam or Jessica.

I looked at Jack in the eye. He gestured for me to calm down while he would go and take a look.

I waited in my spot while Jack went ahead and looked through the peephole to see who was at the door.

I froze in my position when Jack turned around and alarmed me that Sam was at the door. I became panicky and did not know what to do.

"Calm down! Hide in the balcony while I take him to the opposite side of the room!" Jack instructed.

I did just that hid there while Jack opened the door. I was so scared that I immediately closed my eyes and crossed my fingers, hoping that Sam would not notice me here. I was worried that a whole fight would start!

After a few minutes, I saw Jack walking away from the door with a black figure.

I did not bother to see Sam properly but was relieved that he was facing his back towards the main door! Without any further delay, I immediately slipped out from balcony and rushed out of the door that Jack left open for me.

Luckily the balcony was near the front door, making it a lot easier for me to escape.

I limped towards my room and locked the door before breaking down. All the emotions that were compiled within me were let loose. The whole event was just traumatic!

I then started breathing heavily and fell onto the floor...