Chapter 29: Chapter 29

Olivia's pov:

I was walking towards the exit along with my suitcase that was riding alongside me with the help of its tiny wheels when all of a sudden, I spotted Jack in a tight corner of the airport. I wondered what he was doing there.

I got a bit more curious and walked closer to where he was.

He looked like he was talking to someone, but I was not able to spot anyone around him as the shadow of the pillar nearby caused a portion of the corner to be pitch black. I became a bit frustrated at the forecasted shadow that I wanted to yell at it.

I tip toed my way and approached Jack who seemed a bit jumpy when he turned around saw me. His eyes popped and his jaw dropped to the floor.

He then quickly yanked my arm and got himself out of that corner. Subsequently he started to drag me across the airport and took me towards the doors at the exit without saying a single word or anything.

Jack really was a strange mysterious creature. His actions were so unpredictable and very unthinkable. That was one feature that he had in common with that Sam!

I never expected this side of him based on watching his YouTube videos and interacting with him during the first collab with Sam at their house.

I released my hand from his grip with the help of my other hand and some force. I was expecting him to turn around and come back to get a hold of me but that did not quite happen! Instead, he gripped the handle of his suitcase and went ahead to stand in the line, waiting for the bus to take us back to our old hotel.

Seeing LA again, bought back many bad memories instead of good ones like I hoped it would. Not that they ever disappeared from my thoughts, they just intensified when I stepped in LA again.

Since the Australia trip was done and over with, I was able to cross that off the list of reasons of why I had to be in LA!

Now all I had to do was to attend Vidcon for a few days and then get back home where I could try to rebuild my life once again alone.

I was lost and I did not know at what point to start my life from again. Without any support system like my family, everthing felt like they were crumbling as I spoke. To avoid any more disasters or sorrow, I had to get back on my feet wisely!

One thing was for sure that I would have to purchase or rent out a new home. I could not possibly bring myself to live in my old home! It would just make me anxious and I would not be surprised if I would get severe panic attacks by living there.

There was a friend back home named "Emily" who was very sweet and would do anything for me. So, it would not be a bad idea if I could spend some time with her once I return as spending time all by myself would not be a good idea.

Two whole hours later, we finally reached the hotel and nostalgia immediately hit me. The party, the calls, the people, everything hit me all at once.

And it was not a good feeling at all!

I ran up to the elevator, busted the door into my room and immediately stepped into the shower. After that, I crashed myself on the white sheets of the bed that were arranged neatly by the housekeeping staff.

I checked to see if my YouTube videos were uploaded as per schedule by my manager and I uploaded some more videos so that I would not disappoint my fans during this whole trip!

And they said being an influencer was easy.... well, it was in no way shape or form true!

I cracked a few bones and lowered my back that was now aching from arching over the laptop onto the bed.

The soft sheets of the bed sunk me in, and I felt like I was on a cloud.

As my eyes were feeling heavy, I gave in and let my sleep take over my body by closing my eyes.

The next morning, I woke up with a heavy head, my mouth was grasping for air as my nose became super stuffy! I threw the thick sheet that was covering me onto the floor and that was when I realized that my body was covered in sweat! My shirt too was damp in sweat.

My throat started to feel a bit scratchy on the inside! When I tried to get rid of it by clearing my throat, I started to cough like a lot!

I never felt this horrible ever in my life. A stuffy nose and a scratchy throat meant that I had a horrible flu! I tried to check if I had any other symptom and that was when I also noticed that my forehead was a bit warm.

Did I also get a fever? What was next?

I placed the backside of my palm on my forehead to ensure that I was a hundred per cent having a fever! And it turned out to be true! The thermometer that I had in my medical kit also confirmed this news to me!

I was feeling very weak and suffocated. I kept opening my mouth to get some air into my system. Why on earth did I have to get sick now? I was extremely annoyed at the condition I was in.

Today was the day I had to get ready for a photoshoot! The photoshoot was organized so that we could get amazing pictures of all the influencers to put on a banner at VidCon! It was an event I was most excited for when I got the invitation to VidCon!

I was devastated that I fell sick on such an exciting day! I did not want to spend the whole day in bed while the other people would get dressed and get their photos taken by a professional photographer!

I held my head in frustration and slowly sat myself on a nearby chair so that I could think this thing through with a calm mind! During my whole thinking session, I decided that skipping such an event was an option that I could not take!

This event was too important to miss so I got up from my chair and dashed into the bathroom. I freshened myself up and tried to get the hot steam clear my nose out but it was of no use.

As I got dressed, I took my temperature again and saw that it remained the same! It did not reduce even a degree! I felt awful but my stubbornness for the event gave me energy to get downstairs into the lobby where the shoot was going to take place in a while.

I pushed through and finally entered in the area where the shoot was going to take place. Everyone present in the room were dressed in clothes that suited their personality and represented who they were and what they stood for.

The room was filled with so much of energy with people smiling and talking amongst each other while here I was standing in a corner while coughing. My head was super warm that it felt like I was touching a cast iron skillet that was sitting on a heated stove for a long time.

Ok that was a bit too exaggerated, but the point remained the same!

Jack's pov:

As I was approaching the lobby all dressed up, I noticed Olivia looking quite awful. She was covered in sweat and she was constantly coughing. She looked like she caught the flu or something. I got a bit worried about her as I continued to stare at her face.

I wanted to go ahead and comfort her, but I knew it would cause a whole scene especially when Sam and Jessica too were in the area. I was expecting them to make an exception this one time since Olivia was sick to go and comfort her, but I guess I really did scare them since they stood in a corner opposite to Olivia.

They took a few glances at her but still refused to come to her aid which allowed me to definitely take this opportunity to get a lot closer to her.

With the thought of being with Olivia, I proceeded to walk away from the lobby and went on my way to the pharmacy that was located near the hotel itself! Some medicine would definitely make Olivia feel a lot better!

"Could I get some medicine for my f-frie.....girlfriend? She just caught the flu!" I asked before receiving a packet of a tablet. I knew Olivia was not my girlfriend, but she would be soon! And I would make sure of it!

This tablet would cure her in no time! I returned to the lobby as quickly as I could to get Olivia to swallow the tablet that I got so sweetly for her!

My eyes scanned the room, and I could not see Olivia anywhere! I started to get a bit worried since the photographer was about to arrive soon and if Olivia did not have this tablet, she would not look her best in her photos!

I was getting nervous as Olivia was nowhere to be found but suddenly my nerves calmed down when I saw her facing her back towards me while talking to Nikita in a corner. I sighed and walked towards her with the tablet packet in my hand.

After walking past the crowd of people I tapped Olivia's shoulder to get her attention. Slowly she turned towards me with a cough that she covered instantly with her elbow. I was relieved that she did not cough all over me.

"Yes? What happened Jack?" she asked with a very low voice as her eyes were still lowered towards the ground. Her hands wrapped up her entire body as she kept on shivering.

"What happened to you? How did you get so sick?" I asked with my eyebrows narrowed.

"She got the flu, duh? It's no big deal! She will get better with some medicine soon!" Nikita gave a reply. Though she looked like she was saying that with concern, I could see her true face under her mask! I knew she was enjoying seeing Olivia suffer.

I scoffed and cleared my throat before doing what I came to do! I took the tablet packet out of my pocket while tapping Olivia's shoulders once again as she was admiring the decorations of the room instead.

"Have one of these tablets right now and have another at night! You will feel better once you do! I promise!!" I instructed while staring into her eyes.

I could not get myself over her cute face.

"T-thanks! I'll take it! Thank you, Jack!" she struggled to say while blowing her nose with a piece of tissue paper that was in a plastic cover on the table.

I expected a hug or some sweeter words from her mouth but I understood that she would not have been able to do so in the condition that she was in so I did not worry about it much.

By the next day, she would definitely give me a hug! But for now, I had to wait and have patience!

"Wow! Jack! I never knew you would do such a thing! Guess we learn something new about each other every day!" Nikita exclaimed as she looked at me with her smirky look. I had no idea what was going on in her head and what she thought about my gesture with Olivia but honestly, I did not care about her opinions at all.

I just cared about Olivia! That was all!

"Here! Take these! Go get some water!" I told Olivia.

She nodded her head and leaned forward to grab a bottle of water from the nearby table while I placed the tablet packet on the table as well.

When Olivia shook the blue coloured bottle, all of us realized that the bottle was almost empty with only a couple of drops in it!

"I'll get you a filled bottle! Hold on!" I said before taking off on a hunt for a bottle of water!

I was so relieved when I finally got a bottle from a vending machine nearby! When I was returning to the lobby, I noticed Sam looking at Olivia at a distance.

I wanted to pity the poor guy, but I felt happiness inside me when I saw him so far away from her! The distance between the two was something that I had to maintain at any cost!

Just then my dreams were shattered when I saw Olivia approach Sam right in front of my very eyes! My blood started to boil as I witnessed the distance between the two narrowed within every passing second.

I wanted to know what was going on and why Olivia was approaching the guy that hurt her a lot!

I rushed myself over to them and stood near the two! All of us had an awkward vibe as Sam tried to control himself from saying anything to the sick Olivia in front of me.

"You are sick?" he plainly asked quickly.

Olivia nodded her head slowly and she looked like she was a about to cry!

"Since you are, have this tablet and you will feel a lot better!" Sam suggested while raising his hand and extending his arm to reveal a packet of tablets that were the same ones that I had bought for Olivia!

Why did he bother to buy them too? What was he doing behind my back?

Olivia looked with confusion at Sam instead of thanking him! I guess she did not know how to react to Sam's first act of kindness towards her in a long time.

Just before she was about to open her mouth to say anything, Nikita jumped in and yelled, "No!"

All three of us got taken aback by Nikita's sudden strange behavior so we just continued to narrow our eyes at her.

What was she doing? She was acting very strange at that point.

"Nikita! What is going on? What are you doing?" I rebuked her as I had enough of her weirdness.

Nikita started to fidget with her rings on her fingers and gave a laugh that almost seemed like a nervous laugh!

"W-well you see, Jack you already gave Olivia some tablets, right? So why waste Sam's tablets on her as well? I can take them and give it to someone in need if you like!" she nervously said.

I was completely dumbstruck at Nikita's behavior! What was going on with Nikita! What was she up to!