Chapter 31: Unbroken Promises.

I don't like admitting it, but being in a car scares me now.

Even sitting in the passenger seat and not having anything to do with what goes on in the seat next to me scares the shit out of me.

The doctor told me that I might be a little scared to drive for the next few weeks, but honestly, I can't imagine myself ever going back to driving.

"Hey, snap out of it." Aria called, bringing me back to earth.

"How did you know I was zoned out?" I ask, "and two hands on the wheel please."

She immediately fixed her hands and concentrated on the road, "I'm a nanny, kids zone out all the time." She explained and continued driving.

Aria is taking me to the game, I know I know, I should rest, but I hate not being there for Oliver, so Aria snuck me out, well not really, my parents are at the game so she only had to help me get dressed and walk to the car, but she still helped me out.

"Thank you," I muttered.

"For what, child?" She asked.

"Doing this for me, I can be a real pain sometimes and I'm sure basically carrying me down the stairs wasn't your ideal Sunday night plans." I explained.

"Hey Kay, don't think like that, I love you, I'd take a bullet for you if I need to, I'm happy to do this." She smiled but didn't take her eyes off the road, knowing I'll get anxious if she did.

"Thank you," I muttered again.

"No problem, child." She teased.

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"You good walking?" Aria asked once we got out of the car.

"Yeah, it's only a two minute walk, I'll be fine." I smiled at her and we started walking towards the gym.

To be honest, it's difficult as hell to walk right now, and I hold my winces in every once in a while, but the moment we reached the gym and I saw Oliver's face that's so concentrated on the game, I feel like it's worth it. Completely.

Seeing him move around with the ball, throwing it or running while dribbling it, makes my heart jump with joy as all my love for him intensifies.

You never notice you love someone so much until it comes at you in a surprise attack and hits you in the gut.

And in that random, surprising moment, I knew, I knew, Oliver is the one. No one that might possibly come after him will give me the same butterflies, or make me blush as much, or would just send me random 'I love you' texts in the middle of the day just so that I know I'm loved.

He is the best person that ever existed, my very own boyfriend that's a built in best friend, he'd never judge me, hell if I ever murdered anyone and needed someone to help me hide the body, I'd call him, and if he didn't answer I'd call Sophia, but that's beside the point.

God, I love Oliver Collins so fucking much.

Aria takes my hand and walks me towards the seats as I stare at the game I know nothing about, mostly ogling my boyfriend though.

"Kayden?" A voice I completely recognize asks, Sophia. Shit.

"Sophia, hi," I drawl out as I turn to her. Idiot, idiot, idiot.

"Are you fucking crazy?" She exclaimed.

"It was all her fault, she made me do it." Aria pointed at me, so much for taking a bullet for me. Some cousin she is.

"Dude, you're supposed to be resting." Sophia put her hands on my shoulders and pushed me down to sit on the empty chair.

"Bro, that hurt." It didn't actually hurt but she doesn't need to know that.

"You're lying, I know you." She sat next to me the same time Aria sat down in the other seat next to me. "What are you doing here?"

"I promised Oliver I'd be here, I don't break my promises." I shrugged and went back to watching the game.

"I'm pretty sure Oliver would've forgiven you, given the circumstances." She muttered at the end.

"Yeah, but I would've felt shitty, where's Izzy?" I turn my head to her.

"She's in the dorm, she's got a test tomorrow." Sophia shrugged, "plus Blake and Izzy broke up, she didn't want to see him."

Hold up.

"What? Why?"

"They weren't really compatible, apparently they didn't really get along for the last couple of months." Sophia explained.

Huh. Never would've guessed, remind me to beat the shit out of him when my side doesn't feel like it's going to explode at any given moment, K?

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Two hours later, my whole body was sore from sitting in the uncomfortable bleachers' chair, but Oliver's team won. Yay!

It was really exiting and if I could've stood and cheered for him like the crazy fan that I am, I would've.

"I want to go see him," I said to Sophia.

"Are you sure Kay? Everyone's going to crowd around him, I don't want you to get hurt." She helped me get up.

"Yeah, I'm good, I want to see him." I insisted.

"Okay, so I'll push everyone that gets too close to you." Sophia said.

"Me too." Aria exclaimed, "ever since I started being a nanny my violence levels have gone down to a minimum." She shrugged.

She scares me sometimes.

"Me too." Sophia whispered to me.

"How the hell did you know what I was thinking?" I exclaimed and turned to her.

She began laughing her evil laugh, "you always do that thing where you think you're saying something in your head but you're actually saying it out loud."

"That's how you always know." I exclaimed and nodded.

"Yeah," she nodded and continued laughing.

I turned back and my eyes locked with the warm brown eyes I adore.

"Kayden?" Oliver exclaimed, surprise taking over all his features, then he started beelining towards me.

On the way many people, mostly girls, tried to stop him, probably to congratulate him on his win, but he paid them no mind. He kept his eyes on me up until he was right in front of me.

A small frown was on his lips but his eyes showed happiness.

"What are you doing here?" He asked as he snaked his hands around my waist, being careful about my stitched up side.

"I told you I'd come," I started, a smile already curving up my lips. "Actually, I had promised I'd come."

"That was before the accident, Smalls." He shook his head and shuffled closer to me.

"A promise is a promise," he finally smiled at me, "now are you gonna kiss me or what?"

And kiss me he did.

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Hey, hi, hello.

How are you?

This is technically the last chapter of Rame, omg I'm gonna cry.

I love this story so damn much, even though it's my first and it's probably kinda shitty, it holds such a big space in my heart.

This story has accompanied me since June 2021, it has helped me laugh when I didn't laugh in days it has also made me so incredibly happy.

I won't be too annoying here, I'll probably write more on the epilogue that will come soon.

Thank you for reading it means so much to me!

Anyhow, did you like the chapter?

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K, love you, byeeee