Oliver's POV
My pleads fell on deaf ears and Alex did not listen to me. Sam, Jack and Will looked at Alex and because of Sam's warning I could not say anything.
" His uncle found out where he was staying and this time he sent him a group photo of all of us along with a letter. ", Alex began. " He threatened Oliver in that letter and forced him to come back. He said that 'Oliver's dear ones can get hurt anytime.... ' "
" Exactly what was written in that letter, Oliver? ", Jack said looking at me.
" It is nothing like that. I came back on my free will because I missed you guys. Alex is talking nonsence right now. ", I said.
" You know you can't fool us Oliver. Just show us that darned letter before I hit you with my own hands. ", Sam said, clenching his fists.
I slowly took out the entire envelop from my bag pack and gave it to Sam. I really had no choice other than that but I didn't want them to read the letter.
Sam quickly opened the envelop and out came a photo and a letter.
"This is the photo we last took in front of the Golden Statue. It was two days before Oliver was sent to human realm. How did your uncle find this photo? ", Will said, surprised.
" How will I know that? We all each took a copy of the photo so, I don't have any idea how he got it. ", I replied.
" Sam, read the letter to us. We all want to know what was written in that letter. ", Jack said.
He started getting impatient and angry. He must be upset that my uncle got a very personal and special photo of ours.
Sam put the photo behind the envelop and took off the seal on the letter. He opened the letter and began
" Dear Oliver, It has been a year and I have not heard anything from you. I guess, you have been busy working on your mission. I tried to find you in the human realm by sending someone with my letter but, I think they were unable to find you.
I wanted to know how you are doing your work and also meet you. I know you hate getting contacted this way so I tried contacting you through phone but, I cannot use technology of these days. I called you on your number but it said that the number is not in use. I did not understand why it happened then, your father suggested that you may have changed your number.
I thought of asking your number from these boys but I remembered that you won't like, if I touch your things. I also came to know that these boys are very protective over you and they won't give me a way to contact you. I thought of talking to them in my own way but, I wanted to ask you that Can I touch your things, I mean friends? You know my ways of asking, right?
I also got my hands on this photo and got your latest address somehow too. Don't you want to know how I got all this information?
I want you to return back to the kingdom in a week or else I will try contacting you by phone by asking your number from your friends. I am really missing my nephew so much and I want to see you soon.
Yours loving uncle. "
By the time Sam finished reading the letter, his voice started cracking and his eyebrows furrowed. He crumpled the side of the letter with his hands at the end and started clenching his fists. The blood nerves on his hands became visible. He immediately crumpled the entire letter after reading it.
"See, I told you. He threatened Oliver by using us as a bait.", Alex said.
" Hey guys, I didn't come back because of this letter. I came back because I missed you all. ", I said.
" JUST SHUT UP. ", Will said.
Will and Jack were shaking with anger too but not even one of them said anything, not even a single word.
After some time they all calmed down but they were still very angry. I wanted to help them in relieving their anger but I knew that whatever I will say will only increase their anger and anxiety. That was the reason I kept my mouth shut.
"So you....really....came back bec... ause.. of us. ", Will said, with a cracking voice. Tears brimming in his eyes.
He quickly wiped his tears and took a deep breath. He then repeated himself again.
" So you really came back for us? "
" No Will. I came back on my 'will' ", I said, jokingly.
" Stop joking around. This will get you in more trouble Oliver. " , Jack said.
"Did you really think that we will get caught by your uncle?.....Oliver you should have thought a hundred times before coming back. ", Sam said.
Now I also started losing my patience. Why are they not trying to understand how I felt when I read that letter? Why are they not thinking how much courage it took me to come back to this hell?
" I did but I just couldn't leave my friends get tortured and that too because of me. Why can't you all understand how I feel? ", I said with teary eyes.
They were all left speechless. I should not have reacted like that and I regretted it. All three of them softened a bit now. I think it was because of my outburst.
"We understand that and know that you did it all for us but, we don't want you to suffer again, in your house. It was a hard task only to send you to the human realm for us. We wanted you to never return back but here we are. ", Sam said.
The only thing that was on my mind was to comfort them. I, without thinking said, " Don't worry, I am not a kid anymore and I am not afraid of going home now. I have healed completely. "
This angered everyone. They all stared at me with bloody eyes. I realised what I said and cursed myself for saying that. Who was I trying to fool? They all know me too well to be fooled by this lie.
"What? What did you say? ", Will said.
I just held my head down without saying anything but I could feel that everyone was fuming with anger.
Suddenly Jake came near me and violently lifted my shirt which made all the lines of scars on my chest and stomach visible. I quickly pulled my shirt down.
This behaviour of Jack shocked everyone, including me. Nevertheless, I didn't say anything.
"Jack. What kind of behaviour was that? Why did you lift Oliver's shirt? ", Sam said.
" I just wanted to check whether these lines were still there or Oliver erased them. ", Jack said.
" Why will I erase them? These are the scars that are engraved in my heart forever. ", I said.
I got reminded of everything again. Whenever my uncle got upset with me, he hit me. He hitted me a lot and that too, in front of my father and he did nothing. He just watched his son getting physically abused by his elder brother and didn't even say a word.
Because I am a Vampire, my scars heal quickly but what about emotional scars.
To remind me that I should never return to this hell and the reason I can't, my friends drew lines with permanent marker, where I had scars. I never erased never.
But today, I broke all promises and returned home so, it is natural for them to be angry.