2nd march 2008, afternoon (7 years old)
oscar's head hung low as he heard laugher from behind him. he took a small bite of his sandwich trying to block out the jabs and insults from the group of boys standing not too far from him.
"look at him eating all alone." one of them snickered.
"oscar piastri? more like pastry." another jabbed.
"pathetic piastri— ow!" oscar's head turned back at the yelp. a little brunette girl glaring angrily at the group of bullies.
"what did you just call him, wanker wally?" she raised an eyebrow at the boy. a stifled laugh came from some of the others.
"don't call me that!" wally protested.
"then leave him alone, you wanker."
"i'm going to tell!" he whined. the brunette rolled her eyes.
"are you a baby? quit whining and leave him alone." wally looked back at his friends. he huffed marching away with the rest in tow.
the brunette sighed turning to the boy she had just defended and smiled. oscar only stared at her in awe.
"why did you do that?" he blurted out as she took a seat on the table beside him.
"wow, piastri, a thank you would have been nice." she giggled, taking the other slice of his sandwich and chopping down on it. "they were bullying you. i don't like bullies."
"i'm— i'm oscar." he stammered. she laughed again and nodded.
"i know, you're in my class." she said finishing the slice, "i'm olivia."
oscar smiled and stretched his hand out to meet the little brunette's in a handshake. "we're friends now." she stated before stealing a cucumber from his lunch. "and these are my other friends."
"hey mate, wally's a real bugger." a tanned boy slipped into the place next to olivia.
"oscar, this is caleb and thats delara." she pointed to the girl who sat down beside him. oscar smiled and greet the pair.
28th november 2011, morning (10 years old)
"i'm doing it!" olivia exclaimed as she rode the surf on her board. she laughed with pure joy as the wave took her in.
oscar's hands made a shield over his head from the sun as she watched his best friend surf a wave for the first time without wiping out. his arms pumped into the air and he yelled as she came onto the sand.
olivia dropped the board running to her best friend and jumping into his arms. oscar lifted the girl slightly and spun her around as they laughed. "you did it!"
"finally!" olivia laughed remembering her countless wipe outs over the few weeks she had been learning to surf. "are you sure you dont want to come out with me? i can teach you! i'm pretty good now."
"okay," oscar patted her head and she tried to swat his hand away. oscar had grown taller then the brunette now which she found annoying. "just because you rode one wave doesn't mean you're a pro."
olivia rolled her eyes, "but i'll be one soon if i keep practicing. dad said i can take part in the local surf competition next month if i keep at it."
"will i be forced to come see you wipe out in front of a whole crowd of people?" olivia punched the aussie's arm causing him to yelp and rub the area.
"i come and watch you dnf in karting in front of a crowd." she huffed.
"that was one time, via! he pushed me wide and i lost control." oscar defended himself. olivia playfully rolled her eyes.
"all i'm hearing is excuses." oscar shook his head but a smile was visible on his lips, "anyway, buy me ice cream?"
"why am i buying you ice cream?"
olivia raised a brow at him, oscar sighed and nodded. "only one scoop." olivia beamed and bounced up and down following oscar down to the ice cream kart.
"one rocky road, please!" she ordered still grinning ear to ear. oscar pulled out some money his parents gave him and paid.
olivia pushed the cone out towards oscar, "have some." he leaned down to take a lick but instead he hit his nose into the ice cream.
olivia giggled pulling her hand back as oscar started wiping his nose. "is there still any?"
"hold on." she said in between breathes. the brunette stepped closer cupping oscar's face in her hand and running her thumb over his cheek.
oscar tried to stop himself from blushing at her action. "you rubbed it all onto your cheek. there."
"thank you." he mumbled and she smiled taking a lick of her ice cream before heading back onto the beach.
7th june 2015, afternoon (15 years old)
oscar had no artist ability but that didn't stop him from trying. his best friend, however, was very artistically gifted. from her beautiful singing voice to her eye for colour, olivia loved the arts.
"that looks like a preschooler drew it." olivia teased the native australian on his drawing.
"well, i'm sorry we're not as talented as you, via." he playfully rolled his eyes at the girl beside him.
oscar's eyes flicked over to olivia's page, taking a double take when he saw the sketch of a girl she had made.
"is that you?" the young girl shook her head.
"it's my mom. at least what i remember of her from that picture i found in dad's drawer." oscar nodded.
olivia stared down at the drawing of a woman's back, her face wasnt visible. oscar didn't know the full story about olivia's mom. in all honesty, olivia, herself, didn't know the full story. she just knew that her mom had left when she was very young. so it had only been her and her dad.
oscar leaned in to the brunette's side, bumping their shoulders. olivia looked up and laughed a little making the boy smile.
"hey, when's your next karting race?" olivia attempted to switch the subject.
"this weekend." the aussie rubbed the back of his neck nervously. he watched as his best friend's expression changed from happiness to shock.
"what! you have a race the weekend and you didn't tell me?"
"in my defence—"
"it better be a good defence."
oscar chuckled, "in my defence, you have your dad's book launch this weekend and you're busy. so i thought i'd just not tell you..."
"you're an idiot, piastri. i'm coming to this race."
"but your dad's book launch."
"i'll leave a little early and come catch the end of the race. he won't mind."
oscar bit his lip, "you're the best, via."
"i know." she smirked, "you better be winning though. i'm not leaving my dad to come see you finish p2."
"if you're coming i'll definitely win." the brunette nodded. "you're my lucky charm."
9th october 2017, evening (16 years old)
"caleb had his first kiss." olivia's eyes shot up from the piece of winter homework she was trying to complete.
"what?"
"yeah, he told me yesterday. it was at lisa's 15th birthday with carly." oscar shrugged and looked back down at his work.
"ew, caleb and carly." olivia shook her head at the thought, "i didn't need to know that."
"yeah, sorry, i just thought it was worth mentioning."
"why?" she snorted.
"i don't know. caleb was the last person we knew that hadn't had his first kiss. now he has."
"so? it's a first kiss, piastri. its not like he had sex for the first time. now that would be interesting and gross."
oscar went silent. olivia's eyes grazed over his features, he looked bothered but she couldn't understand why.
"do you want to have your first kiss?" oscar's eyes didn't meet her when he shrugged.
he went back to doing his work, not speaking another word. olivia's lips fell into a thin line as she stared at him. she hadn't had her first kiss either but unlike oscar she hadn't been to bothered about it. what did bother her was that it bothered him that he hadn't had his yet.
a wave of confidence and an idea were the recipe for what came next. in one swift motion, olivia stretched her hand out to grab oscar's chin. the aussie boy looking at the girl in utter confusion as their eyes locked, a harden expression on her face.
"what are you—"
"shut up, piastri." she commanded before crashing her lips onto his. oscar's eyes almost popped out of his head but his lips instantly melted against hers.
his hand hesitantly snaked to grip her neck as he finally kissed her back. olivia pulled him closer as she took control of the kiss. oscar's eyelids fluttered shut as he relished the feeling. their lips gliding in perfect sync.
oscar hated the cold feeling that spread through him when olivia pulled away, taking heavy breaths as she moved back to where she had been sitting.
"happy?" she managed, biting her lip. oscar was dumbfounded, still dazed from the intensity of the kiss. he only nodded. "good."
SUNNY SPEAKS
i actually love this prologue so much hehehehe!!!! this is a childhood best friend's to lovers trope cause tbh i think this trope can be rlly fucking CUTE :)
im so excited for this story to start cause i have so many ideas!! hello if you are seeing this when it is first uploaded i hope you guys are excited for this book too!! its a shame there aren't many oscar book's on here so i had to make one :)
and if you're here after the book is published or when it's completed also hellooo i hope you also like the book and make sure to interact and comment cause i love reading peoples comments <3