A little birdie told me that Violet was at the her house tonight. Unfortunately for me, I didn't have a ride, but that hadn't stopped me before.

Trina had said these words to me before deciding to leave town and take Tyler with her. They were merely juniors in high school and now they had left town to live on their own. I wondered what she had done to make him agree, but I was done asking questions.

The most she could've done was at least stay for Jared and Ethan's funerals, she was the reason behind one of those deaths after all. Yet she was selfish and happy with her new found mortality. She could grow old and die now which was all she ever wanted.

I was happy for her, how could I not be. But she'd now left me alone, texting me the address of the hospital on the phone she had given me and leaving with a suitcase and a boy named Tyler. I guess that meant Amy was now up for grabs.

But she was probably crazy too and I didn't have the patience to deal with her problems. It had only been a week or so and now the entire town knew that her sister was on trial for murdering Jared's father, Ethan Kowell. The owner of a restaurant branch that was now up for grabs. I would be sure to try to snatch it and get rid of the poverty I was living in. Since my parents had been mauled by an animal, I had no money.

Regardless, the hearing in court would happen tomorrow and that was just a whole mess on its own; so Amy was out of the picture for me because she was too much drama.

Nobody believed Bailey was innocent except for Bailey Bloom herself. Stupid, stupid girl.

I had texted Trina to see if Violet was at her house with no response. I groaned. My face was still covered in scars and bruises from when Aaron had come to my home a couple days ago.

I couldn't keep track of everything. I knew that Jared had gotten brutally, magically, and mysteriously murdered three days ago. He died a day later at the hospital and I knew Aaron and Violet had taken Stacy home. I trusted my little birdie to tell me all this information and she was never wrong. And today, neither of them had gone to school again. Neither did Amy or Stacy.

I wondered why and realized that they were burying Jared today. I didn't go nor did I care. Sure he was my teammate, but we weren't friends. I couldn't have cared less as long as Trina was happy. Because Trina was my friend, and now she was gone too.

The town seemed to be shrinking by the second and I knew nobody would ever get vengeance for Jared's death because it wasn't exactly a person who had taken his soul.

I knew where Violet lived like it was the back of my hand. I had been there countless times when we were together. I'd spent more time in her room than in my own at some points of our relationship.

And she loved me. I knew she loved me. From the day she met me, I could tell she liked me. So when we started high school, I decided to ask her on a date.

We went to the movie theater and I kissed her; her first kiss. She was bubbly the entire night, happy to be there with me and flustered when I kissed her after my older brother dropped us off at her house.

She and I spent a lot of time together. We would work on our math homework together and I'd sneak kisses along the way.

It was our sophomore year when things got more serious. Anytime I even brought up anything sexual, she would say something along the lines of, "I can't wait to do that with you... when we're married."

I grew frustrated; I didn't have the patience for a girl that wouldn't put out and so I would go to parties, have my fun, and she would never have to know about it. It's not like she found out anyway.

And when her parents were together, she'd always sneak out in the middle of the night and I would walk with her to the nearby pond where we would make out. It was always fun, but I wanted more and she wouldn't let me take what I wanted.

Thus, one night after basketball practice, she wanted to sneak out the day and I happily obliged since I had just gotten my drivers license. And so I happily drove to her house, shut off all the lights of my car and picked her up.

"Are we sneaking in?" She asked, clearly giddy as she moved in her seat, her skirt rising as she sat in the passenger seat. I couldn't help but stare and wonder why she was provoking me tonight. Was she wearing this as a sign to tell me she was ready?

If she was, I would happily take her right then and there.

"Yeah babe," I said, placing my hand on her upper thigh as I drove us to the school and parked in the back. I saw the lights were on so I parked in the shadows and unlocked the window that I had purposely left unlocked before leaving school earlier. Nobody cared or even knew about it.

"Ooh! I feel like a spy! We belong on Spy Kids," she giggled as I helped her into the window and shut it.

She sat at a desk, I could see her underwear and my mind was jumbled instantly, going to odd places. She grinned cheerfully at me, her eyes full of lust, "so are we going to do some homework?"

"You know I would rather do someone... my bad, did I say someone? I meant something else." I chuckled as she rolled her eyes. We had had this conversation countless times and I was sick of it. You'd think telling someone what you want enough times would lead them toward doing it. But no, not Violet. She was too stubborn.

"I didn't really bring homework, I did bring a book though. Pride and prejudice, have you read it?" She smiled excitedly as I glared at her. Sometimes she could be so boring.

I walked over to her and shook my head, placing my hand on her shoulder as I scooted the seat beside her and sat. I heard her breath hitch and grinned. Tonight would be the night, "I'm going to kiss you now." I whispered as she smiled and leaned forward. One thing led to another until I had her screaming. Her words were incoherent as I pulsed against her.

She was crying afterwards on the classroom floor and I was confused. I thought that this was what she wanted, she didn't stop me at any time. And then she started crying harder.

Being the gentleman that I was, I decided to give her space so I left. And she never contacted me after that.

I was certain that pure, innocent Violet Veowsalot wouldn't tell anybody about our first time. Yet, I was clearly wrong and she would need to pay for it.

I glared at her house, taking a deep breath before knocking on the door.

Within minutes, she unlocked it and looked me with the darkest look in her eye. "Violet, hello." I said, "can I come in?"

"No." She said, maintaining eye contact with me, "I'd like to know why your little friend decided to do this to my face." I pointed at my jaw which had a few cuts and my eyes, which were now a greenish-blue bruise instead of the deep purple that they had been days ago.

"What are you talking about? What friend? And why are you asking me?" She asked, disgust written all over her face as she stared at me. I couldn't contain my anger as I went straight for her throat and pushed her up against a wall.

"S...Stop it!" She gasped, trying to rip my hands off her throat. I was surprised that her so-called boyfriend wasn't around, all the more power to me.

"No! Tell me why you would tell that bastard!" I shouted as I saw fear flash in her eyes.

"I can't breath," she choked as I released her throat and wrapped my hands around her arms, pinning her to the wall.

"Now you can, tell me now!" I glared at her, my voice rising as she began to cry. Good, she deserves it for the suffering she put me through.

"I don't know what you're talking about." She turned her face away from me as I grabbed her cheeks and made her face me again.

"Oh really!" I shouted, I should've seen it coming, her fist met my face and her knee to my crotch as I immediately released her. She quickly rushed away from me, yet my adrenaline was pumping and I was beyond angry. How dare she disrespect me and lie to people about what happened between us!?

"Go away!" She shouted as I followed her up the stairs. She shut her bedroom door and I groaned.

"Don't make this harder than it has to be Violet. Open the door and we can talk." I yelled, kicking her door down just as she had one leg out the window. "Oh no you don't!" I rushed over to her and snatched her, throwing her into the bed.

"I don't know what you're talking about! Get off of me!" She shouted kicking until I pinned her hips down with mine and her arms behind her head. She was immobilized.

"So you'll put out with Aaron but not me?" I spat as she sobbed quietly below me. "I was your boyfriend for two years! You hardly knew this boy for a few months!"

"Please go away, get off of me." She said through a tear covered face and a large sob escaped the back of her throat.

"Tell me why you told him of all people. That's my teammate! Do you understand how disrespectful that is to me and the team? I need the spot so I can get into college! If he tells anyone, it ruins it for me! Do you understand? And now I can't trust him not to tell anyone because you are so stupid!" I muttered, leaning forward as she took sharp breaths.

"Please don't hurt me." She whimpered as I stretched out above her.

"How about I leave you with a memory you'll never forget." The idea struck me as I realized the untimely position we were in. I could feel her heart beating quickly and realized what I wanted. My revenge would be easily had.

"No! No! Stop please! No!" She said, frozen in her spot as I unzipped her jeans and pulled up her shirt. Tears streamed down her face as I watched her. Cry bitch.

"Violet?" A voice said as a tall man stood at the door. I quickly put my pants back on and stood up as she lay there, frozen and crying. "Excuse me young man, do you mind giving me a moment with my daughter."

"How the hell did you get in here?" I glared at him, the stupid old man had ruined all the fun before it could even begin. Regardless, I'd gotten to see her squirm and that was revenge enough, for now.

"The door was open and I heard screaming. Do you mind giving me a minute with my daughter?" He asked again as I stood up.

"I don't want this bitch anyway." I shot her a glare and headed downstairs, happy that my goal was achieved. I began my walk home.

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