Violet If this were a movie, or a manhwa, I always thought I’d be that person in the background.You know the one, the blurry silhouette in the hallway, the unnamed character with a face so generic even the artist forgot to draw in the eyes, a quiet figure in a group of extras.The one readers scroll past without noticing. The one the writer only gives one line to, if they were lucky.That was me. Or at least, that’s who I thought I was.Sure, I had all the tragic ingredients for a main character. Poor girl? Check. Dead parents? Check. Evil aunt? Double check. Cruel cousins that live to make my life miserable? Triple check. A crazy woman trying to steal my boyfriend? Bonus points. But instead of becoming the heroine, I was just there, breathing in someone else's story. I was a background noise with a sad little backstory nobody cared to read…..but what the hell was this?I stared at the sea of cargo vans, each one brimming with roses and I could only blink. This wasn’t part of my s
Matthew "Violet, I’m so sorry. Please don’t be angry at Matthew and me. If you are, don’t take it out on him. Take it out on me instead," Nora said as she wrapped her arms around Violet.I watched Violet’s face carefully. Her arms hung stiff at her sides. A slight shiver ran through her, one I recognized all too well. She only did that when something disgusted her. It was like her skin couldn’t stand the contact.She lifted her gaze slowly and met mine.The warmth in her gaze was gone, the kind that used to make me feel like I was the only person in the room. Now, her eyes were cold and distant. It wasn’t anger anymore. She looked at me like I was just another stranger in a crowded room.People started whispering around us.“Damn, is that Matthew Sinclair?”“Yeah, it is. Omg, he looks even better than in the pictures.”“But what’s he doing here? Didn’t they break up?”Break up?I clenched my jaw. My hands curled into fists at my sides.Is that what she’s been telling people? That we’
Violet This was so embarrassing.Why do I keep tripping like some clumsy heroine from a bad teen drama? No, actually, why does he keep catching me every single time? Roman wasn’t my knight in shining armor. If anything, he was the kind of man who would watch a woman fall flat on her face with that blank, unreadable stare of his and then calmly walk away like it wasn’t his problem.And yet, here he was again.His hands were still on my waist. And God, that scent made my heart do a stupid little flutter I absolutely refused to acknowledge.“Miss Violet,” he said.“Y-yes.”“You’re heavy.”My brain short-circuited.Oh my God.My eyes flew wide as I yanked myself out of his hold, nearly stumbling again in the process. My face flushed so hard it burned.“I—I apologize, sir.” I stammered, trying desperately to sound like a functioning human. “I didn’t want to be late to class.”He straightened up. “You don’t have to do that.”“Do what?”“Rush. At least to my class.”That made me pause.What
VioletI opened the classroom door and stepped inside.I stepped into the usual mix of chatter, clicking phones, and someone snoring quietly in the back. It felt like a typical college morning. Except, something was off.The moment I walked in, every head turned. I froze, my fingers tightening around my bag as dozens of eyes locked on me.I wasn’t used to this. Normally, I was invisible, the quiet one. The scholarship student. The girl who always sat near the window with her nose in a book.People only knew me as Penelope and Kai’s friend, and only when they were around. The moment they left, I faded into the background. And I didn’t mind. Being invisible was better than dealing with unnecessary drama. I had enough going on in my life, I didn’t need more stress.I looked around, trying to figure out what was happening, and then my eyes landed on her.Riley.She sat casually at her desk, legs crossed like a queen on a throne, that awful smirk on her lips, just like her mother’s. Her ar
Violet I pushed open my bedroom door and headed downstairs. The house was silent. I was just about to step outside, until I froze.My aunt sat on the couch, coffee mug in hand, legs crossed like she owned the whole damn world. Harper stood beside her, arms folded, glaring at me.Perfect. Just what I needed to start the morning.I considered turning around and going back to my room. It was too early for this kind of drama. But skipping school wasn’t an option, I was on scholarship. Every day mattered.I angled toward the door, hoping I could just slip out, but Harper moved fast. Her fingers clamped around my wrist, nails digging into my skin.“What do you think you’re doing?” I frowned. She just gave me that smug, condescending smile, the one that always made me want to slap it right off her face.“I should be asking you that,” my aunt said, setting her coffee down. “What do you think you’re doing, Violet?”I turned toward my aunt just as she rose from the couch. She walked up to me,
Violet The shrill buzz of my alarm clock exploded next to my ear.I groaned and flailed an arm over the edge of the bed, trying to smack it into silence. My fingers hit the lamp instead, nearly knocking it over. With a whimper of protest, I rolled onto my stomach and yanked a pillow over my head.Just five more minutes. Five more to hold on to that infuriating, addictive dream. It was warm and electric. The kind of dream that leaves you flushed and aching in places no dream should be allowed to reach.What was wrong with me?Before I could sink back into the dream, a heavy weight landed right on my back.“Oof!” I gasped, all the air knocked out of me. Then came the wet assault of a tongue across my cheek.“Tiger,” I groaned, turning my head and cracking one eye open.My 150 pound dog wagged his tail like I’d just handed him a steak. He licked my face again, tongue hanging out.“Remind me why I kept you,” I muttered, wiping the slobber off my face with a groan.He barked again. I sigh