Chapter Thirty Seven
Toby’s Point of View
Violet came in, but as soon as she saw me, her smile dropped. Why? I thought we were ok now, after what happened this afternoon at school. She opened up to me. Was she just going to be cold again??
‘Violet. How nice of you to finally come home’. Her dad commented, not even looking at her. Anyone with eyes could see she wasn’t happy. She shifted awkwardly but didn't move. ‘You could have called, we had company!’. He snapped again.
‘I-I’m sorry, I went out with my friends after school’. I instantly felt bad. She was just trying to live her life and have fun. Be normal.
‘Honestly, it's fine’. I
Chapter Thirty EightViolet’s Point of ViewI stayed in my room for a little while, but I was going insane. I sent Sophie a text and asked If I could stay at theirs tonight. I didn’t go into detail, I just said things were a bit awful at home at the moment. Almost immediately, she texted back and said of course. I quickly packed a bag and snuck out of my house.I’d text mum and tell her I was staying away at a friends tonight, Once I was already there. Even though she and dad had really upset me, I wouldn't want to make her worry like that.Sophie and Raven didn’t live too far away, walking distance really, and by the time I got there, the twins were waiting for me at the bottom of their driveway. Their house was near enough a mans
Chapter Thirty Nine** A few weeks later **Life had been quite uneventful recently, which was nice. Not having something to worry about, or some drama to fret over was really good. I was starting to feel better about myself too. It really seemed like everyone had settled back into the school routine and summer was just memories now. I hadn’t really even spoken to Toby and only seen him at school. It felt weird, having so close on a daily basis but not really speaking to him, but he was giving me the space he told me he would give me, so I couldn’t complain about that.I had my head down, carrying in with the work Toby had set for the class, but Sophie kept nudging me. I tried to ignore it as much as I could but it was really starting to bug me.
Chapter FortySitting in the waiting room, I waited to be called in for my appointment. Apart from the receptionist, who sat, typing away rather loudly, behind her desk, I was the only person waiting in here. I looked down at the table, to see if there was anything worth reading, but it was just the same magazine that had been here for the past few weeks… and about a year out of date.I kept my jacket on, for whatever reason, my therapist liked to keep the place cold, which wasn’t the nicest.I started bouncing my leg, nervously. I always felt nervous coming here, like I was opening myself up in a really intimate way… I guess in a way, I was. I heard the door of the office open and Looked up. Dr Roger was standing there, smiling at me. I smiled back and stood up. Stepping to the
Chapter Forty OneGetting home, Dad was still at work. I told mum I was going out with my friends and I’d be staying over the night. She wasn’t happy that I was going out on a school night, but she said I could. I think she was just glad that I was back to ‘’normal’’ again.I showered and changed in record time. I even put some make-up on, making a little bit of an effort. I guess I figured if I looked good-ish, I’d feel good-ish. If it worked, it worked. I rushed around my room, Grabbing a few essentials that I’d need, a change in clothes, wash bag, hairbrush, etc, and stuffed them into my backpack before flinging it over my shoulder and heading downstairs again.I text my friends telling them I was on my way as I rushed out the door, c
Chapter Forty TwoMy revelation seemed to sober up my friends pretty quickly. As soon as the words left my mouth, I instantly regretted them, but I felt relief. I was also glad that we were in the garden and my admission wasn’t heard by the entire senior class...‘I-I didn’t know’. Chelsea seemed just as shocked and horrified as everyone. ‘I didn’t mean anything by what I said, just-’‘Oh shut up Chelsea!’. Thomas scolded her. ‘You were being a judgemental bitch!’.‘Hey, Back off!’. Sally came to her girlfriend's defence, although he had a point. A separate disagreement kicked off between the three of them, until Raven told them to shut up. I just looked at her, disgusted. SHE
Chapter Forty ThreeTime passed and I didn’t realize until then how much I had missed them. I wouldn’t even say I knew them that well, but I did, genuinely miss them. It was a little awkward though, me and Toby weren't really talking so the guys tried their best to include me in their conversations.It was getting late, at this point, I wouldn’t even get 5 hours of sleep in by the time I got home, washed, into bed and then having to get up again when my alarm went off.I checked my phone, Not wanting to say anything to Toby. I had crashed his night, I wasn’t going to ruin it by ending it early because I wanted to go home.‘Are you ready to go?’ Toby leaned over and asked quietly. I just smiled at him.
Chapter Forty Four** A Few Weeks Later **As predicted, I hadn’t seen Toby outside of school still. I had seen the guys though. We met up for a coffee and lunch, minus Toby of course and it was nice having a catch up with them, but they had gone home now.I knew he was still trying to be respectful and give me the ‘’space’’ I had asked for, but... I didn’t want space anymore. I just wanted him.I made sure I was at every lesson he taught, on time for every homeroom. Make sure to pay attention and do well. Literally, anything I could think of to get his attention. I guess I can’t really hold anything against him. There is only so much attention he can give me at work, but... He hadn’t even at
Chapter Forty FiveBy the time I got home, I had a bunch of messages from my friends, asking if I was ok and why I hadn’t come back to class. I had a message from Raven too, asking If I wanted to join everyone for dinner tonight, ‘’Her treat’’. I just replied with a simple ‘’no thanks’’ and turned my phone off again.If I didn’t, they would just keep texting.Walking into the house, it was empty. Mum and dad were still at work. I just went into the kitchen and grabbed a can of Coca Cola from the fridge before heading up to my room. I dumped my bag on the floor and slammed the door shut with my foot as I walked through.I took my shoes off and got on my bed, laying down and closed my eyes.