The Seaside Retreat

Chapter 6

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Violet's POV

I ran into my room, slamming the door behind me. Tears of anger filled my eyes. I quickly wiped them away. I was NOT going to cry. Especially not over Seth. He wasn't worth it. I kept trying to convince myself of this. I sat in front of my window, staring at the ocean. It no longer looked pretty or mysterious to me. It looked dark and lonely. Funny how getting cheated on can change your perspective on life. I kept taking breaths, but they just became more ragged the harder I tried to control them.

I changed into my pjs- short light blue cotton shorts with a white cami. I pulled my hair up into a bun and got into bed. I turned on the tv, not watching the show it was on. My mind kept wandering back to what happened. The more I thought, the more questions I came up with, and the more upset I got. How long had Seth been going out with Jennifer? How could I have been so gullible? I tried to banish them to the back of my mind, and tried to focus on the tv. It was on some reality cooking show. The chef was showing contestants how to cook a pasta dish. I tried to pay attention, but soon I started to doze off.

I awoke with a start when someone knocked on my door. I rubbed my eyes, groggily, before putting the tv on mute. "It's me." It was Seth. What did HE want? "Go away!" I yelled at him. "Don't you think you've hurt me enough tonight?!" Seth's voice became pleading. "Violet, please, listen to me. I need to explain." Oh, so he wanted to explain how he was cheating on me? Well, I wasn't going to give him that chance. "There's NOTHING for you to explain." venom shot out of my voice. "Violet." His voice was now agonized, and strained-sounding. Was he about to cry? Now I felt bad for how mean I'd just been to him. Wait! I stopped myself. One part of my mind told me  you had a right to be mean to him because he cheated on you and he hurt you too. But a smaller voice inside of my head told me, just give him a chance to explain things. You just jumped to conclusions thinking he was cheating on you. Maybe he's not, but you won't know unless you give him a chance to talk to you.

I closed my eyes, pressing my hand to my forehead, debating what to do. "Come in, Seth." I said. The door creaked open, and Seth's head peeked in. His eyes were red-rimmed, but he had pulled himself together because he wasn't crying anymore. "Violet, please let me explain." He looked around, trying to find somewhere to sit. I gestured toward the foot of my bed. He sat down promptly before continuing. "I know you heard that voice mail." "Oh I heard it alright." I growled. I was about to continue but Seth put a finger up, asking me to listen. "Look, I know just from hearing the message you assumed I was cheating on you. But that's not true." This lie made me so angry I couldn't keep quiet and let him continue. "That's not true! Are you serious!? Seth, there's no point in lying to me now. By lying you're just going to make things worse!" I ran my fingers through my hair, trying to calm down. I looked down at my hands. "But Violet, I'm not lying." His voice was so gentle and tender, I couldn't help looking up. I was surprised to see his face inches from mine. Even though he was so close, I knew he wasn't trying to kiss me, but instead trying to get my full attention and convince me to believe him. I looked in his eyes, giving him my full attention. "Jennifer is my cousin. I gave her a present for her birthday, and she was just calling to thank me for it. Jennifer is NOT my girlfriend.'  I studied his eyes, trying to decipher if he was telling the truth. All I saw was sincerety. I became confused. Could it be that I'd completely misinterpretted the whole thing? I needed some time to sort things out.

I put my hand on Seth's chest, gently pushing him back. His eyes immediatedly grew sad and the hurt in his face made me want to cry. I touched his face, making him look at me. "Seth, I need some time to think. Right now it's late and I really don't know what to think. Can you meet me at the beach tomorrow morning, the same time as today?" His face lit up a little that I hadn't completely rejected him. He got off my bed and quickly kissed me on the cheek before heading to the door. "Goodnight Violet. I'll see you in the morning." He closed the door.

I sat there unmoving for a few minutes, trying to grasp what I'd just done and what had just happened. Seth had been so sincere, and it was hard to not believe he wasn't telling the truth. I took another deep breath, trying to sort out my emotions. I lain in bed for hours, trying to figure out what I should do. By the next morning, I knew with certainty what I was going to tell Seth. 

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