Prism Of Lovers

16

Violet's pov:
I won. I won the contest....David and Skyler picked me up and swirled me around. I was happy that my dishes were a success. But it felt incomplete with my soulmate smiling. Veronica....she was serious the whole time. Even Morris and Nathan weren't talking at all for some reason. It hurt me how things had changed in a few minutes. Everything was beautiful yet dull at the same time.

Our team got medals and I got the trophy. We all returned to our dorms. David sensed the silence and spoke. "Veronica, Morris and Nathan. Is something going on? Aren't you guys happy we won? Also Violet...why aren't you happy?" Surprisingly no one spoke and walked to the rooms. Urban and Skyler were worried. Nathan rushed to his and David's dorm. Skyler couldn't help but worry since he had to stay away from him for a day. Me and Veronica entered their room and got settled. I was tired and frustrated.

No one's pov:
Veronica could feel that Violet was way more pissed than herself. She wondered what was wrong. But Violet spoke. "Veronica. I know something is wrong. Can you please tell me what it is? I just can't see you so silent. It's strange and horrible. We always talk stuff out. We never keep it. Don't let anything eat you up babe. Just tell me. What's going on with you?"
Veronica glanced at her and looked away. "What's going on behind my back?" Veronica muttered. Violet frowned. "Huh? About what babe?" "You and David? What's going on with you?" Veronica's voice got a little higher. "Nothing babe. Nothings going on. Where are you getting this from? Hmm?" Violet tried to be gentle wanting to know what her friend was up to. "Are you and David together?" Veronica mumbled.

"What the-- babe of course not! Why would I do that? He is my bro."

Veronica's pov:
I internally laughed at her statement. Is she being serious? My mind was baffled. It wasn't just about what Toby said. Just yesterday I'd seen David's lockscreen picture.

It was basically the only picture I'd never seen Violet and David clicking. I knew that they wore this outfit a few months ago. I was quite shocked but I tried my best not to show it. We as a trio always clicked pictures. Both of them had amazing pictures. They never hid those from me. But this one....I wondered why they hid it. And this was even his lockscreen.

"At the contest...Toby came up and told me that you and David are......" I trailed off, not wanting to say the word. "Babe. Please don't tell me you're thinking what I think you're thinking. Me and David are nothing but best buds. And you know it too. And secondly. You believed Toby? That bastard? The one who is 24×7 on drugs? I mean...you trust a junkie but not your own best friend?" Violet looked away sighing, on the verge of crying. "If not that then what would you say about the picture? The lockscreen David has? That's the only picture I've never seen you two click." Violet's eyes widened.

She opened her own phone and clicked on a picture. "Was this the one you saw?" She showed that very picture to me. "Yes. This one." "Oh god Veronica that day Toby's friend Freddie was staring at me the whole time. He even cornered me in the hallway. He asked me out that day. Freddie literally forced himself on me too. But David saw and came to us. He pretended that he is my boyfriend for a while. To be honest for two days. Whenever Freddie came across me...David tried to act like a boyfriend. You remember that day when David came with a busted lip?" I nodded at the memory. Violet continued. "That was the deed of Freddie and his friends. David was badly beaten up that day. The next day he still came with me. When Freddie's friends were passing by, he turned me around to a mirror in the corridor and clicked this picture." "Why didn't you tell me you were going through all of this?" I asked. "Baby ...I'll be honest. I knew about David liking you since a lot of time. I was the one who actually knew about it. And if I'd told you about this incident.. it would have made your and his relationship fragile. I didn't want you to think that David was closer to me. So now just clear up your mind. It's nothing like that." She said reassuring me.

I was stunned at the back story of this picture. I couldn't believe I did this. I literally put aligation on my soulmate and boyfriend. I shouldn't have done that. I pulled Violet on the couch and hugged her tight, not being able to stop my tears. "It's okay baby. I know that can happen. You both just started dating. It's obvious to have doubts, fears and hesitation. I understand your condition. Okay? Don't worry." Why was she being so understanding?! I literally blamed her and left her worried on the very day she won the contest. "B-babe I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry. I shouldn't have trusted that asshole. I didn't want to ruin your day like this." I hugged her tighter as I let it out.

"That's his lockscreen because his home screen is more precious." Violet swiped and showed me a picture.

I remember clicking this picture with him two days ago. He made a promise that day. To protect me and adore me forever.
I felt my eyes stinging with even more tears. Violet wiped those and kissed my nose. I knew she was sad that I didn't trust her. "Now go sleep baby. You must be tired." Violet dragged me to my bed. I smiled at her. "You should sleep too Masterchef." I hugged her again before getting on my bed. We both knew that it'd need a little time to get out of these thoughts. But we were fine. At least I felt so....

Violet's pov:
I was waiting till Veronica would fall asleep. Meanwhile I cleaned up the room a little, putting the leftovers of the contest in the refrigerator. Yep. That was gonna be our breakfast. Soon, Vonnie was fast asleep. I took the opportunity to take my tin box out and write in the diary. For about half an hour, I wrote about the details of the day.

My eyes drifted to the blade in the box. It'd been already a few days since I'd touched it. Hailey's words ringed in my mind again and again. She wasn't wrong. I was indeed a disappointment. Winning the contest didn't make me happy. I knew it was all because of the bribe. Nathan and Morris's bribe.... I felt my heart sting at the fact that my two friends didn't trust me. Another thing ran in my head as my hand slipped across the box to pick up the blade.

My parents...I'm totally not worthy enough to be their daughter. Stuff usually didn't affect me. But when it came to my parents....it was always the hardest part. For some reason I was always the worst in their eyes. They kept on oppressing their wishes on me. They were the reason why this whole thing started. I made a slit on my wrist. They kept me under control always. I felt the blood oozing out of my skin. The old marks were already fading. They kept me away from my dreams. I made another cut just next to that one. They were one of the reasons why I couldn't help myself. I could feel my vision getting blurry as the blade slipped out of my hand. What's happening?

~empty. Emptiness engulfed the group. Could it come around and revive again?  Or was it the fate they'd have to accept?