VIOLET || [ ARRINGTON ]

Chapter Three : The Rough Patch Amends

That same evening at Jen's Diner...

Jonny and I are sitting in a booth across from each other with my half eaten plate of ravioli.

And I have just sensed an uneasy vibe from my ex-boyfriend, Jonny.

"Violet? We need to talk about something." Jonny said to me.

"Okay, what is it?" I asked.

"Me and Prudence . . . she and I hooked up with each other at the Gale Saisons." Jonny told me.

I become bewildered.

"I had no idea that she was gonna be there at Fleury Monne. After we broke up, I've been drinking a little. Prudence just happened to show up. And then, we just kissed and ended up at the Gale Saisons." Jonny explained himself.

"Jonny? You're single. You can do whatever you want." I casually said to him.

"How can you be so casually about this?" Jonny asked me.

"Because I'm used to it." I told him. "Because whenever you and I have an argument, or something comes in between us, or something like this happens..." referring to Jonny's and Prudence's hookup. "... I've been burned by you."

"How can you say something like that? Unless, you've given up on us reconciling our relationship." Jonny said.

"I'm sorry, J. Harp. I really am." I apologized to him with a glum expression on my face.

"Yeah, I assume you are." Jonny said with an attitude.

"What's with the attitude?" I asked him.

"It's you, Violet. Here I am, trying to make amends with you, pouring my heart out to you and you reject me. At least, Prudence knows that I feel wanted." Jonny told me with a attitude.

"Oh, please, Jonny. She's just using you for a piece of ass." I told him with a attitude. "Bad Girl Prudence Rivera is the female doppelgänger of Ricky Henson. But you don't care because you hooked up with her at the Gale Saisons. So, why don't you go back to your Bedfellow Booty Call."

"Maybe, I will." Jonny said with a scowl expression on his face.

I look at Jonny utterly shocked. And he becomes shocked himself at what he just said.

"Violet?" Jonny said.

"Don't." I said to him. "But when things go baddie awry for you with Prudence, don't say I didn't warn you, because unlike, her, I care about you."

And I resume eating on my plate of ravioli with my fork. And Jonny gets up and walks away.

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TAVERN BODGE LOCAL BAR AND LOUNGE CLUBHOUSE

Later on the next day, I'm sitting at an arcade machine, playing a video game.