Haunted - AGGGTM sequel

Thirteen

"Wait, what?"

"Yea, I did my research online and..."

"You don't have to tell me now. Please rest. You've been so hard on yourself. You matter more than this case." 

"But my purpose is..."

"No. Your purpose is to take care of yourself now."

"She's right, Vi. And don't worry about us, we will work it out. That's what we do." Cara said and gave her a warm smile. 

"What if you don't? What if a bigger fight happens and it's all my fault and..."

"Breathe. It's okay"

"But.."

"What's wrong?" Naomi asked

"Me. I'm wrong. Don't you see? I'm not even normal, like other girls."

"Because of Lilly?"

"Because I'm me. I hate myself. I hate myself so much. I've caused so many problems in Pip and Cara's friendship. Why can I not be like the girls at my school? They never do anything wrong. They all are happy and have good friends, except for me. I don't feel like I belong anywhere. I do eventually hang out with people, but I never get invited to anything."

"You shouldn't blame yourself for the Pip & Cara situation. Did anyone blame you for it?"

"No, but.."

"There is no 'but'. Since no one blamed you for it, why would you blame yourself for it? There is no reason for you to do so. And about your friends at school, they might think you're busy. You know, you have all these things going on."

"They could have asked."

"I wasn't really popular at school either."

"You had Cara though. I'm sorry, that sounded wrong. I mean, I'm glad you were not entirely alone."

"I did have Cara. But I also had depression."

"You got over it though. And I am so proud of you for doing that."

"Vi, you have the sweetest soul. You shouldn't let people define you. You are what you are and not what people say you are."

"Thank you so much."

"For what?"

"Being the big sister I never had. I really needed the support you've been giving me. We're quite similar too."

"But I've barely done anything. It's all you."

"Yeah, but knowing that someone you appreciate who has been through similar stuff to you is there for you, nothing more, just being there, is sometimes all that's needed. All three of you. And Nat too. She has the purest soul. She's not mean, she could never be mean. She is just trying to protect herself. Same with Becca." 

Pip felt something. An odd feeling that she could not explain. She felt nostalgic and empathic towards Violet. She always saw the good in people, no matter what. She hoped that nothing would ever change that pureness she had. Because Violet was still pure although Max had ripped her girlhood like a piece of paper. And it was now her duty to help her remain pure.