Tangled in Tension.

Chapter 19.

(Clementine's POV)

"She's due back tomorrow, i think she's still in Emmas." Louis murmured as all of us were sat in Sophies dorm confused, but me especially.

Her words had been eating me alive while she'd been gone and i couldn't even ask her. She wasn't answering anyones texts. Louis managed to get into contact with Emma though, her sister. She basically told Louis that Violet wasn't doing great but she'd talk to us when she got back. None of them believed that though and they told me to be prepared. They told me she just shut everyone out sometimes. But there was definitely more to it, like, what did she mean she trusted me?

"But im still so confused. What the hell did she mean? Outside Mr. Ericsons office?" Brody asked, turning to me.

"I don't know. I have no idea. But she seemed pretty convinced that i did something." I said, burying my head into my hands.

"Yeah but what? Like, what could you have done?" Marlon asked, confusion in his voice.

"And yous definitely didn't fight?" Sophie asked, making sure while i shook my head.

"I didn't do anything. I don't think i did anyway but, she would've said it to me?" I said, uncertainty in my voice.

"Whatever it was, it most likely wasn't your fault. It sort of just sounds like she's not doing good." Louis sighed, his head hung low as if he didn't want to watch Violet distance herself again. None of them did. And i definitely didn't.

"But she was fine one minute before she disappeared. Then when she came back she wouldn't talk to any of us." Sophie said, running her hands through her hair as i nodded my head, agreeing with her.

"There's no point jumping to conclusions." Louis shook his head. "We'll talk to her tomorrow."

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(Violet's POV)

Over the 5 days i was staying in Emma's, i was high or drunk for most of them which Emma was beyond raging about. I left most evenings, sitting by myself for a while with a blunt or bottle of hard liquor before stumbling back to her apartment at ungodly hours. She hated how i was using that to deal with what was going on but she knew i didn't know many other ways. Other than bottling it up. Eventually, she stopped me from going out and made me talk to her instead. But today, i was unfortunately back at Ericsons. I didn't go to any classes for the day because i simply didn't want to. School nurse said it was fine anyway. Another thing though, i was still angry and i knew i had to talk to Clementine, even if i was angry. But i knew as soon as i saw her, or as soon as she tried to talk to me, i knew i was going to lose my mind because i jumped to every single conclusion.

It was 3:22pm and i was scrolling through my phone. School had finished already but no one had came to my dorm which i was fine with. As i was saying, i was scrolling through my phone on instagram. I had already came across the picture that Emily showed me with the digging i had done over the 5 days. Looking at it made me feel physically sick.

3:39pm rolled around and i was starting to think none of them were going to come. I started to think they finally realised they needed to leave me be when i was like this. But if they were going to come, they missed their chance as i was just leaving my dorm. I didn't know where i was going to go since i just wanted a cigarette maybe the lake, maybe the belltower.

"Violet."

I stopped in my tracks outside of my door. I knew it was her. I just didn't know if i could face her.

"Violet please, please talk to me. Tell me what you meant outside Ericsons office." Clementine pleaded, now practically beside me, staring right at me.

I started to bite the inside of my cheek as i felt my anger. I took a breath as i stared at the floor, trying to steady myself.