In Omnia Paratus (AU) - Book 2

This is it then.

"Violets being discharged tomorrow you ought to go home tonight. Your classes start back up tomorrow." Dad said pulling me aside as Richard joined us.

"I agree." Richard nodded.

"Well isn't that fantastic, you agree. Do I have your permission?" I grumbled at Richard a bit too sarcastically.

"Don't be cruel. But it's true this years important...for the both of you." Dad lectured me as we left violets hospital room and wandered the corridors for a bit.

"Exactly you miss one lesson and suddenly it's like your sinking in a flood of essays and papers to hand in." Richard rolled his eyes.

"That's true." I mumbled. "But I really don't want to go back. I want to make sure." I said. They both looked at me as if to say make sure of what? "That, you know, violets alright." I told them.

"I'll drive you later this evening." Richard said before walking off to get something from the shop.

"What exactly is he doing here? I thought you two--"

"He offered to drive me. We were away on a group trip together and he had his car, that's all." I told dad.

"Group trip? Which I assume you paid for with your modelling money? Nobody else, as a student, can exactly afford that sort of thing." Dad looked concerned about my modelling, he had been happy it was taking my mind of things but now he saw it as a distraction from my school work.

"I don't work long hours, its just the hours I do work I get high pay. I can manage." I smiled. "I'm not a little girl anymore dad I can manage." I insisted watching his face move disapprovingly.

"If you're sure." Dad tutted as we looped back round the hospital re-joining Richard and going back to Rachel and Violet.

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"I really don't feel good about leaving." I said nervously standing outside violets room waiting to go in and say goodbye to her. I knew all my stuff was packed in the back of Richards car and waiting to go.

"Come on." Richard persisted as he basically pushed me through the doors to see her. "Hey V." He suddenly smiled standing by her bed.

"Are you leaving? Mummy said you're going. Do you have to?" Violet begged. Hearing that made me want to never go back.

"Yes." I said, it was like my mouth had a mind of its own. I didn't want to say that. "It's alright though, we can FaceTime and I'll come down and see you again soon." I told her holding her hand.

"Are you going back to school?" Violet asked me smiling.

"Yeah, lots of work to do." I smiled back at her gently.

"Will Richard Facetime?" She asked happily.

"Uh I-I'm sure we can sort that out." Richard offered coming and standing behind me. Saying goodbye was sad but I knew violet was alright, I'd been told everything was fine and I panicked a little more than I should have when I tried to get down here, but Rachel was distressed and she needed me here too.

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"Can I just say I'm glad you came." I smirked glancing across at him in the car. It was starting to get dark and even though we left early evening the way back was longer, as we weren't going to the hotel this time.