Chapter Eight- There is no ‘We’
1:45am
Come on Violet just go to sleep! Go to sleep! Go to sleep!
Violet will herself to fall asleep but every-time she closed her eyes all she could see was Jake. Her and Jake. Together.
Why can’t we be like that?
Violet opened her eyes and looked at the clock again.
1:50am
Go to sleep Violet. There is no ‘We’.
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Jake got up for the thirty-fifth time. He circled the room for the thirty-fifth time and then sat down on the edge of this bed for the thirty-fifth time.
He looked at the clock.
1:55am
Jake wondered if Violet was still awake too. Thinking about him. Thinking about their kiss.
Jake wasn’t in to all the soppy stuff. But when he kissed Violet it felt special. Like it was their destiny to be together. But it couldn’t be because he’s “Green” and she’s “Red”.
There was a thud as Jake punched the wall.
“Enough” he said out loud. “Forget her.”
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Eventually the two confused teens drifted in to a pleasant slumber.
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Vast oceans of flame licked the building. The fire’s shadows danced across the walls as the girl in the red dress ran for her life. The smoke was thick and full of ash. Slowly the fire closed in on her. Terrified, the young woman backed up against a wall. There was one way out. Carrying her dress in a bundle so it couldn’t be caught by the blaze that was chasing her, the girl ran towards the light. The sparks of burning wood ignited everything around her and they remained close at the girl’s heels.
Dense fumes enveloped the house as she raced out the door in to the rain. Coughing and spluttering the lady breathed in deeply, the cold fresh air. It wasn’t until she had caught her breath, and her burns soothed by the soft rain, that she a realized a gun was aimed directly at her heart.
Violet shot up in her bed. Her heart was fluttering in her chest like a terrified bird in a cage. She gulped in fresh mouthfuls of air but she still felt light headed. It had been so real.
Steadily, she got up for a glass of water. And wide awake, Violet pulled a dressing gown over her thin red dress.
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Red and Green
Novela JuvenilViolet is stuck in the Red gang. She is expected to fight for her family's side of the feud. And she does so with pride.. But when she meets a boy from the Green gang. The only thing she can't fight.. Is her feelings towards him.
