Red and Green

Chapter 11- Never is a Long time

Chapter 11- Never is a Long Time

Violet sat uncomfortably on the edge of the bed.

“HOW COULD YOU?” Bronte’s voice was filled with rage.

Violet watched a vein in her sisters neck twitching. She had never seen Bronte so angry. 

“HE’S A “GREEN!” Violet’s 21 year old sister seethed.

“SO WHAT?” Violet shouted her eyes full of tears.

Bronte’s jaw fell open dramatically. Her eyes were so wide she looked almost alien. 

Violet backed away. Her sister was dangerous. She knew that. Violet had never doubted for one minute that she would kill a “Green” if given the chance.

“Your’e a ‘Red’ Violet! Bronte fumed. “It’s not... right “

“Why not?...” Violet whispered, defeated. There was no point arguing. What her sister said was true. It wasn’t right.

“Violet....” Bronte said condescendingly. “Your’e not going to see that boy again.”

“You can’t do that!” Violet was crying now. “You’re not Mum!” 

Bronte gritted her teeth. Her nostrils flared and she teemed with flecks of hatred. Anger clouded her mind.

“I know. They killed Mum.”

Violet bit her lip.

“He didn’t kill her. This isn’t our fight!” Violet pronounced, standing up so she was eye to eye with Bronte. But her sister wouldn’t have any of it.

“YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO SEE HIM AGAIN!” she paused, her chest heaving up and down furiously. “YOU HEAR ME?”

Violet’s head was buried in her hands, her cheeks flooded with tears and stained with rivers of mascara. She gulped and looked up.

“What are you going to do?” Violet drew in a wet breath, her voice a rasping whisper..

“I’m not going to tell Dad.” Bronte’s face was spread with a sick smile as she watched her sister cry. “Because you’ve hurt this family enough.”

Bronte slipped her bag strap up her shoulder and turned to leave, deliberately flicking her hair in Violet’s face. 

Dreading her sister’s reply, Violet repeated, “What are you going to do then?”

Bronte had already reached the door. She put her hand on the handle and looked back over her shoulder.

“If i ever see that boy again-” she spat “I’ll kill him.”

The door slammed shut and Violet was left alone in her room. Her eyes squeesed shut as more tears rolled down her cheeks.

* * * * 

Violet chewed on her thumb nail. She had cried until her voice became a rasp. She was pretty sure she no tears left to let fall. Now she had to figure out what she was going to do.

A dim blue light pulsed for roughly 3 second and a buzzing sound across the room. Violet was slumped in a chair in front of her dresser but when saw her phone out of the corner of her eye she was across the room in a flash.

New message

Violet bit her lip.

Wat’s going on? Wat did ur sister do?

For the first time in her life Violet was ashamed that Bronte was her sister. She texted Jake back as fast as possible.

Bronte didn’t tell anyone. 

Violet considered leaving it like that but knew he would ask more anyway. Fighting back any tears she had left to fight, she added:

She says if she ever sees u again she’ll kill u.

Violet’s phone beeped.

Message sent.

* * * *

Jake picked up his phone and read the message that lit up the screen.

He ran a hand vertically over his face and through his hair.

Bronte didn’t tell anyone. She says if she ever sees u again she’ll kill u.

Jake tried to convince himself it wasn’t a big deal but he knew she meant it literally. Bronte would shoot him. Rubbing his eyes, Jake texted back :

What are we going to do?

He waited anxiously for Violet’s response. After barely a minute, his phone beeped and ‘New Message’, flashed on the screen. 

We’re going to run. Tomorrow. Carousel or Not.

Jake read and re-read Violet’s reply. Nervously he typed the words.

I’ll Meet u in the lane at midday. 

And he pressed send. This was going to be risky. Life-threatening in fact, but he knew it was what they both wanted. 

* * * *

It was all set. Violet rubbed her hands together nervously. Bronte swore Violet would never see Jake again. But never is a long time.

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