Sadness Cancels Envy

Jessamine

I was always happy and perky. Which makes me wonder why I was so into Viola. Viola was a different soul. Instead of her usual bubbly self..........she was down and depressed. Viola and I are very alike yet very different. No matter how hard I try I can never get her to let me know how she feels. I know something is going on but she never tells me. I guess she is good at acting and hiding her feelings.............like myself.

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"Jessamine! Pay attention!!" I hear Mr. Arnold say.

I snap into reality and realize that I was staring off into space. I nodded and Mr. Arnold went back to teaching. I looked down to my paper and I see a drawing. I didn't know who it was a drawing of but it was a little girl with curly hair. I was getting very confused because I didn't know a little girl with curly hair.

"Jessamine. Go to the office. Now. You don't want to pay attention in my class so you have to see the principle. Now go." Mr. Arnold said and I picked up all my things and left. I walked the 5 minutes to go to the office. I look around and notice no one is in the office. I got confused and I looked at the TV that had different videos that showed to security cameras and I look at one certain one and I drop all my things and run. 

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I look and notice all the teachers were by the Girl's Bathroom. There was more than what I could see. I pushed through the teachers and students to see what was going on. I wish I never came. I look and I see Viola on the ground. I hear June, Aria, and Ida running behind me asking what was wrong. I point and they stare. I look again to see what happened and that is when it hit me.

"Guys we need to go to her house. Now." I tell Ida, Aria, and June. They nod and we get into my car and we drive to Viola's house. I drive into the driveway and I park my car. June bursts through the door and I see Michael laying on the couch obviously drunk. I walk over and slap him across the face earning a grunt and he screamed but passed out.

"Ida, go downstairs and see if you can find anything. June, go through Viola's room. Aria, you and I are going through Michael's room to see what he is hiding. I know these situations like the back of my hand. Go before Michael wakes up or Viola's parents get home." I say and we quickly run to our places. I start by digging through his dresser drawers and Aria looks through his closet.

"Umm Jess..........look what I found." Aria says and holds a piece of paper. I take it and I read what it says. I look up at her with tears in my eyes.

"Viola isn't telling us something." I say and I run to Viola's room. I see June reading something.

"Jessamine.......look what I found." June states. I look and it was her diary.

"Read what it says, June." I tell her and I know it was wrong but I want to know what Viola is hiding from us.

"Okay. July 17, 2014. Dear Diary, I wish June, Jessamine, Ida, and Aria knew. They see the cuts and bruises but don't do shit. They don't help. They think everything is okay. I am glad they don't ask what is wrong because I don't want to have them help me. I don't want help actually. I know what my brother does to me but I only use it as an excuse to kill myself. I also know that June, Jess, Ida, or Aria will read this. If you are wondering what I am talking about.......Michael abuses me. It started with emotional abuse when I was 10. It turned to physical and emotional abuse when I was 12. Now at 15 it has turned to emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. I always hid how I felt because I know you guys will just run away from the freak I am. Countless times I have wanted to skip school. I have a set date that I will be killing myself. I love you guys. ~Viola" June reads.

We all sat in silence as we were gathering our thoughts. Viola knew we were going to read it. She was 15 when she wrote that.

"She was 15 when that was written. What she did today.........what that the plan?" Ida asks us.

"It probably was. I don't want it to be but it probably was." Aria says.

I walk over to her desk and I see the pictures with us five. Viola was happy then. Why did Michael ruin her life? Now I can't get her back. Michael killed her. I look around and I spot something. I bent down and I touched the stain in the floor. It was somewhat fresh. 

"Girls...Downstairs. Now." I say scared.

We go downstairs and I lead them into the basement where there is a trail of fresh blood and I look over to a corner and see Viola laying there with Michael hitting her with something.

"I'm sorry, Michael!! I didn't mean to drop that!!" Viola pleads.

"You little worthless bitch. Quit talking!" Michael says as he forcefully grabs Viola and kisses her. I could see she was trying to fight him.

"VIOLA!!" I scream and Michael looks my way.

"I see your little friends have come to watch?" Michael says as he throws her.

"Touch her again." June says.

I see Michael smirk and he punches her in the face. I run up to him and I punch him hard in the face and he stumbles back and he looks dazed. I go over to Viola and she is kicking me away.

"Vi please stop I am here." I tell her hugging her. She looks at me with sadness and she still is shaking and I help her stand. I look at her and realize for the first time how broken she is. June comes over and helps us get Viola upstairs. We lay her in my car and I drive her to my house.

"What are you doing? He is going to come after me! I need to get back!!" Viola says frantically trying to get out of the moving car.

"Viola please stop!" Ida says trying to calm her down.

"Ida you don't get it. Michael will come after me. He will do anything to get me back. Please let me go or he will kill me." Viola pleads. I won't let her go back. I continue driving and I stop in my driveway and I hear Viola burst out into tears and she huddles in my car.

"Viola please. Come inside." I tell her and she shakes her head and points. I turn around to see what she was pointing at.

"Jessamine......Michael followed." Ida says.

We have no way of saving her.