Fan Fic- All The Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)

Chapter 3

Emane

Immediately, I knew this guy was trouble just by one glance at his menacing face. As he walked away, I was painfully aware that Violet was shaking, not because she was sad, but angry. He obviously wasn't someone who was close to her. I walk over to Violet and gently tug her on the arm indicating that we should leave. Violet grabs her arm back with such force that I nearly fall backwards into one of the lockers. Luckily, I don't. She marches away and once she thinks no one's looking, she runs out the doors and vomits into a nearby bush.

Violet

As I finished spilling everything that I had for lunch onto the rose bush, I feel a strong hand on the small of my back. Emane. 'Do you want to talk about it?' he whispers,

'Okay.', I whisper back, his hand still on my back, we walk to a neighbouring tree and plonk down side by side. I shouldn't be that comfortable with him yet... but there's something about him that makes me feel like I can trust him. 'So where should I start?' I ask him,

'Why don't you begin with Finch?' Emane prods gently. Though I'm reluctant for that to be our starting topic, I begin with exactly that. 'Finch was my boyfriend. We first met on the bell tower just over there.' I say pointing in the direction of where the tower is. 'I was going to jump you see. But as soon as I got up there, I started to panick. That's when I hear his voice. Now that I think of it, he was more than just someone I could talk to, he was my anchor. The very person who would drag me all the way back down here to this miserable school and reason with me reasons why I should stay.', I laugh silently and start to talk again, 'At first, I wanted nothing to do with him, he was just a distraction, but at our lesson at Geography, here he is suddenly waving his hand and shouting at the teacher that he was going to be my partner for the project that we had to do. I was reluctant at first, I mean, what would all my friends think of me if I started to hang out with him? But he eventually persuaded me and so we started to 'wander'. He took me to all these spectacular places and I started to fall for him. But here we are, him dead because of his sick issues.'. I don't realise I'm sobbing until Emane asks if I need a hug or tissue. I laugh out loud, what a strange question to ask! 'No thanks.' I say, a smile tugging on the corners of my lips. This time, it's genuine. That's another step forward. Seeing as how the last time I smiled like this was when I was with Finch. A year before he died.