I'll Find A Way *A Captain America Story*

Chapter 27: To Face What She has Done

(Violet's POV)

"Good afternoon, Miss Stark." I jump at the sound of Jarvis's voice, groaning as I hold my stomach. "Mr. Stark and the Avengers have just arrived at Stark Tower. Mr. Stark wants to see you in his office immediately."
I nod my head, the lower part of my stomach is aching.
"Alright, Jarvis." I say tiredly, "Tell him I will be down there."
"I will, Miss Stark." Then Jarvis is gone.
I sit up in bed, feeling my back throb in pain. For the past 6 to 7 days, I've been laying around as I grow different symptoms everyday. It's bizarre. I need to start working out again, my stomach has started bulging slightly. I'm eating weird stuff and getting fatter. It sickens me. I sicken me. I've shunned myself away from Pepper and Happy. I feel ashamed for yelling at them and having them not talk to me. My mood swings have calmed down, I don't feel any sudden urges to cry or scream anymore.
I walk to my room, my bed is still broken. Tony said he would fix my bed when he got back, maybe he wants to see me about that. I go into my closet and grab a hoodie and leggings. The leggings are tight on me but whatever, I'll start working out soon and lose all this weight anyhow. I comb my hair and put it up on a ponytail. I splash water on my face, hoping to wake me up. My body feels weird, my grow spirts are changing my body in an odd way. I walk out of my bedroom and go to the elevator, I press the button and it makes me wait a couple minutes. I rub my aching stomach, my back hurts. God, I sound so old. The elevator door opens and I walk inside, pressing the 3rd floor button.
The elevator jerks to a stop. I automatically hold my stomach, protectively. Almost as if it were on instinct. The elevator doors open, I slowly begin to walk towards Tony's office. I felt something when I held my stomach, not just emotionally, but physically. Like something had been moving inside me. I sound crazy—I probably am, no doubt. I've been in this building for 19 days, I'm probably going insane from the lack of human contact. I walk up to Tony's door, knocking slightly.
"Come in," I hear Tony's voice through the door.
I open the door and step in. Happy and Pepper sit in the chairs in front of Tony's desk. I freeze, realizing that I was not called here to talk about my bed. I am here to talk about me snapping at Happy and Pepper. Tony's brown eyes, similar to mine, are full of annoyance and anger. He motions for me to enter.
                     "Hey...dad." I saw awkwardly, turning to Happy and Pepper. "Happy, Pepper."
                        "Happy and Pepper tells me you screamed at them." Tony intertwines his fingers and sets his hands on his desk. "Is that true?"
                         I sigh. "Yes, but I had apologized to Happy."
                        "Well, how about you explain to me why you yelled at them." There is anger in Tony's voice.
                         "To be honest dad," I say with a slight smirk "I don't even know why I did. Weird things have been happening to me in the past 19 days."
                         "Are you lashing out because of me?" Tony says concerned.
                         "No," I say, his words not settling in my stomach very well "I did mention your name a few times, but I really don't know why I had yelled at Happy or Pepper. Honestly!"
                         "Violet, I don't buy that!" Tony exclaims, "Now tell me the real reason why you lashed out at my friend and my girlfriend."
                          Happy and Pepper remain silent, not looking at me or Tony. I'm the bad guy here, and I don't like how it feels. I want to run away and hide. I want to be rescued from this. To apologize and forget it ever happened. But there is no saving me in this moment. I've dug my own hole to fall in.
                          "Don't give me the silent treatment, young lady! Answer me!" Tony says angrily, making me wince.
                          "I don't know! Okay? I don't know why I screamed at them!" I turn to Pepper and Happy, "I'm sorry that I yelled at you guys. It was rude and you didn't deserve that. I'm sorry that I hurt you." I turn back to Tony, my abdomen aching."I'm sorry that I'm a horrible daughter! A horrible friend. A horrible human being. I'm sorry."
                           Tears rush to the surface, making my emotions take over. I have to get out of here. Now. I rush out of Tony's office and down the hallway. He calls after me but I don't stop, I press the elevator button and it opens. I rush in and press the 1st floor button. I have to leave this building. ASAP. The elevator doors jerk to a stop, making me  grab my stomach protectively again. Like an instinct. I rush out of the lobby and onto the streets of New York.
                              The cool air stings my skin, making me shiver. I walk a few blocks, wanting to get away from the building as far as I can. I go to the park, sitting on a bench. I watch as pigeons fly around and dogs chasing them. God, this is all my fault! What is wrong with me? Why am I changing so fast? My mood, my emotions, my body... I'm scared. I hold my abdomen, rubbing it slightly as it aches. I watch the sun set in the West, waiting until I decide that I am ready to go back to Stark Tower to face what I've done.