Words are Words (Dan Smith - Bastille Fanfiction)

Chapter 27

*Violet's POV*

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I awoke the next day, the wind whistling in through the curtains as the blinds tapped at the glass windows. I sighed and closed my eyes again, hoping to fall back to sleep in a deep dream when I suddenly became aware of the warm arm around my waist and legs tangled together around mine.

I almost forgot just for a second what happened last night, but then once my eyes opened, the thoughts bury me deep, like a landslide of sharp grains of sand falling on my body making me feel heavy...and the guilt just fills me up full, again.

I left Dan last night.

We watched another film, but he fell asleep which I guess was my cue to leave. Even though I didn't want to, I knew I had to, at some point.

The guy next to me groaned in his sleep and tightened his arm around me making me take a deep breath in and struggle to move. I attempted to move his arm off my waist and get up when his words stopped me.

"Violet..." He murmered.

I turned around to see his eyes still closed with a smirk on his face. I didn't say anything apart from lay there next to him, putting my hands firmly together under my face and stare at him as I sighed.

"Happy 20th birthday." He said, his eyes still locked closed and his legs still latched next to mine.

I laughed a little and closed my eyes. I almost forgot. I didn't even think he would remember; even though he was my boyfriend.. I could've just stayed here all day but I knew I couldn't; and besides I wasn't even with the right person.

I opened my eyelids again and notcied Jake looking directly at me. I felt myself blush and looked up at the ceiling. Hopefully my expression didn't convey what I was feeling inside.

"So what do you want to do today?" He suprisingly asked nicely, smiling all the while.

"Oh..I'm uh, I'm going out with Ash. He said he wants to take me out." I said croakily, my morning voice still present.

Jake's expression changed as he took his arm off me and sighed like a stubborn child. I squinted my eyes as he looked away.

"You never have any time for me."

"That's not true." I said, moving closer to him and feeling the wind blow on my back as I pulled the cover up around us more.

"Yes it is Violet. I'm leaving for Uni today so I guess your timing couldn't be better."

"You know, it's not always about you all the time!" I shouted, my voice coming out louder than I had expected.

He didn't say anything so I scoffed and moved away from him, I couldn't be bothered trying today. My legs felt numb from lying down for so long when I stood up and made my way into the bathroom, leaving him to overthink what he had said.

I looked at myself closely in the large mirror and wiped the remaining black mascara from under my eyes that didn't wash off from last night and moved my hair to one side of my face. I put it up with my hands as if beginning to tie it up into a ponytail when I noticed the swollen red patches on my neck - which were a lot more prominent from yesterday - and decided to wear my hair down; letting it fall over my back. I traced my hand over my neck and down my collarbones, seeing the trail of lovebites just like vampire footprints.

"Violet..I- what is that.."

I turned my head to see Jake standing in the bathroom doorway and held my hand firmly on the bathroom sink, feeling wet droplets of water on the surface causing my palm to slip away before I stepped back a little.