A Series of Unfortunate Events One Shots

Memory Lane Part 8

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~Violet's POV

"Violet I'm not so sure about you going up that waterfall by yourself," Klaus said worriedly.

I shrugged as I put on my climbing invention, "I'll be fine, one of us has to go up there to see if that signal was Sunny."

"If it was, then Olaf and his troupe will be there!"

"Then I'll make sure they don't see me," I reasoned.

Quigley was looking at the waterfall thoughtfully; I couldn't tell what he was thinking. It was a miracle that he was alive; though I am wary of him. Duncan told me his brother was a flirt who has a weakness for pretty girls. He hasn't flirted with me yet, and I hope he doesn't try to. I never told anyone, but Duncan is my boyfriend. We kept our romantic meetings secret from our families until we could find safety from our misfortune. I denied it when Vice Principal Nero said something about it, but that was to keep us safe. I knew Carmelita was the one who started the rumor about us dating anyway, so it was only a matter of time before we went public with it.

"Violet, can I go with you?"

I stared at Quigley with confusion. "Why?"

"To give Klaus some peace of mind so you don't have to go alone, and because I want to help you find out if Sunny's ok."

His expression was neutral, but his words seemed genuine. I can't help thinking there was some other reason he wanted to do this. He seemed to have something on his mind.

"Klaus, will you be alright down here for a while?"

Klaus nodded and said he would continue his research until we got back. There had to be something we needed in this library while we're here.

"Alright, Quigley, if you really want to then you can come." I gave him one of my climbing inventions and we left one for Klaus just in case something went wrong.

~...

We climbed the waterfall for some time, hours actually. He insisted on climbing beside me instead of following. (Something I was extremely thankful for because that would have been very perverted and wrong otherwise...) About halfway up we reached a ledge to rest on. Quigley reached into his bag and shared some food with me so we could regain our energy from our long climb.

"Do you think Sunny is really up there," I asked.

"I'm sure she is," He replied reassuringly, "I know how it feels to be worried about family."

I nodded. "I'm sorry we couldn't bring them to you. I wish we had brought them with us..."

"That's just how the story goes. I'm willing to wait just a little longer myself. After all, it'll be a pretty big surprise to them," He smiled at that fact.

I tried to calm myself from my family worries by admiring my surroundings. But then Quigley said something unexpected.

"My girlfriend would not have any of this view," He said chuckling lightly, "She'd be too scared to climb up this high."

I blinked in surprise. "You have a girlfriend?"

He took out his notebook once more and pulled something out of it and handed it to me. It was a picture of him and a pretty girl with triangle-shaped glasses. Their arms were around each other and they looked quite content together. I couldn't help noticing the red outfit the girl was wearing along with Quigley's red commonplace book... interesting color choice. I handed it back to him and he tucked it safely in his book.

"Her name is Fiona Widdershins," He explained with a smile, "She lives on a submarine called the Queequeg. This picture was taken on our last day together before I went back to staying with Jacques."