The Paths That Tie (Clementine x Violet)

{17}

"Clementine?"

Cold, wooden floors.

"Clementine!?"

Everything began to fade to black.

"Oh God...Someone call the Medics in here!"

Voices began to become echoey and tuned out.

"Clementine, baby? It's going to be okay...It's going to be okay..."

Darkness and silence.

---------

'I'm a troubled man, changed by the things I do. True, but it's funny how they all remember you.'

The upbeat song began to play from Clementine's phone, as it signaled to her the start of a new day. However, Clementine was feeling anything but upbeat at the moment, as her eyes felt similarly to sandpaper when she would blink. Feeling around for her phone with her uncovered arm, she eventually felt the familiar smooth surface of it.

Shutting the song off, she nearly passed out once more when she remembered that she wasn't the only one in the room. Hearing the slight groans of the girl below her, Clementine watched as Violet tossed and turned as if to ignore the alarm that had just gone off.

Knowing better than to let her continue, Clementine grudgingly arose from her mattress, as her feet made contact with the carpeted surface. Making her way to her covered window, Clementine proceeded to open up the blinds to let natural light into the room.

Seeing as her actions were of no avail to fully wake the sleeping blonde, she sighed as she proceeded to move onto phase two of her plan.

Flicking her light switch, Clementine's room was nearly blinding from the combination of the natural and unnatural light.

"Jokes on you, Ruby...I have a blanket for a fucking reason!" Violet groaned  underneath her blanket, as her hand reached out from underneath the blanket to throw a middle finger in the air.

"Last I checked, I don't have a southern accent and red hair." Clementine teased, as she realized that Violet had forgotten where she was.

Suddenly sitting upright on her air mattress, Violet squinted as she looked at the room surrounding her. Using her hands to rub her eyes, Violet looked up at the smirking brunette.

"Shit...I really thought I was at the hotel. Sorry about that. I figured Ruby was trying to pry me out of bed like usual." Violet croaked, as her voice was slightly rough sounding from just waking up.

"It's fine. I felt bad waking you up, so I wanted to do it in the nicest way I could think. Since, we both lost a few hours of sleep-"

As Clementine paused her sentence, it was as if the two teens suddenly remembered what had occurred just a few hours prior at the boarding school. Looking over at the large pile of letters, both of the girls made their way in front of them.

"Right...That happened last night..." Violet mumbled, as she examined the large pile further.

Sitting in silence for a moment, Clememtine began to look around the room determinedly. Watching her in a confused manner, the action proceeded to become clear as Clementine pulled out what looked to be an old shoe box.

"We should keep those in something away from sight. Last time I checked, people don't just randomly check shoe boxes for fun." Clementine explained, as she proceeded to put the bundled letters in the cardboard box.

Using the lid to seal the letters away, Clementine proceeded to hold the box in her hands as her and Violet exchanged glances.

"When...Should we read the rest of them? It's not like either of us have free time...Besides, should we even read the rest of them? Clem...What if the letters lead us down a bad path? It doesn't sound like these letters are going to end happy-"