Trapped

Chapter 26

Violet POV

Its funny how fast time flies by when you are happy. When I was in the dream, and it was just Conner and I, it seemed as if days felt like hours. That might have been because of the fact that it was a dream but the same applies for reality. Every day first period when I'm in that class and sitting next to him, time seems to simply slip on by and out the window. I'm happy. Even if we aren't together anymore, even if we don't have the advantage of being the only people on the planet, I'm happy knowing that I at least get to be in his life, and over these past couple weeks have the satisfaction of being able to call him my friend.

A friend that I'm in love with yes, but we'll worry about that later.

"The results and winner for the school's annual essay contest will be posted this evening on the school website and town newspaper so everyone make sure to go read it!"

The women who does the morning announcements speaks over the intercom and I roll my eyes and groan. I know for a fact that I did not win that contest. I didn't even tell my mother about it because I just new that she would be on my case about making it perfect so when she sees it in the paper I will just tell her that our class didn't participate in it. Its lying of course but if you had my mother and were in this situation you would understand.

The bell rung shortly after that meaning it was time for first period. Already my stomach was going crazy with butterflies just knowing I will see him.

Conner POV

This was not good. This was certainly, absolutely, indefinitely not good. Maybe Matt was right, maybe I shouldn't have put in every single, solitary detail about the coma into that essay. I knew that it was an essay contest obviously but at the time I was just using that essay as a vent for all of my pent up feelings, I had no idea the results would be posted freely to the public. 

Okay, so I knew that too I guess, but that was weeks ago. Weeks. And in that time, Vi and I have become so close, non stop talking every day in Biology. 

I know you may be thinking that this isn't a problem exactly, because I might not have won. Wrong. I had gotten the email this morning that my essay, which wasn't even like an essay at all, had won the competition and the whole fucking thing is going to be posted on the school website, newspaper, and probably in one of those weird Facebook links that will read something like "Kid has dream while in his coma of a classmate." But to be honest, that doesn't bother me. 

What bothers me about this is now that Vi and I have become so close, she will be able to see that I was the one who wrote this, and see that her name is in it like fifty million times as well as the fact that I fell in love with her. Suffice to say she might be a little freaked out.

"The fuck do I do man?" I ask Matt after the announcement about the essay, "Shes gonna see its by me and her name in it and get all weirded out. Not to mention the fact that I told her that I didn't even do this essay! I knew I shouldn't have written it." I shake my head and tug at my hair. I have never had a panic attack before so I don't even know if this is what I should be feeling.

"Alright calm down man, there has gotta be a way to figure this out." He says and scrunches his brows together,

"Like what? I can't just veto my essay, I can't go in and change her name either!" I yell and can feel my heartbeat picking up speed. I'm about to see her in five minutes too which isn't helping the situation. Just when I'm about to call it quits and go home he snaps his fingers and looks at me with wide eyes. "What?!" 

"You can't change her name you're right, but you can change yours." He says and the bell rings so we make our way out of the classroom.

"What do you mean?" I rush,