Twisted Strings [MONSTER EDITING - Read at your own risk]

Death March

‘’You did send me an email on 15th July, but it clearly says ‘Morbid Love’, not ‘Blind Rage.’’

My blood ran cold when I realized he was right. The email address was mine, every other word was mine but the song was changed. How the heck did this happen? How the heck could this even be possible? I looked again hoping I was reading it wrong, that Mr. Flynn must have misunderstood. But no matter how many times I read it those words were conflicting the email I actually sent him on that very date.

When I broke out of the state of shock, I managed to glance at my band mates who shared the same face. Stella stepped forward and grabbed the phone, taking a look at the mail for her satisfaction.

‘’I didn’t send this.’’ My voice came out smaller when I spoke to him and at the same times I hoped all of them believed me, ‘’I promise you this is not what I send.’’

‘’She’s right, there has to be confusion here. Violet wouldn’t lie,’’ Stella spoke on our behalf uplifting my hopes somewhat, ‘’ we had chosen this song from the very beginning.’’

Even if it was confusion, how could such thing occur? The situation made it look like we intentionally cheated Melissa and the rest…

Oh no, not again! The realization hit me like a bolt of thunder and the same thing was reflecting in Rhodes eyes. Before I could even gather my thought he spoke up.

‘’This has to be a trap! Melissa has been doing things like that before. They vandalized our practice place, even tried to steal our instruments.’’ Surprise flashed in Mr. Flynn’s eyes and he glanced between all of us,

‘’What? They did that?’’ I almost told them how Brooke was behind Lars accident but I remembered my promise and kept my mouth shut. Something told me this wasn’t the time to say that.

‘’I cannot act on that if you don’t have proof. Its not like I don’t believe you guys but you should have told me before.’’ He looked more troubled than before upon hearing the new information. ‘’However, now I have a proof. They sent me an email on 19th July telling me that they would be playing ‘Blind Rage.’’’

19th July – the same night Oliver called me at the bar and I got drunk with him, Melissa was there and –

It all made sense in my mind and things began to make sense. Oh God! This could not be happening. Everything was their plan from the start and much worse…Oliver was involved in this.

I didn’t know how the email miraculously changed itself but the rest of it was pretty clear to me now. Rhodes had been right all along. Oliver played with me and my emotions. He always knew what I felt for him and took advantage of that. They went as far as they could to kick us out of this competition. All that mattered to him was winning; anything else just remained garbage in his way.

He called me at the bar on purpose, asked me to drink – and I being a fool I was did just that – Melissa must have taken advantage of my drunken state. They found out our song through me! I told them and they played the rest.

What had I just done!?

Hot tears burned my eyes. I had thought he had changed that he also had feelings for me. I trusted him stubbornly, kept telling myself that he was a good person. In the end he did what Rhodes warned me about. Oliver Parker deceived me, he made a total fool out of me. He kissed me on purpose, took me to his apartment on purpose. What I named a dream come true was a well planned illusion.

‘’Mr. Flynn you have to believe me! Please, I did not send this. Trust me for once please.’’ He was taken aback from the desperation in my voice and the tears that shimmered in my eyes. It took him less than a minute to make his decision.

‘’I’ve seen you guys perform and you didn’t look like people who would cheat. I will do what I can, let me talk to judges about it. Until then sit tight.’’ We didn’t get a chance to thank him as he nodded just one last time and left the room in haste leaving behind a torturous silence.

‘’Quinn, 19 July…wasn’t it the same date you met Oliver in the bar.’’ Rhodes vice held accusation and whilst my heart was breaking in million little pieces I witnessed him giving me a look I couldn’t bear to have form him.

I didn’t only doom my self but my selfishness threatened their dreams a swell. We had worked so hard, in not only playing music but keeping aside our differences and trying to get along.

‘’It was.’’ I admitted the truth,

‘’Did you tell them?’’ I didn’t have enough courage to answer that, instead I just gave him a pleading look,

‘’Quinn how could you!?’’ Rhodes yelled, looking at me like he didn’t know me…like we were complete strangers, and it hurt me more than anything in the world. Even Lana and Stella looked disappointed in me, they were staring at me like I had betrayed them. Which was true after all, I hated myself at the moment and the heavy guilt weighted on my shoulder. It felt like I was trapped in a very horrid dream. The tears that were staying at bay fell ruthlessly.

‘’I’m sorry,’’

‘’I told you again and again! I trusted you. You didn’t even bother to keep it a secret? Did you trust that guy so blindly that we didn’t matter to you at all? The band was nothing to you?” Lana was the first one to leave the room giving me a very cold stare, followed my Stella.

‘’Rhodes you have to understand_’’

‘’What exactly Quinn? Do you realize if we are eliminated you’ll be blamed for this?’’

‘’I-‘’

‘’I didn’t expect this form, you.’’ Saying that, he too left the room, turning his back on me and pushing me in a hell of regrets... I didn’t even have a firm voice to stop him. I had lost it, among many other things of mine, to Oliver Parker.

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A/N: My poor Violet :( The story is ending soon, just 3-4 chapter left. Good news i have already started the sequel which isn't exactly a sequel but a companion novel. I just realize that this story's content needs major editing. Specially the first chapter.

I posted a new story btw CANDY FLOSS which is actually a novella. You can check it out if you want ahem ahem. Just click the external link >>>