"What's wrong with you, Violet? You seem a bit off?" I snapped back to my physical self as I heard Tyler's voice call me out. I didn't realize that I was staring into the far distance of my plate, simply fumbling around my salad with my fork.
"What?--- Nothing!" Despite it to be everything.
Tyler bit his lip. "Are you sure? You look a bit pale." He said in pure concern.
My eyes widen. "I do?" I bit my lips a couple of times just to get rid of my paleness. "I must be dehydrated or something." I said casually.
Tyler shuffled around his bag as if he was searching for something. His eyes lightened up as he found what he was looking for which was a bottle of blue Gatorade that he placed in front of me. "Here, drink this."
"What is this?" I asked as if I didn't know what the bottle of blue liquid was.
Tyler's lip curled as he smiled. "You need to drink that to replenish your body and some other science-y explanation."
I smiled. I took the bottle and opened it. "Are you sure you won't be needing this anymore because I can finish this." I say, attempting to drink the Gatorade.
He nodded. "Yep. I have another one right here so I'm cleared." He says, showing off his other bottle of Gatorade that he got from his bag.
Assured, I drank the bottle of Gatorade until it was half empty. "Where's Kristine and the others?" I asked, putting the bottle at the side of my plate.
"Oh, Kristine and Cheska are at the meeting for the homecoming and stuff, Matt is at basketball practice, while my sister's at home. She got lazy and decided not to give a shit about her education." He explains.
I nodded. "Oh, okay. They all seem busy, somehow. Right?"
Tyler agrees. "Yep. Always have been like that."
I looked at him as he looked down on his plate. "How about you?" I asked.
He looked up at me and smiled. "I actually have a volleyball practice in 30 minutes. Do you want to come?"
My eyes widened. I raised my finger to tell him to wait for a second as I checked my class schedule. Luckily, I had an hour free in 30 minutes. "Yes!" I say enthusiastically at him.
"Great!" He smiled.
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I sat on one of the chairs that were placed at the side of the volleyball court.
It was somewhat weird to have tall people surround you when you're short like me. I felt as if I was in the land of the giants just by looking at them.
Tyler went to the changing room to change into something more suitable for volleyball practice.
Right now, my eyes were fixated on the group of tall men playing volleyball.
"Violet!" I heard my name being called. I looked to my side to where the voice came from and saw Tyler waving his hand at me while he was looking gorgeous as fuck. Literally, my jaws drop at his sight. He was wearing this shorts that weren't that long but not so short either and his shirt stuck to his skin like a glove which emphasized every inch of his muscles. And not to mention, he had his glasses off. Gorgeous.
I snapped out of my thoughts before he could catch me staring at him like a dog stares at a steak. "Tyler." I replied.
"Are you okay right there?" He asked.
I nodded, not really sure what he meant. "I comfortable like a marshmallow about to be burny by a torch." I say, awkwardly.
He laughed.
Shit! I mumbled down my breath.
He proceeds to join others as they warmed up--- throwing the ball at each other and doing some other stuff.
Tyler glances at me a few times as he smiled. Which I shoved off because I was more worried at the ball possible hitting him.
Just then, my phone rings. I immediately reached for it down my bag and saw that it was Axel.
I rolled my eyes as I declined. But as soon as I did, it rings again.
For the second time, I dlecined but ut immediately rings.
I stood up and walked away from the court as I answered the phone in frustration. "What do you want?" I say, uninterested.
The phone was silent--- Axel was silent.
All I could hear from him was his breath on the otger side of the line.
My heart skipped, worryingly. "Axel, what do you want?" I kept my composure firm.
He takes a breath. "I'm in your bathroom." He says with his low, breathy voice. "Th-there's blood everywhere."
My heart sinks at the mention of blood. "What?!" I exclaimed. "What did you do?!" I said, worried.
I ran to the school building and rushed straight to the parking lot which was on the other side of the campus.
I texted aunt Mary that I was taking the car to get something at the house. She gave me spare keys a while back for the car and the house.
I immediately got in the car and drove as fast as I could to the house. I arrived at the gate of the house, got out of the car, opened the gate and rushed ran inside. "Axel!" I shouted while still opening the door. "Axel!" I shouted again as soon as I got in.
I ran up to my room and went straight to the bathroom and my heart dropped to the ground. I covered my mouth as the sight of Axel, laying on the floor with a knife on his hand and bloody lines on his other wrist.
I bent down, taking the knife away from him, throwing it at the side as I cupped his face to make him look at me. "Axel!" I say, tears falling down my face. "Axel, please don't do this to me!" I cried out.
Axel opened his eyes as he smiled. "There you are, my Violet." He said with the sweetest, relieved voice.
I bit my lip in relief but my eyes trailed to his bleeding wrist, not knowing what to do. "Wait, Axel." I say, looking around the bathroom and immediately spotted a a piece of shirt that I think would be good to atleast wrap his wrist up.
I wrapped the shirt around his wrist and put pressure on it to stop it from bleeding as I sat right beside him with his hand intertwined with mine.
We stayed there for a minute as I felt gis presence beside me. My heart ached just by looking at him as he closed his eyes. I took a deep sigh as I tried to process what just happened or what he had done.
I stood up and helped him up as I guided him to my bed. I plopped him down as he sat there with his eyes looking up at me.
I looked at him with frustration and hurt.
I felt like crying but I tried so much to stop my tears from flowing. I bit my lip as I turned around away from him. My arms were crossed as I mumble shit under my breath.
"Please don't be mad at me." Axel says, softly.
I turned around quickly to face him. "How can I not be mad at you Axel?!" I bursted. "You tried to kill yourself! At my house! And you're asking me to not be mad at you?!" I exclaimed in anger.
He looked down.
"Why did you do it?" I asked, softly, shaking my head from side to side in pure disbelief.
"Because..."
"Why did you do it, Axel?!" I exclaimed.
"Because I thought you didn't care about me anymore!" He shouted.
My mouth went agape. "What?" I ask, feeling my heart ache.
"I love you, Violet." He says, gently.
I rolled my eyes. "Axel..."
"Please don't leave me, Violet." He asks with so much hurt in his voice as if he was scared of something, as if there was some kind of pain that he didn't want to experience anymore. "Please be with me... be mine." He says, out of nowhere.
My eyes widened in surprise, as I looked at him. This was the first time that he had said anything like this. I wasn't sure what to say, or feel. He wanted me to be with him. In other words, to be his. Mine. Something that I didn't expect him to say.
I felt my heart flutter at his words. "Axel..."
"Violet, please." He begs. " I can't spend a day without you."
I took a deep breath and bent down to kiss him.
I wanted to kiss him since I saw him. I wanted to feel his lips on my mine.
His eyes widen but he kissed back as he pulled me closer to him, making me sit down with my legs on both sides of him.
I slid my hands to his hair as I gently played with it, strands caressing my fingers. "I love you." He says.
I bit his lip, leaving a soft mark. "I want you to be safe." I say to him.
He smiles, wiping of the tears that were still falling down my cheeks. "Everything for you, my Violet."