Then I knew why he did it. James was in love with Violet.
Right. We all knew James had feelings for Violet except for her. Violet had no clue James was in love with her.
As kids, we all thought it was the sort of crush which could fade away at any time. I didn’t know his feelings for Violet were so strong to have waited this long.
James was friends with us but he wasn’t close to us because of Ash. He was a prodigy child who focused on his books in middle school and at home.
And the reason he wasn’t close with any of us was because of Ash.
Ash intimidated him, especially when Violet and Willow weren’t around. So, Violet and Willow never knew how Ash and James hated each other because of the so much pretense they put up with.
And the reason Ash hated him was because of his feelings for
