Luna Violet

Chapter four

Violetta put down the figurine and rushed towards the chair when she heard approaching footsteps. She crossed her leg, forced herself to put on a smile and act innocently.

" Thank you sir, admission will be given to her." She heard the Principal's voice. He opened the door, his back turned as he continued the conversation with the other person at the other end.

Violetta stared at him intensely, he was wearing an Italian black suit that was expensive but not up to the cost of that of her father. His Rolex wristwatch couldn't go unnoticed with the way he fidgeted when talking on the phone, his sleek brownish hair that had begun to bald complemented his chubby face, his laser focused forest green was capable of sending a grown man to his mother's back.

" Alright, thank you" He concluded, still oblivious of Violetta's presence.

He buried his face in the pile of documents, still not aware of Violetta's presence. Violetta cleared her throat to get his attention. He lazily raised his head to look at Violetta's little frame sitting on his chair.

" What do you want?" He asked, not raising his head again. Violetta stood immediately, her hands behind her and her head board slightly like she was mourning the death of her mother the second time.

" Mr. Philip sent me to you" Violleta answered, awaiting her punishment or anything apart from the calm principal in front of her.

" What did you do this time?" He simply asked, signing some papers and documents. He opened his cabinet, stared at a blue file for a while, his expression changing every milliseconds as his eyes read them line by line.

" I am listening miss Violetta" He said, raising his head to look at the silent Violetta. Violetta stared at him in disbelief, he had never called her by her name, he didn't even know her name.

"I don't have luxury of time…so speak" He slammed his fist on the desk, making Violetta flinch.

" I was.."

" I slept…off in class" Violetta answered, stepping back for safety measures.

The principal shot her a hard glare, his eyes taking note of her unkempt hair and bruised body, he felt nauseated by the sight of her swollen lips and scarred chest, he had no ounce of pity, he just wanted to get rid of her pitiful self from his office.

" Why's your uniform this way?" He pointed to the torn uniform patched with another clothing material.

" Go and kneel under the sun till all classes end" He commanded, clapping to hurry her out. Violleta nodded, packed her bags and was about to leave when he said " And you are hereby suspended for two weeks"

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Violetta squinted at the ray of sunlight and could not help but bid farewell to her body, soul and mind. The sun was capable of drying out every liquid from someone's body, she could see it from the dark shade of the big oak tree.

" Ellen, I will never forgive you for ruining my life" She spelled out her words before entering the scorching sun.

She knelt, the sun almost melting down her little brain and crying the bruises on her body. She cleaned the sweat that gushed from every pore in her skin, she consoled herself as the light intensity coming from the sun dried her up.

"Hey?" She heard someone called but she was tired to raise even a muscle, do hummed, loud to her ear but not even a sound to the receiver.

" Violetta?" She felt a hand on her shoulder.

" Did the sun fried your memory too?" The voice asked again. She had heard that voice before, she rolled over, and slept on her back, closing her eyes to avoid going temporarily blind.

She managed to turn to her side, she saw blurry faces staring down at her with different emotions and their lips syncing with one another. She coughed repeatedly due to her dried throat, yet no one cared touch her.

" Get away from her, can't you see she's dying?" A voice spoke, she knew the owner of the voice. Taylor!

" Now leave!" Taylor yelled, helping Violetta to the shade of the big oak tree. She placed her almost lifeless body on her laps and sprinkled water on her face. She sprinkled it again before cleaning her face with the face towel. Violetta eyelids were shaking, she was trying to open her eyes.

" Slowly, slowly" Taylor stroked her hair with her left fingers, and her right fingers curiously moved to find all of the little bruises on Violetta's skin. At some point she made Violetta lie on her stomach to rub her back.

" I am here girl… always here" Taylor whispered to her ear, as it was the only way Violetta's body could understand affection.

" Tay…lor" Violetta coughed, rolling on her back so her stomach could face up. She shut her eyes closed but when Taylor interlocked fingers with her, she gently opened her eyes to see the worried face of Taylor staring down at her pitifully.

She stared at Taylor's face like she was just seeing it for the first time. And when Taylor giggled, she gave a sad long smile that took all the muscles in her mouth to come up with.

" You are alive" Taylor snuggled her head to her chest, her bodily scent sending messages to Violetta's brain to relax. And she did, she lay there gazing at the brown eyes that looked down at her with all the love in the world.

From Taylor's Auburn hair to her neck region, she wasn't lacking anything. She was like the standard for measuring beautiful ladies. She had an oblong face that rhymed with other features like her cat like eyes, elongated eyelashes that can't help but blink, pointed nose like she did a nose job from heaven, smooth face, no smile lines, but a very pink lips succulent like the flesh of a mango, and when she smiled, which she only did to those she liked, the wind paused to inhale her beauty. She was that magnificent of a girl.

" Hmmmmm" Violetta smiled, her gaze falling on Taylor's shoulder. She started from her jaw down her neck to her shoulder blades, and it occurred to Violetta, she still had authority despite now derailed from her original path of education.

" Get up now.." Taylor's sweet voice cut through her thoughts, making her conscious of her surroundings.

" How long have I been staying in the sun?" That was Violetta's first question.

" Well I don't know but we have about 3hrs to close, and we have it to ourselves as the English teacher got an emergency" Taylor said, extending table water to Violetta.

Violetta gulped half of it down her throat in the blink of an eye that Taylor had to place her hands on her head to ensure she was still sane. Violetta pushed Taylor's hand away and gulped the last half of the bottle.

Taylor eyes followed Violetta's body movement, at alert, watching for any abnormal signs.

" I saw Jesus" Violetta chuckled, fondling with Taylor's collar. Taylor slapped her hands off her clothes, shaking her head before saying " the sun really made you run mad."

Violetta and Taylor turned left to the direction of students laughing and playing, with Ellen being the center of attention. Everyone was popular in their own way, but Ellen was known by even the Juniors, not because their father was a powerful alpha but because she seeked attention more than she wanted to breathe.

Ellen didn't mind betraying her closest friends for fame, nor did she mind being the antagonist in everyone's story but she was going to get what she wanted, and Ellen motto had always been " power is never given to you, you snatch it"

" That sick head" Taylor shook her head.

" I am going to the school cafeteria…what do you want to eat?" She said to Violetta who was now standing next to her. She shrugged, her eyes not leaving Ellen when she said, " nothing "

" Huh? "Taylor furrowed her eyebrows, her eyes following Violetta's gaze.

" Don't even think about it, the sun would be small compared to the hell you want to bring to yourself." Taylor pulled Violetta back to the place she knelt earlier.

" I just gave you an extra life, don't make me regret" She warned, before heading right to the cafeteria.

Violetta knelt again, but this time the sun intensity as decreased a bit and could withstand it. She found herself smiling when a tall boy walked past her, she turned, her eyes following him till he was no longer in sight again. And when the thought of the boy coming towards her to say hello, she blushed hard forgetting she was still serving punishments.

Her eyes was searching for him, he should have returned by now. She looked everywhere for him and was about giving up when he saw him approaching. She impulsively waved to the good-looking tall guy, with a not too matured body coming her way.

And the way he walked with confidence, made her heart beats faster, his pose when standing and his medium-length blonde hair brushed backwards to sit on his shoulder blades added to his masculinity.

With his presence, every nerve in her body shook, like she had butterflies in her stomach.

And she knew too well what that means, she has had this feeling for him since the junior year.

He is walking towards me, she squealed in her head, her eyes dancing as she has finally caught his attention after five years.

" Hi.." She stood extending her hands awkwardly to the boy who didn't bat an eye.

" I am Violetta" She added, her hands still in mid air. She looked left and right, she got eyes on her now.

" So?" He asked, scrutinizing her. She was a sight that could ruin a bad day.

" I… I.. just.. love. Like.. you" She stuttered on her words, her palms now sweaty that she took a step back when he took a step forward to her direction.

" What did you say?" She heard him say.

" Nothing…" Violetta answered, her face flushed with embarrassment. And Taylor had warned her, she warned her of his brutality, she told her he would only turn her to laughing stock and that he was way out of her league.

" She said nothing" The boy said loudly, making others erupt in laughter. She stepped back in shame that she collided with Ellen who pushed her back to the boy.

The boy cupped her cheek and smirked, and it dawned on her that she was a fool for believing Korean movies and the romance novel she read. His grip on her face was firm, it was like crushing a can malt, she tried wriggling out of his hold to no avail.