'Jacob'
It had been so long since she had heard that name.
There are some things everyone wants to forget, a past, a secret that must be buried deep inside the heart. Jacob was the one thing Violet wanted to avoid. She couldn't remember the last time she heard his name. Her heart clenched, not because she missed her first boyfriend, but because he had left a scar that never truly healed.
As far as she remembered, she had spoken to Jacob before she ever introduced herself to Ethan.
Flashback
Violet stepped into the classroom and noticed Ethan and his friends gathered around Emma, talking and laughing. Her seat was right behind Emma’s, but everyone was standing in the way.
Her heart began to race as she took small, hesitant steps toward her chair.
“Ex-Excuse me…”
She whispered, her v
