CONFESS
I hugged her back.
"It's not your fault Maddy, please don't blame yourself."
"It is Violet. If only I had told you how I felt, maybe this wouldn't have happened to you," she said, getting angry. What did she feel?
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"It's nothing, I am just disappointed in myself right now, but I promise, Violet, I'll always be there for you," she said, looking me in the eyes. I knew she was sincere. We heard
more footsteps coming up.
"Hey, sis." Chad kissed my head.
"How are you feeling?" Addy asked.
"I'm okay, I guess. So the truth is out, and I'm going to be looked down on by everyone in school," I said, looking down.
"Oh, I didn't tell you?"
"Tell me what?"
"Maddy deleted the video before it could escalate... No, I mean, Addy did the deleting while your Maddy here did the beating," he said, putting his arms around her shoulder with a proud smile on his face.
"You fought with her?"
"Yes, I did. Even if she has more muscles than me, she's weak. I put her down with just one punch."
"How did this happen?"
"Well, we got to school. I had a feeling she was going to release the video today and my sister Addy was with her laptop doing her thing. We heard everyone phone getting a video simultaneously during lunch, but my sister was fast enough to take it down.
I saw Avery by the cafeteria's entrance; she was smiling. I got so angry and punched her immediately, she fell down. I kept hitting her. She couldn't deflect my punch."
"Yes, sis, Maddy was so fast, and believe me, everyone took videos of Avery's bloody state. We had to separate the fight, I didn't want to, though, but Maddy would have killed her."
"Well, she deserved it, she tried to ruin your life, and I would not accept that."
"So nobody saw it then?"
"Yeah, believe me, I took it down. She won't find the video on her phone as well."
"You did all this for me," I said, starting to cry.
"Hey, shh, please don't cry, baby." From the corner of my eye, I saw Addy pushing my brother out. Maddy held my cheek.
"Don't cry, okay?"
"B-But I--"
"It's okay. Do you want to watch a movie? You know, to get your mind off things."
"Will you stay over?"
"Yes, I'll be here. I am not going anywhere. And j-just so you know, I got suspended. So you'll have me all through the week."
"Do you mean you'll stay here with me for the whole week?"
"Yes, anything for you, babe."
"Thank you so much. Words cannot describe how grateful I am to you and your sister right now."
"It's alright. Stop crying, Violet."
I guess I fell asleep on Maddy's body. When I woke up, it was already morning. How long was I sleeping? And Maddy is still here, just as she said. I looked up to see her face, and she was still sleeping. I took this time to admire her beauty. She must have changed her clothes while I was asleep. She looked so adorable.
"Stop staring at me, Violet." I gasped.
"How long have you been awake?"
"Not long." We kept staring at each other.
"I-I should take my bath."
"Yeah." I stood up and took off my clothes, not minding she was there. I heard her gasp, my scars; she has seen them. I tried to pull my clothes down.
"Why haven't I noticed this on your body Violet? Did you cut yourself?" I looked down, feeling ashamed. She must be disgusted by my body.
Maddy POV
"I'm not mad at you, Violet."
"You're not?"
"Yes, come, let me show you something." I took off my clothes as well. She stared at the scars on my back, she touched them so gently, and I felt tingling from her touch.
"How did this happen?"
"Well, let's just say I had an abusive father. Just promise me you won't hurt yourself again."
"Why not? It makes me feel alive, wanted."
"What do you mean?"
"Nobody wants me, Maddy, haven't you noticed? My parents are just here to protect their image. They don't care what happens to me. And you, you don't love me."
"That's not true. I do."
"No, you're lying; you don't."
"I love you, Violet."
"Stop lying to me. I know I'm not wanted, and you don't--" I didn't let her finish her sentence. I kissed her. She didn't kiss back.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that…" She pulled me closer to her and kissed me, I was surprised by her roughness, but I reciprocated. We kissed like we've been doing it for years. It felt so right kissing her like her lips were meant for mine. I pulled back, my eyes still closed, savoring the moment we just had.
"Did you mean it?" I heard her say softly, I opened my eyes. She was staring back at me.
"Yes, Violet, I mean it. I love you very much."
"Like a friend?"
"No, I want to be more than a friend. I realized how much I loved you when I saw how close you were to Avery. I got so jealous of seeing you with her. I thought about it for a long time. I want a future with you, Violet. I can see us in the next five years getting married and having kids."
I held her waist. "Loving and taking care of you and our kids. And I can see our little puppy is running around and our kids laughing while we tickle them at our own home." I heard sniffing.
"Please don't cry," I said, getting worried that I'm the cause of her tears.
"These are tears of joy, Maddy. I can't believe you want all this with me."
"I do."
"But you said you like older women?"
"Well, I thought I did. I didn't see myself with anyone, except for you. I was just so focused on what I thought I liked, I didn't even think about it a lot. I just rushed into my decision that I wanted older women.
My sister had to take me to a club to make me realize I wasn't into anyone there. I swear I saw many beautiful women, but as I stared at them, all I could think about was you, Violet, you occupied my mind all through the night. So I'm going to ask you one question." I got on one knee.
"Violet, will you be my girlfriend?"
