Chapter 4
"I think I would have to say that Don't Tell Dave is my favourite song, what's yours?"
"Uneasy Hearts Weigh the Most."
"Really? But the guitar is so much better in Don't Tell Dave!" Violet folded her arms across her chest.
"Let's agree to disagree, then," Terrance chuckled, "shouldn't you be at school or something?" he asked.
"I dropped out a while ago," she shrugged carelessly, "shouldn't YOU be in school or something?"
"I got the day off," he grinned, "so I could finish unpacking. Would you care to join me?"
"Of course, I would love to," she curtsied, "wherever shall I start?"

Joining in on the act, Terrance took her hand in his and led her over to one of the larger boxes in his bedroom. Upon opening, Violet saw that it was filled with what appeared to be a dozen photo albums. She smiled as she lifted one of them out, flipping through the pages after a nod of approval from Terrance. At the end of the album, the page was filled with pictures of Terrance and a young blonde girl, and Violet observed them silently. She could sense that Terrance had stiffened after seeing the picture again, so she closed the photo album and turned to face him with a curious face.

"Her name was Carolyn..." he mumbled, looking down at and playing with his hands.
"Was?" Violet pressed, simply curious what he meant by that.
"She's dead," he replied, "fell down a flight of stairs from 4 stories high. She survived the fall, but died while she was on life support. From internal bleeding the doctors told me."
"Was she close to you?"
"I was in love with her," he spoke quietly, looking up to stare at the nearest wall. Upon looking at him, Violet could see that there was a faraway look in his eyes; almost a mourning look. She stood there awkwardly, silently. The girl hadn't the slightest clue what she could do to comfort Terrance, considering he was almost a complete stranger.

Surprisingly, Terrance wrapped his arms around her, and she predicted that it was because he had felt a sudden urge to embrace somebody who was living. Too bad that she wasn't exactly alive, and too bad at that exact moment; Tate chose to peek in on Violet's activities.