When Sebastian headed back to the hospital that day, Viola was laying down and watching television. He said, "Hey Vi."

She said, "Hey."

He asked, "How was the session?"

She said, "Okay, I guess."

He asked, "Is there anything you need?"

She said, "Yeah, I've been craving pizza for so long."

He said, "Well, as soon as you get out of here. I'll take you to Cesario's."

She said, "Cool."

He asked, "What did the doctor say?"

She said, "I think just a few more days. He also said no soccer, but yeah right."

He said, "Vi, you know you're going to need to take it easy."

She said, "I know, but I really want to play."

He said, "I know, and you will once you get better."

She said, "Mom and Dad went talk to the school. They decided it was best for me just to sit out the rest of the year and just go back and finish next year. At least I'll be able to play then."

He said, "Well, that's good."

She sighed and said, "I guess, but I'll be a year behind."

He said, "You'll be okay."

She asked, "Sebastian?"

He said, "Yeah…"

Viola asked, "How's Duke?"

Sebastian knew she would ask him that, but he wasn't sure how to answer it. He said, "He's okay. He's missed you Vi."

She asked, "Is it true that his game suffered."

He said, "A little, but he's back on. I don't know too much because he and I aren't sharing a room anymore."

She asked, "Why?"

He said, "Because we both were scaring each other. Every time he'd see me, he thought of you. Every time I was feeling your pain, he thought of you. I knew it wasn't helping him; so I moved into another room."

She said, "I want to see him."

He said, "I know. But I don't think it's a good idea for him to see you before the game. I think you should just let him relax and wait until after the game is over with."

She said, "Yeah, I guess you're right. I wish I could go to the game."

He said, "That's definitely not a good idea. I'm afraid you'd get hurt. We don't need for people to find out and then swarm you."

She said, "Does he know I'm here?"

He said, "No. Justin's dad said it would be best for us not to tell anyone yet. They're keeping the press away from interviewing the coach, but it will only be a matter of time. Officer Drayton just wants you to be better and out of the hospital before that hopefully happens."

She said, "Oh."

He said, "Yeah. Even the doctors and nurses here have had to sign confidentiality agreements not to disclose that you're here."

That Saturday, Viola was still in the hospital while the championship game was going on. Thankfully, the local news station was broadcasting it, so she was able to watch the entire game. Viola and her family spent the afternoon cheering on Illyria as the won the game. After the trophy was handed over to the team, Viola watched as Justin walked over to shake Duke's hand. Just a few minutes later, the doctor came walking in. He said, "You seem excited."

Viola said, "Well, my team just won the game."

He said, "That's good, and I got even more good news. Viola, you're set to be released tomorrow. But you have to remember to take it easy. I only want you to walk around when it's necessary. Until those ribs are fully healed, you need to be resting as much as possible. The nutritionist has a menu for you and your family to follow to make sure we get your weight back to normal. Then the psychiatrist will be making weekly visits to your house."

Roger asked, "How much longer will it be until her ribs are healed?"

He said, "Just a few more weeks. I'll want her to see a doctor once a week to check on her progress too."

Daphne said, "Alright."

The doctor looked over at Viola and said, "Okay Viola. I hope everything goes okay. Just remember to take it easy."

She smiled and said, "I will."

He said, "And I hope to come see you play soccer very soon."

She said, "Don't worry, you will."

The following day, Viola left the hospital around noon, and her parents brought her back to her dad's house. Once she was finally tucked into her bed, Sebastian had a surprise for his sister. A couple of minutes later, there was a knock on her door. Viola said, "Come in."

When she looked up, she saw Paul standing there. She smiled and asked, "What are you doing here?"

He said, "Well, Sebastian called me. It's so good to see you again Vi."

She said, "It's good to see you to. Come give me a hug."

As he walked over to her, she said, "Don't worry, you won't hurt me."

When he sat down, he said, "Sebastian said that no one really knows you're here. That's why he called me. He said he knew Monique and Kia would go off and tell everyone."

Viola laughed and said, "Yeah, that's probably true."

About an hour later, Paul left the house and promised to come back the following week to spend the day with Viola and give her a spa treatment. About an hour after Paul left, there was another knock at Viola's door. This time, Olivia came walking in. She came walking in with tears falling down her face. Viola said, "Awe, please don't cry."

She said, "I'm just so glad you're okay."

After talking for a few minutes, Sebastian came in to join them. Olivia asked, "So, have you seen Duke yet?"

Viola said, "No. I want to see him, but I don't want him to see me."

Olivia said, "Come on Viola."

She said, "Look at me. I look horrible."

Olivia said, "I know you think so Viola, but I know you want to see him."

Sebastian said, "And I know Duke would want to see you. That boy is crazy for you. That day you disappeared, Duke found those hairclips Paul had given you. Since that day, he placed them on that necklace he never takes off. He'd want to see you Vi."

She said, "I'm not ready."

Sebastian said, "Okay."

They had upset her. So Sebastian and Olivia left the room to go spend some time together and to let Viola calm down. While they were in Sebastian's room talking, Olivia said, "She really wants to see him."

He said, "I know."

She asked, "Do you think we should invite him over?"

Sebastian said, "No. I don't want to upset her. If she's not ready to see him, then she's not ready. The last thing we need to do right now is push her."

Olivia said, "Yeah."

Sebastian said, "But there is that soccer game that's coming up. Viola should be better by then, and I know she won't resist going to a game."

Olivia said, "Yeah, we could surprise him."

Sebastian said, "Yeah, and I'll make sure Paul comes with us."

Olivia said, "Sounds great."

The following week, Paul came over to visit with Viola, and he brought all of his hair care essentials with him. After Viola washed her hair and sat down in her chair, Paul got to work on trimming her hair and giving her some layers. He would have loved to add some highlights, but he wasn't about to make Viola go wash her hair again. Once he was finished, Viola looked in the mirror and loved her new haircut. But she started crying because all she could focus on was the bruises on her face. Paul said, "Don't worry, those will fade away soon."

She asked, "But will the pain ever go away?"

He said, "I'm not sure. That's something that only you can decide."

A couple of minutes later, there was a knock on her door. She said, "Come in."

Then Justin came walking in her room. He said, "Hey Viola, it's just me."

She said, "Hey Justin."

After giving her a hug, he said, "I love the new hair. Glad to see that you're looking better."

She asked, "You think?"

He said, "Most definitely. So, are you going to go to the all-star game in a couple of weeks?"

She asked, "What game?"

He said, "Yeah, Illyria's hosting an all-star game for players from across the state."

She asked, "Really?"

He said, "Yeah."

Paul said, "Yeah. You're brother mentioned it to me. He wanted me to go with ya'll if you decided to go."

She said, "I'll definitely want to go as long as you fix me up to where you can't see these bruises."

He said, "That I can do. In fact, I'll go buy you a whole new outfit. Since it's still a bit chilly outside, I'll get you a turtleneck and some jeans that way no one can see those bruises."

She said, "Okay. Just make me look good."

He said, "You don't need my help to look good. I just help to enhance it."

She laughed and said, "Okay."

He said, "In fact, I'll take Olivia with me when I go shopping for you."

She said, "Yeah, she'll know exactly what to get me."

That weekend, Paul, Sebastian, and Olivia went to the mall to go shopping for Viola. Paul and Olivia went looking for clothes while Sebastian was looking for something special for his sister. When Sebastian walked into the jewelry store, he found the perfect necklace for his sister. It was a white gold necklace with 2 diamond circles, one was white diamonds and the inner circle was black diamonds. He said, "She'll love it."

After his gift was purchased and packaged, he left to go find Paul and Olivia. They had also finished shopping, and Sebastian showed them what he had bought for Viola. Olivia said, "She's going to love it."

Paul said, "Yeah. Soccer themed necklace; she'll definitely love it."

When they arrived back at the house, they all rushed to Viola's room to show her what they bought. First up, Paul and Olivia showed her all the clothes they had purchased. Although they went to the mall to purchase only one outfit, they wound up buying more because they just couldn't make up their minds. Once she sifted through all the clothing bags, Sebastian handed her the velvet box. She asked, "What is this?"

Sebastian said, "Well, open in and find out."

She lifted the top of the box up and saw the necklace, and then Viola started crying. He asked, "What's wrong?"

She said, "I don't deserve it."

He said, "Yes you do. You're my sister, and I love you."

She said, "I don't deserve such beautiful things."

Sebastian asked, "Why?"

Paul said, "Viola before you even say anything, you are a beautiful person. Don't let what that creep did to you tell you otherwise."

Olivia said, "Yeah. He's the one who doesn't deserve any good things, not you."

She said, "But look at me."

Paul said, "Viola, you look lovely. I don't want to ever hear you think otherwise."

Sebastian held his sister in his arms and said, "I know the bruises are hard to overlook right now, but underneath you are a true beauty."

Then Sebastian took the necklace out of the box and clasped it around his sister's neck. She held the pendant in her hand to warm the cold metal that touched her bare skin. She said, "I do love you Sebastian."

He said, "I know. I'm just hard to resist."

He held out his arm and looked over at Olivia. She joined in on the hug and said, "Yeah, yeah…"

Just a few days before the game, Justin came by the house again to visit Viola. He said, "You're looking much better. Here…"

Then he handed her four tickets for the game. She said, "Thank you. So, what's been going on?"

He said, "Well, the rumors at school about why Coach is in jail keep intensifying."

She asked, "Does anyone know?"

He said, "I don't think so. The press is only releasing that he was arrested for assaulting a female student. My dad's seeing to it that he is not interviewed by any of the reporters either. They don't want anything to come out until you are ready. Also, I've learned from the guys at Illyria that rumors are spreading that you've been found."

She said, "I know. Olivia and Sebastian have told me. Everyone keeps asking them about it, but they just don't answer."

He said, "Duke seems more confused than ever. Although, his game has never been better."

She asked, "Really?"

He said, "Yeah. I've met Toby and Andrew. They have told me that every day at practice, it's like he's looking for something. They say he's looking for you on the field, but he denies it when asked."

She sensed that Justin was keeping something from her. She asked, "Justin, what are you not telling me?"

He said, "I don't know if I should tell you."

She said, "Tell me."

He said, "I think Duke's seeing someone."

Her eyes widened, and she screamed, "What?"

He said, "Yeah. The other day after our practice, a girl ran out onto the field and over to him."

She then went sit on her bed and said, "I don't believe it."

Then Sebastian came walking through the door. He saw his sister's eyes filled with tears and asked, "What's wrong?"

She looked up at him and said, "Duke…he has a new girlfriend."

When Viola saw her brother turn his head in the other direction, she said, "You knew."

He said, "I didn't want to be the one to tell you."

She said, "You were going to bring me to the game and let me be blindsided when I saw him with her."

He said, "I'm sorry Viola."

She said, "Just get out of here. I want to be alone."

After both of the guys left her room, she laid down, hugged her pillow, and cried herself to sleep. Sebastian asked, "Why'd you tell her?"

He said, "She has a right to know. I figured it would be better to tell her now than to let her see it at the game."

Sebastian said, "I guess you're right."

Justin asked, "Do you think she still go to the game?"

He said, "Oh yeah. Viola wouldn't miss a soccer game for anything."

Justin said, "Okay. Well, I got you guys seats away from the crazy fans that Viola has less chance of being hurt."

He said, "Thanks man. Oh and Justin, I'm sorry about everything."

Justin said, "No problem. I understand."