AN: A big thanks to Miss Piratess for reviewing my other chapters. The last chapter was in her honor. I would also like to warn people that this story has taken a very dark turn and is taking me for the ride. There is a character death in this chapter and it's all down hill from here. On that joy filled note, enjoy or cry. Which ever is more your style.
Violet didn't know what to do. She had always protected and always watched out for her siblings and yet…This is ridicules. Violet sighed and rubbed her temples. She knew something had happened between Sunny and Klaus and she was terrified. If it was Klaus who had hurt Sunny like that…what would happen next time? The next time Violet left Sunny alone.
Her eyes traveled across the dirty floor to the night sky. Both of them were asleep, Klaus on one side and Sunny the other. This could be it. What if the world as she knew it was crashing down around her. Violet shivered. This…this could be it.
It had always been a possibility she supposed. Klaus going crazy and attacking them. She had been frightened that he might loose his notebook, or that he wouldn't remember what to do with it. Violet knew that as long as he had that command, to write, he was safe. The second he lost that, he lost his mind. His memory.
She hadn't thought it would happen like this. With his book tucked protectively under his arm. She hadn't thought of what she would have to do if he still had the book. Before the answer would have been a new one or a substitute. Now, well, now what? Would this escalate? What would Violet do if Klaus seriously hurt Sunny or what if he-no. Klaus was still human, he wouldn't do that!
Would he?
Violet's eyes now moved to Klaus' sleeping form. And for the first time she considered it. What would she do if Klaus killed or even worse, raped Sunny? She shivered, this time it was not from the frozen air. He rolled over and muttered something. He was dangerous and Violet knew that she and Sunny had to leave.
But she didn't want him to be alone. He was still her brother and Violet still wanted him to be safe. What about an insane asylum? Violet didn't like the sound of it, but the idea of him being left alone in a train car wasn't much better. Where would he not be alone, but be restrained? Would Isadora take him in?
Violet paused. Isadora had only seen him once and had cried. The night sky had been flecked with Isadora's tears, disguised as stars. Would she be able to live with him? And what would she do or say when told that Sunny couldn't see him anymore. Then what? Violet would have to tell her.
This was horrible. So many things had happened to her and this was it. This was Violet's breaking point. Violet shook and prayed that it would all turn out all right. She hoped that it wasn't permanent. If it was and there was no choice but for her younger siblings to be cut off, Violet might die.
"I am dead." Violet spoke the words out. To no one in particular and for no purpose but to hope. With that Violet lay back on the iced floor and stared at the ceiling, her face lifeless and pale. Andshe closed her eyes to achieve the soundest sleep she'd had in years. To sleep and dream of nothing. To worry about nothing, to never worry again. In less than a minute all of Violet's worries were gone forever.
But so was Violet.