Chapter 8: Left
A month had gone by and Violet couldn't be happier. She awoke one morning and noticed Bryce had just walked in.
"It's done." He said.
"What's done?" She inquired.
He led her to the guest room and opened the door. The room was completely redone. The walls were colored soft lavender and the carpet was a dark blue to match her fur. There was a large bed with purple sheets and a blue pillow. There were pictures of waterfalls and other scenery hanging on the walls.
"…Wow… it's beautiful."
She smiled. He watched her look over the redeveloped room. He loved that smile. It seemed to radiate through the room.
"I'll go get lunch started while you enjoy your room." He said.
Violet nodded, still smiling.
She sat down on the bed. *I can't believe he did this for me.*
Violet also noticed there was a cd player with a cd that said "Favorites". She listened to it, and realized it had all of her favorite songs on it, ending with September. Once the final song ended, she looked at the clock. It had been over an hour.
It shouldn't take that long. Violet used her aura to check to see if Bryce was okay. He wasn't in the kitchen. In fact, he wasn't even in the house. She went to look outside. There was a shovel out of place, but it was unnoticed as she used her aura again. He was behind the fence, in the alley. As she opened the door to the alley, she saw Bryce kneeling over a mound of dirt with a stone. The stone read "Shadow".
Violet gasped mentally. *His cat…*
She could barely talk. "Do…you…want to be alone?"
…No response.
She went to the door and opened it, looking back at him momentarily before closing it again. She waited beside the door.
"Thank you." Violet heard Bryce say. "All the times I needed someone to be there, I had you. Others came and went, but you and I were always together. We were the last two, and I knew this would come. My worst fear came to life… losing someone I cared about." He paused. "Do I want to be alone?"
Violet was silently listening.
"…It doesn't matter. Now…I am alone…" He said, silent tears falling down onto the ground below. He set a rose on the grave.
Violet was crying silently on the other side of the fence. When she heard Bryce open the door, she ran up and hugged him, still crying.
"You have me." She sobbed. "You're not alone."
He didn't say anything.
Author's Notes: Yeah, it's a sad chapter. It can't be a perfect world all the time. If you, like me, have lost the one person that meant everything to you, you know how bad Bryce feels.