Hey guys! What can I say? I really just can't stay away. (omfg THAT RHYMED!!)
Disclaimer: I swear on all that is holy that I WILL ONE DAY OWN THEM!!!! but that day is not today.
Violet Eyes
Thank You
By: E l L Y f I s H
After school I had diving practice, I was on the diving team while the boys are on the swim team. I can swim almost as good as them but something about diving always spoke to me, the way you fly through the air and know you have something soft to land on, even if I have tons of bruises from hitting the water wrong. Our team was small and mostly girls, guys were too big and made huge splashs which deducts A LOT of points. I was the smallest on the team, most of the girls were tall and graceful, but I'm small and clutzy yet I still manage to kick all their asses in our sport. I'm not trying to brag either its just that I don't really get along with the girls on the team, either because I'm the Daughter of Ipswich or because I may have pulled a prank or two on them, or it could be because I'm the best diver in the state. I climbed the ladder to the highest block, where Coach C wanted to make me a demonstration for the younger newer members, I have always been afraid of heights but I love diving so I am not about to give it up despite the fact my knees were visiably shaking. I stood up on the block going insane as she explained to the girls about stupid stuff. The guys from the swim team came out and looked up at me. Their practice didn't start for another 15 minutes they could watch me all they wanted. I clung onto the bar, shaking.
"Simms!" She called, I looked down at her. She was a tall woman she wasn't fat but she wasn't skinny her gray hair fell around her face. "Show the girls what not to do,"
"What not to do?" I called back confused she wanted me to fall and hurt myself?
"You heard me!" She called back, I sighed
"Which side?" I asked annoyed, she grinned back.
"The right, let them get wet," I smiled back, I stood at the end of the board my heels hanging off slightly I stood on the balls of my feet and lifted my hands in the air, I went up and down on my calfs 3 times before she blew her whistle and I flipped back. I was supposed to mess this up so I did a triple back flip into a full but I did one to many flips and landed right on my right thigh. I felt so free so good in the air and underwater. I could literally stay under here forever but I slowed moved my way back up to the surface to be greeted by Coach C's booming laugh.
"Simms only you know how to make a screw up look good. Now come over and lets see that thigh," She demanded I smiled back and swam over to the edge of the pool and quickly hopped out. As I did, I heard catcalls from the boys team as they stood on the oppsite side of the pool, I knew it was my boys so I flipped them the bird and they started laughing.
"See ladies, this is what happens when you mess up, the impact from the water can be as hard as hitting concrete," She explained and most of them looked on in awe and my thigh which was bleeding profusely now. It was still numb, so I couldn't feel it. "Simms, one more time but do it the correct way now and then go get that cleaned up." I nodded and as I climbed the ladder again I ignored my shaking legs, I was on an adrenaline rush. My thigh had merely started throbbing now, the pain was yet to come. I changed it up a bit, I bent down with my hands as close to the edge as I could manage and lifted my legs into a handstand I figured I was close enough but walked to the very edge of the board anyways.
I heard Pouge jokingly call, "Show off," then Coach C barked at him that if I lost my concentration I could die.
"Can we all just hurry up here I'm starting to see red?" I called struggling to hold my weight for any longer, Coach C quickly blew the whistle I dropped off the platform and did a triple flip into a dive with the tiniest splash. As I came to the surface of the water, I smiled at the people clapping. But I quickly noticed my thigh was bleeding more now that ever . I quickly swam to the edge of the pool and the pain in my thigh and arm was staggering.I could barely walk, I felt the boys rush over to me as well as Coach C and the nurse who is always present at our practices.
"I'm fine, I'm fine," I assured them all, my arm hurt the worst. "I've gotten worse before," I smiled at the boys and the nurse took me aside and cleaned my wounds and wrapped them with water proof ace bandages. I walked over to the boys who were waiting for me at the other side of the diving tank.
"Are you alright?" Caleb asked me concerned, I nodded.
"Don't you remember sophmore year? I hit my arm on the platform and my elbow popped out of its socket?" I asked they all winced I merely smiled. "So this is nothing,"
"Well we just don't want our little baby girl hurt," Reid teased pinching my cheek and I went to bite his fingers but he pulled away. I felt strong familar arms encircle my waist and a head rest on my shoulder, making me jump. I looked to see Chase smiling, I hit him on the side of the head.
"Hey Juliet," He said smirking
"Whats good Romeo," I laughed, Reid looked about ready to rip Chase's head off, Caleb looked so serious he might hurt himself, Pouge looked confused and Tyler wore a look that said 'Oh hell no'
"Romeo? Juliet?" Caleb asked curiously, he smiled and gave Chase the man hug, then Chase resumed his postion.
"Didn't Ellie tell you?" He asked, I flushed as they all looked at me, "In our literature class we are putting on a play of Romeo and Juliet and you are looking at the leads," He squeezed me tighter, I scoffed and pulled away. It felt too wrong.
"We have it last period, thats why I didn't get to tell you guys," I said standing a little further away from Chase which made Reid soften and take the opportunity to pull me under his arm. I noticed that I was surrounded by four gorgeuous guys, not including my brother, all in teeny speedos that showed off their junk. I smirked to myself.
"But Elle, I was wondering if you wanted to run lines tonight?" He asked all eyes looked to me,
"I can't I have something to do," I replied and smiled, he nodded. I walked away quickly I had to get changed and visit Tristan's grave, it was a ritual I did every school year since his death. "Ty can I borrow your car?" He nodded solemnly, he knew where I was going and threw me the keys which were in his gym shorts.
"Don't crash and die," He called after me, I turned back smiling.
"Ahh shit, way to ruin my plan," I called back turning into the girl's locker room. Thinking about Reid's perfectly toned body, I smiled to myself getting into the showers quickly.
I was wearing the clothes, that Tristan and I had wore on our first date. It was an adorable little sundress that was white with gold designs in it. He loved me in it, I brought flowers, our flowers: lilies of the valley. I sighed as I came to his tombstone, it read: TRISTAN CHRISTOPHER BLACKBeloved Son, Brother, and Boyfriend. My eyes welled up as memories flooded my brain. I placed the flowers down and lay were they had put his coffin.
I didn't eat, I didn't sleep, I didn't even think. I just shut myself up in the Simms Manor and in my dorm room for a whole two weeks. Everyone had tried to pursway me to come and enjoy my life but I couldn't move. It was my fault. It had been my fault. I told him to take the road that was out of the way, I started the fight. I killed him.
I took it the worst out of all that knew him, his parents had lives to distract them. I called his phone constantly so I could here his voice, tell me that he couldn't get to the phonr right then. But through all of this, I still didn't think he was gone. I had gone to Spencer and I still wasn't talking to any one or doing anything, I was lifeless. I did what I was told and tried to interact but it still wasn't the same. I walked myself to his grave one night, and looked at it and smiled down at him.
"You're not here anymore, are you?" I said waterly, "I don't feel you around me anymore," I ran all the way back to the dorms and ran into my dorm to see Ria standing there, I looked at her with tear filled eyes.
"Baby what's wrong?" She asked, and tears poured from my eyes. I fiercely hugged her, and cried into her chest.
"I don't feel him around anymore, Ree," I sobbed, "He's gone." An ocean's worth of tears poured from my eyes.
"Baby, he is," She said comfortingly, I looked up at her.
"You know, I-I didn't come here for you to tell me some bullshit truth answer,"I sniffled into her chest, she laughed, "Why can't you just lie to me?"
"Because I know you would do the same for me,"
Tears poured from my eyes again, and I started to speak to the grave. "Hey baby, today was my first day of school, its my senior year. I miss you so much and I wish you were here." I told him about everything that went on in my life for the past year even about my feelings for Reid. I looked around at his grave one last time before I noticed a large bundle with a bunch of letters tied with a ribbon the first one had a single name on it, Ellette Simms. I snatched the bundle and raced back to the dorms. I ran into my room and ripped the first letter from the bunch which was clearly not from Tristan. The script was too elegant, it was from his mother.
Dearest Ellie,
It has been 3 years since my sons death, and I know you of all people have still not completely healed. I know I wasn't the most supportive of your relationship in the beginning but I do know that my son loved you. I love my son and what he loved I will learn to love as well. You changed him, Ellette, you helped him grow from a boy to a man. And for that I will be enternally grateful. You made his life and he will only be one chapter of yours. He was proud to have the title of being your beau. I was looking through his room when I found a book of songs, a journal from the summer you were together, videos of himself he wished to send to you and letters as well. I figured you may want to have them. Don't ever forget, you are loved.
With eternal thanks and love,
Victoria Black
My eyes welled up as I scrambled to find the first thing enclosed; it was his journal I opened it up and smiled at the first entry.
June 26th 2006
Tonight I met the most beautiful girl on the planet...
I smiled and continued to read the rest of the journal until I fell into a peaceful slumber.
Ria, Tyler, and Reid stumbled into Ria and Ellie's dorm, to see the violet eyed child peacefully sleeping on her bed and old journal laying on her stomach a letter laying across her jean clad legs and a package of old letters next to her. Tyler picked up the letter cautiously and the three of them read it through, then looked at the tiny girl. She had lost so much and they were glad to know she was being put back together. Ria gently shook her best friend awake.
"Babes," She asked, the violet eyes fluttered open and she smiled when she saw Reid. "Come on we are supposed to go to Nicky's." She sat up and stretched
"I need to do something before we go," She said and grabbed a pen and a piece of paper.
Victoria Black hurried down to see get the door, she sniffled a bit remembering her eldest son as she cleaned his room, she opened the door to see a black hummer driving down the road, she sighed and was about to close the door when she spotted a letter sitting on her porch. She looked at the label Mrs. Victoria Black, confused she opened it quickly to see a written in big bold letters:
Thank You.
Love Always and Forever,
Ellette Simms
Victoria smiled grabbed a picture frame and put the letter up in her son's room. She giving the room a final smile, she shut the door to her son's room and went downstairs to finish cooking diner.
So tell me what you thought? Don't work next chapter will be more about the Sons.
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