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HEY! Haha, you guys all didn't like the cliffhanger... but don't worry... I'm about to solve it all... well not really... but yeah. Don't hate me at the end of this chapter... I have a plan... sorta... work in progress... this one will be full of drama... I promise... Okay I have like less than 2 hours to get all the drama out of the way...
Viola was shocked to see Duke in such a state. She was shocked to even think that Duke could be in such a state. It hurt Viola's heart painfully to think what Duke was feeling to do that to himself. Duke was in a terrible state. He was on the ground, leaning against the wall. The toilet seat lid was up and in his hand was a bottle. The liquid was clear but it certainly wasn't water.
Viola got down, on her knees next to him. She stared into Duke's eyes and Duke stared right back, with hurt, confusion and guilt smooshed together. "What happened?" She whimpered, wanting to know right there and then what was wrong. Duke didn't say anything. Instead, he leaned over the toilet and Viola heard him vomit. Viola was really worried now. When Duke was finished throwing up for what seemed like the fourteen billionth time. It was actually only fourteen but it still felt like billions. Duke slouched back, taking a long drink. Viola bit her lip.
"Duke's what's wrong?" She tried to say it as firmly as possible, but her voice quivered.
Duke looked away, "I screwed up." His voice seemed shaking as well.
"Screwed up with what?"
Duke just shook his head. Viola put a hand on his arm and shook it a bit. "Come on... you can tell me..."
Duke shook his head again and again. "I can't," he said in a bare whisper.
Viola was near tears now. She had no idea what was bugging him. "Please?" She asked him softly.
"I SCREWED UP, OKAY!" He said louder. He didn't yell, it was just louder than his previous tone which could barely be heard and Viola was right next to him.
"With what, Duke? With what?"
Duke looked down. He didn't want to tell her. He couldn't tell her. He just couldn't face it. He knew it would just destroy her heart, it was sure destroying his. Duke didn't look up even though Viola kept shaking his arm gently. He gripped the bottle as tightly as he could, wondering for a second if he would break it. He shut his eyes close tight, not wanting to open them knowing if he did, tears would fall. He didn't face her but he quietly said, "Abigail" He screwed his eyes closed even tighter than before, but even so, a few tears dripped out. Duke bit his bottom lip. It was all crushing him. Why did he go anyways? Why didn't he just stop drinking? Duke had no idea what had happened that night, but it seemed the longer he kept it a secret, more and more came back to him. It was all foggy. He would usually shake it out, but there were some things that would not leave him alone.
"What about Viola?" Abigail asked. After getting Duke to drink a bottle of wine, three beers and half a bottle of champagne, he was truly drunk. Duke was half-alseep and had no idea where he was. He had no idea who the girl in front of him was. He barely knew who he was.
"Who?" Duke asked drowsily. He had no idea who the girl in front of him was or who Viola was. The name seemed familiar though. So familiar. Like this Viola was destined to be with him. He closed his eyes wondering where he was and felt the strange girl press her lips against his own. Duke didn't know what to do. He could barely stay awake. He tried to pull away twice, but the girl wouldn't let him go. Duke wondered what to do then and he fell down onto the bed, trying to get to sleep.
"Abigail?" Viola asked weakly. "What did she do? What did you do?"
"Everything," Duke said. Now, no matter how hard his eyes were pressed together, the tears just leaked out. He wiped them away with his arm before taking another long drink.
"You can tell me. I won't get mad or anything."
The words lingered in Duke's mind. Her not getting angry about it was like Duke actually liking Abigail. It was just impossible.
"Duke," Viola begged. "Please."
"FINE!" He almost yelled. "I... I... I..." Duke couldn't finish.
"You what?" Viola asked, desperate to find out what was happening.
Duke froze and in a tiny, tiny voice Viola could hear, "slept with Abigail." It was such a low tone and Viola wasn't sure if she heard correctly.
"You slept with... Abigail?" Viola's voice trembled, her body began to shake, all shocked.
Duke nodded before quickly leaning for the toilet, letting his body once again relieve itself. Obviously it was not working as it didn't stop Duke from having to throw up every ten minutes. Duke shakily leaned back again, taking swig at the drink. It was a bottle of strong, very strong Vodka. It was 50 percent alcohol. And Duke wondered why his body was going against him. He quickly glanced at Viola and his heart was pained. Viola's eyes were filled with hurt, more hurt than ever before. Viola didn't think there was ever a time where she was sadder.
When Abigail assaulted her... twice... there would be someone there to help her. Michael or her brother, Duke and Justin. When Michael died, Viola was sad... her heart was shreeching and crying but no one could hear. She was still upset but she couldn't decide what was worse. Having Michael Johanson, the person who understood her most, her bestest friend or finding that Duke, the man she was supposed to get MARRIED to in December slept with Abigail Ramsey, a girl who had been after Duke from day one, a girl whom Duke said was no importance to him, the girl who hurt Viola in a way no one else could.
Duke tried to explain, but him having consumed half a bottle of vodka which was half alcohol and a mixture of alcoholic drinks back at the bar where he found the vodka was reacting on him. As if things could get worse. "I... Vi... let me... she... it wasn't me!" When Duke was really drunk, Duke's words slurred. They slurred a lot. "I have a dog" sounded like "I havvaadoggg" Duke didn't know why, no one knew why or how, but it seemed that Duke was drunk, he sure was, but it seemed he was in such an emotional stake, that he knew what was happening. It wasn't crystal clear. At first he saw three Viola's but soon, it seemed that alcohol was something that was able to soothe his emotions. It hurt him to much with all the alcohol running through his body to look at Viola.
Some would wonder, is Duke a 'alcholic' or 'alcohol abuser'. Duke didn't drink excessively often. It was only his third time... but it did seem that he was using alcohol to help him and his emotions which were running wild. Perhaps he was an alcohol abuser. But Duke was stronger than that. He wouldn't use something that could kill him to help him. Duke still drunk, but now aware of his situation and everything tried to explain once again. He spoke slowly but near the end the words rushed. He knew what he was saying, it wasn't the alcohol and he was deeply hurt and sorry.
"Vi, I didn't do anything!"
"EXCEPT FOR SLEEP WITH ABIGAIL RAMSEY!" Viola shrieked. She was angry now. How could Duke say he didn't do anything?
"I DID NOT SLEEP WITH HER! SHE SLEPT WITH ME!" Duke tried so badly to explain it. He looked at the clear bottle in his hands with the blue writing on the front before taking another drink of it.
"LIKE IT MATTERS!"
"It does matter! Vi, don't you understand? She used me, tricked me! I was drunk!"
Viola glared at him. "Kinda like you are now? For someone who claims to be drunk, you seem to know what you're talking about."
Duke didn't know what to do. Beg for forgivness? Continue explaining? The last thing Duke wanted happening to him was the girl he loved with all his heart and more leave. Disappear from the picture. "Vi. I don't remember anything! I have no idea what happened!" Duke said, half lying but fully crying. "VI! Just listen!" Duke's voice softened and Viola heard the sobbing in his voice. She calmed down a bit herself but she was everywhere from forgiving Duke.
"Vi," Duke said, wiping away tears. "I didn't do anything! She said she needed to talk! I was stupid and went! But then... but then... she tricked me! After taking a sip, things were blurry from there!" Duke's eyes were desperate. "And after... things some things came to me! What I did remember, was all about how she was... who I was! I didn't know who Abigail was that night... I barely knew who I was! Vi, don't you see? I had no idea the whole time! I just woke up next to her! It doesn't take an idiot to know what had happened!"
Now, most of Viola's anger was pushed aside. She suprisingly found it easier to believe Duke now. But that didn't stop her from being sad. She still didn't truly believe was Duke said was the truth. "But why?" Viola asked, on the verge of tears.
"Vi. How many times do I need to tell you. She tricked me and I was drunk."
"I don't believe you! HOW CAN I BELIEVE YOU DUKE? FIRST YOU LIED TO ME ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING! IF YOU'D TOLD ME RIGHT THERE AND THEN, IT WOULD BE EASIER TO BELIEVE. NOW THAT'VE KEPT IT FROM ME, I CAN'T BE SURE YOU'VE ALTERED WHAT HAPPENED TO MAKE IS SOUND LIKE YOU DID NOTHING WRONG!" Viola's shouting woke up the others. Now they were wondering what all the shouting was about.
"I never said I did nothing wrong! I know I did the worse thing I could ever do! But I couldn't CONTROL anything. What happened happened because I was stupid and Abigail was acting like the slutty bitch she is! WHO ARE YOU GOING TO BELIEVE? ME OR ABIGAIL? HUH, VI? ME OR ABIGAIL?"
Viola couldn't take it anymore. She hugged her knees and put her head down and let all the tears just come out. Viola didn't cry softly or try to keep it to herself. It was loud sobbing. She was aware that there were others that could be listening, but she didn't care. Her whole body shook, as if it was having a seizure. The sobs came out loud and Duke's heart shattered into millions of pieces to see her.
Duke hated himself. He hated that he made Viola so sad. It broke his heart to see her sad, but when he knew he had done it, it was unbearable pain. His heart was now in millions of pieces and it seemed that Viola would be able to fix it... too bad she was so unwilling at the time. Duke put a hand on Viola's arm. "Please, Vi. I'm sorry. I'm so, so, so, sorry. I wish none it ever happened. I wish things were like before. I wish that I never hurt you... I wish I never did anything to make you sad." Duke's eyes were wet now, but then and there, there was nothing he could do, nothing anyone could do to make her stop from sobbing. There was no word to describe how loudly and how much Viola was crying.
Now, Justin, Toby, Andrew and Abigail wondered what all the noise was. They heard it coming from the bathroom. They rushed to find two people on the floor. Viola who was sobbing uncontrollably, shaking, with her head down and a semi-conscious Duke with a bottle 1/4 full of the strong beverage.
Justin, Toby and Andrew's natural instincts told them something was wrong between them. Abigail however, jumped to conclusions and immediatly blamed Viola. She got down, near Duke. "What's wrong? Who did it to you?" she demanded to know. Duke pushed her away, taking another drink before throwing up again in the toilet. Abigail got up. "What did you do to him?" she asked Viola, angrily. Justin, Toby, Andrew and even Duke who was nearly unconscious knew that was a bad thing to do.
Viola jumped to her feet. "WHAT DID I DO! MORE LIKE WHAT DID YOU DO!" Viola went for Abigail. She slapped her hard across the face and Abigail cried out in pain. Viola slapper her hard and fast. She slapped her for all the times she had slapped Viola, for all she ever did to her, what she did with Duke and even a bit for what she did to Duke. Abigail was shocked. Everyone (except for Duke who was trying to force down more of the vodka, but his body objected) was shocked. Shocked that Viola could hit that hard.
"BITCH!" Abigail shrieked. She slapped Viola and that triggered their fight. Viola grabbed Abigail's hair and Abigail grabbed Viola's. They were pulling at each other's hair and slapping each other, beating each other. Both seemed they wanted to kill. Justin, Toby and Andrew watched, completely wondering what was happening. Then they snapped out of their gaze.
It took Justin, Toby and Andrew to get Viola off of Abigail. She was stronger than she looked. Viola never looked 'muscular'. She never had the female 'six pack' stomach, it stayed nice, smooth and flat. And her arms and legs certainly didn't look strong either. Her legs looked like they were barely made for running around, let alone running. It looked like she had no muscle, but in fact, she was stronger than anyone expected.
Finally, the got Viola off of Abigail. "SEE WHAT SHE DOES TO ME!" Abigail yelled. "ALL THIS TIME, I DID NOTHI-"
"ABIGAIL, SHUT UP!" Justin yelled. He had seen what Abigail had done to Viola.
"Vi? What's up?" Andrew asked, holding her back by the arm.
"WHAT'S WRONG? WHAT'S WRONG? OH, I GET IT! YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY I WANT TO KILL ABIGAIL! DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY? WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S SO WRONG AND WHAT SHE DID? OH, I'LL TELL YOU! SHE... SLEPT... WITH... DUKE!" Viola pointed to the out cold Duke.
The guys were shocked. Viola saw the looks on their faces. "THAT'S RIGHT. SHE WENT AND HAD SEX WITH HIM. LOVELY ISN'T IT? AND IT WAS RECENT TOO! NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED YEARS AGO, I WOULD BE FINE WITH THAT. BUT SHE SHAGGED HIM JUST BEFORE GOING TO LONDON! NOW, ISN'T THAT SOMETHING!" Viola seemed done screaming.
The guys stared at Abigail with disgust. She knew that Duke and Viola were clearly meant for each other, loved each other, were going to be married and she went and did it.
"But, wait, what was Duke doing all this time?" Toby asked.
"DUKE!" Viola yelled. She was acting hysterical now. "DUKE WAS TOO BUSY FILLING UP ON ALCOHOL! YEP, A DRUNKEN ONE NIGHT STAND. ISN'T THAT GREAT? ISN'T EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD JUST GREAT? CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? SHE WENT AND GOT DUKE DRUNK AND THEN SLEPT WITH HIM WITH SOME HOPE DUKE WOULD SUDDENLY REALIZE THAT ABIGAIL WAS THE GIRL FOR HIM!" Viola was done. She stormed out, done feeling angry, now feeling sad.
She went to her room and slammed the door shut, locking it. She lay in her bed and sobbed. She felt so betrayed, so tricked, unwanted, confused, angry! All these emotions were running wild. She sobbed so loudly, that the guys and Abigail could hear her from the bathroom, through the closed doors and walls. They just continued to stare at Abigail.
"Nice, Abigail," Andrew managed to get out.
"You don't believe! Come on! You don't think I actually thought that, do you?" Abigail was trying to explain.
"Abigail, shut the freaking hell up."
Haha! Another cliffhanger. Don't hate me... I'll be sad.. well. there was a fight, lots of sad, sad crying and now who said that line at the end?? DUN DUN DUN! You can guess, but you'll never believe who... and to tell you, it's NOT Duke. I was thinking... but then I was like NO! So it isn't Duke who shouts... who? Maybe I'll change my mind... ohh!
itsasouthernthing: nice to hear you're liking the chapters.
Girlz-Rule: i'm loving all the long reviews! I thought Viola was going to find out in chap36 as well! Well, now she knows! And now you know why Duke was in the bathroom! I'm not going to make Viola run to Justin.. the wedding will still happen... how? What will happen in between? You're grammer is much better! Thanks for the long reviews!
HarryPotterANDShesTheManFan18: Now you know what happened... now what will happen? LOL
Sophia-Chad: Did you get what you want? Big fight and him telling her? Check. And Mrs. Dom Masbolle (if you're reading this, Viola also got to cry!) Well, another day, another chapter and cliffhanger.
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nikkitan89: Yep, another cliffhanger. I love cliffhangers! Well, not when I read them.. when I write them. It makes people want more!! LOL
GilbertDrone328: Abigail, nice, woohoo! NOW look at her!!
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