I stood there impatiently, waiting for an answer. "Our so-called leader was being a fool. She was blurting nonsense, and was getting, quite frankly, a little too personal!"
Meanwhile, Carmella was sitting on an open bench, wiping her tears away. When she heard footsteps behind her, she murmured, "Go away. I don't want to talk right now." The person said calmly, "We haven't even met yet." She turned to see the face of Lie Ren, the other boy from JNPR. (1)
I retorted with, "Well you didn't have to… do whatever you did! I'm sure she didn't mean anything by it! Carmella wouldn't do that!" Violace quickly shouted back, "It's because she's an imbecile! She still believes her mother's still alive! Gone for months? How naive can you get!?"
Carmella sighed, and motioned for him to sit down. In his soothing voice, Ren asked, "What could possibly make you upset?" Through sobs, Carmella said, "I was asking my friend some questions,(sob), and I thought that, (sob), we were fine." She went on, telling Ren how when she was talking about her mom, asking Violace about his, and going further when she didn't get an answer.
"Well, what in the world was she asking about", I spat rather curtly. In a pained tone, he said, "She was badgering me about my family, my home, my childhood. She doesn't know anything! She doesn't have the right to know!"
Ren, placing his hand on her shoulder, flatly said, "Maybe you touched something he didn't want to talk about. Families can be a rough subject. Many students haven't been raised in paradise. A number don't have families anymore." The last sentence seemed strenuous for Ren, and barely got it through. Afterwards, he dried off her tears, and stood up. "I'll see you around. You are free to talk with me and my team anytime.
I stared at Violace, not expecting these emotions. His eyes were lined with tears, and his face was red. Violace stood there, panting, and I moved forward. He flinched when I touched his shoulder, and we stared at each other. After he wiped his eyes, I softened my tone and spoke. "V. You can't run from what happened. Life will always catch up. You've got to be able to share things with us, ok?" He nodded, and we walked to lunch. During so, he seemed a bit cheerier, and even apologized to Carmella. She nodded, and I had to admit I was proud of him
Later that night, I turned in early, only to find a note on my bed. It read, "Meet me at the coffee shop in Vale. 9:00." There was no hints at the writer, but I left as soon as I could. I left my own little note for the team, saying I would be gone the next day.
After sneaking out, I checked a map for all coffee shops, and by the miracle of convenience, there was one. Upon reaching there, a waiter said there was a table reserved on the top deck.
After climbing the stairs, I heard a familiar voice say, "Well, well, well, Turq. Look how you turned out." I looked up to see the sarcastic grin of my old best friend, Roman Torchwick.
Author's Note: I added Ren in, because he doesn't get enough love here.