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Friend Or Foe: Chapter 34 SIT DOWN MAMA!
I went home for the rest of the week, having nothing else to do and no boyfriend. Carmi, Jeff, and Matt accompanied me. I had no idea where Shane was, he had completely ignored me. So now I was just hanging out at my house with Carmi.
Carmi came bounding down the steps with Shannon on her heels. Everyone had decided to stay at my place. Well, it was all of us except Shane. “Violet! Save me!” She cried running toward me. I was laying on the couch, watching my recording of RAW. She leaped over the back of the couch and landed on my lap. I squeaked in surprise as she tried to hide behind me. “Mama Vio. Shannon keeps poking me!” she whined.
I rolled my eyes but decided to play along. “Shannon, what have I told you about bugging little Carmi?” I asked. “Not to do it,” he said slowly and guiltily with puppy dog eyes. I cocked an eyebrow, “is that right? Well then, why aren't you listening to me then?” I asked. He frowned, “I'm sorry Mama Bugga Bugga,” he sighed.
“Now, apologize to Baby Hurricane,” I said. “I'm sorry Carmi...” he said. I smiled, “good, now go play nice.” I said going back to watching RAW. Carmi stuck her tongue out at Shannon before standing and walking away into the kitchen. I rolled my eyes, and curled back up on the couch. “BABY V!!! WE ARE HOME!!!” Jeff called walking into the living room.
Matt walked in behind him, they were both carrying grocery bags. “Thanks for going to the store for me,” I said, going to stand. “MAMA SIT DOWN!” Shannon yelled form the kitchen. I sighed and flopped back down. “You know you have to get better before WrestleMania. No walking,” Carmi said, patting my shoulder. I patted my knee, “it's getting better,” I insisted. Everyone in the room rolled their eyes at me.
“We're just gonna go put these groceries away, Shannon will stay and keep you company,” Carmi said, taking a bag from Matt and walking back into the kitchen. Shannon came over to the couch, lifted my let gently, sat down, and put my let in his lap. “How you doing Mama, for real?” he asked. I sighed again, softly, “I don't know Shannon. I haven't seen Shane, or talked to him.”
I paused, “I don't know what to think anymore. I'm tired of all this running around, unsure of what I should be doing. I want him, I love him. But whenever I try to tell him, something else happens.” Shannon rubbed my leg, “Violet, I know he still loves you. I just don't understand why he got back with Jamie,” he muttered.
“I do!” I said, sounding exasperated, “He's trying to move on, because he thinks I have. He's doing what I said. He thinks I don't love him. But I do, I do, I do, I fucking do,” I hadn't realized it but I had turned into Shannon and had started pounding his chest. I wasn't hurting him, he just rubbed my back comfortingly. I was crying again.
I collapsed against Shannon, drowning in my tears. He just let me cry and rubbed my back. And soon, I slipped into darkness, exhausted.
Shannon's POV
She finally passed out. I lifted her into my arms and adjusted her carefully. Her face lulled back onto my arm and I saw how she looked. Her eyes were closed but they were red and puffy. Her lips were in an unchangeable frown. Her face was pale and sad looking and drawn in exhaustion. Her brown hair was knotted and dry, the highlights were faded.
Jeff walked into the living room, “is she asleep.” I shook my head, “she passed out,” I informed. Jeff looked a little shocked and I sighed. “She's not looking too good Jeff. Shane needs to get his fucking act together and talk to her, soon,” I warned him. Jeff sighed, “I can't do anything about it. It's Shane's problem.”
“Yeah, well, you're his friend. And you're Violet's friend. Help fix her life, cause right now, it's falling apart around her,”I said angrily before disappearing up the stairs, with Vio in my arms. I set her down in her bed after pulling down the covers and tucked her in. I leaned against the door frame and sighed. I ran a hand over my face and sighed again.
I walked down the hall and into my temporary bedroom. I slammed the door shut behind me, spun around, and slammed my fist into the wall. I stood there, not moving for a long time. “Shan,” a quiet voice said. “Yeah, Carmi?” I asked softly. “You okay?” she questioned quietly coming into the room, and closing the door again behind her.
“Fine,” I replied, she placed a hand on my shoulder. “Shannon, I know you better than that,” she frowned. “I just...hate seeing Violet like this. She's the strong one. The one we all depend on. To see her so weak and fragile, it scares the hell out of me. I want her to be normal again so I don't have to be looking out for her anymore. I don't mind having to, it's just not normal,” I said, all in one breath.
Carmi sighed, “my brother is such a stupid jackass...” she trailed off. She looked at me, “does he know Vio and John broke up?” she questioned. I shook my head, “I don't know. I haven't talked to your brother. But she hasn't talked to Shane, so I'm guessing he doesn't know,” I answered.
She let out a huff of breath. “Well, that's one of the problems...” I rolled my eyes, removing my hand from the wall. “Ah, fuck. Violet's gonna kill me when she sees this.” There was a fist-sized dent in her guest bedroom wall. “Yep, she probably will,” Carmi agreed. I shot her a glare and she just smirked.
Matt's POV
“Hey bro,” I called to Jeff. He turned toward me, from where he'd been putting a gallon of milk away in Vio's fridge, “yeah Matt.” I took a breath and let it out, “if I called Shane and talked to him, do you think Violet would kill me?” I asked.
Jeff shrugged, “I don't think so. She might hit you, but I think you're safe. She's not in the mood to cause physical pain. Carmi on the other hand, is a different story.” I laughed slightly, “I know. I'll be back in a few minutes, okay,” I told him. He nodded. I patted his shoulder as I walked out of the room.
I walked out onto the porch and pulled out my cell phone. I paused then dialed Shane's number. Ring....Ring....Ring....Ring... “Hello?” “Shane, hey, it's Matt.” “Matt? Uh, hey, what's up?” “Man, I really need to talk to you...about Vio.”
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Carmi came bounding down the steps with Shannon on her heels. Everyone had decided to stay at my place. Well, it was all of us except Shane. “Violet! Save me!” She cried running toward me. I was laying on the couch, watching my recording of RAW. She leaped over the back of the couch and landed on my lap. I squeaked in surprise as she tried to hide behind me. “Mama Vio. Shannon keeps poking me!” she whined.
I rolled my eyes but decided to play along. “Shannon, what have I told you about bugging little Carmi?” I asked. “Not to do it,” he said slowly and guiltily with puppy dog eyes. I cocked an eyebrow, “is that right? Well then, why aren't you listening to me then?” I asked. He frowned, “I'm sorry Mama Bugga Bugga,” he sighed.
“Now, apologize to Baby Hurricane,” I said. “I'm sorry Carmi...” he said. I smiled, “good, now go play nice.” I said going back to watching RAW. Carmi stuck her tongue out at Shannon before standing and walking away into the kitchen. I rolled my eyes, and curled back up on the couch. “BABY V!!! WE ARE HOME!!!” Jeff called walking into the living room.
Matt walked in behind him, they were both carrying grocery bags. “Thanks for going to the store for me,” I said, going to stand. “MAMA SIT DOWN!” Shannon yelled form the kitchen. I sighed and flopped back down. “You know you have to get better before WrestleMania. No walking,” Carmi said, patting my shoulder. I patted my knee, “it's getting better,” I insisted. Everyone in the room rolled their eyes at me.
“We're just gonna go put these groceries away, Shannon will stay and keep you company,” Carmi said, taking a bag from Matt and walking back into the kitchen. Shannon came over to the couch, lifted my let gently, sat down, and put my let in his lap. “How you doing Mama, for real?” he asked. I sighed again, softly, “I don't know Shannon. I haven't seen Shane, or talked to him.”
I paused, “I don't know what to think anymore. I'm tired of all this running around, unsure of what I should be doing. I want him, I love him. But whenever I try to tell him, something else happens.” Shannon rubbed my leg, “Violet, I know he still loves you. I just don't understand why he got back with Jamie,” he muttered.
“I do!” I said, sounding exasperated, “He's trying to move on, because he thinks I have. He's doing what I said. He thinks I don't love him. But I do, I do, I do, I fucking do,” I hadn't realized it but I had turned into Shannon and had started pounding his chest. I wasn't hurting him, he just rubbed my back comfortingly. I was crying again.
I collapsed against Shannon, drowning in my tears. He just let me cry and rubbed my back. And soon, I slipped into darkness, exhausted.
Shannon's POV
She finally passed out. I lifted her into my arms and adjusted her carefully. Her face lulled back onto my arm and I saw how she looked. Her eyes were closed but they were red and puffy. Her lips were in an unchangeable frown. Her face was pale and sad looking and drawn in exhaustion. Her brown hair was knotted and dry, the highlights were faded.
Jeff walked into the living room, “is she asleep.” I shook my head, “she passed out,” I informed. Jeff looked a little shocked and I sighed. “She's not looking too good Jeff. Shane needs to get his fucking act together and talk to her, soon,” I warned him. Jeff sighed, “I can't do anything about it. It's Shane's problem.”
“Yeah, well, you're his friend. And you're Violet's friend. Help fix her life, cause right now, it's falling apart around her,”I said angrily before disappearing up the stairs, with Vio in my arms. I set her down in her bed after pulling down the covers and tucked her in. I leaned against the door frame and sighed. I ran a hand over my face and sighed again.
I walked down the hall and into my temporary bedroom. I slammed the door shut behind me, spun around, and slammed my fist into the wall. I stood there, not moving for a long time. “Shan,” a quiet voice said. “Yeah, Carmi?” I asked softly. “You okay?” she questioned quietly coming into the room, and closing the door again behind her.
“Fine,” I replied, she placed a hand on my shoulder. “Shannon, I know you better than that,” she frowned. “I just...hate seeing Violet like this. She's the strong one. The one we all depend on. To see her so weak and fragile, it scares the hell out of me. I want her to be normal again so I don't have to be looking out for her anymore. I don't mind having to, it's just not normal,” I said, all in one breath.
Carmi sighed, “my brother is such a stupid jackass...” she trailed off. She looked at me, “does he know Vio and John broke up?” she questioned. I shook my head, “I don't know. I haven't talked to your brother. But she hasn't talked to Shane, so I'm guessing he doesn't know,” I answered.
She let out a huff of breath. “Well, that's one of the problems...” I rolled my eyes, removing my hand from the wall. “Ah, fuck. Violet's gonna kill me when she sees this.” There was a fist-sized dent in her guest bedroom wall. “Yep, she probably will,” Carmi agreed. I shot her a glare and she just smirked.
Matt's POV
“Hey bro,” I called to Jeff. He turned toward me, from where he'd been putting a gallon of milk away in Vio's fridge, “yeah Matt.” I took a breath and let it out, “if I called Shane and talked to him, do you think Violet would kill me?” I asked.
Jeff shrugged, “I don't think so. She might hit you, but I think you're safe. She's not in the mood to cause physical pain. Carmi on the other hand, is a different story.” I laughed slightly, “I know. I'll be back in a few minutes, okay,” I told him. He nodded. I patted his shoulder as I walked out of the room.
I walked out onto the porch and pulled out my cell phone. I paused then dialed Shane's number. Ring....Ring....Ring....Ring... “Hello?” “Shane, hey, it's Matt.” “Matt? Uh, hey, what's up?” “Man, I really need to talk to you...about Vio.”
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