Violet & Jack
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Gently, Violet removed his hands from her shoulders and turned away. She didn't want him to see the play of emotions on her face. After a declaration like the one he'd just made, she was starting to think that maybe, just maybe, they really could work it out. Maybe he really had changed. Maybe he would no longer take her and her feelings for granted. 3 months apart had done the trick. Or had it?
Still facing away from him, she asked him a question. "What colour are my eyes?"
There was no reply. He remained silent for so long she thought he wasn't going to answer. Every second that went by was just proof to her that he hadn't changed at all. She waited for his answer, there was none. She felt her phone vibrate in her pocket but still there was no answer from the man standing behind her. She was about to walk away when he said, "You have the most amazing blue eyes I have ever seen."
Violet's breath caught in her throat. But he continued, "They remind me of the ocean and it becomes instantly apparent why many a man would choose to spend their lives in the bosom of the sea. For who wouldn't want to lay humble and worship before such an altar? When you get mad, grey overshadows blue, like thunderclouds right before a storm. And always, it is a sight to behold. But an even bigger sight is when those same eyes gaze upon me with adoration... like an arrow shot right into my soul. I would die blissfully under their light."
While he'd spoken, tears had fall from Violet's eyes. When he ended, she replied without turning, "That was beautiful. So much so that it was heartbreaking. So why don't you find this blue-eyed girl and maybe say all this to her instead? Have a good life Jack."
With that she fled. She hadn't gone too far when she pulled out to her phone to call her mother. She had been the one to convince Violet to see Jack today.. Only to get her heart broken all over again.
Violet noticed the red blinking light on her phone. A new message.
She vaguely remembered the vibration from earlier. She'd been too focused on Jack's words to react then.
She tapped her screen.
It was from Jack.
Even as she thought about deleting it, she opened it.
She read it. Then read it again.
It couldn't be.
There were only four words:
You have brown eyes.
Juicy Raindrops! ♡
Juicy Raindrops! ♡
