Chapter 28: Mixed Emotions

“Holy shit, you almost scared me to death! What are you doing here?" Violet complained, squatting down to catch the brush.

Jack had his hands inside his pockets and was staring at the moon very focused.

Violet stood there, just admiring his image, also calming her heart after the scare he gave her.

He seemed tired.

“I'm sorry. I didn’t mean to sneak into your bedroom without asking for your permission. But I didn’t want anyone seeing me outside trying to get in.” he explained without looking at her.

“It's ok. I don’t mind…” she shrugged her shoulders.

She sat on the bed, waiting for Jack to finally say what he wanted with her. He didn’t even look at her.

“Can I help you with something?” she asked in a low voice.

“I’m not sure.” he simply answered.

Violet frowned.

“What do you mean?”

“Well, I think you’re the main reason to my problems, so I’m not sure how you could help.”

“How am I the reason to your problems? What did I do now?” Violet asked on the defensive.