Graham Frye wouldn't take no for an answer, blocking Violet Don's path. So there they stood in the rain, heedless, as he clutched at her shoulders. "I know I'm responsible, but Violet, I really never thought it would come to this... When I laid hands on you before, it was because I couldn't hold back, I..."
"Don't say any more."
Violet gently brushed him off, a gesture that made him powerless to resist.
"Let's just save face for each other."
After saying this, she turned around and disappeared into the rain again. Graham no longer had the courage to pull her back.
He thought that in Violet's life, perhaps... it was time for him to exit the stage.
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Thanks to Graham Frye, Violet went straight home with a cold.
Which quickly turned into a fever.