On a Fallen Tree

Violet bit her lip as a wave of depression hit her full force. One minute she had been happily conversing with her twin, the next she clammed up and her face showed depths of sadness.

Her twin, Joe, stared at her with a compassionate look as Violet stood from the bed they had been sitting on and walked out of te dorm. Violet didn't even cast her sister one last glance as she left. Once she closed the door, she stared at the ground and walked out of the academy. She looked up when she saw green grass below her feet. Looking around, she figured out exactly where she was and headed in the direction of the lake.

Ten minutes later Violet found a spot right near the body of water with no one around it. A fallen tree lay there also, so she laid down along the trunk and stared sightlessly up at the sky while focusing in on the sound of the rustling of the water.

Violet heard someone walking and glanced around. She spotted a boy a few feet off and the beginning of a frown etched her forehead. What was he doing her? Didn't he know he was encrouching in on her territory? Well, it wasn't literally her territory, but she liked to think it was.

Violet pushed a lock of her white hair behind her ear before looking away from the boy, out to the water. The ripples of the water almost made her smile, but not quite.

Actually, I do, but whatever. She shook her head at the boy and pulled her knees up and hugged them. Violet thought about letting her wings free and flying off, but they would only carry her maybe ten feet. Not far enough away. So she just stared at him.

Violet shook her head. "No." She kept staring at him for a moment before she turned her gaze back to the lake. Her depressive mood was gradually wearing off, but that brought on exhaustion. She quietly sighed.

Violet shrugged. "I don't know. Why do you care?"