The Violet Moon

Somewhere in Ashket city, on the fifth floor of an eleven floor apartment, in room 58, sat a girl of about nineteen years.

Her long black hair cascaded down her back to her waist in light shiny waves and contrasted with her pale flawless skin.

She had on a blue denim dress that fit her slim figure and a pair of Nike converse that covered her slender feet.

Her thin eyebrows furrowed together in displeasure as her pink cupid lips pouted, showing her disapproval, all the while complementing her heart shaped face and small nose.

She bit her lips in anxiety as she read through articles. She had a small frown that deepened more as her eyes moved through the write ups on her laptop.

The wind that blew from the window brushed her hair out of her eyes as she watched a YouTube video of life in the dorm.

A while later, she removed the video and with a depressing sigh, shut down her laptop.

She leaned back on her chair and closed her eyes, trying to process the information jumbled up in her head. Was she really going to transfer to another college because of her move?

Just as she was trying to comprehend her situation, a knock on the door sounded.

"Come in" she replied in her soft as cotton voice, while still closing her eyes.

"Hey sweetie, how are you doing?" A woman around 42 came in. She had ginger hair that stopped at her shoulders, big brown eyes and freckles scattered on her cheeks. She had on an off-shoulder chiffon blouse, dark blue jeans and a pair of multi-colored crocs. She was very attractive.

"I came in to check on you. Are you doing okay?"

She looked around the room, "you haven't started packing?".

She got no reply from the girl on the chair. Sighing, she went over to her and crouched beside her.

"Vee?". No answer.

"Vee?". No answer.

She sighed again and said "Violet, look at me...please?"

Finally, she opened her eyes, shiny and wet with tears that threatened to fall. She peeked through her wet lashes and looked at her aunt.

Those sad violet eyes met a pair of comforting brown ones.

"Hey, come here", the lady opened her arms for Violet to get a hug. She could feel her body trembling, and all she could do was run her back soothingly.

After a few minutes, Violet released herself and wiped her wet face.

"Don't cry anymore, okay? I know it's not easy to adjust to a new environment, but you have to. I really don't like it as much as you don't but I don't have any more options. Just bear with me sweetheart" the lady said, touching Violet's cheek.

"I know, it's just... I'll miss a lot of people here, Aunt Ree, all my friends..."

"Tyler too?" Aunt Ree raised her brows. Violet looked at her aunt "mm, him too". Aunt Ree scrunched her nose in disapproval.

Tyler was a good guy, but she always thought that he was not good enough for violet.

"Why would you miss him?"

Violet chuckled and softly elbowed her. "He's my boyfriend, aunt Ree".

"Well I think he's not worth missing Vee. You'll meet new people where we're going. You'll forget him sooner or later. He's not even worth a space in your memory, that Tyler '' aunt Ree replied, flipping her hair.

Violet folded her arms with a frown but amusement danced in her eyes. Aunt Ree could be like that sometimes with Tyler and some other guys she's dated.

"I will not let you talk like that about my boyfriend Aunt Ree".

"O please, spare me. You and I both know that this relationship won't work. Have you seen the way he eats when he comes for dinner, like a pig! Eats my special gravy, gets on my nerves, and don't get me started on his parents..."

Aunt Ree stopped talking when she noticed Violet laughing really hard. She smiled and was comforted that at least she's a bit happier.