Violet's Outfit

It was a Friday, and I was in a blocking rehearsal for HSM. Today, Miss Jen was being a mega bitch about everything, she was yelling at everyone for everything and it was just kind of a stressful situation for everyone.

Our first scene we were blocking was "What I've Been Looking For" and Ricky was nowhere to be found. Normally that'd be kind of alarming, but I knew his mom was coming home today.

However, as soon as I was behind the piano as Kelsi my phone rang with "Just a Simple Sponge" from the Spongebob musical, which was my ringtone for Ricky because, although he hated all musicals, he despised the Spongebob Musical most of all.

Usually, I'd answer right away because we don't usually call and it's a big deal for us to call on another, but with how Miss Jen was acting towards everyone, I really didn't want to take any chances.

Now, Nini and EJ were singing "What I've Been Looking For". It was super awkward, because last night when Nini and I were at Starbucks doing homework I told her that EJ stole my phone because he thought it was hers, and she was beyond pisses at him. So their duet, was super super awkward to watch, and I couldn't really react to it because I was just supposed to be placidly playing the piano as Kelsi.

EJ always kinda creeped me out, but now i disliked him even more knowing how much of a controlling douchebag he was.

After Miss Jen yelled at them for their super awkward duet, Ricky came rushing in.

"Sorry I'm late. My mom caught an earlier flight home", he said.

"Okay, will get up there", Miss Jen replied.

"I actually don't have... my script", he said.
"Well, we're blocking so you kinda need your script and a pencil", she replied.

"He can use mine. I pretty much don't move from the piano for this whole scene, so I don't have to take notes", I said.

"Part of theatre is being prepared. Ricky, please meet me in my office. The rest of you are done for today", she said, walking out of the room with Ricky trailing behind her.

I was kinda worried about Ricky, because he looked super anxious when he came into rehearsal, and on top of that he had called me which was super weird for him to do. So I decided to wait in the hallway outside of Miss Jen's office so I could drive Ricky home and just kind of talk to him.

"Hey are you okay?", I asked when he walked out.

He shrugged in response.

"Okay, so I'm gonna guess that that's a no. I'm driving you home", I said.

He followed me out to my car and got in the front scene.

"Can you actually drive me to Big Red's house? I don't want to go home", he said.

"Okay, Yeah, what's going on at home?"

"Just some stuff. I just don't wanna be there tonight", he said.

I nodded, and then pulled out of the parking lot.

"You're gonna have to remind me how to get there", I said.

"Okay", he replied.

We spent the rest of the ride sitting in silence, the only noise coming when he told me when tot are a turn or something to get to Big Red's house.

"Feel free to call me whenever. I'm always here for you if you need to talk", I said, as he got out of my car in front of the house.

"Thanks, Vi", he said.

I was still really worried about Ricky, but I knew he would tell me what was going on when he was ready to. After dropping Ricky off, I went to my job at Target and did a four hour shift.

Violet's PJs

After that, I went home and got a shower and into comfy clothes and glasses and got in my bed and did some homework. I was just about to call Ricky to see how he was doing when my doorbell rang. I was kind of apprehensive to get it, as my mom was at work and I was home alone.

I ended up going downstairs to get it, though. And there, standing at my door was Ricky.

"Hey, is everything okay?", I asked.

"No. I was at Big Red's, but I couldn't sleep there, and then I was at Nini's and it was awkward. I just don't wanna go home, and I need a place to spend the night and this was the only place I could think fo to go", Ricky said.

"Well you can spend the night, of course. Do you need food? My mom left some leftover lasagna in the fridge if you want some. We also have leftover Chinese food and I think there are some frozen taquitos in there that we could heat up too", I said.

"No, I'm good. Thanks though. I do need pajamas though", he said.

"Okay, well let's go upstairs. I'm sure I can find you something", I said.

He left his shoes and bookbag on my floor, and then sat on the edge of my bed.

I grabbed a shirt that I got when I saw Panic! At The Disco that was was too big for me, because I'd bought a large thinking it was women's sizes rather than men's.

"Here's a shirt. I don't know if it'll fit you or not, but it's the biggest that I have. I'll probably have to snatch a pair of pants from Adam's old room. I don't think anything I have will fit you, because I'm like a foot shorter than you", I said.

I walked next door to Adam's room, which my mom still hadn't cleaned out, and grabbed a pair of gray sweatpants that would hopefully fit Ricky. Adam was definitely shorter than Ricky is, but he bought clothes too big so hopefully they'd fit Ricky.

I handed Ricky the pants and the shirt, "The bathroom is right at the top of the stairs. We have extra toothbrushes in the cabinet, and the toothpaste is on the counter. Also, we have towels and wash clothes in the linen closet if you need to use those", I said.

"Wow. Thanks for everything Vi", he said, getting up and walking to the bathroom.

While he was gone, I cleaned up my room, getting all of the abandoned clothes off of the floor and into my closet where they wouldn't be seen. I was glad that I was wearing one of my more attractive pairs of pajamas, and I was glad I was wearing a shirt that wouldn't show off my whole bra, like most of my pajama tops did. My bed was a king sized bed and I had tons of pillows, so I wasn't gonna make Ricky sleep on the floor or anything like that.

Ricky came back into my room and piled his old clothes on top of his book bag.

"Are you okay with just sleeping in my bed?", I asked.

"As long as it's okay with you", he replied.

I sat cross legged in my bed on top of my blankets, and he quickly followed, sitting across from me.

"So, What's really going on? I don't wanna pressure you to tell my anything, but I'm just really wondering", I said.

"So my mom came home from Chicago today. But not for long. She's leaving again at the end of the week, and she's moving there permanently. My parents are getting a divorce. I'm so scared, Violet. I don't know what to do. I'm more scared than I've ever been", he said.

I hugged him.

"It'll be okay, I promise. I know that right now it doesn't feel okay but it will be. You have me, and you'll always have me. You've been there for me through so much, and I promise I'll do the same for you. I'm sorry that this happened, and I know how scary it is. When my parents told me they were separating, my dad packed up and left a day later and I didn't hear from him for a year after that. I know what you're going through, and I promise I'll be there for you every step of the way", I said.

He looked over at me, eyes full of tears, "Thank you. For everything", he said.

"Of course. I love you, Ricky", I said.

"I love you too Violet".

Author's Note: So, that was bad, really bad. Especially considering that ep 4 was the best episode of HSMTMTS so far. I didn't do the plot justice, but whatever. I really enjoy writing one on one scenes between Rocky and Violet, so that's what I tend to gravitate towards. My next chapter will probably be something that centers more around Violet's interactions with other characters and will deal more with HSM and theatre in general. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, nonetheless, and the next one should be up early next week.

Lots of love, Beth ❣️