Two Shades of the Lilac Sunset by Trevithick Rosen

Author:Trevithick, Rosen [Trevithick, Rosen]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Trevithick Press
Published: 2015-02-11T16:00:00+00:00

Evening of Sunday 12th July – inside a house on Mayfield Road

Willow scanned the fridge for dinner inspiration. She wanted something fast because she was dreading a confrontation with Demi. She wrestled with guilt for staying away all weekend, reminding herself that Nat had needed her.

“Have you been at Nat’s?”

Willow jumped. “Yes. Where else would I have been?”

Demi was wearing her pyjamas and holding a cup of cocoa. “I’ve been trying to call you.”

“My phone wasn’t working properly.”

“Willow, you missed the memorial dinner.”

Guilt reared its ugly head again and Willow smacked it away. “Stuff happened.”

“What stuff?”

Willow wanted to tell Demi that Nat’s friend had a brain tumour, but remembered how he had reacted last time she’d shared private information with Demi. “It’s private.”

“I’m worried about you, Willow.”

Willow frowned.

“Things with Nat just seem to be … They just seem to have got very serious very quickly.”

“What, and you and Ross are taking things slow?”

Demi sighed. “You missed the dinner.”

“The memorial dinner for my mum?”

Demi looked confused by Willow’s defensiveness. “Yes.”

“Tell me, how is it that you held a memorial dinner.”

“For you, Willow.”

“I didn’t ask you to.” Willow slammed to fridge shut and made her way into the hall.

Demi followed. “I know this time of year’s hard for you.”

“Stop patronising me.” Willow continued to the stairs.

“Don’t shut me out. I’m here for you.”

“No, you’re here for you.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

Willow felt her anger rise within her. “You make out that you’re some sort of saviour who knows what’s best for me, when in actual fact you’re just a freeloader who moved in because you were getting chucked out of uni and your own mum didn’t want you.”

Willow stormed up the stairs, hurried into her room and slammed the door. Tears took hold of her. It wasn’t fair that she should be criticised for spending the weekend with Nat. He made her feel alive in ways that she had never felt before – ways that took her mind off how much she missed her mum. So his methodology was a little less orthodox than graveyard visiting and dinners, but it had helped her through what could have been an excruciating weekend.

Then the painful realisation sank in. This was the first year that she’d missed Demi’s memorial dinner. Did that mean that she was starting to forget her mother? Willow couldn’t even bear the thought.

She was still crying when Demi stormed in. She scattered a selection of papers onto the bed. “My last uni assignment.”

Willow said nothing and continued letting her tears soak into her pillow.

“Look at it!”

“No.”

“Willow, look at it.”

“Fine.” She sat up and grabbed one of the sheets. It appeared to be some typed paragraphs saying something to do with social construction. “So what?”

“Read the comments at the end.”

“No.”

“Oh, Willow, stop being an ass and read the goddamn comments.”

Willow turned to the back page and looked at the notes in red pen. ‘Another first class essay. Keep this up and you could finish top of your year!’

Willow didn’t understand. Demi got

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