Evelyn arrived at the amusement park early. Half an hour before the designated time. This was due to her excitement. She imagined the scenarios after looking up the park on the internet, and the giddiness made it hard for her to fall asleep. She already planned out the day in her mind. She continued to improvise in which order she would get on the rides. It was fine if they didn't go along with her order as well. As long as they got to spend the time together. However, an hour had passed, and there were no signs of them. Evelyn's hand trembled. A bad feeling rose in her chest, and she texted both May and Ashley, asking them when they will arrive. She added that she didn't mind waiting. Ashley didn't respond, but fifteen minutes later, May texted that she was coming. And when twenty minutes passed, she texted May again. May replied with how she was on the way. Then, upon contacting her another ten minutes later, she learned that May's mom got into accident. She couldn't come. As f
During the lunch break on that day, May approached her with a smile and handed her a present along with a letter. She then voiced out, "Can you place these under the cherry tree?"There was only one apple tree inside the school premise. Evelyn wanted to refuse, but those eyes of May made it hard for her to defy. Getting intimidated way too easily, Evelyn accepted the present and letter.She then nodded.May flashed her a wide smile and patted on her shoulder."Thank you! I knew that you were the best!"Following that, Evelyn left the classroom with the present and letter. However, as she went down the stairs, she recalled about leaving her lunch money inside her bag. Therefore, she went back to retrieve it.The door to the classroom was open. However, before she stepped in, the voices made her halt, and she grabbed on to the door knob."May, you said that we will be only doing this for two weeks or something! Why are you still hanging out with that loser!?" Ashley groaned, frustrated.
Before she could even process the situation, the letter in her hand was snatched away. She raised her head, and her eyes fell on Ashley. Once Ashley went through that letter, she raised her head to look at Evelyn in disgust.After that, she took the present from Evelyn's hand and opened the box. There was muffins inside, and she threw the entire box on the ground in anger."Those were the muffins I baked," Ashley said, pointing towards the muffins. "You stole them and wanted to give them to Landon? How could you? Even after how I told you that I had feelings for him? How could you do this when I considered you my friend? It seems like you didn't feel the same way about me."The hateful and mocking stares from everyone around her made her tremble involuntarily. It made her feel suffocated and wish to run away from there.Her eyes fell on May, and they were filled with desperation. She hoped May would clarify the matters. Of course, she wasn't that foolish. At this point, she understood
That day when she went home in her beaten up and exhausted state, Grandpa Parker was extremely worried. Before questioning her, he called for a doctor who checked up on her, and after providing her medication for external injuries, he left. After this, Evelyn asked, "Can I change schools?" The desperation in her voice caught Grandpa Parker off guard. He was aware of how Evelyn felt troubled at school. But because of Evelyn's reserved nature, he thought it would make her feel uncomfortable. He waited for her to open up. "Sure, you can, Dear. But what happened?" he gently asked. That made her break down into tears. All the pain she had been holding in exploded as she cried and broke down in front of Grandpa Parker. Her words were barely coherent, but still Grandpa Parker was able to get the story behind it. In the end, he felt equally angry and saddened that she had to suffer through this. He awkwardly pulled the child into a hug and patted on her back. Evelyn cried until her head
Evelyn’s resentful eyes shifted towards the man beside her. His concentration stayed on the laptop screen in front of him.“Say what you have to instead of looking like that. Unfortunately, I don’t have the ability to read your mind,” he pointed out.She scoffed.However, she soon changed her expression to a solemn one and brought up, “I want to visit Grandpa’s grave first.”This made Landon’s eyes fall on her— a mixture of complex emotions swirling in them— and he nodded his head.After that, she leaned her head against the window and watched the road they sped against. It didn’t take them long to arrive at the cemetery. Evelyn pulled open the door and stepped outside without waiting for Landon to get down.She then made her way over to Grandpa Parker’s grave. The grave appeared to be regularly cleaned. She extended her hand and stroked the surface his name was imprinted on.Tears welled up in her eyes. Although a while had passed by, the memories of the kind old man stayed vivid in
At the restaurant, Evelyn stirred the bowl of soup before her, not finding it within her to eat it. Landon, on the other hand, ate slowly, maintaining his manners.“Is it not to your taste?” he asked upon noticing the food hadn’t moved an inch.Pursing her lips into a thin line, she shook her head and answered, “Not in the mood. Is there anything you needed me for?”Landon wiped his face with the napkin prior to starting, “It’s about the inheritance.”“I don’t need them. I know I am not a part of the family. Grandpa was being kind. I am ready to sign any of the documents needed.”“Grandpa handed them down to you. He wouldn’t appreciate you giving them away,” he pointed out.Evelyn bit down on her lower lip at it.“Grandpa asked me to protect you by marrying you, aware the wealth could put you in danger. What do you think about it?”This made Evelyn take a minute to scrutinize the youth. Although she regularly stalked him on the internet, keeping up with all of his recent updates and s
An entire week had passed with her being cooped up in the apartment. Landon hadn’t returned up until now. Five days ago, she sent him a message asking for the time of his arrival, and in response to that, couple of hours later, he texted her ‘soon’.Evelyn was desperate about his information, but the words of his rang clear in her mind. He didn’t want any trouble. His voice was cold and stern with no space for discussion.She wasn’t the same as before. In these couple of years, her confidence skyrocketed, and she made a few friends too whom she had to leave behind to move here. She was now well-liked by people and knew how to amuse them.But with Landon, it was different. There was a constant reminder in her head on how she didn’t deserve him. That’s why, she left him no more messages despite her concerns, afraid of being bothersome.Laying on the couch, she stared at the phone, pouting. She searched, but there were no information she could gather from stalking his friends’ social med
After that incident, Evelyn offered to clean up the kitchen, but it seemed that the trust Landon had in her had depleted. She was guilty to have him clean the kitchen, and in the end, he politely requested to her to not enter the kitchen.He will hire a worker to cook the meals.Evelyn found that to be unnecessary. Obviously, this was just her first time, and she will improve gradually. But that stern gaze from London, leaving no space for discussion, made her unable to argue.She merely nodded.Both of them had dinner together, and once done, it was time to go to bed. That raised a question in her head, being the prime reason behind the brewing nervousness inside her.Will they be sleeping together?That should be it, right?They were married, so it was normal. But the marriage between them wasn’t normal.So, will they be doing it?Was she ready for it?Maybe, after all, she had the biggest crush on him.But what about him?Did he find her to be attractive?She wasn’t drop-dead gorge