Throughout the car ride, the old man talked to Evelyn softly, trying to ease her nerves. She had to admit that she appreciated and felt touched by the effort, but it did very little to soothe the uneasiness.Even though she was welcomed by him, what about the rest of his family members? They shouldn't be fine with a stranger suddenly coming to live with them. There was a Landon as well.Despite being nice, it couldn't be that Landon w as s willing to be tied to her. The boy was so outstanding, and then, there was her— way below the average.Every glance at Landon only made her self-esteem go lower. However, at the same, a tiny hope of what if bloomed in her chest, spreading its roots more gradually.The car stopped in front of the mansion, and Evelyn entered. Her bag was taken away by the housekeeper, and Landon has been ordered by his grandfather to show her around.Although he maintained a nonchalant attitude, he introduced Evelyn to every corner of the mansion slowly and let her ha
"Chairman Parker, good morning," Evelyn greeted."Chairman Parker?" The old man laughed, making Evelyn's cheek heat up. "Now, don't be so formal and call me grandpa."This made her eyes widen yet feel welcomed at the same time. Seeing the old man look at her with anticipation in her eyes made Evelyn swallow the saliva.Then, she proceeded to reluctantly and slowly enunciate, "G-Grandpa."He smiled widely."Now, that's a good girl! Come, come, sit and eat. You must be starving."She nodded with a smile.And the weekend went by extremely well for Evelyn. For the first time, she had so much warmth in her life, and she could see that even though grandpa was busy, he tried his best to accompany her.Although she didn't get to see Landon much, the small glimpses she got of the teenager was enough to satisfy. She did feel like a stalker with how her eyes kept following him around.After that, with the weekend gone came the school days for her, and Evelyn dreaded it. Annalise would be sure to
Evelyn stared at the frozen lake. Her mind was contaminated with thoughts when she felt the push on her back. It was with a lot of strength, and it got her to harshly fall on the ice before sliding.And that's when she felt the ice beneath her cracking. This got her eyes to widen, and before she could manage to get herself off of there, she submerged in the ice-cold water.She heard a scream overpowering hers and did recall seeing Annalise's face last before falling into the water. Was Annalise finally scared after doing something to her?She shouldn't be. But if Evelyn were to be dead, that's something even Annalise can't escape from. Then again, Evelyn wouldn't know. The power of money was boundless.Her entire body was freezing, and she had a hard time breathing. It felt terrible, and she wanted to get away from there. She wanted to get out and started to struggle, panicking in the process.That's when, people started to gather, and the rescue came.Evelyn, who was slipping between
Grandpa Parker left to give the two sisters some place. As much as Evelyn didn't wish to be left alone at presence of a menace that Annalise was, she couldn't let the man know the relationship between them was off.Annalise had that signature evil smirk on her face as she revealed, "Do you know who called help for you?"Evelyn did faintly recall Annalise crying for help. Maybe there was someone else too. She couldn't exactly remember. Her memory was too blurry, and the freezing temperature made it difficult for her to focus back then."Landon," Annalise continued, "it's because of him that I called for help or else I would have left you to die there."Unexpectedly, Evelyn was not surprised that Annalise could even kill her. Maybe in her eyes, Annalise had long turned into a monster, having no signs of humanity.But why was Annalise telling her this now?It couldn't be that Annalise wanted Evelyn to know how deep her hatred for the girl ran."And Landon was there with me when we report
Strangely enough, May and Ashley treated her with absolute kindness. Even though she showed distance in the beginning, they didn't mind and kept on approaching her. It baffled her, extremely.What shocked her was when they apologized to her."I am sorry, Evelyn. I know it wasn't right of me to ignore it when you were being bullied by the rest," apologized May."Me too. I am sorry for being a coward. I was scared of what Annalise and her friends would do to me. But now, I have changed my mind. J will stick to you no matter. Well, if you allow me to," Ashley expressed.Nonetheless, slowly, she found herself opening up to them. After all, as a teenager, one of the things she had looked forward to more than having friends, and they did sound sincere. Even the rest were bothering her less these days.Maybe she could be finally be hopeful towards being happy.And the next few days went by so well that Evelyn almost felt as though it was a dream. She went out to have snacks with Ashley and M
One day after school, the three of them selected a restaurant to try out. It was new and luxurious. Usually, Evelyn would never frequent such restaurant where she needed to empty her pocket entirely to pay for a meal. It wasn't that she was a miser; she just felt it wasn't worth it.However, since Ashley and May were curious, Evelyn tagged along because they didn't wish to disappoint these friends she earned after ages. Her mentality then was to please them, so that they didn't get tired of her and left her.Once the meals had arrived, May dropped the drink on her skirt. It was annoying, but Evelyn couldn't being herself to be upset at her new friend. After all, she already apologized, and it was a mistake.Evelyn excused herself to the washroom to clean up. Her friends had all smiles on their face then. And the happy mood Evelyn had dropped slightly after returning from washroom. The two of them took pictures together in front of the food.Of course, this wasn't the first time this h
During the middle of the meal, Ashley said that she had to leave due to emergency and excused herself. Once they were done eating, it was time to settle the bills.They were about to split the bills, when May apologetically expressed, "I am so sorry about this, Evelyn. It seems I forgot to bring cash."Evelyn didn't mind it. After all, they were friends, and this was just a meal. She didn't mind paying for it, and when May mentioned about paying her back, Evelyn shrugged it off, saying that there was no need for it.Following this, both of them took separate paths to their respective home. Once Evelyn was in her current room, she went through her phone, and her hand paused when she noticed the picture of May and Ashley hanging 9ut in the mall.She comforted herself by saying either it shouldn't be from today or there should be a reason behind it. She ignored the obvious signs like a fool.After that, May started to tell her more about Ashley's feelings towards Landon and included her
"Will you give me your number if I ask you for it?" Evelyn slowly and carefully asked while checking for Landon's expression. "Why?" he questioned. Evelyn was tongue-tied at it for a while. What was she supposed to say? Because Ashley likes him that she wants his number. Evelyn wanted his number for her own selfish wishes to. "Uhm, ah, so I can't have it without a valid reason?" She stumbled upon her words. "I prefer to not randomly give out my number," he expressed. Evelyn paused before nodding. It was understandable. She wouldn't be giving out her number to someone who asked for it randomly either. It sounded creepy. As she was about to thank him for his time and leave, he added, "but I suppose it would be convenient." Convenient? Was it because she stayed at his place? Or could it be because of something else? That got her cheeks heating up, and if it wasn't for the fact she stood before Landon, she would have slapped herself. She should stop with her delusions. "Thank yo