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
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