"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

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

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

"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

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.