Chapter 17: Evie
Evie stared at the doorbell next to the building’s entrance.
It was dark now but the trees made the atmosphere wet and chilly. She clutched at her bag and slapped herself. “What is wrong with you? You’ve done this a million times!” she mumbled to herself.
Then she rang the doorbell.
Horace opened the door. She smiled at him and he smiled back awkwardly.
“Evie! I, uh, cancelled. Didn’t you get my message?”
“Oh, I got your message all right. But I came here to protect you.”
“From what?” he asked but she shoved him aside and went inside, ready for anything.
She wasn’t ready for anything after all. She went towards the noise and on the living room, there was a chubby girl, round and pretty. Who was eating ice cream, right next to an anorexic girl who was twirling a spo
