Evangeline, The Wish Of The Mobster

Jude Callen, the teacher, says. "You are more prepar

etary, echo across the wooden floor. Eve

y for the payment of the recital. Just missing..." Marylin looks at the

d Evangeline Atkins. The

ake the payment,

o never let her make an effort in life. The desk job is just on paper, to mark on top of who won scholarship to

Jude says, trying to soften the mood that had stayed.

instrument in the shabby case she

l you get

k so. A

to walk out of the place. " My parents find it

for the first place was one thousand. The secon

it for recognition. I wonder if anyone c

r head too far, Evangel

trolling father Davine had was already parked there, waiting for her. The violi

n bag is in Brooklyn. It takes her almost two hours every day to come and go from class. It wa

ege of the neighborhood. She liked to say it was just to keep her in

grocery store. Although she spent most of her time on the phone, si

dedicated as nev

group on every corner she passed, the girl could almost feel safe with them there.

house, dropping the

e calls. "Ar

and bathroom were empty. Checking that her mother was not there, she comes to

nd pushes them near the door. The only thing I had there was a box of cereal and a p

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iving in the trailer when Felippa's family arrived with one. They were seven and eight at the time. It

says, sitting on a

s your m

s, still eatin

e small stove and the empty pots on top of it.

e while I'll take a showe

have clas

ge and now the ni

ger than Evie, she was always her stronghold. It was to her that Evi

the money to take tomorrow. Or

r room. Felippa follows her and s

many invitations

box out of a drawer. " Even if

wear, to go see her best friend play. Evie opens th

ved her weekly payment, she put it inside that box, to hide from her

ppa calls. "

nna kil

The few coins that were still there, spread across the floor of the room. Felippa jumps from

es she would wear on the day. Evangeline was sure that some kind of scout would be there and