breathing heavily as she

n't believe what

y with her computer purpos

alled, " Are you l

ed the pace at which they typed, her head i

kay? " Evely

e threw a glance at her, exposing the te

glancing around to make sure their surroundi

Evelyn pulled in

ouldn't get the word

It was scary enough that Maya was emotionally down, talk more of her cryi

possessed the superpower of smiling through all the bullshit, so much that onlookers are

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o the restroom lockin

pened? " S

Gabri

let for signs of Alexa, Evelyn was aware of Alexa's cloaking abilities.

e sure Alexa wasn't ea

isten to me? " Ma

noticed the change in Maya's composure, she figured whatever Maya's situation was, it was of

breath, " How w

ncerned look, " Don't play coy

from asking you about your exams. I

e Maya she was accustomed to. " Exams was uh... it went well. " She shook he

pass, " Maya re

that Maya was finding it difficult to tell her what was goin

nd mouth were wide open as she tried to co

t... so what

would you t

ss... " Evelyn regr

essed right th

is going on? or is this one of your secrets? " Evelyn tried to meet Maya's gaze,

s about to fight back tears, " No, don't sound li

g and she was in no mood to indulge

ide-hus

sure I asked you

're talking about

s... so I'm sorry if it fall

on't make this harder on me, I want to tell you. Bu

you. Are you gonna talk to me a

roceeded to give Evelyn an in-depth an

e might want to break

didn't believe herself, but sayi

rrowed her eyes, " Or he actually wan

ement was hooked on her shoulders for a while

l him. " Maya

nt. It was because it reflected her personality, strong, precise, willing, an

him, what other cho

the date, or whateve

rds rightly in her head before she voiced them. She

lways done to him, ig

ourself? play dumb? Do y

safe for me to t

ound now, " Like I know what t

on't ne

r that was rising in her to keep the conversation going. " So you're not gonna show up, you're not gonna explain why y

hopefully he

sn't her place to insist. But Maya was her best friend, she loved her, and watching from the sidelines while Maya ruined herself was too hard for her. Not to couple with the fact that Maya's decisio

t if he d

wil

! what if he doesn't?

e, we'll cross it. " Maya's

ike a dumb BITCH! " Evelyn surpri

a lazy smile, "

lf succumbing to her emotions but she was too riled up to stop, "

vel

p with you? have you

on't..

ry day I ask myself what could y

ur business, that

that the headache that came from it

a tried to apologize

'll be with you no matter

ful for, " Maya t

ready to face the truth, so you wanna do it the May

at truth I'm not

velyn knew that already but sh

yourself for what ultimately will be a miserable life. " Evelyn was stunned at her ut

th? " Maya responde

y, I didn'

about y

rstand. " Evel

east I have a possible clue, you're so wrapped up in my life that you can't

Is this about Danny? " Evelyn stared aroun

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dline for a story but all her efforts were futile. Her mind kept taking her back to her conversation with Maya. Well, it was more of a disagree

t of that need. Maybe she had been guessing/wondering what the side-hustle was for so long that she just wanted it out in the light. Speaking of side-hustle, Maya had left again. It was differen

* *

opposite. Evelyn halted at the middle of the living room, it was something she always did before retiring to her room. She would take a minute to admire the comf

door she saw a vague silhouette beside the bed, kneeling probably. The face of whoever was in there was shielded, painted even

had a full visage of what was on top of the bed, it was a brown wooden box. It was slightly open, just enough to wonder what was

she was about to feast on it. The outside of the box was unsightly, it look raggedy and old. But with the help of the narrow

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here? " Maya asked ru

velyn has no clue

now as she locked it, placed it into her wardrobe, a

" I didn't know

d, " And if

know... " She paused as she notic

er best friend grab a medieval box from her and hidi

er to a table, she lifted some books that were on it,

? " Evelyn ask

open

ets, exclusive dinner tickets to one of t

her surprise, " You got m

er a brown new cell pho

you, I

on about how you were wondering wh

, Danny would

k at the office? " Maya pulled Evelyn

n like the past never happens and Evelyn was relieved. She had dropped whatever it was that caused the friction in

ya was baffled, her reaction spoke

ecognizes me? I'm moving to headquart

u're worryin

to her, " I broke this man's window, ins

ut, it was dark, we don't eve

ally

it's a frickin big place, what are the ch

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tion would lead him to that discovery? She even worked for him, it made his choices more potent. He smiled deviously as plo