Evangeline In Borderland: Book 1

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Previously: And on that star, she made a promise to herself. Before heading back inside and peacefully falling into a deep sleep.

We Continue...

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  As she awoke she could slightly hear the sounds of birds. Still wrapped up heavily in her blanket. Wondering if yesterday had all been a dream. Falling back to sleep as she did so. He eventually wakes up, still lying down as he looks up at the ceiling. 

He couldn't help but feel that..  yesterday wasn't real... It was just so.. strange.. yet it felt so wonderful... He thinks for a while, unable to fall asleep again. She smiles in her sleep. Holding her stuffed animal tightly. She slowly shifts, opening her eyes for a second time. 

She got up and slowly but surely walked over to Atokaru. "Hey, do you maybe wanna do something fun today?" like a date she thought, but was too shy to say it out loud. He sits up, rubbing his head a little as he looks at Evan with a soft smile. "Sure. That would be nice."

 She smiled back. Now she was almost sure it had been real because he was still smiling at her like that. For some odd reason, it got her heart skipping every time. "Is there anywhere, in particular, you might wanna go?" "Hmm... I can't think of any place in particular." 

He shrugged, tilting his head at her. She pushed a strand of hair from her face as she thought. "Hm, how about places that you don't wanna go then. So I can take them off the list." She looks back at him, with a kind of softer look within her eyes, though she had no clue that was the case.

 "I.. don't think there is anywhere I would want to avoid. Sorry, this probably isn't helping much..." "Ok, we're going to the zoo then." She said, not minding it at all. She stood up and offered him her hand to help him stand up as well. "Ok, I'm gonna get ready. If you could just pick out whatever sounds good to eat from here and put it on the table then we should be set."

 She let go of his hand as they were both standing. He was able to stand up, dusting himself off. He nods and goes over to the food area, trying to pick out what they could eat. She runs off to the clothing section, picks out a dress, and heads to the bathroom with a few appliances to clean herself up with and a comb. She felt as though being here even for this short amount of time had thrown her off a self-care schedule. 

Soon finishing and walking out to go and find a big picnic-like bag to hold everything in. Finding one within time. And then looking for a blanket. He chooses some pasta, not knowing what else to choose... He then does his best to try to prepare the food.

                           She soon finds the blanket and brings it, with the basket to the table. Not noticing Atokaru in the kitchen. She places the basket on the table. And begins folding the blanket. It was a bit harder to see sideways since her hair which was usually pulled back to some extent was completely down now. 

She hummed you are my sunshine as she finished folding. He eventually finished cooking. He grabs some plates and such for the pasta before just.. standing there for a moment, seeming lost in thought. After she's done folding she places the blanket on the table before going off to look for drinks if there were any that hadn't expired. She skipped away, still humming.