Evangeline In Borderland: Book 1

PRACTICE PART 2 ARC

Previously: She said while blowing him a kiss. knowing that he definitely could not hear her and probably wasn't feeling the same. And with that, she left and went back into her room with Avora without another word.

We Continue...

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"Good Morning," Evangeline said as she walked into her complex. Avora left the dainty mug on the table and headed back to the room. She notices how Eva looks so flushed out and makes it seem like she was drained. Her face looked so calm yet her eyes gave it away. She felt Evangeline was frustrated. "Hey, you okay over there?" She asked gently. "You don't have to answer but just know I'm here for you." She grabbed the pillow and hugged it as she sat on the bed, patiently waiting and observing her next move. She smiled a tired smile. "Yeah don't worry, I'm doing quite well. How are you?" She walked into the kitchen and tied back her hair. Before walking back and starting to stretch and do her morning routine.

        "I am going to worry you weirdo. Don't pretend that everything is okay." "Don't worry I'm not pretending." She chuckled going into her left split. "I wouldn't wanna hide things from you V." She leaned over her left leg. Though she didn't think she would really need this it was good to be prepared. She moved into her middle. "Don't hide from me. I know there's something there." She gets up swiftly and follows her to the kitchen. "I still feel like there's something there." Avora grew suspicious and was still worried. "But seriously before we head out anywhere you should eat something." 

         She had been serious that she was fine and it irritated her that Avora didn't trust her. "I'm not hiding anything ok." Her voice was firm but calm. Trying to keep a cap on her emotions because she knew she wasn't fun when she was angry. "I'm not hungry, if you're ready to head out we can go." She was done with her situps and got off the floor. Her face is sterner now. As if she was trying to stop herself from saying something out of line. She tried giving her the sign with her eyes to not pry.

               "Ok great," Evangeline said while grabbing the bag. "Where are we going exactly?" "What's the plan?" Evan stuffed the extra ammo into the bag. "Somewhere without people around. If you wanna practice and I wanna practice." "There's a lotta place like that here." She put the backpack onto her back and slipped her pocket knife into the little holder she had on her leg. She really wanted a sword, these mini knives held zero weight. "The plan is just to practice, nothing more, nothing less." "Sounds nice actually. Damn, you have a whole lot going on there Dontcha ..?" She was shocked yet not surprised at all. She continued to stare at her in awe. She thought, "damn, one hell of a badass."

                       "I don't get how you survived here on your own for so long. It's crazy here. You're gonna have to teach me the basics probably." Avora chuckled at the thought of nearly blowing Eva's foot off on accident as they both scream in panic. She was still a bit agitated. "It's not a matter of survival. I just think knives are pretty." She shrugged. "What's so funny." She kept walking alongside Eva and was pretty anxious to be fair. Nonetheless, she was pretty damn excited to try something new. "Just imagine you trying to teach me to shoot a gun. That's all." She smirked. "Knives are pretty though, they get the job done."

    "yeah." She said neutrally. She picked up the gun. And held it safely in her hands. Opening the door and walking out, feeling a wave of calm hit her with the wind as she did so. It was a beautiful day, there is no real reason to be angry. She smiled softly, for once the tired look left her face. And she really felt alive today. Avora followed her and she felt a shift. It was no longer tense. Avora started to have a sense of adrenaline running through her body. She was getting excited. She walked down the steps and headed out through the streets of Sacramento into a fairytale town that had a few things to aim at.

            She walked over through the gate and set down her things. Eagerly cocking the gun and pointing it towards one of the statues. "Watch out." She steadied her breath and aimed. And like she had been holding a gun her whole life hit it through the female statue's eye. She looked serious on the outside, but she was doing a little happy dance in her soul. "One more time." She aimed, cocked. And completely missed once more. She let out a sigh. "Seems the shot was a fluke." She handed the gun to Avora. "Here, you try."

     Avora smiled nervously. "Might wanna stand back because I don't wanna shoot you on purpose. I literally have no experience." "Sure." Evangeline stood back. Avora takes the gun carefully and aims it at the statue. She ends up shooting far off to the left and the loud noise spooked her so she flinched. "Jesus. Yeah, I'm not built for this am I??" "It's gonna take some time to get used to, that's for sure." "It's ok, try it again." She said calmly. As if she was a pro teaching a student. Though she was far from it.

             "Alright." She said jittery. Her palms were sweaty this time. Not a good sign it seems. She tries her best to keep her aim steady and her grip firm. BANG It didn't shoot anywhere special but she at least hit the target. Evangeline just sat and watched like a child. "Give it as many times as you want." "I feel bad. You should try it out more." Avora handed the gun to her in hopes she'll take it. "You're a better shot than I am."Avora sits next to Eva. With her palms still sweating she swipes them on her clothes. She pushes her glasses up and sighs. "Sorry about that."

                  She shrugs and takes it back. "I'm not that good, just lucky. Most of the time." She stands and aims. Cocks the gun. Take a deep breath. And misses completely, hitting a random bird. "Ah... I think I'm good for today." She says placing it back into Avora's hands. "I'm gonna go see if I can help that bird." And she runs off to go find it. "Ah, shit -here we go again." Avora took the gun reluctantly and proceeded to aim at the statue still. Yet she thought, "we're making ourselves easy targets. We shouldn't even stay here for long." She grew anxious but proceeded to keep her mouth shut while having a drip of sweat tracing her face. 

  A bird with a bandage flew safely through the sky. And a sigh of relief was released. She slowly jogged back. Pretty quiet. "I'm back!!!!!!" She walked back next to Avora. On her way back though she sees a large object in the distance. And curiously walks towards it.

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