The good and the bad of Evangeline's relationship with JJ Maybank.
They would never leave each other alone until that one day JJ showed up at Evangeline's door with bloodshot eyes and tear-stained cheeks.
The great love story of a destined for gre...
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one year ago
can i come over?
Evangeline stared at the text on her phone screen for what felt like thirty minutes. It wasn't all that long, though. She wasn't expecting JJ to text her, let alone ask her to let him come over. Was she supposed to let him come over? Was he going to ghost her completely again? Evangeline sighed, shaking her head and sending a quick text back.
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Evangeline did not feel like impressing JJ anymore. He doesn't even care. She was going to stick to her sweatpants and hoodie that she was wearing. No makeup, hair up in a bun. She didn't even care anymore.
It didn't take any longer than seven minutes for JJ to get to her house. She was on her bed, scrolling through social media when JJ arrived through her window. She turned her head and her gaze fell on JJ. He was standing there awkwardly, not really knowing what to say.
"If you're going to be awkward, JJ. Don't even bother staying," she told him. JJ shook his head and walked towards her bed, sitting down on the end of it. "Why are you here?"
"I came to see you" he said. "Am I not allowed to?"
"Not if you're gonna just ghost me again" she rolled her eyes.
"Now, about that..." he trailed off. "That's really why I came over. I wanted to talk to you about that, E" The nickname made her heart flutter but she did her best to ignore it. She was supposed to be mad at him still. Evangeline shrugged her shoulders in response, waiting for him to talk. "I didn't mean to. I'm serious."
"So why did you?" Evangeline asked. JJ moved himself next to her and laid down. His hands were together as he stared at the ceiling. Evangeline was in a similar position. She was playing with her bracelet like she did whenever she was nervous, also looking at the ceiling.
"I got... scared" he confessed. "Okay, not scared. I'm not a pussy. Just like, I don't know."
"This is a waste of time, JJ."
"No it's not!" He defended himself. "I got scared because I opened up to you. Listen, I don't ever open up to people. Especially that fast. I mean, shit, only John B really. Nobody else knows how I truly feel, and the fact that I told you so easily scared me."
"But, why?" Evangeline questioned. "I won't use that against you or anything."
"It's not about that" he said back. "I just... I don't know. I don't like anybody knowing all that shit. I don't like letting people in. And I mean for real letting people in. Like letting them know all your insecurities, things you hate, what makes you mad... y'know? It's hard for me, Eva. It's nothing on you. I'm not blaming you or assuming that you'll fuck me over or anything, that's just how my mind works."
After JJ explained everything, it seemed to make Evangeline understand him a little bit more. She still had her questions, though, and she wasn't forgiving him completely until she had her answers.
