Love to dust

Chapter 9

Evalyn spoke. She didn't hate me.

Relief rushed theough my body so quickly I almost bloody fell over.

But I didn't because men don't faint.

Evalyn hopped over the back of the couch and turned the tv on. The biys glanced at me, eyebrows raised. I shrug, just as clueless as they were.

"Well get over here!" Evalyn calls impatiently. We go over and sit down. I notice that Harry and Zayn sit on either side of Evalyn quite eagerly. I narrow my eyes. Liam quietly sits on the ground in front of the couch, and I plop down moodily in a large comfortable chair. Louis sits on the arm of it.

"So exactly how far did you look into my private sketchbook, you kook?" Evalyn says without even glancing my way.

I swallow and I seem to be having issues doing that. I didn't tell the boys about what I saw in the sketchbook.

"I- I saw a bloody hand..and little boy.." I trail off uncomfortabley.

Evalyn nods.

"Never look through my private stuff again, understand?" she says firmly.

I nod slowly.

"And don't bother asking me any questions either," she snaps.

I nod again.

Evalyn sighs like she just got something big off her chest.

"Alright what d'you guys wanna watch," she says looking around at us.

"HARRY POTTER!!" Louis screams jumping up.

Evalyn turns to Zayn questioningly.

"I don't really care," Zayn says shrugging.

"How about, the Notebook?" Harry says looking cheekily at Evalyn.

I was really going to kill him.

Evalyn makes a face.

"Ech too much lovey dovey crap," Evalyn says dissmissively.

I cheer silently within myself. Harry's sensitive side wasn't going to win him any brownie points here.

Liam puts his hand up grinning.

Evalyn smiles a bit and taps him on the head.

"Yeeeees and what would you like?" she says giggling a little bit.

"Toy Story?" Liam asks hopefully.

"Hmmm maybe another Pixar movie?" Evalyn says looking over at me.

What would she like?!

I say the first thing that comes to mind.

"Nemo?"

"Yes, yes let's watch that!!! Evalyn jumps up and goes into the cupboard unit under the TV.

Louis gives me a thumbs up.

I grin happily.

When Evalyn puts the DVD in and turns around, I notice something like a shadow on her eye, and on her jaw. A bruise maybe?

Evalyn sits back down and the movie starts. Now, I've never been a big fan of Disney movies, but Nemo is pretty good. I mean, Ellen Degeneres..what's not to love?

Near the end of the movie, when Nemo goes back and hugs Marlon before leaving for school, I glance over at Evalyn. I could see a muscle twitching in her temple, and her jaw was clenched. Her hands were clasped so tight that they had turned white. Her eyes look a little red.

As soon as the movie ends she turns on some show and it's pretty gory. It's called the Following or something. Let me tell you, it looked like a meat shop. There was so much blood. I look over at Evalyn, slightly horrified and even more weirded out to see her watching calmly and even breathing deeply.

Weird.

"Do you have any food?" I ask quietly.

Evalyn points to a mini fridge in the corner of the room. I walk over and open it. Theres some candy, pop, water, cookies, and fruit. I grab a pepsi and a chocolate bar called an 'Aero'. Louis comes up beside me.

"You ok?"

I shrug.

"I'll tell Harry to lay off," he says lowly.

I glance over at Harry. He's engaged Evalyn in conversation and is doing that thing where he looks into the girls eyes really intensely. I bite my lip.

"Sure," I mutter and sit heavily into the chair.

"Let's play a game!" Louis sings and stands in front of the couch with his hands on his hips.

"Like what?" Zayn asks puzzled.

"Like...tell the people around the circle stuff about yourself!" Louis says after a moment of thought.

"Or truth or dare," Harry says raising his eyebrows.

No. Nononononono. Harry will use this to his advantage. No!

Louis shakes his head and adopts his gameshow host voice.

"No no that doesn't seem right.. We're going to play quick fire!!"

A cheer goes up around the room.

"What's quickfire?"

We all freeze and stare at Evalyn.

"Pardon?" Liam says, schocked.

"The rules are, no laughing and no hesitating! And if I think the answer is rubbish, it is indeed rubbish! Whoever has the most points wins. Now our contestants..Niall Horaaaaaaaan!" Louis yells. I jump up and strike a pervy pose.

"And Liam Paaaaaaaaayne!! The Paaaayne, The Paaaaayne!!" Louis yells. Liam stands and flexes his muscles. He's actually got those.

"Alright. And I'm your host, Louis 'the Tommo' Tomlinson! Who has bigger muscles than Liam but moving on! There will be. No laughter. No! Hesitation. And absolutely NO! Rubbish. Answers. Ready. Steady. NO!"

"Niall what is the capital of New York?"

"Ah New York?"

"Hmm. Liam, what is the square root of a million?"

"Louis Tomlinson is sexy!"

"That is a good answer, I like that. The point goes to Liam!"

I groan and pretend to punch Liam.

"No violence towards the favourite olayer or else you'll be disqualified and put in exile. Now. Niall. The question. The question is. That is that the question is, what is the best food?"

I paused.

"HESITATION!!!!"

Lou went on like this for about 10 more minutes. He did it with all the other boys and Evalyn watched and laughed along.

Finally at 5:00 Evalyn stood up and stretched.

"I've got to kick y'all out now," she says grinning somewhat cheekily.

"Whyyyy?" Louis whines.

"I've got places to be, people to er, see," she says smiling at me crookedly

God she was adorable.

She quickly ushers us out the door and down the stairs. She makes shooing motions with her hands and sends us outside. She waves wuickly before shutting the door behind her.

I sigh happily and tilt my head up to the sun that was just starting to sink in the pinkish sky. Maybe I have a chance.

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