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˗ˋ ୨୧ ˊ˗ ACT THREE, CHAPTER FOURTY-TWO !
❛ I DON'T WANNA BE LIKE THIS ANYMORE. ❜
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APRIL 24th,
EVELYN HEARD A KNOCK on her door, she quietly mumbled a 'Come in.' Alex quickly opened the door and stepped inside.
"Hi," he said softly, stepping into the room. "What's going on?" he asked the girl who was fiddling with her fingers. "Evelyn?" he prompted gently. Evelyn stayed silent, her eyes fixed on the floor.
If she was being honest, she didn't have a reason to be upset. Walker was trying to apologize. Maybe if she had listened to what he had to say, she wouldn't be here right now.
The weight of her unspoken feelings pressed down on her chest. "Why am I like this?" she muttered under her breath.
Alex furrowed his brows, his concern deepening. "What do you mean?"
"I mean, I don't even have a good reason to be upset..." Evelyn said, her eyes watery and red. "What happened? Did Walker do something? I told him not to—"
Evelyn cut her brother off, "No, it wasn't Walker." Alex walked over to her and sat next to her, his presence a comforting anchor. "Then who is it, Lyn?"
"Me! I mean, I'm quite literally sabotaging myself!" she exclaimed, her voice cracking. Alex shook his head, his expression a mix of confusion and empathy. "What? No, you're not. You can't blame yourself—"
"Yes, I can, Alex. Walker was trying to apologize and I just blew up on him! Lacey was trying to help me and I was just being rude!" Evelyn's voice began to tremble as she spoke. "I don't want to be like this anymore. I hate that I just explode on everyone."
Alex placed a comforting hand on her back. "Well, then stop bottling up your feelings. That only makes it worse. You know you have plenty of people you can talk to."
Evelyn's eyes welled up with tears, and she could no longer hold them back. She buried her face in her hands, "I know, I know," she whispered, her voice muffled by her hands.
Evelyn looked at her brother with watery eyes then wrapped her arms around him. Alex sat there confused for a moment before hugging her back.
"Thank you." Evelyn mumbled into his shoulder. Alex made a confused look, "For what?"
"You're always... There for me. No matter how many times I mess thing up."
A sad smile appeared on Alex's face. "That doesn't make me a great. Just makes me a good brother." He said testing his chin on evie's head.
Alex let out a sigh, he hated seeing his sister like this. "Mom said she wanted to take u out for an early birthday dinner. Just the family. But if you don't feel like going I can tell her that I don't feel well or something."
Evelyn shook her head. "No it's fine. Maybe some family time will be good."
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CHLOVRS SPEAKS ! words, 510 edited, X
lowkey just realized that evie's sabotaging herself
