Angel Wings {2}

Chapter 18

As the doors opened, Evanee couldn't help but freeze completely.

Sydney was standing there at the door, with hollowed eyes. She was taller than Evanee, but her posture was a bit off. Her hair was up in a ponytail and she was wearing leggings and a gray sweater.

"Evanee," her voice cracked and her arms immediately wrapped around the shorter girl.

Evanee's heart ached. "I'm here. It's okay."

She led her into the house and locked the door. It wasn't a surprise to see the house a bit empty with boxes of things piled up near door. Evan probably left abruptly, which made this even more horrible.

Sydney had calmed down a bit, but she was still sniffling. "Where are the other girls?"

"They were both busy, but I did bring ice cream and horror movies. And Sydney, about all of this, he told me why he left and I had no part in it."

"I know. You're not that type of person. I was kind of expecting this and I convinced myself I wouldn't be mad at him, but it's been the opposite. I've been alone here, angry. I might have even trashed a lot of his stuff."

"And you know what? He deserves it. I don't support what he did at all. Today, we'll forget all about him. Sydney and Evanee, the dynamic duo," Evanee shouted triumphantly, jumping up on the couch, holding up the tub of ice cream she brought.

Without a second thought, Evanee jumped down and hugged Sydney tightly.

"You deserve the world. The past is the past and right now, you are free to do anything you want."

Sydney couldn't help but tear up again. They had only been together for fifteen minutes, but it had been a very emotional moment.

While Sydney set up the movie and made some hot pockets, Evanee was upstairs finding some extra clothes that Sydney said she could wear while they watched a few movies. The house wasn't as big as she expected, but it was really spacious; something Evanee liked.

After looking through a few clothes, Evanee picked out a plain white tee shirt and sweatpants that were a bit big on her since Sydney was taller.

She came walking into the living room where Sydney was sitting on the couch with a bowl of popcorn in her hands and hot pizza rolls on the coffee table.

"That looks great on you," Sydney complimented.

"Thanks. It's a Sydney original, very authentic," she joked, smiling as Sydney laughed. "Which movie did you put in?"

"Dead Silence. I heard it was really scary. Exactly what I need right now. Can you also grab two spoons and the ice cream in the freezer?"

Evanee nodded and grabbed the ice cream, turning off the lights in the kitchen, and running to the couch. She jumped right next to Sydney, almost making the taller girl throw her bow of popcorn into the air.

"I closed all the blinds."

"No wonder it's so dark," Evanee said, going under the big blanket Sydney was using. "Let's start the movie."

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"I'm never going to sleep again."