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"Hey... can I come in?"
As Laila let Evie into her dorm room, she briefly wondered why Evie seemed so troubled. The blue-haired girl's brows were furrowed, and Laila could practically sense the battle going on in her mind.
Sitting on her bed, Laila tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "So... what's up?"
"I just wanted to say that I'm sorry about earlier," said Evie, standing in the middle of the room, unsure if she should sit down or not.
Laila shrugged. "It's cool. You guys needed some space. I get that."
Evie nodded and didn't say anything further. It was the kind of nod that told Laila something was still bothering the girl, but she didn't want to say something about it because she didn't want to overstep. Instead she watched on quietly as her dog, Isak, plodded over to them and wagged his tail at Evie, who crouched down and started to pet him. Evie's expression, whilst it softened for Isak, remained troubled. This went on for a minute or so, before Laila decided to speak up.
"... Is there something else on your mind?"
Evie's conflicted expression stood out as she turned toward Laila with a sigh. Isak let out a noise of protest when Evie stopped petting him.
"It just..." Evie walked over and sat down next to Laila on her bed. She sighed. "There's something I have to do. And I'm not entirely sure if I want to do it... but I feel like I have to do it..."
Laila tilted her head. "Why?"
"If I don't do it, there's gonna be a bunch of people who will be really mad and disappointed in me," said Evie. "And I don't know what to do."
"You want my opinion?" Laila asked. Evie gave a light shrug of the shoulders, before she nodded. "OK, um..."
From his place on the floor, Isak let out a yawn. He started to stretch, then jumped up on Laila's bed. Normally, she might've told him to get off, but he was rather cute when he was tired, so she let it slide. She turned to face Evie.
"Um, I think..." Laila started, then paused, taking a few seconds to collect her thoughts. "I think that you should never have to do something you don't want to do. So... if there are people who are going to hate you for doing something you don't want to do, and if, just spitballing here, but if it's your friends we're talking about here... well, I know I wouldn't want to be friends with someone who gets mad at me for not doing something I genuinely don't wanna do." She paused again. "Not sure if that helps, but..."
