The Witch's Doll ⚢

Chapter 36

A/N

It's 2020! I'd like to say thank you for the reads and comments in my stories. And although there's a lack of update last week, know that it haunts me that I wasn't able to. Posted the new chapter on January 1st on my end to welcome a prosperous writing year.

After much deliberation, I finally decided to write Evonnie's POV. At first, I was so bent on following Alessandra's and Isla's POVs. But as the story progressed, Evonnie's POV needed to be written so that everyone could finally get a glimpse of her weird behaviors and further the plot.

"Oh Evonnie, I would hardly recognize the child in you." Her grandmother said, a smile prominent on her face. "Apart from the length of your skirt."

That night, she had a video call with her grandparents back in the Philippines. Her family was intrigued to hear from her for so many months of no communication. She has had a busy schedule as a graduating teenager in high school.

As they spoke their goodbyes and wishes of luck, Evonnie prepared for bed. Salem situated herself just beside her, purring softly.

Even with all that, the newscaster's voice of tonight's news echoed to Evonnie's ears through the night.

"An overwhelming evidence came to light that supports the fact that the Cecil heir had indeed murdered Mr. and Mrs. Anderson's daughter. Theories about whether the 17-year-old girl is the alleged Salisbury Killer have surfaced. The Salisbury and the Metropolitan Police have yet to confirm or deny the claims. Until then... we'll be updating the story as the investigation unfolds."

Evonnie still couldn't believe that this was happening because of extreme jealousy. Before she met Alessandra, before she met Marie, and before she went to Fortuna Academy, Evonnie Lu was a total loser. She was all over the place, and she didn't have the traits that anyone might find attractive.

Was it her fault that she's always at the bottom? Was it her fault that she didn't embody the traits to be considered conventionally attractive? Was it her fault she's so expressive because she wasn't raised in a strict household that seemed to have everything to other people's visions?

But now, she has grown. Became quite different than who she was years ago. Marie was a great sister and a great teacher. Lessons about fooling people for a living were great practice.

Despite all the internal changes, Evonnie still behaved as she was before. A bubbly, overconfident, and attention-seeking teenager, and preferred to stand in the limelight despite not being prepared at all. She can be prone to being competitive and can demonstrate impulsive tendencies.

Evonnie, with her cherub-cheeks, had the poker face of a professional. But it will take a liar to know a liar. That was how she saw the changes in Alessandra.

Alessandra was born a liar, and Evonnie was trained to be a liar. All because Evonnie had been on a steady incline since her magician training. While Alessandra started with an advantage due to her experiences and now the girl was practically a connoisseur of deceit. Even if the situation didn't necessarily call for a lie, she did anyway.

She was unsure whether Alessandra did it was out of amusement or sheer boredom, but given half an opportunity, Alessandra would twist the truth into a pretty inaccuracy and no one would ever know the difference.

It was for half the semester when bullies began dropping like flies. Only days after that, Evonnie heard the first mention of the new serial killer responsible. At first, Evonnie thought it was a joke. It sounded like fiction. But, nope—there was a mass-murdering psychopath with supernatural tendencies, going around and scything all the bad guys who had been so rude to Evonnie.