Evelyn

"Why do you always look like that?"

"Like what?"

"Like you hate every person in this room."

"That's because I do."

"Why? What did these people do to you?"

"Nothing. Yet."

"You're a pessimist. Every morning you come in, order black coffee, and glare at every single person in the room."

"I don't glare at you," he paused. "Most of the time."

"We'll that's because I tell good jokes. It'd be criminal to be rude."

I could have sworn that I saw him smile.

~~~

Evelyn has a smile that lights up every room. The very ground she walks on seems to come to life from her touch alone. She sees beauty in the things most others dismiss.

Michael not so secretly hopes that everyone on Earth dies in the fiery pits of hell. There's never been a single person he's met that makes him believe in the good of humanity.

Except Evelyn.