She swung her basket, not really caring how many strawberries happened to find thier way out of its woven sides.
One would think that a path had been left by oneself to lead them home again, with all the berries already gone.
Why a path would really be of much use when your in the center of a miniscule town is beyond reason.
She was her usual bubbly self, there always seemed to be a smile on her face.
Or so Markus had told her...what did he know.
She denied it every time, although she'd do so with a smile.
She bit into a strawberry as she walked, hoping that chance would free her from the humiliation of having strawberry bits stuck in her teeth all day.
She was heading towards the heart of the town, today bieng quite busy, which was a near first.
There were actually ships docking along the rickety old piers!
She was interested in the prospect of meeting new faces.
Even if they were of the usual male species that she spoke to on less then a daily basis.
This was of quite upsetting nature, seeing as she only had only one girlfriend and countless male ones.
All the young ladies in the area tended to be quite judgemental of her carefree and as they said 'unladylike' ways.
She'd only roll her eyes and laugh off thier comments more easy then was natural.
Making her way along the street she eyed the products on the market tables; fruits, vegetables, sandals, shifts, in other words the usual.
"Why 'allo there Miss Evalinn!" It was the chambermaid, Melissa, from the inn on the corner.
Melissa shifted her basket from hand to hand, very improper.
"Allo yourself dahling!" Evalinn teased, as she continued walking.
She did not much like Melissa.
"seeya 'round Melissy!" She called over her shoulder when she was too far to be beckoned back.
"TATA! EVA DEAR"
Eva had nearly reached the bayside, when she was bombarded by a bunch of monkeys.
Or so they seemed to be.
"STOP, FREEZE, HALT!" She called holding her basket up in surrender, as they nearly collided into her.
She couldn't after all bring home an empty basket of berries, now then could she?
Not that it already wasn't less then half full, but they didn't need to know that.
They collapsed in front of her just in time, some barreling past her and dramatically crashing to the ground.
Eva rolled her eyes and laughed, "Silly hounds you are, no?"
She sidestepped all four of them and and began to continue to venture down the hill towards the bay.
They hopped up quick as jackrabbits and followed her, while interogating her curiously.
"Where ya off to this fine day?"
"fine? it's boutta rain!"
"Ya heard of the boats that are sposed to come in then?"
"apples are have off down by the south corna, didjya know?"
"naw, a penny ain't no half..."
"I reckon a fine lass'll be aboard this one!"
"As if Rayn, they're spposta be bad luck an who wants that?"
They continued thier bickering and questioning.
Eva was highly amused and stayed silent, listening with much interest.
"Now my gorgeous boys, where has the grammer gone?"
A few of them furrowed thier browsin confusion, while the others smiled inocently.
"Don't even think about it." She flipped her hair and sat herself on the ledge of the nearest pier, hanging her feet over the murky water.
Boys and thier dirty minds.
Eva heard them behind her whispering loudly.
She nearly burst with laughter, for they thought they were bieng silent.
"BOO!"
"Hey JayJay." she said it airily, not surprised in the least.
"Aww, come on girl, ya neva scare!" Chrissy glowered behind her.
Jayjay sat down beside her and gave her a little shove with his shoulder, quite pointless.
The others joined them adding words of agreement.
"Well maybe, if you didn't walk like the loudest of elephants nor whisper like the loudest of lions!" She laughed at thier confusion, of which was plainly written across thier faces.
"Aiey, aiey, lookey there!" Robbie waved his hand out to sea, where a large ship was actually moving in towards thier docks.
"Good god, I thought they were just gunna laze about thier decks for hours!"
"They did."
"Whaddya mean?"
"Ya didn't know? They've been out there for bout two days now."
"Please, twas more like one day."
"Oh yah, like you'd know! Were ya watching the whole time?"
"Bloody hell no! Were ya?"
"yea!"
"Ya need a life dontchya then?"
"Oh just shut the bloody frick up, will you? It's not that important, they are coming in now after all." The boys blushed scarlett at Eva's very true words.
She smiled sweetly, as she leaned back on her forearms, watching the ships mast whip and wave in the heavy winds.
"Well," She said hopping up quick as a wink, "I best be off, the berries are surely browning."
She hung her basket on her arm and waved as she walked backwards.
Very unladylike, so Markusand the other girls would say, but she cared not for what they may have thought.
"Now , clean up your vocals pretty ones and i'll be much obliging next time." She lectured.
They jeered at her as she laughed and skipped back up the hill.