Disclaimer: I do not own Thunderbirds, or any of the characters in this except Evie.
School. Evie's one life dream. Of course, the fact that Dad wouldn't be there was ruining it slightly, but she was used to that. Her Dad was never there for anything important. Not since her mum died. But that was pretty much her whole life, since she was three at the time, and that was eleven years ago. As Evie sat in the back of the taxi, she wished more than anything that she was sitting with her Mum on one side of her, and her Dad on the other. Instead, she had one of her Dad's "Associates" sitting on one side of her, and her school bag on the other. Evie felt her stomach tighten as the taxi pulled up in front of her new school. This is it, she told herself, this is the start of my new life as a normal kid.
As she entered the main reception area, she saw a small crowd by the main desk. She immediately sorted them into which family is which. There were 3 kids, all of which came from different families. There was an Indian girl, wearing the same uniform as her, who was there with her mother and father. There were also two boys, who were wearing the uniform of the boys school on the other end of town, The one with glasses was there with his dad, and the one with braces was there with his dad and his brother. Evie watched these kids enviously, wishing she was there with her family, not just with one of her dad's men. The kid with braces turned around, saw her, and smiled at her. Evie smiled back. Why not be nice to this kid who she would probably never even see again.
After she was introduced to the principal and shown around the school, Evie was taken to her dormitory and left there to unpack. Bruce had left her at the first moment possible, so she had had to take the tour alone. Now, in her dorm, she let a wave of tiredness wash over her and she flopped onto her bed. Just before she fell asleep, another girl walked into the room. Evie recognised her immediately. She was the girl from the main reception area.
"Have I seen you before?" the girl asked.
"I was behind you in the reception." Evie replied
The girl nodded. "With your... father?"
"Uuhhh... sort of Uncle." Evie said hesitantly.
"Cool. So I guess we're roomies!"
"Yeah."
"I'm Tin-tin."
"Evie."
"Is that short for anything?"
"Evangeline. You?"
"Tanusha."