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"That's a nice name"
Eve grunted, pulling the duvet over her face "Too religious"
"Not into religion?"
"Nope, I'm an atheist, brought up an atheist"
"So am I"
"Religion causes too much conflict, a lot of wars are caused by beliefs, and it's too unrealistic, there is evidence for the big bang thanks to Stephen Hawking, God creating the world in seven days, there's no evidence apart from the bible and in my opinion that was a fictional story made too realistic"
"You're very opinionated"
"Course, people respect you for speaking out, I used to debate a lot for school, especially about school uniforms"
"I work in a school"
"Why? Teaching is the most stressful job ever"
"I just love helping kids aspire to what they want to do, no matter how farfetched it is"
"Hmm, I want to be a writer, I can remember when my father gave me my first Woolworths notebook and black pen and I spent hours filling it up"
"I specialise in English"
"I specialise in poetry, how you can tell a story in such little words"
"Exactly, I enjoy poetry"
"All though I do enjoy novels too, I've lost count how many times I've read Wuthering Heights, my all-time favourite"
"Wow, I don't think I've met a teenager who chose Wuthering Heights as their favourite, it's usually Harry Potter or the Twilight saga"
"I must admit I enjoyed the Harry Potter books, haven't read the Twilight saga, my list is huge"
"Surely you should be in college and not on the streets"
"Well, that's what I hoped"
"Trouble at home?"
"Escaped the social"
"Oh?"
"Well my father passed away, I have never met my mother, and my uncle and aunt couldn't take me in because they have as many kids already, although they let me store my stuff, my gran is too far away and I couldn't bear being put into care so I ditched to the streets"
"Gosh, you have really been through the mill"
Eve removed the duvet from her face "Yep, I've kept it secret"
"So where do your family think you are?"
"With a friend"
"You shouldn't lie, they can help you"
"nah, social will get me, can't face that"
"How do you know the social will get hold of you, you said your gran lived too far away, but can she still take care of you?"
"I suppose but she needs to worry about her health and not mine, especially since dad died"
The sound of a bell outside indicated that they were serving breakfast "Sure you don't want anything?" Nikki asked again with a small smile.
"I'm sure" Eve returned a smile, pulling the duvet closer to her chest, like it was her shield.
Nikki left Eve be and went downstairs, she had never seen such an open teenager before, from her experience in the school, teenagers kept really hushed about these things, family was a subject not opted for discussion.
As it reached noon, Nikki was helping Wendy file some things, it was almost time for Nikki to head off and she was looking forward to see her girlfriend Lorraine. She had been the benefactor at waterloo road however now she was taking a break before a big project awaited her.
"Eve hasn't eaten anything has she?" Nikki asked.
"Nope, when I was on the streets, I certainly hated eating, I learnt to control my appetite so I didn't feel hungry" Wendy pushed in a chunky file at the end of a draw.
"Is she staying tonight?"
"Yep, she's here all day, I don't blame her, it's starting to get nippy out there, I can feel it in the corridor where that window is stuck"
Nikki looked at the clock hanging on the wall "I better go, Lorraine will be wondering where I've got too"
"Tell her to pop in some time, maybe we could get the proposal to her, if she's interested."
"Hmm, we'll have to see; you never know with Lorraine, she might turn her nose up at it."
"But with you in the equation Nikki, surely she'd be interested…"
"Well, as much as I love helping NTA, will it be worth it?"
"Of course! We could get a bigger lot, and have several shelters, be able to get all these people off the streets."
"Sounds amazing when you say it, but it will take a lot of hard work!"
"Get the kids involved"
Nikki listening to this loved the idea, but winning Lorraine around wouldn't be a piece of cake.
"You want me to invest my money into a homeless shelter?" Lorraine asked, slamming a bottle of red wine on the dark marble counter.
"I know it sounds farfetched but this is helping people who have no choice about living rough" Nikki sat at the counter island, watching sharply.
"Because they spend money on tobacco, drugs and booze, it doesn't take a genius to realise that"
"They have nothing else Lorraine, they're depressed a lot of the time, a high percentage come from tough backgrounds"
"Well my money can't help that"
"Yes it can, you'll be making a difference, getting these people off the streets and on the route to recovery, if you just leave it, and everything escalates and becomes a vicious cycle."
"You know what; I won't bother listening if you talk to me like that"
Nikki was about to speak when the doorbell rung "I'll get it" Nikki went through the hall way and opened the door.
"Eve?"
"I saw your address on a file; I don't have any money, so I can't afford to stay another night."
"Come in" Nikki let Eve in.
Lorraine was standing in the doorway "You're now letting them into my house, nice one" she disappeared back into the kitchen slamming the door.
"Who's that?" Eve asked.
"A friend, house sharing"
"It's a bloody nice house, how can you afford it?"
Nikki knew that she was uncomfortable with this subject so she changed it "Maybe we should try and call your gran."
Okay, Lorraine is a little moody right now, but that'll probably change quickly! Eve won't realise that Nikki and Lorraine are together...yet!
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