Wisteria was finishing a (really long) yarn about why a particular ship that she hated sucked. I was only half listening, as I shoved my pita bread into my mouth. I only sat with my "squad" for half of the time for lunch; I mainly sat with my other group of weirdos as they were more apt to listen to me.

I let out a small sigh as I chewed. Honestly, I wasn't sure what to think about the "squad" at this point anymore. However, there wasn't really any reason to not hang out with them, and thus I continued.

Sasha snorted and shoved Wisteria halfheartedly with her shoulder. Those two had a "feud" of a sort going on. It was…

"I wasn't talking to you," Wisteria rolled her eyes.

"Why would anyone want to listen to you?" Sasha raised her eyebrows.

I let out a sigh of exasperation, deciding to let Felicity deal with it. I began to think about Feliciano, and whether or not he'd call today. It wasn't a actual "crush" by any means; no, he was just enjoyable to talk and listen to. Plus, I could tell him things and there wasn't ever any danger of him telling someone I knew.

I arrived home after a long day, padding inside and feeling a wave of hot, refreshing air after the freezing cold of outside.

"Mom, I'm home," I called, but I stopped short when I heard my mother talking on the phone in an impatient tone of voice.

Oh, God, no…

This was a daily occurrence. My dad would be a douche over the phone, my mom would be tired, and they would yell at one another.

Over the phone.

Yay.

I let out a puff of air and took off my shoes, going up to my room almost immediately afterwards. I didn't want to deal with anyone's moods today.

I plopped onto my bed once I got in my room and shut the door. My phone buzzed, almost right on cue.

I smiled slightly. Hello, Feliciano.

I picked up my phone and I answered the call. "Hello?"

"Ciao!" the familiar, cheery voice sounded. "Evelyn! How are you?"

"I'm good, thanks," I grinned. "You?"

"Oh, I'm great! The refrigerator is working wonderfully!" he chirped.

I laughed. "That's good. How's the job?" Feliciano worked a government job, though he didn't tell me the details. I could understand that, though.

"Oh, Lovino is stressed out," he sighed. "But I'm fine." Lovino, Feliciano told me in one of his previous calls, was Feliciano's grumpy older brother.

"Ah, I hope it gets better soon," I sympathize. "Grumpy people suck."

He giggled. "He's not that bad, it's mostly when Big Brother Antonio or Ludwig is around that he's mad."

"Huh," I raised my eyebrows.

"Oh, also," he lowered his voice slightly. "You said… that you have a girlfriend, yes?"

"Yeah, so…?" I could tell that Feliciano was Italian when I first heard him, but when I told him, he didn't seem all too bothered by it.

"Well… what do you do when you start to feel feelings for someone that's the same gender as you and not a girl and its not like anyone you've ever tried to have a relationship with before and you don't know what to do?" he began to talk really fast.

"Woah, slow down, dude," I huffed. "Just be yourself and be honest."

"Okay!" he burst out. "I will go do that, bye!"

Before he hang up, I could hear him in the background, shouting "Ludwiiiiiig!"

A/N: Hey, all, this is my first author's note ever, but I'll make it quick!

Thanks so much for your feedback! I didn't expect to receive so much positivity for this little old story that I wrote ^u^ But I take critique, too, so don't be shy!

Also, I'd like to apologize for the late update and the really short chapter, I've been really busy lately. But don't worry, a more exciting installment in Evelyn's adventure will be here soon enough!