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Generation. I only own any character that I produce through my own
imagination.
Evonne lies curled up at one end of the sofa. She wakes suddenly at the sound of the doorbell. She fixes up her shirt and jeans and walks to the door. She opens it cautiously and resists the urge to slam the door shut when she sees who is standing there.
"Craig."
"This is yours you left it at our houses last night."
Evonne hastily takes the mobile phone from Craig's outstretched hand. At that moment, there is a loud thump from upstairs she turns around almost slamming the door. She leaves the door ajar as she slowly creeps up the stairs. Craig is almost overwhelmed with curiosity.
Craig follows her quietly up the stairs Evonne opens the door and yells. Once they are in the room, she stands up straighter. There is no one there. The wind blows through the curtains hanging over the open window.
Evonne's eyes widen as she stares at the empty bed. She hopes that her mother is in the bathroom. She opens the door but there is no one there. Evonne runs back though the ensuite into the room. The bed is unmade and the water dispenser is empty.
Craig follows behind her. He picks up a neatly folded note sitting on the bedside table. He taps Evonne on the shoulder and hands her the note.
Dear Evonne, I've just gone away for a while. Don't worry about me. I know you've always taken care of me when I couldn't do myself. And in many ways, our roles have been changed. And I thank-you for that. Goodbye Evonne. All my love Mom
Evonne lets the note flutter to the floor. He mother has left her. Just like everyone else, her mother has abandoned her. She doesn't understand. This was her mother that hadn't left the bed for over 2 months. How could she go away? Why did she go away?
Evonne takes a step forward but collapses in front of Craig. Craig's eyes widen.
"Evonne!"
Craig picks Evonne up which is relatively easy since Evonne is quite light. He lays her carefully on the bed and waits for her to wake up.
Evonne's eyes open slowly. As they come into focus, she sees Craig leaning over her. For some reason her, heart skips a beat. She sits up and looks around. But then it occurs to her that her mother is gone. And she knows that she probably won't be back. Something must have happened the witness protection must have taken her while she was away.
But it didn't make any sense. For the witness protection to take her mother would be too risky. And they should have taken her as well if they were in danger. Yet, they left her on her own.
No matter how she put it her mother was still gone. She was all-alone she might as well be an orphan.
Tears start to fall down her cheeks. Craig doesn't know what to say or do. He strokes Evonne's hair but says nothing. Evonne can't seem to support herself. Craig feels something lean against his chest.
He looks down and Evonne is leaning against his chest sobbing quietly. Craig wraps his arms around Evonne's small quivering frame. Evonne is acutely aware that she is being held by the ex-boyfriend of her friend. But Craig's embrace is so warm and she feels so safe there.
Craig continues to watch Evonne and it occurs to him that Evonne is extraordinarily beautiful. And it isn't because she wears make-up, it isn't because she has the trendiest clothes she is simply beautiful because that is the kind of person she is.
She has a different kind of beauty to that of Manny. Manny is beautiful because she is naïve and childlike. Paige is beautiful because that's what she makes herself out to be. Ashley is beautiful because she is true to herself. But Evonne is beautiful because even though she has been to hell and back she still smiles and she still seems to have faith in the world and all those in it.
"Would you like to stay with Joey, Angie and me just for tonight?"
Evonne nods. She lets Craig help her out of the house and support her until they reach Craig's house. Craig opens the door and Angie comes running out to greet them.
"Craig! Craig!"
"Hey Angie, look who I brought back to see you."
"Evonne!"
"Hey Angie."
Joey comes out smiling his smile wavers slightly when he sees Craig holding onto Evonne by the shoulders.
"Hey Craig, Evonne."
Evonne gives Joey a small smile before Angie pulls her away from Craig to join her on the sofa in the living room. Joey looks at Craig.
"Her mom left her."
Joey frowns and glances towards Evonne sitting next to Angie on the sofa.
"What do you mean?"
"Her mom wrote her a note saying that she had gone away for a while. Evonne kind of broke down so I brought her back with me."
Joey nods and they both turn towards Evonne. She masks her pain amazingly. She is already laughing and tickling Angie as well as watching a cartoon with her. Although somehow to Craig's ears Evonne's laughing, seems more like crying.
Craig sits down on the other side of Angie and Evonne. He laughs with them and observes the way Evonne reacts. He sees her smile and he hears her laugh but in her eyes, he sees her cry.
Joey throws Evonne some blankets and a pillow.
"Thanks Joey, I really appreciate it."
Joey smiles. Craig sits in the other armchair watching Evonne. She lies down and closes her eyes.
"Good night Craig."
Evonne mummers under her breathe as she falls asleep. Craig watches her eyes close but he doesn't move he keeps watching Evonne.
"Good night Evonne."
Before he falls asleep, he remembers himself thinking; She is so beautiful.
Evonne lies curled up at one end of the sofa. She wakes suddenly at the sound of the doorbell. She fixes up her shirt and jeans and walks to the door. She opens it cautiously and resists the urge to slam the door shut when she sees who is standing there.
"Craig."
"This is yours you left it at our houses last night."
Evonne hastily takes the mobile phone from Craig's outstretched hand. At that moment, there is a loud thump from upstairs she turns around almost slamming the door. She leaves the door ajar as she slowly creeps up the stairs. Craig is almost overwhelmed with curiosity.
Craig follows her quietly up the stairs Evonne opens the door and yells. Once they are in the room, she stands up straighter. There is no one there. The wind blows through the curtains hanging over the open window.
Evonne's eyes widen as she stares at the empty bed. She hopes that her mother is in the bathroom. She opens the door but there is no one there. Evonne runs back though the ensuite into the room. The bed is unmade and the water dispenser is empty.
Craig follows behind her. He picks up a neatly folded note sitting on the bedside table. He taps Evonne on the shoulder and hands her the note.
Dear Evonne, I've just gone away for a while. Don't worry about me. I know you've always taken care of me when I couldn't do myself. And in many ways, our roles have been changed. And I thank-you for that. Goodbye Evonne. All my love Mom
Evonne lets the note flutter to the floor. He mother has left her. Just like everyone else, her mother has abandoned her. She doesn't understand. This was her mother that hadn't left the bed for over 2 months. How could she go away? Why did she go away?
Evonne takes a step forward but collapses in front of Craig. Craig's eyes widen.
"Evonne!"
Craig picks Evonne up which is relatively easy since Evonne is quite light. He lays her carefully on the bed and waits for her to wake up.
Evonne's eyes open slowly. As they come into focus, she sees Craig leaning over her. For some reason her, heart skips a beat. She sits up and looks around. But then it occurs to her that her mother is gone. And she knows that she probably won't be back. Something must have happened the witness protection must have taken her while she was away.
But it didn't make any sense. For the witness protection to take her mother would be too risky. And they should have taken her as well if they were in danger. Yet, they left her on her own.
No matter how she put it her mother was still gone. She was all-alone she might as well be an orphan.
Tears start to fall down her cheeks. Craig doesn't know what to say or do. He strokes Evonne's hair but says nothing. Evonne can't seem to support herself. Craig feels something lean against his chest.
He looks down and Evonne is leaning against his chest sobbing quietly. Craig wraps his arms around Evonne's small quivering frame. Evonne is acutely aware that she is being held by the ex-boyfriend of her friend. But Craig's embrace is so warm and she feels so safe there.
Craig continues to watch Evonne and it occurs to him that Evonne is extraordinarily beautiful. And it isn't because she wears make-up, it isn't because she has the trendiest clothes she is simply beautiful because that is the kind of person she is.
She has a different kind of beauty to that of Manny. Manny is beautiful because she is naïve and childlike. Paige is beautiful because that's what she makes herself out to be. Ashley is beautiful because she is true to herself. But Evonne is beautiful because even though she has been to hell and back she still smiles and she still seems to have faith in the world and all those in it.
"Would you like to stay with Joey, Angie and me just for tonight?"
Evonne nods. She lets Craig help her out of the house and support her until they reach Craig's house. Craig opens the door and Angie comes running out to greet them.
"Craig! Craig!"
"Hey Angie, look who I brought back to see you."
"Evonne!"
"Hey Angie."
Joey comes out smiling his smile wavers slightly when he sees Craig holding onto Evonne by the shoulders.
"Hey Craig, Evonne."
Evonne gives Joey a small smile before Angie pulls her away from Craig to join her on the sofa in the living room. Joey looks at Craig.
"Her mom left her."
Joey frowns and glances towards Evonne sitting next to Angie on the sofa.
"What do you mean?"
"Her mom wrote her a note saying that she had gone away for a while. Evonne kind of broke down so I brought her back with me."
Joey nods and they both turn towards Evonne. She masks her pain amazingly. She is already laughing and tickling Angie as well as watching a cartoon with her. Although somehow to Craig's ears Evonne's laughing, seems more like crying.
Craig sits down on the other side of Angie and Evonne. He laughs with them and observes the way Evonne reacts. He sees her smile and he hears her laugh but in her eyes, he sees her cry.
Joey throws Evonne some blankets and a pillow.
"Thanks Joey, I really appreciate it."
Joey smiles. Craig sits in the other armchair watching Evonne. She lies down and closes her eyes.
"Good night Craig."
Evonne mummers under her breathe as she falls asleep. Craig watches her eyes close but he doesn't move he keeps watching Evonne.
"Good night Evonne."
Before he falls asleep, he remembers himself thinking; She is so beautiful.