Chapter 10
I was positively sure my life was over. I don't really want to get into details of the following weeks, however I will tell you that the next day I confronted Eva about the Aaron incident, and she admitted to it. We broke up right then and there, and I became depressed and reclusive. My life spiraled down into hell. 3 months went by and I felt like I was drowning in my own self pity. I was done, no two ways about it. Or so I thought.
It was a rainy Friday night, and I was busy moping in the theatre, taking down lights from an earlier production of A Streetcar Named Desire when a pretty blonde girl ran in, arms full of books. She had an angel face and two eyes that glowed like two ponds at sunset. Her smile had the power to light up the whole city, and her voice was that of an angel.
"Hi, my name is Alisson Everett; I just joined the Theatre Group this morning. Mrs. Lenard told me to come here and help clean up the place." Her voice had a hint of British in it, which made it come out smooth and clear.
"Um, hi Alisson. I'm Prosper," I managed to force out without being socially awkward, "If you want, you can start picking up the playbills." She set her books down and rung out her dripping hair into a bucket, then began picking up the crumpled red playbills. I couldn't help but notice the grace and elegance she handled herself with. She walked with confidence, and hummed "Someone Like You" by Adele the whole time she was working. After about an hour, we were both done.
"Well my mom's outside," she said as she gathered her books and headed for the door, "it was nice meeting you, Prosper." With that she left, leaving me alone in the theatre.
"Yeah, nice meeting you too Miss Everett..." I whispered to myself. It's like Elisha always says, "Even if life slams a door on you, as long as it didn't break your nose you can move on."