Chapter 53
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On sunday july 3rd Eve got her first care packages from home. It contained lipstick, clean socks, and some brownies that Karen had baked. Eve still wasn't ready to accept gifts like that from Karen. Eve went to her room. For the first time since she'd come here all three of her roommates were here, and awake. Eve offerred them her brownies. Julia then gave Eve some of her oatmeal raisan cookies from her care package. The four girls began talking about their homes. Eve wondered if this was what it was like to have sisters. She was learning to share, although she still couldn't remember two of her roommates' names. But they were sharing snacks. Trading little things from care packages was common here. In school, when she brought her own lunch, Eve sometimes traded little snacks with other kids. The four girls talked about the film crews. Julia and one of the others said they'd been filmed briefly. They hadn't come to Eve's section yet, but maybe on tuesday. She was still a bit scared here, but that fear was getting smaller every day. Making new friends, being part of something greater than herself, this place wasn't so bad. Having seen her highschool deteriorate over four months, Eve wasn't sure she wanted to go back. The idea of staying here, being apart from her father and Cujo even longer, still frightened Eve. But to just go to class, ount the days until impact. At least here she could do something about ELE. She wasn't sure what she wanted. But Eve felt she could do this life if she wanted to.