Chapter 101
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On christmas day Eve and her family exchanged gifts. Zack gave her some books, Eve knew very well that they were all books she already had. Evidently money was tighter than she realized, but pretended not to notice. Karen gave Eve a big plastic cane with M&M's. Eve spent much of the day eating them while watching "It's a wonderful life" on various channels. Somehow it's message of faith and collectivism still comforted Eve. But sitting alone in her room, it all caught up to Eve. In addition to her various other jobs, Eve was now a police informant. This worried Eve. If anyone from her mosque or the Sons of Liberty really were involved in terrorism, what would they do to a snitch? Either way, these people were her friends, could she really inform on them, even to save her life? Eve hoped to find nothing, that they were all innocent. But then Murphy might think she was holding something back, arrest her for selling contraband. RJ might not want to hurt her, but his employers were another matter. There were several dangers surrounding Eve, but she wanted to live. She wanted to protect her little brother or sister. Zack apologized to Eve, he hadn't intended for her to find out this way. They didn't mention that Zack might not be the kid's father. Either way Eve felt an obligation to protect the kid, keep him or her safe. But "safe" was becoming harder and harder. Eve had off from school until January 3rd. She still had her job at Ravenwood, among other things. On Tuesday Eve went to her mosque and acted as sidewalk counselor outside the mercy clinic. Wednesday Eve went to the movies with Amy before her shift at Ravenwood. It was a dark comedy about a 15 year old girl who becomes an assasin and specializes in "romantic" hits. Helping a man and his mistress murder is wife, o helping women murder their abusive husbands. Films made after 2/4 were definitely darker. After the movie Amy told Eve about a meeting tomorrow. Some people would be discussing how best to resist some of Mason's policies. It could be a good opportuity for Eve to do some business, probably hear some good ideas. Eve wondered, exactly what would be discussed in this meeting? Perhaps it would be a good idea to know.