Hey there, my lovelies! It's Charity. I'm posting this chapter a little early because I'll be in Marana, Arizona on Thursday.

Thanks for reading. You all deserve some food.

Evelyn- 03

Evey was up before anyone else, even the dawn. She laid on her back on the cold sand as she stared up at the stars. All of those brilliant heavenly bodies of burning gas in the distance were already dead. Those suns had exploded light years before, possibly killing millions, and the only sign that they had ever existed was a twinkling light that was slowly going out. That's not depressing at all, she thought. Evey sighed, she was officially bored.

"What're you doing?" Newt plopped down on the sand next to her.

Evey jumped a little, not having heard him come over. "Nothing really, just thinking. How about you?"

"Me too. What're you thinking about?" He put his hands behind his head and propped up a knee.

She gestured toward the stars. "All of those stars, they used to be suns. They were suns that could have provided a light and heat source for dozens of planets. And now, they've exploded, possibly killing millions, and the only thing we have to know them by is a slowly

fading light."

Newt turned toward her, "You're just a little ray of sunshine."

Before Evelyn could respond, someone shouted. "Newt! Newt, we're back!"

Evey sat up to see a tall, pale boy with dark messy hair and a small, Hispanic girl a cocky smile. Newt jumped to his feet and enveloped the boy in a hug, "Thomas!"

This was Thomas? She had heard from Teresa how terrible he was. Then again, it was Teresa, so she probably wasn't getting the whole story. Evey clambered to her feet. "It's nice to meet you,I'm Evey," she stuck out her hand.

His hand was warm and sticky, like a small child who had just finished eating breakfast. He gave her a wide, but crooked smile, "I'm Thomas. It's nice to meet you. You must be the one taking care of Newt." He turned and poked him gently in the stomach. "He obviously hasn't stopped eating yet."

Newt gave a tight smile and indicated toward the small girl. "I can eat perfectly well on my own. How else would I have been able take care of your scrawny little klunk-face, Greenie. But that's besides the point, who's she?"

The girl crossed her arms across her chest and glared at Newt, menacingly. "I'm Brenda, the reason this fool here hasn't gotten his face eaten off yet."

"He probably couldn't find his way out of a paper bag without you," Evey smiled, she liked this girl already.

Brenda snorted slightly, relaxing her stance. "What guy can?"

"Oi!" Newt raised his arms in shock. "I am perfectly capable, thank you very much!"

Evey leaned over and hugged him. "Aw, you're fine. Besides, we need to be worrying about leaving now, not your...capabilities. The boys are starting to wake up and we'll need an early start to get there."

Newt hugged her back slightly, as if scared. Then nodded, he knew that she was right. He walked off to wake the boys as Brenda came over.

"That boy likes you." She smiled slightly, like she was sharing secret information.

Evelyn laughed sarcastically. "Yeah right, that would never happen."

Brenda turned her head to the side, seemingly confused. "You can't tell?"

"Tell what?" Now Evelyn was the confused one.

Brenda slung her arm around Evey's shoulders. "You really are oblivious. Evey, that boy is obsessed with you."