It had been too long since she had actually stayed outside for more than thirty minutes. Usually she was inside working on a costume, or reading, or just watching Leyla. Sometimes she would go out to go to McFlyers, or to a local clothing store. The men that owned McFlyers were nice enough to her, but were usually bickering about something when she got in there. It was amusing, she had to admit, to watch them fight like and old married couple. She came early just for that reason. Well, that and the fact that more people came closer to night time, and more people meant the place got more crowded. She didn’t really like sitting in the crowded area.

Eve placed Leyla in her bed and quickly grabbed up her ipod. She placed the earphones in her ear and tucked one of her books under her arm. With a quick glance around the room, she decided that it looked alright enough. That and she would be able to tell if anyone else came in here. Nobody else had a key, but one never knew. She had that strange few that someone would come in and ransack her room. Leyla might be hurt then too, which would just enrage the poor girl. And let it be known that Evelyn almost never got mad.

Evelyn hummed softly under her breath with the song that pulsed from her earphones. “Lola…Lalalala Lola.” She murmured, so softly that she was probably the only one that heard it. Hopefully she was the only one that heard it. Eve slid past people in the hallway, making sure she didn’t brush against any of them. Being that close to someone just sent a shiver down her spine. Her fear was probably irrational to other people but…they just didn’t understand. It was as simple as that.

Once outside, Eve picked a tree and rested beneath it. She leaned her back up against the tree and cracked open her book. The pale girl drew her knees up closer to her chest so she could rest her book on her knees. Her moment of serenity lasted for a while…until a group of hammered kids decided to wander over her way. It was her own stupid fault for going out in the afternoon. One of the boys knocked the book from her hands and leaned closer to her. His breath was rancid against her face, and she tried to back up. Too bad her back was still to the tree. Damnit.

”Hey there sweetie. Why dun you come wit me ‘n my buds?”

Eve grit her teeth and moved to the side, trying to escape Rancid Breath. “Just leave me alone alright? I don’t want to go.” The man snickered and shouted something to his friends. Evelyn took that chance to stand up and run for it. She ran as fast as she could, and could almost hear the trampling of the drunken kids’ feet behind her. She needed to find some place to hide, and quick. The first place she saw was the old greenhouse, so she dove in that direction.

Pressing herself against the wall inside the greenhouse, Eve waited until she heard the voices of the men drift away before she moved. With a sigh, she slid down the wall and shook her head. Her heart was still hammering in her chest, and she pressed her hand against her chest. In her haste, she had quite forgotten that the green house was home to the ‘Armada’. But now, she was trapped, there was no use worrying over it. Some more voices passed by the greenhouse, and Eve stiffened. The boys again? Please god no.

One hand was still pressed against her chest as she waited for silence to finally fall over the place. There were a few muffled voices outside, and she couldn’t quite make out the words. Her fear that it was the men again overtook any common sense that she had, so she just sat there, waiting. After a moment, there were the sound of running feet again, and then everything was quiet. Eve’s heart was still beating violently in her chest as she sat there, waiting for it to slow down. She would wait a little longer, to make sure no one was outside, and then make her escape. Just sitting in her was suicide already.

Just as Evelyn was about to stand up, the door creaked open. She clamped a hand over her mouth and pressed her back further against the wall. Eve peaked over one of the plants, catching a glimpse of another boy standing in the greenhouse. He had his back to her, thankfully, so he hadn’t seen her yet. Unfortunately though, he shut the door behind him. Damnit, she was screwed. Maybe there was a back door she could escape out of. Evelyn moved quietly further back, making sure to stay out of sight. Her footsteps never made a noise as she crept back.

No door. Just her luck right? Cursing herself, she turned back around and moved to the spot she had been in before. The boy was still standing there. Hmm, maybe she could creep behind him, then tear ass out of there. That was an idea. So, with that on her mind, she began to creep forward again, making sure to stay out of sight. Her plan was perfect…until the boy decided to speak.

“They’ve gone. Sent them the wrong way.”

What? So he knew she was in here? And more confusing yet, he had helped her. Her, a complete stranger to him, and currently trying to escape without his notice. As she began to creep forward, pondering this, her foot snagged the edge of a table. With a small scream, Evelyn was sent sprawling onto the floor, landing with a dull thud. She groaned for a moment, before remembering where she still was. Eve sat straight up after that, and instantly regretted it.

Her head swam, vision blurring and the room began to spin. Evelyn pressed a hand against her head and glared at the ground, cursing herself again. With one pale hand, she clutched the table she had tripped on and used it to help herself up. Those two large, bright blue eyes then snapped up to the man’s face and her lips parted as if she wished to speak. But no words came out; there was only the small sound of her breathing. “…” What was she supposed to say? Thank you? I owe you a lot? Words seemed to escape her for a moment.

Flustered, she clamped her lips shut and let her hair fall back in front of her eyes. The two pale eyes focused on the ground and she shifted her weight from foot to foot. Yea, good idea Eve, pretend to play mute.