Frederick was literally cupping Eva's mom's breast. They were kissing as if their lives depended on it. They broke apart to stare at the innocent girl who had just invaded their privacy.
Eva quickly scooped up the files she had dropped and sprinted out of the room.
By the time she reached her room, the damage was done. "What the hell?" she muttered to herself. She sighed, feeling the familiar surge of anger subside. Getting angry was pointless; it drained her strength, and no one ever paid enough attention to notice what they had done wrong.
Eva walked to her standing mirror. She had never truly taken a glimpse of herself in it. She remembered how everyone wanted to be her friend, drawn to features she didn't even know she possessed.
She stood before the glass, awkward at first. Her glowing blue eye and long, deep brown hair that cascaded down her back stood out. She had a slim figure that the model industry would die for. She turned in different angles, surprised. She had never seen herself like this.
A knock on the door broke her reverie. Eva stopped admiring herself and stared at the door, praying to every god that Frederick wouldn't be on the other side.
She opened it, and to her dismay, it was him. She sighed inwardly. "Can I come in" Frederick asked. Eva felt a wave of awkwardness but simply nodded and widened the door for him to enter.
"I don't know how to say this, about what you saw—" Frederick began to explain. "Don't bother, "Eva cut him short. "I just need you to sign a form to allow me to participate in some activities at school." Thinking this was the perfect opportunity, she pulled out the papers and a pen, handing them to him.
Fredrick took them. "Why don't you ask your mom?" he asked, scanning the document. "She might not sign it. She's against anything fun," Eva said, hoping he wouldn't ask more questions. "I'll take this to my room and bring it back after I've signed it," Frederick said, turning to leave.
Eva panicked. "What? Why not now? You could just sign it and hand it over." "I need to read it thoroughly and I don't have my glasses. Why do you need it back so suddenly?" Frederick asked.
Eva felt her hairs stand on end. Does he suspect anything? she wondered. "I just don't want you to forget. I know how busy you are." "Don't worry, I won't. I'll make sure to get it back to you before school starts," Frederick said as he walked out.
Eva locked the door and slumped against it, feeling defeated.
After a while, she stood up and picked up her phone from her bedside. It was funny how she wasn't addicted to it; she could go a month without remembering she had one.
She opened it and called Aiden. It was unreachable. She called again, then tried Ethan. It was also unreachable. She tried again but got the same response.
She sighed and dropped the phone. It felt like her past was erasing itself from existence.
But does the past simply close off like that, or does it patiently wait until you're unaware?
Another knock on the door stopped her thoughts. She went and opened it to find Lizzy. "Come in" Eva said, heading back to her bedside to sit.
Lizzy entered with a glass of water in her hand. As she walked toward Eva, some water sloshed onto the floor. "Oh, sorry about that," Lizzy apologized, placing the glass on the bedside table.
Eva just looked at the spill. She found herself wondering if Lizzy could somehow command the water.
Suddenly, Lizzy stopped what she was doing as if controlled. Eva called out her name, but there was no response. Lizzy walked toward the spilled water and slipped, falling hard on the ground.
Eva jumped up, shouting, "LIZZY!" She rushed over, scooped Lizzy into her arms, and laid her on the bed. "What happened?, Why would you do that?" Eva asked, checking her for injuries.
"What do you mean?" Lizzy asked, confused. "I didn't know the water was there. I just slipped. Try keeping your room dry so you won't hurt me." She pouted her lips dramatically.
Eva stopped and looked at Lizzy in surprise. "What do you mean?" Eva asked in disbelief, trying to understand what Lizzy had just said. "I'm not hurt. The water was on the ground, and I slipped on it. Jeez, I slipped, and you're the one with a concussion? Oh, you have water here. I have to take my medication and was hoping you could help me." She got off the bed and walked toward the table to grab the water there.
Eva was still in shock. What happened? She didn't remember spilling it. Why would she just fall like that? Eva thought. Wait, could it be…?
"No," Eva said to herself, wondering if her thought had caused it. She decided to test her theory and concentrated, thinking about the water drying up by itself.
Nothing happened. What if a huge pile of money appears here? She thought next.
"I heard a sound! What happened?" Eva's mom came running into the room. At that moment, Eva accidentally thought of her mom slipping on the same water. Just like Lizzy, her mom walked toward the puddle and fell.