Carina

It suddenly dawned on Evaline that maybe James took words to heart. It made sense; he constantly used words of positive affirmation, and he likely sought for the same treatment. ...

Evaline glanced over at James, already feeling the first honest observation blurt out of her mouth. "Is it fine?" she said. "You don't sound very confident." Somewhere along the way, ...

"Things," she repeated, fiddling with her hands behind her back. "I don't know. Honest observations about you."

Honest. She said she would be more honest. Evaline paused, wondering if she should say the next question out loud, but of course, honesty won out. "Do you want me ...

Evaline didn't know what she expected, but she didn't think James would have agreed with her snippy comment so fast. Or maybe she should have expected this. This was James, ...

"You can just say that then," Evaline replied plainly, not caring that this was a bit hypocritical. "Apologizing infers that it was your fault. Which it wasn't."

Besides where this conversation was going to lead to, the last thing Evaline wanted to hear was an apology. It was time she pointed this out. "You don't have to ...

Small talk. Evaline wasn't sure if she was grateful or not. "No, actually," she said as she wiped some of the sticky juices of the fruit on her sleeves. "Quite ...

"Okay," Evaline repeated with a nod, returning a tiny smile herself. She didn't really want this to happen. But she's willing to try. For James.

"I... I don't know," Evaline said as she stared at her empty hands and then slowly crossed her arms. She was probably sending mixed signals. Obviously he would want to ...

Evaline looked up and noticed that James was staring at the top of her head, and suddenly she felt needlessly self-conscious, even when she realized that he looking at the ...

Forgiveness... That was all James wanted to say to her. He forgave her. James finished speaking, and Evaline paused for a long time, her mind trying to fully process his ...

Evaline was used to stress and anxiety and perpetual nervousness, but this was different. The journal pieces she left for James evolved past an apology letter and into something else. ...

I love these ideas!! so glad jane will help make mari soft lol ALSO mari is also a bit in the closet too (but only by questioning her sexuality - ...

Ooh, my brain derped and I didn't even realize until now that the clues/notes could have came from the previous people who were there, lol. That does work, tho! I'm ...