Carina

Evaline found herself feeling nervous and leaning forward, studying James to gauge his reaction. Then he guessed the lie was the cat and the tension in her body eased a ...

It was nice listening to James talk about the stories he tells himself to fall asleep. They were all about people. Adventures, maybe. Memories. But still, she couldn't shake the ...

Evaline nodded, looking down at the fire as it cackled in front of them. Being on the run sounded exhausting. She couldn't imagine how many paranoid nights he must have ...

"Yeah, okay," Evaline said, letting out a small laugh and half-rolling her eyes. "It was between the two options. For the record, you're the lightest sleeper in the world, so ...

Evaline stared at James to continue talking, but of course he didn't. She should've asked a question that would have gotten her more of a response, but for now, she ...

Evalie listened intently, tilting her head curiously. "I didn't know you were in the army," she said, although there were a lot of things they didn't know about each other. ...

Eve smiled victoriously, glad she could postpone her turn once again. "So, the splits," she said, not letting go of this topic. "How and why did you get to be ...

Evaline narrowed her eyes at him. She sure wasn't going to use her questions on the details of lasagna, although now her brain has a file of James's food preferences ...

Evaline thought this over, rubbing her chin. It didn't surprise her that he could do the splits, but she picked this answer just because of a technicality. "So by saying ...

Evaline was glad James moved on to his turn. She may have panicked and said a little too much last minute. She thought about his answers knowing that this stumped ...

Evaline had expected him to ask her this, but with a muddled mind, she hadn't got the chance to think of a proper reply. She was prepared to tell him ...

"Huh," Evaline said in response, letting the thought experiment sink in. "You're right. I mean, it's kind of bizarre that we can speak the same language. Languages are built upon ...

Evaline couldn't help but let out a small snicker. "Yeah, sorry, that was kind of a trick answer," she said through an apologetic smile. "Because everyone only speaks one language." ...

Evaline found herself smiling, just a little, but the smugness just didn't feel the same. "I haven't, actually," she said, still trying to avoid eye contact with him. "The lie ...

"Okay," Evaline said, glad that they were moving on from what just happened. "Let me think." She tapped her fingers on her knee and furrowed her brows as she stared ...