Carina

Jerica's silence was deafening, but it only fueled Evaline. She continued to speak, talking quicker with a brisker pace, her voice rising in volume with each passing sentence. "Why do ...

Evaline knew Jerica was impulsive. She had never hesitated to yell and hurl insults at her before, so she knew Jerica was holding back. Why? She doesn't know. But it ...

"Why? Do you want to kill me too? Even if there's no order to do so?" Evaline spat, not holding back. "It's in your nature to kill. That's all you've ...

"Is that so?" Evaline said with a puff of air, letting the annoyance bubble in her veins again. "Are you an expert of diagnosing that? Perhaps because you hate yourself ...

Fine. If Jerica didn't want to do it, she would push her to do it. She'd push her to finally accept that she hated her and would be the one ...

Evaline couldn't stop the weak, mirthless laugh from escaping her throat. She shook her head, glaring at the path in front of them, not letting the words affect her pacing. ...

"Okay, fine. Then be Jerica. I don't care," Evaline snapped back.

It was a simple statement, and one that was odd since Eve truly wasn't Evaline's name, but she knew it still prickled her. Shove it down. Don't let it show. ...

"...I just thought you should know," Evaline said when it was obvious Jerica didn't know what to say to this. She didn't blame her. "You don't need to call me ...

Evaline almost wanted to laugh. Almost. She had almost forgotten that she told Jerica her name was Eve. Now she was regretting picking that. Why did she picked that? She ...

"Because clearly you took it the wrong way," Evaline said, feeling the lack of patience return.

Evaline took her time to fork her next words, although she found her heart not being in it. That was fine. It had always been about gathering information, anyways. "What ...

As said, Evaline didn't talk to Jerica again for the next hour or two. They walked in tense silence, only really speaking for practical reasons, like to stop to take ...

Evaline closed her eyes for a few seconds, biting back the regret and hypocrisy. This was what she wanted. It would be better for survival if Jerica maintained her animosity ...

"I'm only offering advice. It's the most logical solution," Evaline said with feigned innocence. She knew she didn't mean it, and she knew Jerica was right. But it didn't stop ...