Chapter 120
Sunnyville Cinemas was buzzing with activity, yet Evangeline stood out like a sore thumb. Clad in a simple gray dress, her face free of makeup, she waited impatiently at the entrance for her bestie, Roslyn.
She kept checking her watch, and with each passing minute, her irritation grew. They were supposed to meet at 10 p.m., yet there was no sign of Roslyn even almost 30 minutes later.
Without hesitation, Evangeline whipped out her phone and called Roslyn.
“Forget fashionably late, you’re just late! I’ve been standing out here forever freezing my butt off,” she complained. “I could’ve watched paint dry by now!”
The crowd ebbed and flowed inside the cinema, and there she was, feeling like a total dork, her face hidden behind a mask and a cap, bracing against the chilly breeze.
“Aw, Evie, don’t be mad!” came Roslyn’s sweet, apologetic voice over the phone. “I got caught up with my makeup… Oops, my bad! But look, I’m literally seconds away!”
Something in Roslyn’s tone did not sit right with Evangeline. It was almost as if…
Then she heard it–the same voice, but this time not from her phone. It was coming from behind her.
Evangeline spun and spotted Roslyn, her face perfectly made up, giving Evangeline a sheepish grin..
Talk about perfect timing.
oslyn spotted Evangeline’s unique getup and sprinted over, linking arms with her in a way that said ‘no arguments“.
“Fast, right? Told you I’d be here in a flash!” Roslyn boasted, a triumphant twinkle in her eye.
“Sure did,” Evangeline replied, her annoyance melting into amusement.
Roslyn was spot on. Evangeline was definitely not rocking her typical glam look. The truth, however, was something Evangeline could not share, not even with Roslyn. Blame it on Walter, that jerk. He never thought about the consequences.
Roslyn scrunched her brow. This getup is tragic, girl. It’s so not you. Ditch the hat and mask, will you?” Evangeline’s hat was not just any hat, it was one of those with a flap in the back that hugged her neck like a second skin.
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