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The Trials of Life Chapter 13

First Chapter Previous Chapter As the other passengers dispersed to their proper destinations, Evelyn stayed. Standing by the bench was a young teenage boy grinning from ear to ear. Walking away was an option and usually worked well for her. Not this time. Against her better judgment, she pulled out a folded piece of paper from her pocket; Silas’ letter. She kept it to her side, waiting for her admirer to make the first move. Evelyn met his joyful exuberance with a blank stare, so business as usual. Her anger and apathy towards, well, existing, were evident in her posture. If nothing else, it was an effective strategy to be left alone. Not by everyone, unfortunately. Some people found this quality of hers attractive. “You're even more beautiful than our previous encounter,” complimented Silas to Evelyn’s disgust. “If only you could learn to wear articles of clothing that emphasized what I already see in you.” The woman of nineteen years pushed her glasses up the ridge of her