to build a home, marinas daughter

XII

She walked quicker to keep in step with the girl who in Evelyns opinion was way too over energetic for being at school, though she had to admit her attitude was a welcome breeze to her usual gloomy life

"Evelyn meet Addie—" Athena began introducing the blonde to her friend group once they had reached the tree, the raven haired girl who'd she learned to be called Addie smiled warmly at her, the girls dimples showing, "Tate—", the boy grinned offering a small wave as he greeted her with an hey,

"Faye" Athena added gesturing to the blonde who smiled at the mention of her name, although it was nothing like Addies welcoming one, in- fact it looked forced and Evelyn was sure the girl was looking her up and down (though she couldn't be completely sure due to the false eyelashes coating her eyes), but decided against saying anything heaven probably imagined it

"And you already know Em and Chris" Evelyn nodded trying not to let her awkwardness show as she followed Athena's suit and sat down on the grass next to her and Chris, almost immediately regretting her decision as she swore she could feel Faye glaring daggers at her as she violently ate her sandwich

Evelyn nervously gulped as she pulled her tote bag from her shoulder and sat it on her lap pulling out the packed lunch Carina had made her (despite her insistence that it wasn't necessary the Italian was quite persuasive) , "is that a cake pop?" she heard Tate ask his mouth watering as he caught sight of the pink dessert Faith had decorated with way too many sprinkles through the blondes clear lunch box

"uh, y-yeah? You want it?" offering it to the curly haired boy who thanked her before snatching it of the blonde, "don't your parents feed you?" Emily asked the boy beside her as she laughed slightly amused, Tate mumbling something incoherent back at her as he shoved the cake pop into his mouth

"don't mind Tate he left his manners in the womb" Chris said from beside her, before handing her what looked to be a brownie, Evelyn looking towards him in confusion "my mom always packs us extra, and uh don't worry Tate doesn't like them"

"did you have a good day in school bambina?" Carina asked once the teen had got in the car abandoning her bag at her feet, slightly surprised the Italian had actually picked her up and on time with Faith in the back (sleeping) like she had said she would, "make any new friends?"

Evelyn smiled, "yeah it was good, Athena, the girl from my home room class let me eat lunch with her and her friends"

Carina grinned from ear to ear more than happy to know that Evelyn was settling in at school okay, her nerves from the past two days eating at her "that's great Evie, Athena's friends with my friend Amelia's twins Emily and Chris Sì?"

"yeah, we're all in English together and I'm in bio with Emily and Algebra with Chris I think" she answered picking at her nails, what if the twins didn't like her? They'd surely tell their mom who'd tell Carina and then what would happen?— Evelyn didn't want to find out

The Italian woman nodded as she kept her eyes on the road, making a mental note to text Amelia later as she continued to ask her foster daughter about her school day and soon the car had stopped as Carina parked it in the garage, both of them exiting the car to head inside

"need any help bambina?" she asked watching as Evelyn juggled holding her bag and now Faith who was still dead asleep, her head dropping to her mothers shoulder as the teen settled her in her arms