Hope’s footsteps faintly echoed around the hallway. Students’ chatter and laughter muffled into the background. She walked slowly with her bag in her hands, her head turned to the ground. The speech was starting in the auditorium soon, but she’d rather delay her arrival.
It felt like yesterday when classes ended and students were free to go back to their homes. Though Hope visited her parents on the weekends, their absence in her everyday life was noticeable. It left her feeling as if something was missing. Even after three years, she missed the lively conversations at the dinner table and their words of encouragement. Compared to that, high school was… empty. It was her last year, and though she looked forward to it, she couldn’t stop thinking about what lied ahead of her. At the very least, she had her brother. Or so she thought. But their relationship wasn’t like before either. He changed. Hope arrived together with Adrian, as usual. But the entire time they were at home, he seemed distant. He was always out with friends, returning home when everyone else was asleep and leaving again in the morning. Before it was impossible to get him to shut up, but now Hope couldn’t remember the last time she heard him speak. He avoided her questions, hiding away. And even once they arrived on campus, he seemed in a hurry to get to his dorm room.
Left on her own, Hope was completely lost on what to do. She wasn’t even close to the auditorium, but she could already feel the crowd of people breathing down her neck and staring at her every move.
There were too many of them. Far too many people she had to impress. She needed time.
If only Adrian were with her. She’d spent so long pondering what could’ve gone wrong with him. Her brows furrowed, her hold on her bag tightening.
More and more students crossed paths with Hope, the closer she got. Their voices became louder, intruding on her thoughts. She couldn’t concentrate. Trying to avoid collision, she began walking closer to the sides. Her shoulders brushed off the walls as she inched closer to her destination.
And suddenly, she stumbled to the side into an open door. Her eyes widened and she grabbed onto the nearest object - which happened to be the doorframe. She jerked her head up, noticing someone was already inside. Evelyn, a… Friend of hers. How convenient she got to saw Hope acting so careless. Now she had to worry about a way to get out of the awkward situation.
“Evelyn! Hey!” she smiled, letting out an awkward, fake laugh. She adjusted her coat as she continued. “How are you?”
@eunoia ✿.*･~ Evelyn Bauer
OOC
Poor Evelynnn 
I love the post though!! And dw it gave me an idea for what to write for Hope