The petals of the flowers were weathering away but they still didn't loose their prettiness.

 That's how the story of Evelyn Payne was going on. It's been a week since everything happened in just a flick of second when Anthony was caught, when she gave the testament and when she got to know about Ariana's nasty plans.

She wasn't angry with Ariana for backstabbing her, she was angry with herself that she always lets people hurt her, break her. She was tired of herself.

 But in all this, she had her family with her, always by her side. Her parents left just a day before as they couldn't leave all their work back home. Doniya assured everybody that she would take good care of Evelyn. 

"Evelyn?" The soft voice of Doniya broke Evelyn out of her sleep.

"Get up dear." Doniya called again when she got no response,"University is reopening today."

"I'm up." Evelyn pushed the words out of her mouth before sitting up straight on the bed. She glanced at the clock to find it was just six in the morning.

 Letting out a low chuckle at Doniya'a habit of waking everybody so early, Evelyn walked inside the bathroom and brushed her teeth. Ripping of the clothes, she let the water fall on her head, then to her feet. Slipping on a sky blue hoodie, she pulled up a black ripped jeans and walked out of her room to find Doniya, picking up her bag.

"I need to leave early today." Doniya explained once she saw Evelyn grabbing her books and pen from the bookshelf.

Evelyn nodded, putting the books inside her bag when Doniya walked up to her.
"Take care." Doniya smiled, pulling the girl in front of her in a hug.

"I will." Evelyn assured, flashing a smile and pulling away. Muttering a bye, Doniya walked out of the flat before closing the door behind her.

Sighing, Evelyn picked her bag and set it on the couch when the door suddenly opened, startling her.

"Uh sorry." It was Doniya,"I forgot to inform you that your breakfast is in the kitchen. Don't you dare forget to eat it."

"Okay mam." Evelyn teased as Doniya laughed before finally closing the door behind her. 

Walking in the kitchen, Evelyn picked the plate which had a toast and an omelette in it. Done with eating, Evelyn checked the time to find it was just seven which mean that she had two more hours until she could leave for university.

 She slipped on her shoes, grabbed her phone and walked downstairs before locking the door. The warm and fresh morning air hit her face as she smiled, after what felt like ages. A real, genuine smile.

She walked in the lawn just in front of their building to find just a few people(mostly adults and elders) running around or doing exercise in their track suits. Evelyn took a seat on a bench and kept her head on her hands.

"Hi." Somebody whispered from besides her as she felt chills running down her spine. She was about to scream but when she saw the familiar black hair, she stopped.

"Oh zayn." She breathed out, keeping a hand on her chest which was heaving up and down rapidly.

"I'm sorry if I scared you." Zayn apologised immediately when he saw the frightened look on Evelyn's face.

"Uh its fine." Evelyn shrugged,"Never mind, have a seat." She patted the bench beside her,"Not to be rude but what are you doing here?"

"I came to give Doniya this." Zayn said, pulling out a small, thin package from his pocket,"But when I saw you, I just came to say a hello."

"Oh." Evelyn nodded,"not to be nosy but what's that?" Evelyn pointed at the package. 

"She told me to get this for somebody." Zayn answered, opening the package and taking out a locked from inside it,"And now it seems like it's for you." 

"It can't be." Evelyn frowned. 

"It is." Zayn showed her the big 'E' dangling from the locket,"Doniya told me it was a surprise but it looks like I ruined it." 

"You surely did." Evelyn chuckled lightly as Zayn turned to look at her. A smile made its way on his face on finding Evelyn smiling and laughing after what felt like years. 

"She left early." Evelyn spoke up, looking at Zayn,"You'll have to come later unless..." Zayn raised his eyebrow,"You want me to give it to her when she comes back."

"So that she kills me." Zayn joked,"Great plan Evelyn, I must say."

Evelyn laughed at his response but stopped when she saw Zayn looking at her with a wide grin on his face.

"What?" She asked, breaking him away from his thoughts.

"Uh oh, well, how are you?"

"I'm fine." Evelyn shrugged, the haunts of the past filling her head.

"Are your sure?" Zayn softly asked.

"No." Evelyn blurted out, turning to look at the grass beneath her sneakers,"I feel like... I don't know how to explain. I feel like I'm broken. And that I can never be what I used to be. It's all over."

"Broken girls blossom into warriors."

"What?" Evelyn chuckled slightly, turning her gaze to Zayn.

"You heard me." Zayn smiled,"Broken girls blossom into warriors. Forget about your past and start new. Show the world that you don't give a fuck about what happened with you, rather, you're ready to live the rest of your life." 

"Can I do that?" 

"Yes, I believe in you."