Inside the moving carriage, Belle sat across from Evenly, who looked as though she wanted to say something but was holding back. Her lips would part, as if she were preparing to speak, and then close again. Belle noticed her do this at least three times before she finally spoke.
"Do you want to say something, Evenly?" Belle asked curiously.
Evenly, who had wanted to talk to her friend about something deeply personal but didn't know how to begin, took a deep breath and released it slowly before nodding. "Yes," she whispered, glancing at Belle with uncertainty before parting her lips to finally speak.
