Excuse Me, I Quit! novel Chapter 33

Evan's P.O.V.

My mom let me take a day off from school so I could be with Annie. She had to go to work and there was no one to look after her. Sending her back to her mom's house was still out of the question.

I helped her get out of bed and stood outside the bathroom for her to finish. I could tell she was extremely embarrassed about me taking care of her. She was blushing and mumbling every time she had to ask me for something.

"Maybe we can go outside for some fresh air, would you like that?" I asked while putting some scrambled eggs on her plate.

"Okay," she said and smiled. She wasn't wearing her glasses anymore so I could see her face clearly. Her eyes still had that beautiful hazel color but it looked more lifeless. Sadness overwhelmed me. She doesn't deserve to suffer like this.

"It smells good, is this egg?" she asked.

"Yes, do you want me to feed you?" I picked up a strand of her hair and ran my fingers through it.

"What? No! I can feed myself. My hands are fine," she said quickly and picked up the fork.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to make you feel like you are not capable," I said. I just didn't know what to do. I wanted to take care of her any way I can.

"It's okay. I want to change if we are going out," she said while finishing her breakfast.

"I can help you," I said.

Her face turned red. "Um...no...you can't, you'll see!" she protested.

I grinned. Little hamster is shy. "I won't look, I swear," I leaned over and whispered in her ears.

"Really?" she was doubtful.

"I won't. I won't take advantage of someone who can't see. What kind of person do you think I am!" I exclaimed and held her hand then took her to my room. I rummaged through the clothes mom brought.

"Here, you can wear this dress," I picked up a summer dress. She touched the dress and nodded in approval.

"Tu...turn around," she said timidly. Her face was still red.

"How would you know whether I turned around or not?" I chuckled.

"I will know! And you promised you won't look!" she cried.

"Okay, I am turning around. Jeez," I laughed and turned around. A promise is a promise.

I kept my promise and didn't turn around. I heard the shuffling of clothes as she took her shorts and t-shirt off. I've imagined her naked a hundred times and I had the strong desire to see her but I couldn't betray her trust. I had to keep my composure.

"Evan..." she sounded worried.

"What is it? I am still not looking I promise," I said.

"I can't figure out which is the front of this dress. It has no zipper!" she sounded like she was about to cry.

"So...can I turn around?" I asked.

"NO!" she protested right away.

"Okay...hand me the dress and...I'll close my eyes and put it on you. How about that?" I suggested.

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She was quiet for a second, considering her options. She sighed. "Okay, I guess I have to trust you," she said and shoved the dress in my hands.

I fixed the dress and closed my eyes and turned around. "Alright, come forward. My eyes are closed don't worry." I said and held the dress up.