Eeek, it would seem that Jasper just read him far too well. Though it was much more likely that someone had just told him of his little mishap in town, it wasnâ€™t like it was a secret anyway. His friendâ€™s bright green eyes were too prying; Evan couldnâ€™t keep eye-contact and instead shifted his gaze down to his feet. Poor child practically squirmed, being asked a question so seriously.<br/><br/>â€œUm, well I was in town and I saw some other kids so I went to hang out with them.â€ He really did want to get them in more trouble after all as far as he could tell they were fairly nice to him. While one could say Evan was book smart he was anything but street smart and really couldnâ€™t read people to understand when they were just stringing him along.<br/><br/>â€œThen er... they took something and I got caught.â€ His voice choked up. Now they would think that he was a thief and wouldnâ€™t hang out with him any more even if Jasper was smiling like it was nothing Evan thought he knew better than to believe that. Legs pulled back up to his chest and he put his face into his knees. This shielded his emotional face from sight, even if it was blatantly obvious that he was embarrassed and saddened by yesterdayâ€™s events.<br/><br/>Evan couldnâ€™t stand moments like this; he wished he was anywhere but here. Thoughts drifted to a more comforting time; bonfires on the beach on a summer night. Everyone together and just having fun, roasting marshmallows, no one was mean to anyone or cared who people were but just enjoying the company gathered around the too warm fire and on the slowly cooling sand. Memories like that always calmed him down when he thought he might cry and he couldnâ€™t allow that. Boys werenâ€™t supposed to cry he had to be strong like that.<br/><br/>His memory helping him to recover from the guilt of having to tell his friends he got in trouble allowed him to look up and back at Jasper to hopelessly try to read his face. With any luck he wouldnâ€™t really care and they could just go back to the way the three of them were. While he knew at the back of his mind that this wasnâ€™t something Jasper would hold against him he still feared having to name the other kids so that he could go and challenge them to a fight. Everyone around here always seemed to be fighting, though usually for play this might be a reason for a rue fight to break out.