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EVIE POV

"EVIE!?" Eugene gasps

I spoke too soon this day is going to get worse.

"Hey elektric boy! Don't you watch were your going!?" my blood was boiling, and freshly electrocuted. Its true I needed a first day of school jolt, but not that kind.

Pugsley rubs his back after faltering back "Its not my fault! I-I couldn't see YOU!"

"Well would you care to say sorry??" I sounded off a bit rude, so many things happened today and I just wanted lash out, what's worse is that the school year had just started.

"Hey— you're the one who made me trip and fall in the first place! If anything, you should be the one apologizing... to me." he says a bit rushed and a little shaky.

Excuse me? you're not the one getting electrocuted. I sigh, I'm sure he's not trying to insult me and he was stating facts. It wouldn't have happened if I had just minded my own business, but defending myself is not a crime — well stalking is but that's a different story "Fine. Sorry" I give my hand out to help

"Apology accepted" he says getting up, taking the hand I had offered. He looked at me for a few seconds. Did he recognize me from last year? do I have a big zit on my forehead? or...

"Hey I thought we had agreed on a boundary??" Eugene snapped me back to reality, realizing that I haven't let go of Pugsley's hand, we both snapped away, Oh—That's why... at this point id rather get swallowed by the ground right now, rather than getting swallowed by my own embarrassment.

Eugene looks at me raising an eyebrow "N-O Snooping-slash-Sneaking up on friends."

"FYI I wasn't snooping up on you." I scoff, getting myself together, "What? I can't surprise my friends anymore?" I guess sneaking up on your friend has its consequences if his roommate has Electrokinesis.

Eugene shrugs it off "Pugsley this is Evie Anderson. Evie, this is Pugsley Wednesday's-"

"Brother, I know." Pugsley Addams. Great. As if today couldn't get any weirder. He's got that awkward, energy like someone who'd rather melt into the wall than actually talk to me. And honestly? Same. He flashes me an awkward smile Which almost made everything worse, because now I know we're both equally embarrassed.

A knock on the door caught our attention. It was Ajax "Yo, bee boy, you've grown" he looks at Eugene than turns to me raising an eyebrow "Evie? Nice to see you— all well"

A little recap from last year, Ms. Thornhill was my teacher, she was my favorite, I told her almost everything,— my grades, how my dad and I got even more further apart and a lot more. I've never had a mom growing up, So she— took advantage of that.

My misanthropy //a word here which means, distrust to humans// getting worse over the course of the summer, that I couldn't even tell my dad anything, widening the already big gap we have.

I gave a small smile, nobody else knew about my situation, other than the nightshades, we we're like a pack— we stick together.

Eugene speaks up "Ajax? What are you doing here?"

"I'm your new resident advisor," he taps on the clipboard "do you have any questions?"

"Can you stone me with your snakes??" Pugsley asks, what kind of person in their right mind would want to be stoned?? — right, Addams.

"Yeah...that's not gonna happen."

"Are you and Enid still together? Or has she finally come to her senses?" Eugene says like he's trying to mock Ajax. He still kind of likes Enid and will probably be even more mad when I tell him, Enid ghosted Ajax over the summer and kind of moved on.

(A/M: I feel so bad for Ajax bro, if u were wondering which team Evie is, she's definitely Ajax>>Bruno)

Ajax sighs "Do you have any dorm related questions??"

Eugene and Pugsley look at each other, questions? yes, about the dorm? no.

Ajax gives a small smile. "Okay, then Welcome to Calliban Hall, its going to be a great year"

I beg to differ.

As Ajax exits the room, Eugene runs to me, "you, okay?"

"Yeah, fine." I look at Pugsley, who looks away pretending to be busy. Eugene follows my gaze, dragging me out the room, into the halls.

"i bet you regret rooming with him now" rooming with an Addams is like suicide. Either you get killed by them or their obsessed serial killer.

"Yeah. I'm starting to wonder how Enid survived" He adjusted his glasses, following a big sigh

"Well to be fair, her roomie doesn't have Electrokinesis."

Eugene gives me a warm smile "I'm glad you're okay" he gives me a rushed tight hug, but I felt better "Time to check on my bees, gotta go"

I needed a snack. I look towards the food truck in the quad, there's no better medicine than ice cream.

Ice cream solves all your problems, sadness? Stress? Hunger? It could solve it all. Atleast that's what I think. Ice cream, had never let me down, and most importantly never left me.

Looking at the menu, "what flavor do I feel like today??" I still don't understand how a person's favorite could be mint chocolate, Its like an insult to chocolate. Chocolate chip or cookie dough would be nice, but they don't have that. I guess I'll just go with Vanilla, nothing could go wrong with it. "One Vanilla please, with extra whip cream."

I grabbed my wallet out of my pocket as I stop in my tracks when the guy behind the counter said said "that would be 10$" 10$!? Excuse me —Mr. Guy who-probably-dropped-out-during-high-school-and-had-to-other- choice-but-serve-outcasts-for-life, 10$ is outrageous. Do you know how much food I could buy with that- I was staring and complaining too much that I didn't notice that someone was already paying for my food.

"Ill pay for hers too."

I looked up to see non other than, electric boy

He gave me a small, almost sheepish look. "Sorry- about earlier. I didn't mean to electrocute you."

"Are you trying to bribe me with food? Because that's not going to work" It would work actually. Its already working. I just can't sacrifice my pride. "I'm not hungry anyways." That lie lasted for about 3 seconds as my tummy made a borborgymus sound // a word here which means the sound your stomach makes when you're very very hungry//

"It seems like you are..." he tries to hide a smirk but its evident.

I snatched the ice cream off the counter. And speed walked to sit down, he sat across from me. Great. Just what I need.

"So...Do you always glare at cashiers like that" he asked, taking a spoonful of ice cream and putting it in his mouth, but it's clear he'd rather have it with bugs.

"Only when they charge 10 bucks for sugar and frozen milk," I grumbled, stabbing my spoon into the ice cream. "That's a crime, if you ask me — they didn't even have free samples."

He chuckled "You're dramatic. No wonder Wednesday's friends with you"

I paused, mid–ice cream bite. "Excuse me?" Was that supposed to be a compliment? or was it an insult?

"I'm just saying—she'd definitely approve of how ruthless you are to minimum-wage workers."

"First of all, I wasn't ruthless, its called consumer rights? ever heard of it? Second of all I was sticking up for the mistreated. Third—"

He raised a brow "Mistreated? By a cashier?"

"By capitalism," I corrected, waving my spoon like a sword "Keep up, lightning boy"

He laughed. Which was annoying. Everybody personally thinks my jokes are bad— they didn't even think I was being sarcastic.

I don't know if it was just the after effects of the electrocution but, I was enjoying the conversation. I can't remember the last time I talked to someone new, like they we're already my friend. Probably cause I haven't.

"You're not what I expected," he said, softer this time, like he hadn't meant to say it out loud.

I blinked. "What were you expecting?"

He smirked "Someone less... human, more ghost, less sarcasm and a bit more quiet?"

I shrugged, trying to play it cool. Even though I myself was confused on why im acting this way "Well sorry to disappoint."

You're not what I expected too. That was what I was supposed to say instead I said "People don't usually sit next to a person they had just electrocuted."

He stopped eating and looked at me "Sorry, Again" As he grabbed his food and moved to another table.

I sigh. Finally. A piece of mind. Alone. Just how I like it.

I had a piece of mind, until not even a second later.

"Evie!!!" Her long nails almost clawing my back as she gives me a big hug

"Hii Eniddd— ouch!"

"Oh my gosh I'm so sorryyy" giving me puppy eyes "I'm so glad you're here. I've been avoiding ajax for—" She looks behind me, her eyes widening "Ajax Alert! distract him while I run away-"

"Wha-" I didn't know how to distract anyone, without the whole conversation being akward

"Thank You!!!" I didnt even get a chance to tell Enid whats going on, or any updates about my life, until I get interrupted.

"Hey Ajax!"

"Hi Evie...where's Enid?" He raises an eyebrow

"Gone." and this ladies and gentlemen is a prime example on why you shouldn't rely on me to distract someone "To the bathroom..." nice save.

"She was just here a second ago-" My sense of peace and serenity also left a second ago.

"Well uhm she left, So uhm why dont you go tell me that story that you we're talking about earlier" great good distraction. More questions and just act like your interested. Smile and Nod.

He narrowed his eyes in suspicion, "The story about The Skull Tree?"

"Yeah, that one..."

"That's strictly for Caliban Hall-ers" He says in a overly protective manner

"Come on, its not like im going to tell anyone. If I was going to tell someone then who??"

"Enid. But fine."

"There once was a brilliant boy, with a fragile heart." He says with an ominous voice

"He spent his days in bed, drawing all the incredible machines he planned to build someday."

"So he decided to design his own heart. So that his body could keep up with his dazzling mind. The operation was successful, but the clockwork heart had changed the boy. He became cold and driven by ambition."

"When He arrived at Nevermore, he was hailed one of the greatest minds that ever walked the Halls."

"Until one night his genius cost him his life"

"Legend has it his body is buried at the foot of the skull tree with an unmarked grave. But if you put your ear to its hollow left eye you could still hear the ticking of his clockwork heart."

"What's with the ominous voice?" I chuckled

Ajax rolled his eyes and finally left me alone.

I spent the rest of the day pondering about Mr. Dort's offer, I hate playing in somebody's rules, but I need to help my dad. Plus it will give me a bit of money so I can buy overpriced Ice Cream.

That night Ajax, tells the same story to the Calliban-ers, including Pugsley who already had planned to go visit the dead kid. "Only the bravest in Caliban Hall, have ventured out at night, to take the dare to listen to the tick of the clockwork heart.

"So will you?"

(A/M: I was thinking of making a playlist for this ficc, Sorry if this chapter feels a bit rushed— no ideas we're popping up in my head but I think the next chapter will make up for it. Also thank you! I didn't think so many people would actually read this but here I am! feel free to ask some questionss)

(All pictures are from Wednesday on Netflix, S2 Ep 1)