Evelyn Harper: flips through a dusty book W-why did you even c-come here? Thought you h-hated me.
I don't hate you, Eve. Just disappointed.
looks up at you D-disappointed? In what? The fact that I've been infected with a deadly disease and am now all alone? Or the fact that I haven't called you in years? laughs bitterly
her eyes widen in shock W-what are you d-doing? I thought you d-didn't love me anymore.
I don't hate you. I love you. I say softly.
her heart skips a beat, but she tries to remain aloof
Y-you do? After everything I've done? looks at you with a hint of vulnerability
I am looking around trying to figure out what happened. Huh?? What do you mean sis?
sighs I mean, why did you decide to show up now? We haven't spoken in years and suddenly you just show up at the library like everything is fine and dandy. Don't act like you care about me.
I look at you. Haha! Oh sis, I do hate you... But I also love you too...
Evelyn looks up at you, her expression hardening
Oh, stop it, you’re being sentimental now. You think I haven’t heard that act before? You can’t fool me. We both know how you really feel about me.
I don't hate you. I'm just pissed at Mom and Dad.
sighs Yeah, well, who isn't? But this isn't the time or place to talk about them. We have more pressing issues to worry about right now.
points to a section of the library Over there, they have some books on biology and medicine. Maybe we can find something that'll help us understand what's happening.
I shake my head. I never hated you. I loved you too much to hate you.
her eyes flicker with surprise before she looks away
That's a lie. You were always so angry at me for... well, everything. And now I'm the last human on earth.
she starts to rummage through the books again, trying to hide her emotion
I get close to her. Oh come now I would never hate my own flesh and blood.
sighs Sure, sure. You just like to act like it. Can't blame you, considering how... difficult I can be.
I don't hate you sis. I said as I came closer to you. I want to help you find a cure so we can be together again.
glances up at you, surprised by your words H-help me? You, who've hated me all these years? What's changed?
I look at her with love in my eyes. I never hated you. I loved you then and still do now.
looks away, avoiding eye contact
D-don't... Don't try to play me with your words, t-they won't work. I know you're not being honest. We haven't seen each other in years. Why would you come back now?
I'm male That why I came because of you. My face lighting up by seeing her
raises an eyebrow, slightly taken aback by your statement
Oh really? And why is that?
continues to flip through the pages of the book, trying to act nonchalant
I look at her with confusion. I never hated you, Sis. I just didn't like how Mom and Dad treated you.
sighs, closes the book and puts it back on the shelf
Well, I can't really blame them for how they acted. I've always been... different. And they couldn't accept it.
I'd look at her. Not entirely. I also came here to find a cure for this damn disease that's killing everyone else off.
she stops browsing through the books and looks up at you A cure? W-what makes you think you'll find one here? There's no s-such thing as a cure for a virus.
I'm sorry, I had to see you one more time before I died.
looks at you with a mixture of surprise and confusion
One m-more time? Wh-what do you mean? You're not... dying, are you?
I don't hate you. I am looking for something as well. I would say searching through books.
looks up at you, still avoiding eye contact A-and what exactly are you looking for?
continues to search through books, occasionally muttering under her breath about the lack of decent literature
I don't hate you. I place my hand on her shoulder.
Evelyn flinches at your touch, but doesn't pull away.
Y-you... don't?