The next three weeks passed by in a busy blur. Everyone, myself included, was counting down the days to our blessed winter break. Eva and I were best friends again, and I was back to going to her house every other afternoon. Her younger siblings had all found ways to cope and take are of themselves better, and Eva, Tristan and I were glad that they had learned some independence - it made our lives easier. Now, they took turns with the chores without even being asked to. As for Tristan's love interest, Eva and I decided to wait it out until winter break to begin our investigation. It was way too intriguing to ignore.
In those three weeks leading up to winter vacation, I saw little of Zack - indeed, maybe I was imagining things, but it seemed he was almost avoiding me, and I couldn't unders
