The girl even stole a large sum of money to impress Russell and, what was more important, please Suzanne, the black-haired girl. Evie started spending more time on the farm than with her mother who seemed to be only interested in her new lover and nothing else. They were dependent on him, his love and approval meant the world to them. Evie noticed how mere presence of the man affected the girls. He knew how to charm people, trick them into believing that he was a bearer of secret lore that only he and his followers could understand. However, he was rather good at other things, for instance he could sense despair and loneliness, find angsty and insecure teenagers, not to mention rich and generous heirs of celebrities and businessmen. The man was a failure, a musician whose music was so uninteresting that even patronage of a famous artist, Mitch, couldn’t help him to get a contract with a record label.

She was introduced to a guy, Russell, who was their unquestionable leader. She was welcomed there and that was a great relief, for Evie missed attention and love that her mother and father failed to provide. That was the day when she joined a group of people that lived on the farm and called themselves a family.

She met the black-haired nymph sooner than Evie dared to dream. As soon as they finished, the girls jumped in an old school bus painted black. The group were rummaging in trash bins near the restaurant, looking for food, laughing uncontrollably, acting as if nothing could bother them. Evie couldn’t tear her gaze away from a dark-haired girl whose unusual, rather unsettling beauty was so captivating that it got scary. The girls looked just like other hippies who were quite a common sight in the 70s, but there was something that differentiated them. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Įvie noticed some specific girls in the part where she was on her own, wandering aimlessly, for it seemed that no one in the world cared about her enough to notice that she wasn’t at home. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

The Girls by Emma Cline