What's a Pervert?

Toby was able to convince Eva to stay quiet and he was ecstatic. But this happiness soon came to an end when Eva briskly shook his hand and turned around with a scoff. What was so wrong with shaking hands? Was this girl really trying to start a conflict? And thus the handshake had ceased.

Toby went home and received a scolding and punishment. He completely forgot about the food and somehow Toby's mother concluded that he was being mischievous. Only good thing was that his mother forgot to ask for the money back. So Toby has now acquired $20 (usd).

During the next week at school Toby was consistently looking or peeping at Eva who sat on the opposite side of the room. The teacher was explaining what happened during the decade of descension. Descension is the descent of humanity as a retreat from the monsters, that happened around two centuries ago. Toby, instead of listening, kept peeping at Eva. He wanted to make sure she wouldn't break the deal. What was being discussed was already information he knew by heart from books anyway. Though he always wondered why they never talked about what happened before descension. The next time Toby turned his head, he was face-to-face with the teacher. He silently sighed and walked into the corner while the rest of the class laughed at him. 

Near the end of the day, Toby was following Eva around. Eva finally had enough of this relentless tailing and snapped at him. 

"Why do you keep following me? You a pervert or something." Eva snarled at him.

Toby lifted his head in confusion, "Pervert?" he repeated. Eva froze, "Ask your mom." She said before turning around again. Toby didn't like the fact that someone younger than him, knew more than him, but that didn't stop him from pursuing her. 

"When are you gonna tell me more about the creature?" Toby asked catching up with her. 

"Never." Eva said sharply. 

"What? Why not, we made the deal remember." Toby said staying persistent. Although Toby was smart and quiet, he was still eight and he contained the ability that any other eight-year-old would have. The ability to annoy people exponentially.

"Today?" 

"No."

"Please." 

"No."

"Why not?"

"No."

"Pleaseeeee."

Eva finally had enough of this back and forth and shouted, "FINE!" After saying this Toby quieted down and Eva continued. 

"Meet me in the alleyway tonight." After she said this, Toby got excited and quickly said, "ok!" before running off. Toby ran home to change his clothes. He was getting ready to leave but his mother stopped him, and asked him where he was going. Toby wasn't sure whether to call Eva a friend so he said, "I'm meeting someone." His mother was shocked, he never voluntarily left the house to speak to someone before. She reminded him of his curfew. Toby's mother had dark brown hair shined a bit in contrast to Toby's light brown hair.

He was about to walk out the door but then he asked, "Hey mom, what's a pervert?" A thick silence passed by before his mom said, "I'll tell you later." Toby was a little disappointed and he walked out the door. He pondered on what it meant while his mother was thinking of best child-friendly explanation.

ecstatic-feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness

briskly-in an active or quick way

ceased-bring or come to an end

descension- an act of moving down

persistent-continuing firmily

exponentially- more and more rapidly