Would Evelyn lie for Henry ? (Did she, already ?) (As in "he was with me, he can't have done that !" )
And by extension, would she lie for Patrick, or Vic ? (Or Belch, but it looks like he avoid being in situations where he needs an alibi)
I am not talking about full on crimes (no murder, no aggression or violence...) more like tiny offenses (degradation of school property, slashing tires... stomping on a neighbor flower bed 👀)
After the last couple of chapters, the answer might change, tho. Patrick was not "kind" but he helped her, while Henry didn't... But her past with Henry is still pretty significant, and she doesn't want his dad being mad at him... mhhhh 🤔🤔
Hmm, interesting question.
As a child, Evelyn definitely had a more black-and-white way of thinking. To her, all lying was bad regardless of the situation, so she was a bit of a tattletale, even when it came to Henry. If she ever saw him doing something he wasn't supposed to be doing, she would tell him to stop and then go get a teacher. She never lied for him, and Henry never asked her to. Having a girl protect him like that would be pretty emasculating. He would rather just take the punishment.
Now, Evelyn realizes there are times when you have to lie. And especially now, with Henry in such a vulnerable position, she would absolutely lie to protect him: from getting expelled, from going to jail, from getting in trouble with his father... especially getting in trouble with his father. Even if it compromised her morals, Evelyn would do anything she could to keep Henry safe. But it would eat away at her, bit by bit, and put a serious strain on their relationship.
So, yes, Evelyn would lie for Henry, even in the more serious situations.
Reggie... I mean, she might tell a little lie if he needed an alibi for being late to class or something. As you said, I don't see Reggie needing Evelyn to do something like that very often, if ever.
Victor... yeah, forget it. That boy knows better than to get in trouble, so Evelyn wouldn't bother lying for him. Serves him right for acting like such an idiot.
But Patrick, now that's an interesting one. Before the most recent events, Evelyn wouldn't even consider lying for Patrick, but given the current state of their relationship, I could see her telling the occasional lie to help him out. For very minor things, of course.
For example: Say Patrick had gotten caught breaking into the science lab. A teacher saw him with the janitor's keys and naturally assumed he had stolen them. In a situation like that, I could see Evelyn telling a little white lie to keep Patrick from getting in trouble. She would step in and say that she had asked Mr. Marsh for the keys because she had forgotten something in the science lab earlier that day, and Patrick was just coming along. Little things like that she would do, but she wouldn't let it become a frequent thing.