There are ones like this to complicate the stroke-order picture:
"Exceptions" like this make me believe that EVA-e and the "long-e" are two different characters. If the crossbar is drawn first, or separately, every time, to connect EVA-e, then this shape wouldn't happen. However, if there's a long-e and a short-e, then this potentially would occur. Either that, or the scribe is inconsistent in creating the crossbar.
"Exceptions" like this make me believe that EVA-e and the "long-e" are two different characters. If the crossbar is drawn first, or separately, every time, to connect EVA-e, then this shape wouldn't happen. However, if there's a long-e and a short-e, then this potentially would occur. Either that, or the scribe is inconsistent in creating the crossbar.