Eve's POV
    Liam cried like a baby, repeating Clara's name over and over again... that was how we gotta know what happened to the end of their relationship. 
  Sad enough, there is nothing we can do about it, even his brother Mark tried to console him but Liam said he wanted to be alone, then he walked up to his room and locked the door.
 "I saw this coming " Helen said as soon as we returned to the kitchen; Robert followed us too.
 "Are you happy they broke up?" Robert questioned her.
  "Uh, no why will I be? It's normal to guess things ahead of time. Assuming we were in good terms, you know.. I would have advised him before this happened and even try to console him now that it has happened" Helen said as she added some spices to the meal on fire then giving it a good stirr.
    Looks like she and Robert didn't really really care but I do.
    "I feel bad for Liam. I actually saw Clara today and she was too good for him, infact he was so into her that he never imagined this coming so soon..." I told them.
  "Is that a sign of sympathy or care?" Robert asked me; looking at my sorry face.
    "Both, whatever you call it. I really hope Liam would get over it very soon" I said and both of them were giving me a puzzled look.
 "Listen guys, whatever Liam must have done to you, never wish him bad."
    "Who said we are wishing him bad? Of course not! Robert said.
    "Eve must have lost her mind after Liam drove her in his car and said few comforting or should I say partially sweets words to her, it has gotten into her head..perhaps that's why she's backing him up" Eve said to Robert then thereby told him everything I told her earlier.
    "But I am not backing him up, I am only feeling sorry for him" I tried to explain myself.
    "Looks like you have forgotten how he yelled at you, how unfair he has been to you... Remember Eve, even this morning! I'm sincerely not wishing Liam bad but I want him to feel a little bit of the pain we felt due to his arrogant and rude attitude. Well it's been a while he got on my nerves because I have been in my lane" Robert said.
   "You know... I uhm... I oncehad a crush on Liam but his unfair behaviour chased the hell out of the crush" She said and Robert laughed.
  Oh that explains why she said something like why does girls fall in love with the bad guys?
   "I just don't know how poor girls manages their feelings and continue tripping for bad guys... My feelings couldn't even wait for a while, it faded away with the breeze" She said dramatically and I couldn't help it but to chuckle.
 "Just so you know Eve; once a crook, forever more than a crook. Liam is a crook" Robert said.
    Well... They had their reasons and they might be right because they've known Liam longer than I have.
    
    Just then, we heard a vehicle horn from outside.
    "Jeez, I have never been late to attend to the gate " Robert professed then he scurried out to open the gates for whoever was at the gate.
   
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    It was Mr Maya, it's not normal for him to come home at this time but who am I confront him, ~ Oh! his darling little wife! I wasn't even expecting his arrival.
 A darling wife is suppose to scurry happily to go welcome her husband at the car lot before he walks inside, but I'm not a darling wife.
    "Eve" Mr Maya called my name as soon as he entered the house.. Why is calling me first? As he been lusting over my body as usual even at work?
"Go ahead, the old man is calling you" Helen said.."Thank you for your assistance dear, I'll settle the dinner table... The meal is ready " She said.
    "Eve! " He called again.
 Jeez, he is meant to place his children first, not a young girl he just want to molest.
 I rolled my eyes remembering the s*xual harrassment I face everyday but today I do not think it is gonna work out because the house is full, yeah everyone is around...good thing, he finds his kids really annoying.. Yeah Liam and Mark keeps on frustrating him to make him gets back to his right senses.
    
    "E...." He was about to shout out my name again when I came out of the kitchen.
    "I'm here" I responded leniently.
    "Oh dear" He came closer to give me a hug but I obstructed him by moving away and crossing my hands.
    "How was work today dear?" He asked me.
    "Fine" I said about to return to what I was doing.
    Then Mark came over to meet his father..
    "Do you even remember you have sons in this house?" Mark said.
    "Not even a welcome before you challenge me?" His father said.
    "You are not getting any" Mark said.
    "I know right and it's because i'm not expecting a proper welcome regard from you... that's why I didn't call out your name. Oh my dear Mark, you are still even manageable as a son but Liam, he has indirectly and literally broken the father and son bond" Mr Maya lamented as he yanked off his jacket and was heading to a couch to relax on it.
"Gosh I had fun today" He mumbled and I heard that.
    
"Liam is not in good shape" Mark told him.
    
 "Whatever" Mr Maya replied.
    
  "Dinner is ready" Helen came out of the kitchen with two trays. I helped her with one.
    "Helen!" Mr Maya stumbled on his feet at once.
"You are here" He added, Helen didn't say anything, she headed to the dining room to get the meal all served.
    "Are..are you staying?" He asked her.
    "I don't know" She uttered and continued doing what she was doing.
    
   "I'll go get Liam down now, he should have at least dinner with us" Mark said and left.
    Mr Maya was literally only paying attention to Helen and I stood there, watching him... so it's all true, Mr Maya's face was covered with guilty conscience.
    "Do you want to swallow me? You know I won't be easy on you this time around Mr Maya" Helen said courageously.
    "Shhh" Mr Maya hushed her because I was present. Little did he know that I know everything.
    I scoffed and excused them to dish out Robert's meal.
  After serving Robert, I returned into the house; only to meet Mr Maya and Mark already eating at the dinning table.
    "What of Liam?" Mr Maya asked his son again.
    "I already told you that he is not in a good shape"
    "Oh that's right, you had said that and It's no new thing" Mr Maya said sneering and rushing his meal.
    "He lost his appetite" Mark told his father.
    "It's normal" He said then he noticed my presence.
    "Come join us Eve" He beckoned me instead.
    "Really Dad? Do you even care about us?" Mark angrily dropped his fork on the plate.
    "Of course I do" The old man replied sheepishly.
    "Liam's girlfriend just broke up with him, so he is really down right now"
    "Ohhh.. It's nothing serious, he will get it together soon"
   "You know this Dad, you've always been nonchalant, neither do you even call on us when we were in school. There's alot Liam is suppose to let you know as his father but your mind is occupied with how to spend the nights with young girls and women"
    "Don't even go there Mark, You guys are grown up for crying out loud" He responded.
    "Ohhh right, I suppose we don't need a father because we are grown up. I can now see more reasons why Liam quarrels with you everynow and then. You need someone to teach a good lesson that you will never forget and I really hope that Eve wins the game" Mark said.
    I sighed silently, the relationship between Mr Maya and I is indeed a game.
    "What game are you talking about Mark?"
    
    "Come let's go to my room; leave the father and son to sort themselves out" Helen whispered into my ears..i didn't know when she got here. Well she came at the right time, I was just about to endure the fuss and join them at the table.
    I went to the table, carried my food tray which Helen already served then i followed her behind.
    "Where are you going to Eve?" The old man asked as if it's a must I sit and dine with him.
"Let her go" Mark cut him short.
    "Ugh...
    I must say; everyone's presence here really means a lot to me. On a normal day, assuming it was just Maya and I, he would be caressing me by now and making me lose my mind, (then make mistakes which I'll later on regret)
    
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    I got to Helen's room where we ate together.. even when we were done having our supper. I remained in there and we discussed about some stuffs. I didn't want to talk about anything regarding Mr Mark, Liam, what's presently at where we are at but somehow, our random conversation would always slip down to that topic. 
  Helen complained that she was feeling sleepy, I was about to return to my room when we heard Mr Maya knocking on my door (which was just next to Helen's room) and softly calling out my name. He thinks I was in my room, so we stayed hush to make him think that I was fast asleep.
    "It's past 8pm, What does he want from you?" Helen asked just after we heard him stepped downstairs.
    "S*x " I uttered.
    "What? Wait!" She gave me infuriating look; "You have all been having s*x with the old fool, and here I am, be friending you and giving you safety precautions so that he won't outsmart you?" 
    "Uh, no. No Helen. I mean he has been harrassing me s*xually ever since I came here, claiming it's what married people do. But you guys presence has just saved me from him this time around, ...He didn't get the chance today not even a longer conversation with me" I briefly explained to her.
    "Oh! That man is beyond a maniac. He really needs to be taught a good lesson. Damn! I was almost alarmed for a second" She said placing her hand on her chest.
    "Do you think it's okay if I leave your room now?" I asked her.
    "Yeah I don't think he will come back.." She assured me.
    "Alright then!" I stood up and heading to door, she escorted me till I got to the front of my door.
    "Damn! I'm really feeling sleepy" Helen repeated.
    "Good night" I bided her.
    "Good night Eve" She said as she returned to her room.
    
    Just as I turned the door knob to enter into my room, I heard some faint sobbing sounds..coming from Liam's room. Jeez! So he is not over it yet... I thought he must have slept off and he has not even eaten anything ever since the lunch break.
    I tried to ignore him then I walked into my room as if I didn't know or hear anything.But In the next few seconds, I was out of my room again.
    "No I just can't help it, I just can't leave him alone" I told myself. 
    Liam needs someone to comfort him and everyone has turned their backs against him. His father thinks he is a grown up and he should therefore be able to take care of himself, Helen and Robert despises him for his arrogant attitude and because most times he is bad mannered.. while his only brother tried his best but he wouldn't open up the door, let alone listen to his words of consolation, so he gave up and went into his own room. 
    Then there is me, worried that he wouldn'r stop weeping which might result into something else. Yeah, what if he tries doing something dangerous when we are all fast asleep?
    
    Uugggh... I summoned up a little enthusiasm but a high courage too, to walk to his door and knock on it.
    Wait! what makes me think he would open the door for me when he didn't open up the door for his only favourite brother.
    I knocked again but this time I didn't hear him whimpering. He paused..
    The third knock, I heard him sniffing, maybe he was trying to catch his gasp.
    I was about to knock again when he opened the door.
    
   His eyes were red, obviously he just wiped off the tears but I could still his wet cheeks, depressed face, he was already looking pale and sick.
    
    Damn! Where do I start from? ... Gosh I didn't know it would be so tough for me, or no I mean I didn't know that he would open up the door for me, I was expecting a rejection just like he did to Mark (he even yelled at him).
 Now, I cannot just say sorry and leave, I wanted to comfort him just like he did to me earlier this afternoon in his car. I should have gathered words of consolation just like I gathered up the courage to knock on his door.
    Oh Jeez, He might even been annoyed because I poked into his privacy late at night. I looked at his red eyes again; I could now see a stern look...God! Why didn't I just mind my business?
    
    "What..." He spoke first.
    Ever since he opened the door, I only stood there, talking to myself in my mind..and that's what i'm still doing right now..whereas, he was right in front of me, waiting for my response. Why did I knock on his door?
    
    "Uughh... I..you... I..uugh" I stammered, murmuring all sort of nonsense. 
    Now where do I start from?
    
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