Empty inside

"Wh-What is this? How is this brat speaking with me?" Rolling her eyeballs wider in awe at Clara's fierce expressions, Mrs. Lily murmured out her words in an unclear voice.

"Oh really? You should be thankful that I am still speaking to you rather than hitting directly on your old wrinkle-filled face!" She sounded extremely hyped up, fuming in wrath and grumbling in anger. 

"The situation was moving forward towards an absolute chaotic environment which Eva had sensed pretty clear. Quickly she unlocked the doorknob of her house and being all panicked, she gripped her arm forcefully trying to push her inside the apartment to cut off the heated argument instantly. 

"Clara, for God's sake please shut up, please! Go inside, please go inside!" She was trying to push her harder but despite her attempts, she stood like a rock pillar, viciously glaring at Mrs. Lily.

"Wahh! Wahhhh! Look at this brat! Look the way she is addressing an elder! Where are your manners? Is this the way you should speak to people who are older enough to be your parents' age?" All pumped up in wrath, Mrs. Lily yelled at them in her loud screeching voice, with her eyes intensively focussed on Eva.

"Why? Why I should treat you with respect? Do you really deserve it?" Forcefully she shoved Eva away from her who was almost thrusting her backside to tone down the heated situation. "Look Mrs. old hag, respect is something you can only give to those who exactly repay you the same amount that you deserve! It doesn't matter with your age! After treating my best friend so harshly, did you expect flowers and praises from me!?"

"You called me Old Hag!? How dare you little punk?" Furiously she fussed at Clara and boldly took a step closer to them in the apartment hallway.

"Clara please stop it--"

"Yes, I called you a nasty old hag!! But I forgot to add one thing too, you are blind and deaf too!" Infuriatingly, she moved a step closer to her in reciprocation trying to face her head-on with terrified Eva standing in the middle of them, trying to calm her down.

"How dare you--"

"Because you are blinded by your nasty selfishness!" All of a sudden, while fussing intensely at Mrs. Lily, her eyes were shimmering with tears and she was biting her lower lip quite hard, desperately to stop herself from breaking down in that heated moment.

"Can't...Can't you see how miserable she has been already? She...She lost her entire family...She lost her job... Now you are snatching away her home too just because she is lagging behind with 3 months of rent? This house...This house has a lot of memories of Felix which is deeply attached to her heart... Ahhgrhh, it's so darn frustrating! Fuck!" Tears of anguish and regret rolled down her cheeks as she clenched her fist hard, lowering her saddened gaze down.

Eva was all speechless for a few seconds to watch her breaking down so grievously and continued gawking at her with her painful teary eyes. Taking a deep breath inside, she slowly caressed her right arm pleading to her in a soft voice, "Cl...Clara, please go inside... I beg of you...Please..."

"Fuck!" Breathing out in a huff, Clara fiercely unlocked the door stepping inside and slamming it hard before them. 

"Lo...Look at her temper! Look how the way she just disrespected me! Who the hell she thinks of herself, huh?" Pointing her index finger towards the door, she responded to Eva holding an extremely disappointed face.

"I...I am sorry on her behalf... Mrs. Lily. She... She has a quite bad temper and...she really can't stand it watching me suffering--"

"Then do you also wanna accuse me that I am causing you suffering? Huh, c'mon girl!" Frowning her eyebrows, she sounded quite frustrated. "I...have been already enough kind to you that I am letting you stay this month which has still 15 days left. I allowed it just because...I still remember the smiling innocent face of your brother who was always so cordial towards me!

And...your friend! Oh my my! She is such an arrogant hot-headed punk! If it wasn't for your helplessness...I would have thrown out all of your stuff outside the building right now! I am already doing you too much of a favor! You should be grateful to me." 

Hearing her harsh, cold words which pierced her heart brutally, Eva stood still like a rock, all motionless and a grimacing expression on her teary eyes. Lowering down her eyes, she didn't utter a single word.

"Ahh, my mood is completely ruined! Go inside and start looking for a new job along with a new home from tomorrow. Ahh, my gosh!" Blabbering out her blunt words, she turned behind and started heading down the staircase stomping her feet hitting the ground quite hard. 

"The world...is indeed a nasty selfish place... Sorry, Felix... I failed to protect your peaceful home... I am really sorry, brother..." Tears rolled down her grimace, with her jowls quivering in pain as she mumbled out her painful apology under low breath.

.......

"How am I looking in this outfit, darling?"

Wearing the special fancy maid outfit, Grace walked out of the washroom of the cabinet, grinning at Czar from ear to ear. She was standing before him holding a tempting pose, putting her arms around her waist while trying to allure him with her attractive charm. "Aren't I prettiest among all the hostesses in this bar? I bet you must have thought of something mischievous while picking this dress up for me, didn't you?" 

Czar sat all still resting his back against the sofa and gawking at her fixedly holding the glass filled with scotch. While he was staring at her from head to toe, somehow, his eyes seemed to be searching for something special!

"Didn't you like the dress, Mr. Czar? Why are you not even complimenting me?" She looked a bit disappointed with his blank gesture and sulked her face while complaining softly.

"Why? Why doesn't it seem any special? After watching little duckling in that maid outfit...my heart suddenly fluttered out of nowhere! I thought...I had a special fascination with this maid attire... But... Why can't I feel anything special watching her in the same outfit?

Why...Why does it feels...so empty inside?" He wondered silently.

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