Broken 2 (THE COMEBACK)

Fifty one

After leaving Simon's room, Sam noticed the lights in the living room was still on. She wondered
If Harvey is still awake,she wanted to turn off the lights when she saw him.

He sat on the floor with a glass of whiskey in one hand and the TV remote in another, he looked so engrossed with the documentary he was watching.

it was already late by the time she and Simon had finished their conversation, she thought Harvey would be in bed by now

"I didn't know you were awake " she asked walking into the living room

"Yeah I wasn't feeling sleepy yet.. You "
He answered without looking away from the TV

She notice the chessboard on the table

"Not yet. I see you have gotten yourself a chessboard "

"I was really eager to kick your ass  but when I got back you weren't here"

"Oh but am here now" she swooped to his side

"Are You sure. I mean it really late"

"If You are up for it. Am game, is not like I can sleep anyway "

She moved closer to him and sat beside him

"Alright then lemme show you how it is done "

"Don't flatter yourself."

He arranged the chesspiece on the board

"Do You think You stand a chance. " he chuckled
"Oh right your Chinese is on the kitchen counter"

"Thanks but am not really hungry "

He explained the basics of the game to her and she listened when he was done he had this wide grin on his face

"What " sam was puzzled at why he was smiling from ear to ear.

"Nothing. It just that this reminds me of that day on the rooftop when you were teaching me how to use a sniper"

"Ohhh but that was different. I like this setting better "

"Yeah ...... I like it too when we are not at each other's throats. Yelling and arguing, it better like this when one is listening and the other is talking "

"Yeah " she agreed as she watch him move his piece on her own side of the board

"Can we have a conversation like this without arguing "

"I guess, if we can learn to respect each other's response to questions and not go judgemental about it "

"Deal..... " he cleared his throat

"Okay.. "

"So where were you today"
She sighed heavily

"I went to the Pierce's Manor"

"....can I ask Why"

"Of course you can. I... Uhm I left the bag I came with in my room so I had to go back and get it"

"Okay, I hope It wasn't difficult for you to get in coz the house currently belongs to Vera now  "

"I got in somewhere, but what I don't understand is why you gave up on that property and allow that cruel selfish delusional skank snag it away from you Just like that "

He cracked

"Sam there are alot of things that I didn't choose in life, it was just handed to me and I guess for some reason I misused the privilege that I got as a rich kid, but now am all grown and I know how hard it cost to get a penny and I know it worth, there's nothing I want to do with the big old house, it pointless fighting over it with the same woman who tried to kill me"