Eva's Sins.

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„The enemies become allies when they have a single purpose"

  Are dancing the fingers on the piano keys in the rhythm of the tears that fall from the sky outside, noisily and beggarly hitting the window while the fire in the stove, that burns now calm then madly, seems not to warm the atmosphere of that house at all, a house that has been surrounded by mystery, regrets, weird vanishes, and appearances, as it has been flooded by so much pain - the house of the „Red Ants."

  And how not to be so cold and empty that house even though it was furnished with expensive and elegant pieces of furniture when it wasn't love felt inside of it?! It wasn't, for the house's owner, the one named Christine Bircham, has never been preoccupied with such things, as she never cared about her soul, thinking that she was more than capable to trample souls under feet, to cut heads to triumph, no matter if this involved her death in the end, including her name too on that big list of „collateral victims" that fell prey to her avarice.

  But... even if she understood this so late, she wasn't yet prepared to give up on her big dream - that one of having the supreme power, for it was for what she ignored her soul for an entire life, forgetting about honor and shame, leaving around her just victims, but no friend. And... Christine understood one more thing - on that rainy day, that life is short and that you can't impede fate happen. And she understood this when she was closed inside of her office, listening to that piano music, immersed in thoughts, music played by Eva, who felt that was missing that piano music when she remembered the beautiful moments spent with Brian while being with him in his country house, laying on a big bear fur, in front of the fire that was madly dancing in the stove, immersed in thoughts or hugged by the strong arms of dreaming, listening to the man that was her universe. And... when he finished touching the piano keys, when he felt that was longing for her even if she was there, he was approaching her, lying next to her, and both were falling prey to the madness of love, forgetting about that world, forgetting that there were others in that world and not only the two of them. Even so, while being in that vertigo of passion, prey of the uncontrolled emotions, they also felt the sweet kiss of innocence that was hidden in their soul and which was showing up, only from time to time, when they became one, became romantics, making their cheeks blush in the color of passion as if they had been two beautiful red roses.

  Suddenly, Christine winced when Eva powerfully hit the piano keys when that music had a more jerky tempo, and she turned her head toward the closed door, watching it, a door which nobody was there to open, for... Christine Bircham was alone in that world and, even though she was still in front of the „Red Ants," she was aware that nobody was listening to her orders.

  But... what made her shudder has been to imagine, for a moment only, that that door was opened by Emily, who, right after seeing Christine, smiled and said: „Finally, Mrs. Bircham. We're finally on the heights of glory."

  And Christine also smiled because of regret and nostalgia, for... it was the first time she understood that she missed Emily and that she also felt sorrow for her, knowing that she died in the love's arms.

  „So pathetic," murmured Christine, for she really thought so. Actually, she had known about Albert's feelings for Emily, feelings she had taken so much advantage of, for she knew that only this way that man, who seem bribeless and who wanted to abandon her years ago, telling her that she was sick of that dog's life, remained by her side because of a girl, of a 17 years old teenager, Emily Davis, who returned from Paris the day he wanted to go. And... it has been enough a smile to melt the man's heart and make him Emily's servant for an entire life. „And both died so foolishly when they could join their forces and live on the world's throne for an entire life," added Christine.