Chapter 14: Eric Hammington

Ivan's POV
"And breakfast has been successfully ruined" I muttered as Eric walked out


"He's right though" Gia said


"Is he?" Dianna asked


"Sister?...."


"It is my child we are talking about here, I cannot afford to be nice to people when power is the language they understand, whatever happens Gia, my child will be protected, by whatever means necessary" Dianna said


"Because we do things by whatever means necessary, we've been alone for a thousand years, do you wish that for your daughter?" Gia asked


"My daughter will never be alone, when she's birthed she will have the whole Hammington family to care for her!" Dianna replied and Gia nodded


"No doubt about that but is that all? Will we be the only people that she knows? And what exactly will she learn from our broken selves? How to kill people as therapy? Or how to cut off people's head when they offend you? Will you cage her into the lonely Hammington legacy that has haunted us for a thousand years?! She will need friends Dianna, so you better start learning how to make them now else your baby will grow up to be the exact monster you are"


"Why the hell are you cautioning me when you were the one that grabbed Eva's throat in the first place?" Dianna asked


"Unlike you Dianna, I acknowledge my mistake and I agree we need to make amends perhaps I didn't grab her throat deliberately, it was an impulsive act" Gia said and I laughed


"Don't we all act impulsively, isn't that why we are called beasts? For having no control over our emotions and acting impulsively?" I said and Gia sighed


"I just want the best for your baby Dianna, that's all" Gia said and walked away


Dianna sat back down and I stood up
"You all ruined breakfast, am going out to grab a drink" I said and walked out


I walked to the bar by the street and sat in front of the counter


"A bottle" I said to the bartender and she looked at me


"You still don't recognize me?" she said as she gave me the bottle


"Of course I remember you, Sophie Griffith, the bartender I left a late night tip for" I said


"Then should I assume you have part-time amnesia or were you just being a jerk the last time we bumped into each other?" she asked and I remember


............"Hey! It's you! The crazy guy that wanted to drink the whole bar shop, Ivan right? Remember me? Of course you do, it's not everytime a pretty bartender attends to you late at night" the lady smiled


"Get out of my way" I said


"Don't tell me you really don't remember me, am Sophie Griffith, I introduced myself that night remember?"


"I said out of my way before I make you!" I yelled and she flinched while the people passing around looked and murmured


"So... sorry" she stuttered and I walked past her ...............


"I did remember who you were, I was just in a hurry" I said


"Normal people still makes out a few seconds to say hi" she said


"Well am nothing close to being normal love"


"Obviously" she said and I chuckled


"So do you still think me harmless now?"


"You think I'll start being afraid of you just because you were rude to me once?" she laughed "Am used to being talked to rudely, it's part of my job as a bartender, I have to take silently all the shits and emotional trauma you all bring in here" she said


"Why do I feel like that statement is directed at me?"


"You said it, I didn't" she shrugged and walked off and I chuckled


Eric's POV
I sat in front of the Mansion and Dianna came to sit beside me


"I admire you, you know" she said and I remained quiet
"Among all of the Hammingtons, you seem to be the only one that still has a little bit of humanity left" she said "Am sorry about what happened with Eva, you are right, we were in trouble and she came to our aid yet we disrespected her, we should meet her and apologize"



"What lead to the sudden change of heart?" I asked


"My baby" she said "I don't want to her to grow alone like we did, without friends nor allies"


I smiled and I stood up
"Let's go then, let's go meet Eva" I said and she stood up.....


We walked towards the Mansion and the witches refused the allow us in, again


"Come on, let's not go through this again, how many times do you all want to get beaten before you all learn your lesson, do not mess with the Hammingtons!" Dianna said and I held her back


"We are not here to fight love, we just want to see Eva" I said


"Sorry to say but she's not in" one of the witches said and Dianna chuckled


"Have I mentioned I had a pretty rough night? I certainly do not have the privilege to play this game with you guys, either you let us in or I'll direct all the anger in me now to you all, and I promise you all, it won't be pretty" Dianna said


"Touch one of my witches and I will make you wish you had died in your death slumber" Eva said as she walked from behind and stood in front of us


"I was going to ask why you all are here but no, I want no part in the Hammington problem anymore so whatever the reason that brought you here, I do not want to hear it, you may leave" Eva said and began to walk inside


"Eva, we came to apologize" I said and Eva scoffed


"And what the hell does your insincere apology solve?!!" She yelled "Am just coming back from a meeting with the head of the humans over the city hall that mysteriously exploded last night, do you know how many civilian lives were lost over your brother's impromptu explosion?!!"


"Ivan did that to save me, he didn't mean to hurt anyone" Dianna said


"Oh of course, a Hammington trying to save a fellow Hammington, that's what you guys always do, regardless of who gets hurt in the process, you all do not care as long as the Hammingtons are fine in the end but life doesn't work that way Dianna, in this life, we need each other to survive and unless you are ready to start caring about people outside your family circle, I have nothing to discuss with you" Eva said


"Eva please......"


"Do not put up the saint act with me Eric, we both know you are as unfeeling as the rest of your siblings, maybe even worse, your camouflage of the calm brother might deceive everyone else but not me" she said cutting me short


"Come on Eva I did nothing wrong here, we were together last night and we fought side by side against Aria's witches, I am not your enemy Eva, I am trying to be decent here" I said


"Decent?" she laughed "If you were so decent you won't have killed Gia's human boyfriend just because you felt she was taking much of her attention!!"


"Eva Jones!!!!" I yelled


"Come on, drop the camouflage and show everyone the real Eric Hammington behind all the facade you've being putting up" Eva said


"Shut up Eva, else I will kill you" I said as I felt an anger rising within me


"Kill me?" she laughed again "Well you are welcomed to try Eric Hammington"


I advanced towards Eva and Dianna held me back


"Stop Eric" she said


"I am going to kill her!" I said and Dianna restrained me


"I said stop, get a hold of yourself"


"She deserves death for what she just uttered Dianna!!!" I yelled


"Eric Hammington!!" Dianna yelled as she slapped me "What bloody right do you have to decide who deserves to live and who deserves to die?!! Was this how you made the decision to end the life of Gia's boyfriend too?!"


"Dianna....."


"And here I thought you were the only one with a little bit of humanity left among us all but I was wrong, we are all broken and cursed, we are monsters no matter how we pretend not to be" Dianna said and walked away......