As Miku shouted in a rage, Eve simply sat there and took it. Where the others seemed shocked and confused, perhaps silently taking sides in the ill-begotten war, Evangelines expression was a blank slate, empty and calm, devoid of any emotion.<br/>When Miku stormed off, a heavy silence flooded the room. No one dared to say a word. What would they even say if they tried?<br/>After a moment, Eve stood and started towards the door, intending to follow Miku.<br/><br/>"Eve, I think it might be best if we allowed Miku to have a moment alone to-"<br/>"Like I care." Eve cut in, casting Amy a sharp glance. It was cruel of her. She knew it. Amy really was the only person here looking out for them. But then, Eve didn't much like people looking out for her in the first place. It never did end well.<br/><br/>Ignoring Amys words, Eve left the room, making sure to shut the door behind her. It wasn't long until she found Miku, the crumped up little ball, on the floor, hugging her knees.<br/>"You're right." She said, quietly, before leaning on the wall beside Miku.<br/>"I am fucked up. Probably just as much as you are. Maybe even more. But there's another thing..." Eve paused, allowing the words to sink in before she added, "I did try running."<br/>Turning, she slid down the wall beside Miku and crossed her legs indian-style, resting her palms on her knees and sighing.<br/>"I got away for a while too, you know? I took public transportation as far as I could manage, hopped cars a lot, took taxi cabs, walked for days and generally hitchhiked my dumb ass cross county." Eve laughed softly to herself, but it didn't sound like she thought what she had done was funny. It sounded as if she thought what she had done was sad.<br/><br/>"I was out of that house for six months. God those were glorious days. I wish you could have been there. This one time, I had a barbeque out of the back of my cousins pick up truck! Oh man, there was-- Ah. Sorry. I'm getting sidetracked. Anyway... I was gone for 6 months but... they found me." The faint smile began to fade from Eves face as she continued,<br/>"You'd be amazed the extents your family is willing to go to get their personal punching bag back. And even more amazed the people they'd pay off to do it. I hear it helps when your fathers best friend is the chief of police and has experience pulling strings in order to make lives miserable." Eve allowed her last sentence to linger for a moment, letting Miku understand just what she had implied.<br/>The reason she had become so out of hand, so adamant that Miku could find a way out, was simply because if Miku could escape her step-father, then it meant so too could Eve. In some backwards sense, they were running from the same man.<br/><br/>"Anyway, since I'm under 18, they reserve the right to bitch and moan and drag me back by force every time I try to bolt. The court denied my Emancipation request, by the way. I'm pretty sure I have your father to thank for that one. He seems the sort to rig the system towards his benefit." Eve stood then and turned, her back to Miku, lingering somewhat,<br/><br/>"If you really want to hear my sob story, I won't spare you any details. Though, that would involve coming back into the room."<br/>Without another word, Eve walked away and took her seat in the room once more, the group inside ignorant of the events that had transpired and making quiet chatter amongst themselves to fill the void.