It was dawn. The sun burts through the sky with its radiant light. Valentina woke up slowly... She felt dizzy and her head was pounding. She grunts as she gets up, from the cold floor. She looks at Liam, who was sound asleep. She groaned as she got up. She held her head to prevent the pain.
"Liam..."
Valentina touched his face, then rapidly, Liam jiggered.
"AAAH!!!"-"AAH!" Liam screamed which frightened Valentina to scream.
"You scared the shit out of me!!" Liam yelled after realising it was Valentina, all perfectly normal.
"You scared the shit out of me too!"
They both sighed.
"What the f*ck were you doing last night?!" Liam shouted randomly at Valentina, who was shocked out of the blue.
"Uh...I don't know...I wasn't myself...I just can't believe I....did that..."
"I can't believe your face is perfectly fine..." Liam said as he leaned over, and touched her cheek.
Valentina backed away in confusion. "What are you talking about?... Did something happen to my face?..."
"Yeah... You grabbed a knife and slit half of your face...Wait! Don't you remember that?"
"No...all I remember was that I...killed...Emma..." Valentina spoke quietly by the end of her sentence.
"Huh?! Don't you know anything you did after?!"
"Yes! But you came in! And pushed me to the balcony! You locked the door and left me there! You were about to kill yourself!! I was so confused... Why did you do that?.."
"What are you talking about?... I didn't do anything..."
"Yes you did!" Valentina yelled, her eyes looked so hurt and betrayed by him that tears formed in her eyes.
Liam narrowed his eyes, he couldn't comprehend what was going on last night. "Valentina.... What happened?..."
"I don't even know! You kicked me out! Like you didn't even love me anymore!... What did I do?...tell me..."
"You... I don't understand... were you at two places at once...?...no, that's stupid..." Liam said quietly, as he lowered his head. "I'm tired...I'm going to sleep..." Liam stood up and left for the bedroom.
Valentina looked down, she was very concerned of what happened last night. Who was telling the truth?..and who's been living through a lie?..
She stood up and went to the canvas room, she began painting a painting that she, herself, has never seen before.

"Truth..." Valentina said while looking at her masterpiece, she wrote the words on the canvas.
Liam came out of the bedroom while holding Emma in his arms, she was bawling. Valentina turned and grabbed Emma from him.
"I'm going to work today... I'll be back later tonight..." Liam said as he went to his room and removed his shirt.
"I'll make breakfast then...!" Valentina went to put Emma in her rocking chair, and paused for a moment.
"Are sure you should go to work?... I don't want anything bad to happen..."
"I know... but do you want me to get fired?!"
Valentina looked down in guilt, she didn't utter a sound as she dashed to the kitchen to prepare the food. Liam kept urging her to hurry up but all Valentina could do was sigh.
Wow.. This reminds me of the good old days...He would bug me for weeks...especially when he was in a hurry...For some reason, I really miss those normal days...This takes me back...
Liam quickly ate his breakfast, he kissed Emma on the cheek and left. He seemed so stressed out, just in the morning, that he forgot his keys and went back to retrieve them.
"See ya, around 10!" He slammed the door shut.
"Ok..." Valentina wrapped her hair around her ear and bent down to Emma. "Let's just hope nothing bad happens..~ Yeah?...Oh~ You hungry? Let's get you something to eat~"
Valentina picked her up and headed to the kitchen to grab some baby food for Emma.
After breakfast, the day went by smoothly and Valentina did everything that she would normally do. She cleaned the house, finished her painting, cleaned Emma, cooked dinner, and finally got herself a shower!
It was 8 o'clock, Valentina had nothing to do. So, after putting Emma to bed, Valentina relaxed herself. Grabbed a glass of wine, and watched a movie on the coach.
Night four
Everything was fine... Valentina ate her dinner by the dinning table, and while eating, Liam sent her a text.
"I'll be home in half an hour. Food better be ready."
Valentina didn't text back but a few moments later...She heard a knock on the door.
That was quick! She thought before heading over to the door. She pushed the handle then suddenly realised... it can't be Liam...
But it was already too late, the door was slightly open and before Valentina could push the door to close, a hand, so slender and thin, blocked it and forcefully opened the door.
It was Andrew.
"Hey, Val! Long time no see."
"Wow... Andrew." Valentina finally felt comfortable and relaxed as she let out a sigh of relief.
"Wow! It has been a while!" Valentina said in surprise.
"Yeah...The last time I saw any of you was at your wedding day!"
Andrew is an old friend of Liam. They met while Liam was studying in London. Andrew had a slim figure, in comparison to Liam. His skin was dark and he was very Tall! Even his presence made Valentina shrink.
"Yeah..." Valentina and Andrew continued this talk by the door.
"Well, I heard you gotta a baby girl! Congratulations!" Andrew says with full length smile.
"Oh, thank you!"
"What's her name?"
"Emma"
"That's a pretty name!"
Valentina was flattered at his lovely compliments and gestures.
"Do you mind if I come in?" Andrew asks politely.
"No, of course! Come in." Valentina says warmly welcoming him in, without considering the fact that it's abit late.
"Have a seat."
Andrew sat down on one of the sofas while Valentina sat opposite him.
"Right... So when is Liam coming home?..."
"Oh. He's still at work. He'll be here soon.... By the way... Why did you come here late?..." Valentina asks suspiciously.
"Well... to tell you the truth... I wanted to kill his daughter." Andrew said casually.
Valentina's eyes widen by his words and his tone of voice. She was furious. She stood up and she looked down at him.
"Get out."
"But I haven't done anything yet." Andrew looked very relaxed as he put his arms spread across the top of the sofa.
"Let me explain myself... I hated Liam for the longest time.. sure. We may seem like the best of friends but I only did that to use him. All I wanted was to push him down so that I could rise up to the top, without even having to try so hard."
Andrew kept blabbing on and on. However, Valentina averted her eyes directly through the kitchen, staring at the knife. She glanced back and foward at Andrew and the knife.
She was ready to pounce. At any. Given. Moment.
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Dash! Valentina ran passed Andrew- midway through his story- and made it towards the knife. However.
Andrew grabbed her from behind before she could point the knife at him. He showed an expressionless face, one that would not fear death. He grabbed her by the wrist, and twisted it. He tightened his grip so much that, Valentina's fingers slipped the knife out of hands.
Andrew then, wrapped her arms behind her back, and began Licking her neck.
"Let go of me!! Bastard!!" Valentina struggled to move, but she brought her legs toward the kitchen counter and kicked herself back against him. They both fell on the floor, but Andrew stayed down. Valentina finally broke free from him, but as she ran away, he grabbed her by the foot, which caused her to trip.
With a grunt, Andrew pushed himself on top of her chest. He whispered into her ear...
"I just want your body... But I don't want to rape you... Give it to me, or else... I'll kill your little girl... Trust me... You better think twice."
Valentina froze. Andrew began grabbing her all over her body, molesting her.
"So... what's your answer?..."
"...You touch my child... I'll kill you!"