Vivienne climbed into the window, hoping no one noticed her absence. She was about to undress and put on the hospital gown back on when a noise startled her from her plans.
"There you were! I knew you'd be exercising!" Sounded a sarcastic voice from behind her.
"M-Mum! Sorry…I didn't mean to…um…" Vivienne looked around guiltily, before trying to talk again. "I just hate being cooped up in here. I needed a stretch. Sorry…"
Evey sighed before speaking up. "Child, don't apologize to me. Apologize to yourself for getting in danger. I don't want to have ANOTHER accident. One was enough thank you very much."
"Sorry to me AND to you mum. Now no more changing the contract, otherwise you'll change my mind." Vivienne smirked before chipping up again. "Where's the pizza?"
"I never left, due to the fact that I knew you were up to something. By the way you made your decisions so quickly and hassled us out the door, it completely gave it away!" Evey smirked with satisfaction before ruffling up Vivienne's hair and sitting next to her.
"Mum why don't you grow out your hair? It's always so short…I can almost imagine how pretty it would look!" Vivienne smiled.
Evey knew it would come at some point. The questions that would lead to her daughter somehow getting her to expose the truth on how she really lost her fear. She needed to tell her at the right time. And right now certainly wasn't it.
"It's a symbol…..of how I can be both of me. The me where I'm scared and afraid of everything, where I contain fear, hate, and judgment. And…the other me where I'm fearless, and dedicated to change. At first I chose to be completely fearless and dedicated to change, because if I'm dedicated to change, then I'm willing to die for it. But now that you're here, I don't really want to anymore. So I stay in the middle, not too afraid, but not too fearless." Evey smiled before giving her little Vivienne a bear hug, and then releasing her to allow her to breath.
"Ello angels, pizza is here!" Finch grinned, handing a small box to Vivienne, and then another one to Evey.
"Ooh! Hawaiian! I love it! Thanks Mr. Finch!" Vivienne flashed a quick smile before diving into her food.
"Thanks for the pasta Eric." Evey said through a stuffed mouth, before trying to catch a retreating string of melted cheese.
Outside, the man contemplated what the child had said while watching the family enjoy their food. "That's my father's line! That child must be mistaken. Eric never said those words... Unless Evey is trying to hide something from her. But she doesn't seem to have any of Eric's features…" he talked to himself.
"This is completely odd. The child, is definitely Evey's daughter. But who is the father? Certainly not me! Ha! We never even got close to that. We barely kissed when I departed to my "death". That's my father's line! So confusing…"
He watched the young girl leave the room. "What is her name again….ah yes! Vivienne! What a splendid name- wait….it starts with a V…Evey did you try to name your daughter after me?" The man continued to have a conversation with himself. Not noticing the other dark silhouette not too far behind him, watching, and waiting for their entrance into the play…