FIRE AND ICE

AUTHOR'S POV At Maria's home: The sun is bright, and the sunlight is warm and not harsh. The birds keep chirping, and the breeze is cool. The leaves of the plants are covered by dew drops. All these things indicated the start of a new day, a new beginning. It was 7am in the morning, a girl with light brown hair, mesmerizing green eyes and rosy pale skin laid on her bed staring at the ceiling, wondering how her life came to this road. “I just want someone to love me”, she thought. Suddenly, a noise of something crashing came from downstairs, her living room. She jolted right out of her bed and ran down to her living room. There she found that one person from whom all the bad news came. Her mom, the famous Jennifer Vitillo. “Clear all your schedule for this Saturday, we have some important guests coming. I would never have invited you if it was for me, but apparently, our guests want to see both our daughters.” exclaimed Jennifer. “But, ma'am, I have an important meeting this Saturday so, can't you just do it without me.”, Maria tried to debate but stopped seeing her mother looking at her with such a venomous look in her eye. “You think I want you there, you ungrateful brat, I would have killed you if it was in my hands. Your father wants you to be there, because apparently your uncle Phillips will be there too. I don't know what he sees in you anyway”, saying that her mother gave her a nasty look, running her eyes all over her and then made her exit out of Maria's apartment, leaving her to drown in her own thoughts. “Why me. Why me? I made one mistake, God, just one mistake. I am guilty of it, but I can't take it anymore. It hurts so much, I won't be able to take it anymore.”, sobbed Maria, falling on her knees trying to shake herself out of shock. This was her redemption, she thought. She had to pay for what she did, and this was her punishment. She told herself again and again. You deserve it Maria, you deserve it. At Owen's home: The morning sunlight began to trickle in through the openings in the curtains. There was a man lying alone on a queen-sized bed. His legs were overheating in the places where the sunlight fell directly on them. He layed there staring nowhere, particularly planning about his today's schedule. Suddenly, his alarm went off. He stood up, switched off the alarm, folded the blanket, made his bedsheets neatly and went to the bathroom in his room to freshen up. In the bathroom, he stood there in front of a mirror gazing at his reflection with a hint of anger mixed with a lot of pain. He freshened up and went into his room. Suddenly, a sharp ringing sound alerted him of someone's calling. He picked up the phone and saw that it was his uncle calling,“ Good morning uncle Karen, how are you doing? ”, “I am good my boy, I actually called to inform you that Richard has agreed to this partnership. He invited us to his house tonight. If everything goes according to our plan, we will have everything snatched from him in the coming days”, replied his uncle. “ Thanks for informing uncle. I will be there for tonight's dinner. And yes, I too hope everything goes according to our plan. Anyway, I will see you tonight. Tell Lilah I miss her. Bye”, saying this, he cut the call. “Be ready Richard, your time has ended now. It's time to pay for your crimes. I am coming and so are the storms I am bringing with me.”, thinking that, he went to his personal gym to do his daily workout.