Third Person's Point of View
Maria did not stir from the couch as Kairo's words replayed themselves in her mind. *"I still love you, Maria."* The declaration came like a bolt from the blue, catching her unawares, and now, she did not know any longer what to think. She glared blankly at her telephone, which she was clutching tightly, as if she would be able to get the ambiguity squeezed out of her life.
She sprang up abruptly, pacing the length of the room, her heart racing from the warring feelings inside her. She'd worked so hard to distance herself from Kairo, to protect herself and the twins from the pain of their past. And now, just when she had started to feel a shred of stability, he'd thrown everything into turmoil once more.
The buzzing of her phone had pulled her from her reve
