The Sobbing Renata

The earth stopped spinning. The wind stopped blowing. The stars dimmed themselves. The moon hid behind the clouds. They all were afraid of Renata’s wrath. She was staring at Vicktor with an open mouth. Her angry eyes were devoid of every emotion. For the first time in her life, she was stunned. She was frozen in her body.

Suddenly her eyes started drooping. A white noise started screaming in her brain. Everything before her eyes turned white static. She could see nothing, hear nothing. She felt someone grabbing her and shaking her, patting her cheeks.

When she finally opened her eyes, half of her body was on the ground and Severino had her enclosed in his arms. “Fanasi! Fanasi! Talk to me. Are you okay? What did you do to her?” he shouted at Michelangelo.

“S…e…v!!” her voice trembled. She tried standing up, but her knees gave in. There was no strength in her body. Tears were streaming down her face. “Take… me home! Take me… home!” she pleaded.

Severino shot an angry look at Vicktor an