"GLIMPSE OF PAST"

In the idyllic town of Qualies, Arianna Laurel, a girl of exceptional kindness, lived a life shadowed by her family's dark secrets. Her psychopathic and greedy father Fidel Laurel cast a long shadow, contrasting sharply with her loving mother's gentle nature Mara Laurel. Adding to the family's turmoil was Arianna's selfish and spoiled older sister, Liana Laurel, while the enigmatic absence of their older sister, Liana, hinted at further complexities, she was a goodness was a fragile flame against the encroaching darkness of Qualies, a darkness she was about to uncover—

Arianna's mother died in a fire when she was only seven years old. This tragic event caused Arianna to develop a stutter, making it difficult for her to speak smoothly. Her older sister was cruel to her and, along with their father, blamed her for their mother's death.

On a month of June evening of her seventh

year a fire swept through their house:

Arianna: Mommy! (sobbing)

Mara: Shh don't cry baby, I'm here (hugged)

Arianna: Where's sister Liana and Daddy? (sob)

Mara: I don't know sweetheart, we should get out of here before the fire's will burned out larger (coughing)

Arianna: Mommy..(coughing)

Mara: Sweetie (strip the piece of the clothes)

cover your nose you might pass out because of the smoke on the fire.

Arianna: (cover nose)

Mara: (coughing) don't worry sweetie, don't worry (hold tightly the hands of Arianna)

Arianna: Mommy..I'm scared (coughing)

Mara:(Keep walking panicking) we will find them alright? Okay? (cover nose)

Arianna: Mommy (sobbing) the fire is getting bigger..

Mara: shh sweetie don't worry I'm here to protect you..

The voice echoed on the other side the voice of her father

Fidel: Mara! Arianna! Where are you?! (looking around)

In other hand another voice followed

Liana: Mommy! Sister! Please..where are you?! (sobbing)

Arianna's Mother panickly run with the shades fires

Mara: Sweetie we don't have a choice.(sobbing)

Arianna: Mommy? What are you saying.. don't leave us..(sobbing)

Mara: The fire is getting bigger.. promise me to be strong alright? (crying)

Arianna: Mommy no.. please

Mara: Sweetie trust me, I'll be okay if you go first you will be safe.. I'll follow you okay? (sob)

Arianna: (hesitate) mommy..

Mara: Don't Worry..(look around) the fire is getting bigger Sweetie come on jump over the hole!

Arianna: (Jump on the hole)

Mara: Good sweet—

Before her mother follow the large log from the wood fire crashed into her legs, causing her to fall down on the ground.

Arianna: Mommy! (sobbing)

Her mother died In that tragic fire. Arianna witnessed the death of her mother, the image seared itself onto her memory, her mother engulfed in flames, her cries a desperate plea swallowed by the crackling fire. Years later, the memory remained vivid, a constant reminder of her loss and the scariest thing she had to witnessed in life.

"PRESENT UNFOLDS"

A few years later, Arianna had grown into a beautiful young woman. She had a long silky balck hair, ocean-blue eyes, a tall and gracefull figure and an inherent kindness. At seventeen years old, she possessed a remarkable gentleness. Her sister, Liana Laurel was also grown up beautifully with a black short hair and tall—

But Arianna's beauty was more striking and captivating.

Liana's voice echoing all over the house

Liana: Gosh, where's my make up!?

Liana knock impatiently to the door of Arianna

Arianna: (open the door) s-sist-ter I didn't s-stole y-your m-make up

Liana: (Raise one eyebrows) s-s-sister? (mocking) gosh Arianna why can you talk properly huh?! It's so hard for us to adjust just to talk to you!

Arianna: S-sorry y-you know wh-why I'm l-like th-this

Liana: (Snapped) Shut up! Did you hide my make up didn't you?! You really so jealous of me huh? (laughs but her laughter lacked any warmth)

Arianna: (insisted) I'm n-not that—

Before Arianna could respond, Liana entered to the room and bumped Arianna's shoulder

Liana: humph! (she searched the cabinet and the closet)

Arianna: (stop her) s-sist-ter my c-clothes n-now it's messy..

Liana: (pushed) don't touch me! You so disgusting.. gosh!

Arianna: S-sist-ter pl-please..

Liana: Look....(turn around to face Arianna)

you are lucky today that I'm not really into a bad mood if I do...(she tilt her chin) your life will be more in hell.

Arianna: (look)

Liana: (roll eyes) don't look at me like that, are you trying to fight back? What are you going to do huh?

Arianna: I'm n-not g-gon-gonna do something ba-bad s-s-sister

Liana: You better not!

Liana said aggressively and stormed

out of the room

Arianna: (watched her leaving) r-right..

(sighs sharply)

Arianna cleaning the room the mess of her sister doing earlier, she put her favorite song while cleaning without complaining about what happened earlier

Few Hours Later

Her father Fidel, knocked loudly on the door

Fidel: Arianna! open the door!

Arianna confused for a second and then she open the door gently

Arianna: W-what i-is it f-father?

Fidel: Why you take so long to open the door huh? You really want me to wait huh?!

He's father glared him with anger and frustration

Arianna: S-sorry fa-father I g-got busy o-n clea-cleaning m-my room

His father look around to her room with a dissapointed face

Fidel: Look at your room! you really better to clean up! (sighs heavily) next time if I call you, you better answer immediately! (pointed her)

Arianna: Y-yes fat-father I will (nodding slowly)

Fidel: Now buy some vegetables and other ingredients on the supermarket for our dinner, and you better to cook for us!, If I heard you complaining you're dead to me!

"FAMILIAR"

Arianna buy a vegetables and other ingredients on the supermarket. While looking around for a the best ingredients she accidently bumped into a man.

Arianna: (look up) I'm s-sorry I d-didn't pay a-attention s-sir

The tall, handsome man had a brown hair, thinned lips and red lips, and seductively intense eyes, muscular build look up to Arianna

Man: Tsk, you better be more careful next time young lady, I almost spilled my own food in my damn shirt.

She look at him for a second and thinking

Arianna's Pov:

Why does he look so familiar? And he's scent....It feels like a nostalgic memory from my childhood. What I am thinking? Arianna stop it! He might be a dangerous man, still he's handsome (dying inside)

The man standing at her confusedly and speak up

Man: Why are you looking at me like that young woman? (raise eyebrows)

Arianna: o-oh I g-got c-caried a-away s-sir s-sorry f-for that

Man: You are so clumsy, you better watch out, you should also thank me that you have a stutter disease or else I will not giving a little mercy to you (look straight at her)

The man glaring at Arianna for a seconds before looking away

Arianna: S-sorry again sir, I sh-should g-going

She offered a quick apologetic excuse for bumping him earlier before walking away.

Man's Pov:

That girl seems familiar but did I know her? Or did I met her in somewhere? she's pretty but her stutter is noticeable and such a clumsy young woman oh, Ashworth what are you talking about now? What I'm even thinking? I should get going now, I have a business to attend.

Ashworth watched Arianna walk away, a look of confusion on his face before turned and left.

Arianna goes late at home overwhelmed about earlier, his father and sister waiting for her

Liana: Why do you keep so long? We are so hungry now! Cook for us now you are keep waiting us so annoying (cross arms and roll eyes)

Fidel: Why are you here so late? Do you know how much long we waited for you huh!? (He slapped her)

Arianna flinch and touch her face, holding back her tears

Arianna: I-I'm sorry f-f-father I w-will be in t-time in h-here

Fidel: You better to! You really such a mess Arianna! Now cook for us don't keep us waiting (cross arms and abruptly)

Arianna: A-alright, I'll g-get c-chnage first

She go upstairs immediately and change her

outfit in the cozy comfortable clothing.

Liana: Hurry up freak!

She goes downstairs and started cooking for them few minutes later the food is ready.

Arianna: th-the food i-i-is re-ready

Liana: oh thank goodness I'm so hungry now, give me some! right now don't keep me waiting.

Arianna give a dish to her older sister gently

and smile

Liana: don't smile like that to me you are so weird

Arianna's Pov:

Th-this ahh... ungrateful sister she really have a nerve to talk to my smile like that huh? I'm cute duh! Y-yeah right, my smile is cute, humph!

She poses in the mirror and acts cutely and talking to herself