73- Antonella
POV- Antonella Sorrentino.
Sitting on my comfortable couch, I read my favorite magazines. However, and unfortunately, I am interrupted by my phone, which rings like crazy and I reluctantly answer the call, without even bothering to know who is calling.
"Hello?"
"Antonella Sorrentino?" I hear a female voice and I have the feeling that I have already heard that voice.
"Yes, who are you and what do you want with me?" I ask in a rude tone.
"Honey, I'll look for the same things you do, when you know what and who is under your own roof." The mysterious voice makes me somewhat curious.
"I don't understand, what's going on?"
"If you want to know something, just write down the address I'll give you and meet you there in an hour." I grab a pen and a piece of paper in my bag, then write down the address the stranger gives me.
We end the call and, as agreed, I decide to go to meet him, eager to know what this is about.
MINUTES LATER...
I arrived at a simple restaurant, something that I didn't like at all. But the subject probably wants to keep our conversation secret.
Soon I enter the place and see a hand raise and wave at me, I frown and wonder what the hell Eleonora Vitale wants with me. So I approach and, as soon as I ask her anything, she immediately hurries to say:
"First of all, I'm not Eleonora. I'm your twin sister, Sofia Vitale." I am incredulous. "Please sit down and I'll briefly explain what's going on." I sit down without saying anything to her and just wait for what she has to say to me. "As I just said, I am Eleonora's twin sister and, until then, no one knows about my existence. Recently I learned that I had a sister and I was filled with hatred knowing that she has always had a good life, unlike me. I've decided I want revenge."
"I don't know what I have to do with it, nothing that comes from Eleonora Vitale and her ilk interests me." I say sharply, and the young woman arches her eyebrow, but soon recovers.
"You have everything to do with it, my dear. Especially after what I am going to tell you." With an ironic expression, she leans back in her chair, looking triumphant. "I know what you've done in the past..." I widen my eyes slightly, but I don't let her notice my nervousness. "And Viktor too, Eleonora... Do you know the man who is in your house? It's actually the baby you sold." I stand up abruptly and shout:
"What are you talking about, you stronza?"
"I'm telling the purest truth, and there's no point in trying to deny it. But I'm not here to accuse you, but to bring you to my side. The baby you sold is named Daniel. And he came to Italy exclusively to send her to prison." I open my eyes and sit back down, wanting to know more. "If you ally with me, we will be able to take revenge on them. Before they even think about doing anything against you."
"Well, you want to help me. But I suppose you have to do something?" I ask suspiciously.
"Not so much, if we can take down Daniel and his orda, I will also hit Eleonora. So my revenge will be completed." I agree positively. "So, what do you say?"
"You can count on me." I smile mischievously, convinced that no one would send me to prison. "But what are we going to do exactly?" Question.
"Here's the thing..." She begins to tell me her whole plan, and I am amazed at her cunning and wisdom.
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POV- Eleonora Vitale.
Viktor brought me home in the morning and went to the company. I didn't find Antonella when I arrived, which I found strange. But I didn't pay much attention.
At that moment, I put Alessa to bed and go to the bathroom, because I need a shower to relax. A few minutes later, I leave and, when I return to the room, I realize that Alessa is no longer where I left her. I end up putting on a little clothes and go down to the first floor. I meet Mrs. Suzana, who is quietly reading a book.
"Mrs. Suzana, I'm sorry to interrupt you. But did you see Alessa?" I question embarrassed, because my daughter is just a baby and can't walk around.
"No, I just got out of the attic. He was painting. Isn't she with you?" I nod and start to panic.
"Did you see Dona Antonella? She must be with Alessa."
"I think it's unlikely, Antonella was out all day and so far it's not tornato." It says the same. I swallow hard. Suddenly, I get a phone call and go to a corner to answer it.
"Hello."
"Hello, sorellina, did you miss you?" An anger takes over my being, so much so that, in an arrogant tone, I ask:
"What do you want, dannazione?"
"Oh, so you hurt my feelings." Feigns indignation and sadness.
"And do you have feelings?" I question using irony to annoy her, and it works.
"Shut up, idiot!" Growls. "Look, Eleonora, I'm here with something, or rather, someone." He says, and I end up hearing a little cry, which cuts me in half. "Onw, I think someone's hungry."
"You damn thing, don't you dare touch my daughter. For I will be able to dirty my own hands with blood, just to defend her. So you'd better give it back to me."
"Haha, don't make me laugh. You are simply an attutire, I am not afraid of you at all. But..." He pauses and continues: "If you want to get it back, just come to meet me today. And bring your orda, or you'll never see your cara piccola figlia again. Meet me at..." It says the address, and the phone is muted soon after. In desperation, I call Viktor and wait for endless seconds until the call is answered.
"Nora? Did something happen? I'm in a meeting." I sigh in relief to hear your voice.
"Viktor, the worst has happened." I pause and then throw the bomb. "Sofia is with Alessa, she took our daughter." Tears stream down my face, as I hear noises on the other end of the line.
"Heavens, I'm going to kill this woman. Listen, Nora, I'm going there now and I'll take Daniel with me. Wait for me at the gates of the mansion." We said goodbye and ended the call. Then I go back to where Dona Suzana is. She looks at me with raised eyebrows, waiting for me to say something.
"Dona Suzana, I... I have to leave and please call me for anything." She nods and, with that, I leave the mansion, with only my phone in hand.
As agreed, I go to the gates and wait for Viktor and Daniel. Which, within a few minutes, finally arrive and I just get in the car, joining them. The two end up informing me that they have already called the police and they are waiting for us at the entrance of the property.
"How do you know she's with Alessa?" Daniel asks.
"Because the damn thing called me and said, I heard Alessa's unmistakable cry in the background." I feel my eyes water.
"Una maledizione, when I get my hands on that, I'll hang her until she loses consciousness." Viktor determines, holding the steering wheel so tightly that his fingertips turn white.
So we made our way and, for what seemed like an eternity, we finally arrived at the site. It is an abandoned house, almost in ruins. We get out of the car, while the police leave theirs behind, so as not to attract attention.
The two men follow in front, as if to protect me from something. We entered the house, which is big, but it's not a mansion.
Once we're inside, we all feel a strange aura as we walk.
Again, the cry of a baby invades our ears and seems to come from the upper floor. It is where we are going with long and fast strides. And we ended up coming across a huge corridor, full of doors on both sides.
Viktor and Daniel split up and look from door to door, until we finally find the room where the crying becomes more intense.
We rush in and then we are attacked. Someone ends up hitting Daniel with something, and he falls to the ground unconscious. Viktor approaches to help him, but we hear a noise of a gun being cocked, and it stops.
Until, from the darkness of the room, Antonella Sorrentino appears. We were both surprised.
"Who are you?" She asks, slowly approaching, while pointing the gun at Viktor.
"Why don't you try to guess?" The same question in an ironic tone. We heard another gun being cocked again.
This time it's Sofia, she aims the deadly object at me. And then it shoots. Everything is so fast that I can at least see Viktor standing in front of me. A mournful silence settles, and all I can hear are the erroneous beating of my heart, while Viktor's eyes are fixed on mine, as if he were trying to say something.
"You idiot, what did you do?" Antonella's scream sounds in the distance, but the two have no time to act. The police enter the room, surprising them.
However, my attention is only to Viktor, who gradually slides from my arms and then we fall to the ground. I look at my hands covered in blood and widen my eyes when I realize that it has been hit.
"Call the ambulance, quick!" One of the policemen speaks, who stands next to me.
"Viktor..." Tears cloud my vision, so much so that I see his face in a blurred way. I approach it, totally desperate. "Stay calm, soon we will take you to the hospital. Hang in there..."
"Eleonora, take good care of Alessa... And make it so that... She becomes... A person... So good... How much you..." He speaks with difficulty. Your words tear my heart apart. "I love you..." He whispers and closes his eyes.
"Viktor!!"
TWO MONTHS LATER...