Odelia languidly sat up in bed and discovered that Tommy, who had gotten up before her, had conscientiously turned off the alarm clock again. He had also drawn back a section of the heavy curtains, allowing the sunlight to gently wake her at the tail end of the morning.
The sky outside was as clear as a piece of sapphire. Dressed in her pajamas, she walked to the quaint window, pulled the curtains wide open, and saw Tommy with his sleeves rolled up, standing shoulder to shoulder with Ashley's father, Hurl, both looking stern as they argued with their old man. Interestingly, her own father Julian, alongside Tommy's brother Tony, stood behind Colin Senior, with the scene clearly divided into two camps.
