7:16 AM, Sunday, December 20th.
The day arrived, but the sun did not appear in the skies.
The cold weather was predominant as the freezing winds blew through the trees and buildings in the city.
Although the sun did not appear that morning, the snowfall seemed to have stopped.
It was the first it stopped snowing since the beginning of the Winter.
So, for the last 5 days, snow descended upon Elffire City without any rest.
Imagine if the city did not have a system to melt the snow from the streets, the whole city would be paralyzed for 5 days!
No school and no work!
Millions of damage would be caused by this.
Especially at this time of the year when the students were preparing themselves for the final exams.
But although it stopped snowing, the snow that already fell didn't melt as the temperature was as low as before.
Only the snow on the streets had melted.
But the forest didn't have a system like that, obviously, so the throughout whole Pedrarruna Forest seemed like a flood of snow covered the whole area.
Everything seemed to be frozen.
There was only one place throughout the whole forest that was devoid of snow.
On top of a hill on the outskirts of the forest, a house could be seen.
This house had modern and elegant architecture, but at the same time it gave off a cozy vibe.
It was a beautiful house.
And the house didn't have a single snowflake throughout the whole structure, a singularity spot amidst the white forest landscape.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe most appropriate term for this house was mansion or manor because it was truly enormous and elegant enough.
If this house was ever sold, it would be sold for tens of millions of dollars.
But the two people who lived in this house wouldn't ever consider selling this house.
It was their home built especially for their comfort, and they would never give up on it.
Plus, for them, no money was enough for them to sell their house.
A little more than 7 AM.
At that time of Sunday morning, most people were sleeping and enjoying their off, but a silver-haired man opened his eyes groggily.
Even though he wanted to sleep more, he couldn't.
Theo's silver eyelashes fluttered as he tried to wake up.
"Ughh." He grunted as he sat on his bed.
He was able to sleep only for two hours, he would have slept for the whole day if he could.
But he couldn't.
He had so many things to do that day, so it was with great difficulty that he stood up from his comfy and warm bed and headed toward his bathroom.
He didn't even turn on the lights, so he walked into the complete darkness.
But even though he couldn't see anything, he knew where to go.
It was his bedroom, after all, he knew by heart where everything was.
Shortly after, he entered the bathroom and turned on the lights.
And his eyes immediately protested by the sudden illumination.
Only after a while did his eyes grow used to the light.
Theo stopped in front of the mirror and looked at himself.
He was only wearing his pajama pants, which meant that his torso was naked.
His defined muscles could be seen, with a six-pack and v-line on his hips.
His long silver hair was all messy and his face showed all signs of sleepiness.
Even though he seemed messy if any girl saw this image they would faint. As he was the epitome of a sleeping beauty.
Theo chuckled when saw his image, he was not much impressed by it, but he thought his sleepiness was funny.
Theo first brushed his teeth, and after he did that, he took off his pajama pants and hopped in the bathtub.
The bathtub was filled with hot water and bath salts, it was the perfect place to relax and wake up.
And of course, it wasn't Theo who prepared this bath, it was Sylph.
She knew that Theo liked getting a bath on Sundays, so she prepared without him even asking for it.
"Ahhh!" Theo exclaimed in happiness as he entered the bath.
It was so relaxing!
"Sylph, open the window shades." He asked as he lay down in the bathtub.
As soon as he said that, the window shades of his bathroom opened, and he was able to see outside from where he was lying in the bathtub.
Differently from the bedroom windows, where it was possible to see the forest through it, the bathroom windows faced the city.
Theo was able to see the enormous Elffire City through his windows as he enjoyed his bath.
The hill where his house was placed had the same height that some of the highest buildings in the city.
That meant that Theo had a privileged view of the city at all times.
Theo also noticed that it stopped snowing, but even then, he saw the city was still covered in white.
With exception of the streets.
Theo enjoyed his hot bath and the city view for 10 minutes before he took a shower and dried his wet body with a towel.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmEven though he had only slept for 2 hours, he was all awake by now.
The hot bath and cold shower made that happen.
Theo entered his bathroom wearing only a towel around his hips.
The shades of his bedroom were already open, and he was able to see his backyard and forest through the windows.
He quickly dressed in some comfy clothes and exited his bathroom.
He wanted to cook breakfast before he started working.
So, shortly after, Theo arrived in the kitchen and started cooking breakfast right away.
A while later, Theo finished cooking breakfast and placed the food on the dining table.
"Sylph, turn on the morning news, please." He asked as he took a seat by the dining table.
He was not expecting Aurora to wake up so early, so he decided to watch some TV while eating his breakfast.
A second later, the screen beside the dining table lit up and a TV channel was being broadcasted.
"The snowstorm that has been falling on Elffire City for the past 5 days stopped this Sunday. But Weather Forecast experts predict that 3 days later, a new snowstorm will descend upon the state capital city." The host informed with a professional voice.
Theo was thoughtful when he heard that.
Even though the snow didn't bother or difficulted any of his plans, that was not the case for the people who had to work outside.
Theo was also happy that it would not snow during his sister's final exams.
He would not have to worry so much then.
Theo continued eating his breakfast while watching the news until he saw an intriguing piece of news.
"Our channel received breaking news. A director from the Elffire City Acting Association committed several crimes. Racism, bribery, corruption, and others. Our channel obtained direct evidence of his crimes. Our reporter has more news about this." The host introduced himself before a news reporter started explaining all the things the director did.
The report even showed all the evidence of his crimes.
Recordings, documents, and other pieces of evidence were shown, and there was no doubt about his crimes.
Theo was intrigued why someone so low and pathetic could exist.
He would never judge someone by their skin color.
Shortly after the news report ended, Theo also finished eating his breakfast.
It was time to edit his music videos!