Episode 1

Firm footsteps are heard.

Man-inmate 98723, Victoria Ross...

"Pack your things, you're leaving today."

"You have 5 minutes."

Woman-Eyyy Viky, did you hear? You're getting out today!!! She hugs her tightly.

"Good, good, you deserve it!"

Victoria-Thanks!

Woman-Eyyy come on, change that face!!!

"I'll help you pack everything up."

They put everything in a cloth bag, hugged each other again.

Man-inmate 98723, I don't have all day!

Victoria-I'm ready! She lowers her gaze.

Man-Get out then!

She walks out through a large hallway with her cloth bag, as she passes, whistles and shouts are heard from other cells.

"Walk!"

She walks to an office, a guard approaches a table.

Guard-inmate 98723, Ross.

"Your belongings. He opens a bag."

"Check if everything is there."

"Wallet with 75 dollars, 2 Visa cards."

"Perfume and lipstick"

"Book"

"A bunch of keys."

"Silver chain."

"And... that's all."

Victoria-Mmm the photo is missing!

Guard-That's all, there was nothing else!

Victoria-No, the photo is missing! The guard hands her a paper.

Guard-Sign and leave!

She signs, takes her things and leaves.

Guard2-Come on!

She walks along with the guard through a large corridor that leads to the outside. The outside door opens, the sunlight dazzles her eyes. She walks outside, the door closes behind her.

She looks around, fearfully begins to walk....

Meters from her, from a black car, someone inside was watching her.

Man-Sir, do we follow her?

Rafael-Don't lose her! He keeps watching her

"You're finally out..."

She walked and walked, when she realized she was getting far away from the city.

VIctoria-Mm I should go home. She turned off and walked towards her house.

Man-Sir, what are you doing?...

Rafael-You follow her.

She walked and approached the bridge... she got closer to the railing, leaning over.

Man-Sir...isn't she too close...?

"It's dangerous."

They both watched her, waiting for what she would do.

She climbs higher up on a railing, the wind blows on her face, she closes her eyes, she gets a little closer to the void.

When Rafael, who was in the back seat, was going to get her, to get her out of there, she got down.

She walked a few blocks to her house, the garden was extremely neglected, the plants dry, there was garbage lying around.

Victoria-I have to work hard... she walked through a paved corridor to the entrance of her house.

She puts the key in the door, pushes it and enters.

Rafael-Let's go home, she's already there...

"Tell someone to stay here all night watching her."

"Let's go... the car starts."

Upon entering her house, Victoria touches the light switch.

Victoria-Right... who was going to pay the electricity bill..

She sat on the floor not knowing what to do, the dust had invaded the whole house.

"What will I do... where will I start? Without realizing it, she started to cry nervously and inconsolably. For a few moments she fell asleep lying on the floor, she woke up suddenly startled by a horrible memory."

"I'll clean, I can't sleep...."

She searched in a place in the house where she had saved a few hundred dollars and went out to go to the store. The car that was outside the house was following her.

Upon entering the store, some women looked at her, she went to a shelf, grabbed degreaser, and several cleaning products, chocolate cookies, a jar of instant coffee and went to pay

Woman-Mmm isn't that the girl who lives nearby, who was in prison? The cashier heard this and became alarmed. Victoria immediately felt bad.

Victoria-Hello... how much is all this?

Woman2-Be careful sir, there are very dangerous people around the city and who live around here.

Victoria-Can you charge me please....

Cashier-253 dollars.

Victoria-Here, she gives him some bills and he gives her the change. She takes her bag and wants to leave.

Cashier-Wait, miss.

"I need you to empty your wallet!"

Victoria-But...I didn't steal anything! She says lowering her head.

Cashier-Do it or I'll have to call the police.

Victoria-Ok... she emptied her small wallet, she had hand sanitizer, an old model cell phone, a wallet and a candy.

Cashier-Ready...

She quickly put everything in her backpack. The cashier, seeing the face she made, felt a little bad.

Victoria-Thanks... she was leaving the place.

She walked to her house, very discouraged, with her bags.

Upon arriving, she grabbed some candles to have light and be able to clean the house by sectors.

In a bag she started to put the garbage... she was like this for hours... when she finished at 2 am, she started to fix the garden. She spent all night removing grass, weeds, flowers and dry shrubs. She did this until her body could no longer handle the exhaustion.

At 9 am she couldn't take it anymore and lay down on the couch.

The man who was outside the house took his phone.

Man-Good morning, Mr. Mejia...

Rafael-Did something happen?

Man-You asked us to follow her and not lose her.

"She only went out to the store, we followed her..."

"There was an altercation in the store, some women from the neighborhood treated her badly..."

"That on the one hand, on the other... she was awake all night fixing the garden."

Rafael-Ok. Don't separate from her.

"Tell me about everything that happens."

"And most importantly, take care of her..."

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