Episode 4

It wasn't possible how he found me, I wasn't going back to that cage, I dropped the flowers and the note on the ground, I hurried and grabbed my sneakers, the suitcase, and left in a hurry, I had to try to hide.

I went out into the street, walked for a long time trying to think where to go, but where could I go, I didn't know anyone, I didn't know anything about this place, I walked aimlessly, I felt so confused, when I looked around I saw a beautiful park, I started walking into the huge park, which was full of trees, of flowers, it was a beautiful place.

I ended up sitting on a bench in front of a fountain, I felt the sound of the water from the fountain so soothing, I was resigning myself, I thought about waiting for him there until they came for me, thinking about the worst scenarios.

I was so resigned when I saw a man struggling with a young woman who looked about my age, she was screaming for help, I looked around, the place was empty, I felt the need to help her, I grabbed the suitcase and approached him from behind,

I grabbed my suitcase and with all my strength I slammed the suitcase between his back and the nape of his neck, I hit him twice, I watched him as he let go of her and turned to look at me, I walked backwards something inside me told me to run, he was about to grab me, I wanted to run, but my feet didn't obey me, when I saw how the young woman hit him between his legs and the man fell to the ground screaming in pain.

I watched him, I didn't know what to do, I only felt how the young woman took my hand and pulled me, we both ran as fast as we could, I followed her, it felt good to run, a strange energy ran through my body, it felt so good, as if I could do whatever I wanted, it crossed my mind at that moment I'm not going back to that cage, I ran faster trying to follow the young woman's steps.

When we left the park, a place with more people, she stopped and let go of my hand, we were both breathing very heavily from the race when I heard her say.

"Thank you so much for helping me, my name is Lucy, what's your name?"

She is thanking me, everything that happened is strange, but I wanted to give her my name, she was the first person who asked me, excited I answered her.

"My name is Kaia."

It felt so good to be able to say my name out loud and best of all to a complete stranger, I was happy to be able to be myself, without anyone limiting me.

I was trying to understand this pleasant emotion when I heard her tell me.

"It's a pleasure Kaia, for a moment I thought that man would take me with him, but thanks to you I was saved from who knows what that man would have done to me, I want to thank you, come on, I'll invite you for coffee."

This beautiful young woman is inviting me for coffee, me having coffee with someone, just like I saw in the movies, yes! I wanted that, I followed her without thinking, I was excited, we walked down the street a little and arrived at a small cafeteria, the place was pleasant and that smell between coffee and sweets pleased me, she led me to a table where we sat.

She asked me what I wanted to drink, but I didn't know what to order, I had never been to a place like this, how could I explain it to her; I don't know what she saw on my face, but she told me.

"How about I order you something delicious, I always order it."

I just moved my head to say yes, I watched her get up and talk to a woman on the other side of the bar, she waited a little, after a few minutes she returned with two drinks, she gave me one, she started drinking the other one, I watched her and imitated what she did.

When I tasted the drink it was cold, but it tasted good, it was only two days of freedom and I liked everything, every single thing I was discovering, I was clear about one thing, I don't want to go back to that house, I don't want to go back to my golden cage, I want to try more things like these, visit what they call a museum, what they called a nightclub, what they called a shopping mall, the markets that I saw in one of the movies, have friends, I wanted to know the sea, the cinema, so many things that I have only been able to see on television, on the computer, in the movies.

I was so focused on what I wanted and that I couldn't do it, that I didn't realize that I was crying until I heard Lucy say to me.

"Why are you crying? Did I say something wrong?"

I brought my hand to my eyes, I felt my tears and felt a sharp pain in my chest that only intensified, my tears, I couldn't stop crying, I have to stop crying, this is not right.

I wanted to calm down, but I couldn't, I hid my face in my hands to see if I could control them, I felt her hug me and she said to me.

"Calm down, Kaia, let me support you, you can tell me what's wrong, maybe I can help you."

I felt her hug so warm and her words so sincere that I just leaned on her until I managed to calm down.

I watched her sit next to me, I heard her say to me.

"Kaia, I know we just met, but tell me, I would like to be able to help you."

I started thinking while I watched her, "whether to tell her or not, what does it matter, anyway, she can't help me and I want to talk about this, to free myself a little"

I thought about telling her, after all nothing was going to change and for the first time I could express something of what I felt, I started to tell her.

"I'm running away from my husband or so I thought. This morning he sent me a note telling me that he knows where I am, that I should come back of my own free will or he would send for me, so I decided to visit everything I can until they come for me and take me back to my golden cage, which I hate so much."

I wanted to express more, but that's all I could say, why say more, anyway no one could help me and I had to take advantage of those last hours of freedom, who knows maybe she will accompany me, tell me where everything I want to visit is, although that he accompanies me may not be good, it could get her in trouble.

I look at her with an angry face, I had to leave, I didn't want to involve her, she was nice to me, I hear her tell me with her angry voice.

"What a bastard, I'm sure he was the one who left those bruises on your face, I didn't want to ask you so as not to make you uncomfortable, but you don't have to be a fortune teller to know who did that to you; let me help you, I don't like abuse."

I hear everything she tells me, it's so nice I wanted to say yes, but it wasn't right, if he comes with his people she could be hurt, I wouldn't like that, she was very nice to me, I have to warn her, keep her away from me, before this young woman who had been so nice to me and who had the warmest hug got hurt because of me.

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