10 Part Nine

Elena

According to what we are telling each other we realize that our destinies were united in a horrible way, the death of father and the death of Aren's mother. Why does this have to happen to me? Aren's father took the life of mine, which unleashed my sadness, which until now I have not recovered. And the worst day of my life comes back to my mind ... and it even seems like I'm there...

Years ago.

-Where are we going dad? -.

-To the temple daughter ...-. He says to me seriously and I look at him with boredom. -Listen (we stop and lean at my height) after this we can go read the scrolls that I have yet to read and we continue with the investigation. What do you think? -. I am happy to investigate the human body and why I love everything when I was 10 years old.

We arrived at the temple and sat near the exit door, father hugging me very tightly to what I corresponded to. Out of nowhere they start whispering things to my father, I get a little closer to listen to them.

-Your daughter is weird, what girl likes to read or research? That is not going to serve him, you should instill in him to act as a mistress of a house without ...-. An old friend tells him.

-She will do differently; she will not have to depend on any man-. He responds angrily.

-... Besides her eyes, God punished you with that girl-.

-And do you think I care what God says? She is my daughter and the important thing is that she is healthy and happy-.

-Blasphemy, also Frank will not like it, you know, he is looking for an exemplary wife ...-.

Father was going to answer him when arrows and blows began to fall everywhere. They all start screaming desperately.

-Yelena, cover your head and don't move-. Father gets up but not before telling me what would be his last words. - Be different from the others, be happy and do not let any man decide on you-.

Then he takes a sharp spear and spears it; He falls on a red-haired woman in dirty Viking clothing.

-Damned! -. Yells another burly Viking with a light-colored beard.

That Viking attacks my father with an ax in the side of his body ...father falls to the ground and that Viking runs to the woman's direction.

I only see how the blood leaves the body of the one who loved me, I was immobile, I didn't know what to do ... Is it true? Am I a punishment? Father died because of me?

-Let's get out of this place! -. Yells another Viking taking the body of that woman.

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-Elena? -. Aren takes me out of my painful memory.

-Yes? -. I ask with tears in my eyes, I move a little away from the person sitting next to me.

We remained in an awkward silence, we did not know what to do or say, in my mind I just wanted to get away from Aren, to die, even being with Frank became a very good option but that is already impossible.

-Don't cry, you don't have to-. Aren tells me wiping the trail of tears on my cheeks.

-How can you say that? -. I ask in disgust.

-That is the past, I learned to overcome it and I did not stay in that place-. He tells me calmly what makes me fill up with rage.

-I can't, all the damn time they have reminded me of that day! -. I get up excited.

-It's not your fault your father died! -. He exclaims angrily.

-It was your whole damn clan, they ruined my life! -.

-They left you alive and that's the important thing! -.

-They took away my sense of living! -. I look at him crying, I can't stop and now more than ever I want to die, be with Dad and be happy. I run to the edge of the boat, I think about whether to do it or not ... but so far there are more pros than cons.- Dad, don't abandon me! -. I jump into the sea but Aren takes my hand and avoids my act.

-No, don't do it, that ... is not the solution! -. He tries to get me up to get me to safety.

-Let go of me, I don't want to live, what is the sense? If in any case, they are going to sell me and I will die! -.

-No, I won't, I promised ... (I'm dragging him to the sea) I promised to protect you, I don't care what happened! -.

-This can't be a ... sin, we will be punished! -.

-I love you Elena, never get to feel something like what I feel for you! -. I look at him sadly, no one had told me that ...

-Aren, I ...-. She won't let me finish because she manages to lift me up to get to the wood of the boat.

-I thought she wasn't going to be able to-. Immediately she hugs me, an unrequited hug because the pain caused by the Vikings increases and I just get up and walk to the dungeon ... - What are you doing? -. Aren asks me.

-I'm a prisoner here, you can't treat me like someone close-. I answer him coldly.

-What's wrong? You are much more than that to me-.

-I'm just a sale, (I turn to see him and take his hands) be realistic, Aren, everyone will think that you are crazy for being a "couple" of a Christian, we are very different-.

-But...-.

-I want to die and I almost did, but you saved me, I'm going to do something that you have to accept for the good of all-. She hugged him. -You have to sell me in Athens, only then will everyone be satisfied-. She stopped hugging him.

-Except for me, I am not going to sell you ... you are the ....-. I silence him.

-Thanks-. I give him a kiss on the cheek, take the keys that open the dungeon, and enter of my own free will.

-I do not want to...-. Aren tries to speak with anger mixed with sadness.

-You have to sell me in Athens, it's for the good of all-. I close the dungeon.