4 Part Three

Elena

-I'm leaving Yelena, I won't be back until tomorrow morning, until then I want you to be ready-. Frank says to me as he leaves the house but stops. -Got it? -. I nod quickly, smile, and leave the house.

I sit on one of the wooden chairs I see my hands and my arms, full of scars and bruises, just looking at me like this ... I don't even want to imagine how my face is.

I cry inconsolably for the whole life that I will have to spend next to Frank

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-I don't want this life-. I say to myself as I try to cover my face with my hands.

The knock on my door interrupts my crying; Kimani rushes to open the door.

-Mr. Alejandro, come in-. She says nervous.

I see my older brother enraged, he comes straight with clenched fists.

-Hello, what brings you here? -. I ask fearfully.

-Yelena, couldn't you behave in that damn place? -. He says angry.

-What are you talking about? -. I say avoiding the subject.

He slaps me on the cheek so hard it knocks me to the ground.

-Don't you dare evade the subject-. He straightened me with his left hand on the affected cheek.

-It wasn't my intention ... I tripped over something, I don't want to-. I say crying.

-You make our mother and me look bad! -. Shouts.

-I do not mind! -. I say, getting up angrily. -You gave me that man! -. I scream in fear.

-How dare you? -.

-This is not what Dad would have wanted! -. I run down the stairs to get to my room and lock myself up.

-Open the door! -. Shouts Alejandro.

-Go away, I don't want to see anyone! -.

-Open the damn door! -.

-So that? So that you keep blaming me for accidents!

-Put on your best dress. If you're not ready, I'll go up to drag you out myself!

There are a few moments of silence that he used to calm me down, I don't want any more problems because I obey.

<< I wear a navy blue dress with long sleeves with a boat neckline and a belt with a bow print at the back. >>

Down the stairs, Kimani takes me by the shoulders.

-Frank wants to celebrate your birthday-. He tells me with joy.

-It is tomorrow? -. I say asking because after the death of my father, my birthdays stopped making sense.

-Yes, isn't it incredible? -.

-Perhaps-. I say making a face.

-Only Alejandro is in the plan so behave yourself-. He tells me pushing me to leave the house.

I see on the other side of the asphalt my brother with a young man very similar to Frank.

-Come let's go to a meeting-. Alejandro tells me.

-Good night Yelena-. Frank's brother John tells me.

-Elen ... (Alejandro stares at me) Good night-. I correct myself.

We get into the carriage that takes us to the famous meeting.

When we arrive we go downstairs and enter a large dining room, everyone stops when they see me.

Everyone whispers as I go by.

-Good night Elena, I hope you don't break anything this time-. John's wife, Isabel, greets me.

-Good night, I'll try not to-. I say politely. She takes her husband.

-I hope so, apart from blasphemous ...-. He takes me by the waist and leads me to a table.

-I already told you that ...-. It interrupts me.

-Just with those eyes, God punished us with you-.

(...)

After dinner and everyone talking blasphemy (me with my strange eyes), they took me home, I opened the door and went straight to bed where I slept very comfortably since Frank was not by my side.

The next morning...

-Happy Birthday to me-. I said to myself, I opened my eyes and saw a beautiful dress on the chair in front of me.

<< A beautiful sky blue dress with some silver trim. >>

I put it on and go downstairs where Kimani is cooking.

-Your mother? -. I ask him because it is very rare that Kimani's mother is not in the kitchen.

-He's in the orchard-. He tells me happy. - Happy Birthday-. Congratulates me.

-Thanks, where is Frank? -.

-Well ... he's waiting for you in the garden-.

-How long ago? -. She looks at me worried.

-Runs-. I pay attention to him, I go to the garden, there he was sitting reading a book.

-Good morning Frank-. I approach slowly.

-Don't you sit down, I organized a Eucharist for you and we are arriving late-. He gets up, puts his book on the concrete bench, and walks me to church.

We entered the church and quickly took a seat next to John and Isabela.

-We are sorry for being late-. Frank says for both of us.

The priest nods and continues the Eucharist.

-Well done blasphemous-. Isabel tells me.

-Calm down, I fell asleep-. I say a little annoying.

-To see if you take the devil's eyes off you-. He tells me wanting to make me mad.

-Shut up please-. John says.

-Behave-. Frank reprimands me, taking my arm roughly.

-Your father has well deserved to see him dead-. Isabel smiles cynically.

-Shut up now! -. I scream getting up from the bench.

-Elena, I wanted to ask your opinion-. The angry priest tells me.

-Sure, what is your question? -. I say uncomfortable.

-How does it feel to waste your husband's money that they are kind by the way, and interrupt this holy Eucharist? -.

-Bad, I feel very bad-. I lower my head.

-Elena, today you turn 19 and you have the most coveted husband in this place and your arrogance is making everyone tired-.

-I'm aware of that priest-. I say sadly.

-I want you to apologize to everyone and I especially want you to apologize to Frank-.

From one moment to another I see to the left where the open window that overlooks the sea is located, that's when I realize the boats so familiar that they make me recognize immediately.

-Did you hear me? -.

-Yes… -. History is going to repeat itself, the ...

-Vikings! -. Shouts a woman who is around 50 years old, everyone returns to see and spears and arrows begin to rain.

Everyone Screaming in despair, I leaned down and covered my head just like I did in the past.

-Elena, I'm scared-. For the first time I hear Frank tell me that he fears for his life or even to call me Elena.

-Just put your head down and cover yourself-. I tell him with fear that something will happen to me. -Isabel, John, cover it up ...-. Just when he was about to finish the idea, they put a spear through John's head, Isabel cries out desperately.

-John! -. Frank yells. -Elena I want ... if I die, take the coins that I have and leave here-. She hugs me. -I love you, sorry for everything-.

I did not understand his words, nor why he was hugging me but just when I was about to answer him, a steel ball with thorns arrived at Frank's head.

-Frank! -. Scream of despair.

-Come on, they'll pay us very well-. Says a Viking taking Isabel with them. -Quick Aren-.

-There I go Einar-. Says the other Viking, he has light brown eyes, he is muscular but not so exaggerated with the others, he keeps his sword and takes me by the chin. - What do we have here? -. He looks me straight in the eye, I don't know what to do or how to react but I remember what Frank told me.

-Let go-. I smack him on the cheek and he took the opportunity to pull out the now-deceased Frank's gold coins.

The Viking looks at me curiously ...