When she wakes up, Emanuele realizes that she is surrounded by people. Not the old ladies from before, but nurses here and there. She is also not lying on a hard floor made of stone, but on a gurney.Once again she was in the drugs of a hospital.Carlos is beside her, talking on the phone. As soon as he sees her awake, he says:"Jesus Christ, Emanuele. You scared the hell out of me.""... Carlos?""Yes, and Johnny is coming over. Are you okay?"Aside from the dizziness and total panic... No.Emanuele answers in a thread of voice:"My mother died."Silence."Yeah, well, I..." He mutters. "That part I understood. I'm sorry, Emanuele. But... Why are they saying you did this? That's too bizarre."She didn't know either. The former redhead looks around, trying to get her bearings. Her head hurts as if she had been hit with a rock."What are you going to do?" Carlos asks.Taking a deep breath, the former redhead speaks with all the sincerity of her heart:"I don't know."If all those peopl

At first, all Emanuele does is stand still in one place, unable to make any sound or move. The images are now looping, the face of the woman in the video is identical to Emanuele's, the nose, the eyes... But this was absolutely impossible. It could only be a trick, a frame-up.Johnny seems to be contemplating all possible options for the existence of this person, but the delegate states the obvious:"Of course, like any citizen, you have the right to an attorney. But these videos are famous in the place where you live, and because of the proportion that this is taking, I'm afraid that it could also be divulged in the press. It would be more Prudent if you just turned yourself in."The former redhead looks at the lawman and speaks softly:"That's not me in the video."He almost lets out a sarcastic laugh, but the panic in her eyes is so visible that a smile doesn't even come up."I've been here in this town for months. You can ask anyone, they'll all tell you the same thing."Johnny a

The short ride to both Johnny and Joshua's building is short and silent. Emanuele makes a point of keeping a respectable distance from the man, avoiding any kind of wrong message. The attraction the girl once had for him had now turned into a strange feeling, a kind of sorrow with resentment. Maybe even anger.Joshua seems to notice Emanuele's discomfort, and although he is saddened by this, he does not take offense or treat her differently. He just glares at her while the cab finishes its journey.When they finally arrive, Emanuele looks at the bakery across the street, thinking about everything that had happened since then. Just remembering what happened in line at the establishment shuts her face.Joshua mutters:"I'm sorry."And for the first time in her life, the girl doesn't try to sound understanding or nice. Instead, she responds acidly:"I imagine so."The short walk to the elevator is marked by a sense and heavy silence. The former bride is practically glued to the cubicle

Joshua immediately backs away, a mixture of confusion and disappointment in his eyes. Emanuele sees this as a good sign. After all, at least he is going LONGER from her, and not closer.Johnny didn't deserve that, to have an unfaithful girlfriend sighing for an older man with emotional problems. Thinking back, the girl felt real shame for her past mistakes, for her lack of assertiveness. Emanuele takes advantage of Joshua's silence of surprise to continue:"I decided to take that step as soon as Johnny asked me to date him. I felt that this was the right thing to do. E... Well, now that he and I are together, and officially, it's totally inappropriate what you're telling me now."The girl seems to struggle to make her voice more fluid and less tired, but all the emotions of that day are finishing off her muscles, including her vocal cords. She continues with her venting:"Do you realize how stupid and unkind you were? You said you wanted to apologize, but you actually wanted to hit o

Like a damn coward, Emanuele stopped walking immediately. Panicked, the girl started to look around and back, wondering whether it was worth it to run or to hide.Why were those policemen talking to Alexandra? The deputy himself had warned her that until the issue of fingerprints was resolved, she had nothing to worry about.Had the detestable Crimson changed his mind and given the order to arrest her as a precautionary measure? This could only be a terrible nightmare.Emanuele gropes her broken nose, which by now should be fine. Swallowing hard, she comes to the conclusion that running away is useless. One day they would find her, and in fact it would be worse if she resisted, wouldn't it? The girl was sure that this could add a few more years to her sentence.With slow steps, as if walking towards her own death, Emanuele goes directly to the policemen. Alexandra's eyes widen in fright at the sight of the girl."Emanuele, what's going on here? Why are these men saying you committed a