Time to leave

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Mistress Angelina begins to descend the tree holding Orazio and making sure he does not fall. He is so nervous he almost piss himself.

"You should've seen your face!" says Mistress Angelina laughing.

For some reason, Orazio feels like crying. When Mistress Angelina places him on the floor, he stands still, not knowing what to do.

Something is very wrong in his life. He thought he could live with Orazia and Mrs. Johnson and be happy with both women. But in the last few days he has realized the danger he is in.

Mrs. Johnson has used him for her own purposes by putting him at the mercy of the sadistic Esther. He has been kidnapped by a psychopath and only moments ago he was about to crash in a helicopter.

It is time to leave.

"Come on", says Narmer grabbing Orazio's arm and pulling him along, "we have to go".
"But what about..." Orazia begins.

"Mrs. Johnson will send us another vehicle. I'll get you safely to the bunker." Narmer says as he drags Orazio away. "Come on!"

The four of them get moving and walk to a small abandoned village. "Mrs. Johnson has sent us an armored car. We'll wait here." says Narmer.

Orazia approaches to talk to Orazio under the watchful eye of Mistress Angelina.
"Are you all right?" she asks him, stroking his arm trying to comfort him.

"Yeah...I'm fine..." says Orazio.

"I..." begins Orazia without knowing quite what to say. "I feel like this is all my fault. I'm sorry."

"What?" asks Orazio, "What do you mean?"
"If I had..." Orazia knows she shouldn't say this, but it's too late, "If I hadn't provoked that fight with Mistress Angelina.... I've put you in danger," she says making efforts to hold back tears.

Orazio is silent for a moment and then shakes his head.
"No. It's not your fault."
"It is!" cries Orazia,"It is! How could I have known you would be kidnapped?"

Finally Orazia bursts into tears and Orazio embraces her.

"It is not you who has put me in danger." he whispers in her ear.

Mistress Angelina stares at the pair of them disapprovingly, then walks away.

"It's not your fault," he repeats, trying to reassure her, "We'll get out of this."

After some time waiting, the vehicle sent by Mrs. Johnson arrives. Narmer, Mistress Angelina and Orazia head towards it, but Orazio stays behind.

"What are you doing Orazio?" asks Mistress Angelina.

"I'm not going," says Orazio very seriously.

Orazia stares at him very surprised. "Orazio..."

"And you should stay with me Orazia. We don't need Mrs. Johnson. She will continue to use us for her games and purposes. I'm sick of it. If you help me we can get out of this." Orazio smiles and holds out his hand to the girl he loves.

Orazia is silent for a moment.

"I.... OK." Orazia agrees.
"Thank you, Orazia," says Orazio gratefully, and they embrace.

Narmer contacts Mrs. Johnson. "The boy doesn't want to come. What do we do?"

Again a holographic image of Mrs. Johnson appears before the four of them.

"What's this about you not wanting to go to the bunker Orazio? What new kind of nonsense is going through your head?" says Mrs. Johnson coolly.

"It isn't about that. It's about what's going on at home. I don't want to be used." says Orazio.
"What are you blabbering about?" says Mrs. Johnson, barely concealing her anger.

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