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Capital 13

I woke up pretty late again.
Alexander wasn't even there anymore.
I got up and went to the bathroom.
My hair was a bit messy.
I got through them quickly before I went to shower.
The water dripped down my body.
When I was finished I grabbed a sweater from Alexander and put it on.
I took out a skirt and put it on.
The door was probably already locked again.
I pushed the handle down and the door actually opened.
I walked out and down to the living room.
Nobody was there.
I sat down on the sofa and turned on the TV.
" Body found. The body was found yesterday evening.
She was found in the same location as Laura's body.
Is it Yilleta? Is she dead?
The police have not yet made a statement about this.
But we'll probably get more soon."
I changed the channel. There was also a report about the body.
"The body was burned and is therefore no longer identifiable," said a reporter.
"The police suspect that the body is Yilleta. Her ID and bag were with the body"
I turned off the TV.
Of course the corpse was supposed to represent me.
Alexander had been planning something lately. It was probably about the body.

I sat alone in this apartment for an eternity until suddenly the door opened and a man came in.
I looked at him and he looked at me.
"What are you doing here?" I asked
"I'm looking for Alexander," he said.
"He's not here right now"
"Aren't you the one on TV who was just declared dead?"
"That's exactly who I am"
The man came over to me.
"Is it okay if I wait here with you for Alexander?"
"Sure, where do you know Alexander from?" I asked curiously.
"He is my son"
I looked at him briefly with my eyes open.
"Oh"
"His mother wants to come over later too"
I had to smile at the thought of his parents waiting for him here.
"Do you still have a family?" Alexander's father asked.
"yes and no. My parents died in a car accident when I was 13. I now live with my grandma and my sister"
"Do the' know you're still alive?" he asked.
I shrugged my shoulders.
"I guess they think I'm dead"
"I have to talk to Alexander about it. So tell me something about yourself, where are you from?"
"From Spain to be more precise from Lima.
I was on a school trip with my class in Italy and on the way to Italy I noticed how two black vans were always following us.
I haven't really given it any thought.
When I arrived in Italy, my class wanted to go on a tour and I had a fight with my best friend there, so I went alone.
I was in a casino and met people there.
Later I was in a club and that's where it started.
Something exploded in the background.
From then on I should have known something was wrong.
We were in Venice that night and in the evening we were in this forest where we were attacked but I think you already know the story."
His father nodded.
"What about your grandma and your sister?"
"My sister will fall into depression again and I'm not so sure what will happen to my grandma"
"You lost your entire family"
I just nodded.
Suddenly the door opened and a woman came in.
She had black hair and was extremely beautiful.
"Honey, where is Alexander?" she asked.
Her voice was beautiful.
"Not there yet"
Her eyes went to me
"I know you, you're the one from the TV. What are you doing here?"
"I'm guessing Alexander didn't really tell you anything, right?" I asked
"Wait he bought you?" His mother asked in shock.
Suddenly the door opened a third time and Alexander stood in the entrance.
"Ah, I see you've already met each other?"
"Alexander Zakone you seriously bought a girl?" Her voice sounded angry.
"Mom, calm down first"
His mother definitely wore the pants in their relationship.
"Don't give me orders Alexander!"
He rolled his eyes.
"Hey Dad. So to both of you, this is Yilleta, yilleta these are my parents"
Alexander came to me and suddenly he got a blow on his head.
"Darling calm down"
"How can you buy a girl? That's human trafficking"
She hit Alexander's chest and he just waited for her to stop.
"Dad, Yilleta, would you go upstairs for a moment, I have something to clarify here!"
His father stood up and gave me his hand.
I took it and he pulled me up.
I followed his father up the stairs and into Alexander's room.
"So Alexander treats you well?"
"Yes, better than Laura had"
"the other girl in your class?"
I nodded.
"At least now she's with the rest of our class"
"and they still protect you"
"Well, I'm not so sure about that. They've never really liked me."
"You don't know how many people really like you.
People only know that when that person has died and their presence is missed."
I smiled at him.
"By the way, I'm Marco"
"I am Yilleta"
I gave him my hand and he shook it.
"So what's Spain like? I've never been there before"
"Spain is a great country. Sometimes it gets too warm that you can't even go to the beach anymore.
But otherwise it has everything you need.
I don't think Spain is special or anything."
"Still sounds nice"
I nodded.
"I would guess that Alexander inherited more from his mother than from you, right?" I asked
"Yes, his mother has always been a bit bossy.
She made me sign a contract on our wedding day that if we ever divorce, I can't sue her."
"And you signed that?"
"Yes, I love her no matter how many problems she has, but I see my wife a little bit in my son again and it scares me a little because he can become even more aggressive. I was there once when he freaked out and It got mad.
I hid in the broom closet that day"
I had to smile.
"I hope he doesn't freak out on me"
"As long as you don't do anything against his will, everything is fine."
"Unfortunately I do that all the time, so far he's never really freaked out."
The memories of him capturing me came back to my mind.
He had slammed my head against the wall the first time.
Suddenly the door opened and Alexander came in.
"Mom is making food for us now, are you coming down?"
"Yes," said Marco.
I stood up and Alexander's arm went around my waist.
"What did you tell her?" I asked
"everything"
He kissed my hair briefly.
His father was already downstairs and was probably trying the food.
We followed him down the stairs.
Alexander's arm pulled me closer to him.
"I saw you taking care of a corpse" i said
"yep and next to it your bag and your ID, that must be enough for them to think you're dead"
I turned to him.
Both of his arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me closer to him.
"Do my granny and my sister know that I'm not dead?" I asked
"No but they will know soon" he whispered.
"I wanted to talk to you about that too, son," came Alexander's father's voice suddenly.
"Okay Dad"
Alexander stroked my forehead with his fingers.
"You're mine babygirl" he whispered
"I'm yours" I whispered back.
His eyes flew to my lips.
"Eat. sit down!!"
I sat down at the dining table.
Alexander sat down next to me.
"So I need to know anything about my son?" His mother asked me.
"I don't think so"
"Good. Better for his nose"
Alexander rolled his eyes.
"Love you too Mom"
His mother gave me a plate and I took it.
"Gracias"
She looked at me.
"Spanish?"
"Si"
Alexander's hand rested on my thigh and his fingers stroked my skin.
We finished our meal.
Alexander and his father then disappeared straight to the elevator.
"So Yilleta, how do you like it here?"
"It's okay"
I helped Alexander's mother bring the plates into the kitchen.
"Alexander has always been a really nice boy.
I didn't think he would ever be able to buy someone."
I just shrugged my shoulders.
Then they probably knew little about their son.
"Does he tell you a lot or do you talk less?" I asked
"In fact, we talk less often. We sometimes come over on Sundays to visit him, but he has his life and we have our lives and that's how it's been since he moved out."
After we washed up and everything we sat on the sofa.
"So what do you want to do? We could go to the mall together, it's very close"
"Of course I'd like to"
She immediately smiled at me.
"By the way, I'm Mila"
"Hi Mila, I'm Yilleta"
She beamed from ear to ear and took my hand.
I was immediately pulled towards the elevator.
She pressed button 1 and the elevator came immediately.
We walked in and the elevator went down immediately.
It pinged and the doors opened.
We came out in the Lobey.
I looked around.
Two women stood at the counter.
They looked at me and then at Mila.
"Come on, let's go"
"My fingerprint isn't in the system, I can't just leave like that" I told her.
"I'm his mother and I'm telling them that they have to let you through"
"Hey, Hey"
I turned around.
Two guards came towards us.
"You're not allowed to be down here!" he said to me.
"She's allowed to be down here, she's  with me"
The guards looked at Alexander's mother.
"No, she can't be here without our boss"
"I'm his mother and I'm telling you she's allowed, so either you let us through NOW or we'll just leave like that, do you understand me?"
The one guard looked helplessly at the receptionists.
"Does he know about it?" one asked.
"What do you think?"
Mila pulled me outside by my arm.
"That kind of people don't even have a clue about respect anymore"
She pulled me towards the gate.
The guards saw us coming.
"I rule that just stay in the background"
I nodded.
"Before anyone asks, I'm his mother so I can do that"
She pulled me further to the gate and put her fingerprint on it.
A red light lights up, blocking her exit.
"Let us through!"
"Unfortunately we can't do that"
"Of course you can, you just don't want to."
"We've been given clear rules so no!!" A guard said.
"LET US THROUGH IMMEDIATELY OR I SWEAR I'LL RIP YOUR HEAD OFF"
I looked at her in shock for a moment.
I wouldn't have expected that
"Okay"
A green light glowed and the small gate opened.
Mila pulled me through the gate with her.
We arrived at the bottom of the road.
"Mother? What are you doing?" Came Alexander's voice. He was behind us.
"I'm going to the mall with Yilleta!!"
She sounded just as commanding as Alexander.
"Seriously now?" Alexander asked annoyed.
"Yeah you can't win against me anyway because I'm your mother so let's go now"
"Should Dad come with you?"
"No, it's going to be a girls shopping day"
Alexander rolled his eyes.
"Okay, but bring her back safely"
"When didn't I do that?"
Alexander kissed my forehead briefly before turning around and leaving.
"You have him under control"
"Yeah, he's my little boy"
We walked down the street.

We were just sitting in a restaurant.
It was already evening.
We were at the mall for ages.
I didn't buy anything but it was still extremely fun.
Alexander's mother paid for our meal and we headed home again.
Home is a strange word when I think about it.
Where is my home?
Is it still in Spain where my family thinks I'm dead? Where maybe there is a funeral and the body lies next to the bodies of my parents or is that my home now?
Home is actually always where the people you love are but whom I love?
Of course my Granny and Amanda but would they even take me back. Has Amanda fallen into depression again and is punishing herself for what happened to others?
There were so many thoughts going through my head, maybe I should start a diary, maybe it will help.
"Yilleta?"
"Yes?"
"We're almost there"
I just nodded.
My eyes fell on the driveway.
The house is my home!
We came to the gate and it was opened for us.
The guards watched us as if we were planning something.
After how I left last time, I can understand it when they look like that.
We entered the auditorium and went to the elevator.
"Alexander is probably already waiting for us"
I had to smile thinking about him.
We walked into the elevator and it went up.
There was a short beep and then the doors opened.
I let Alexander's mother go through first.
She opened the door and I followed her into the living room.
Alexander and his father were sitting on the sofa.
"And how was it?" Alexander's father asked.
"Good" Mila (his mother) answered immediately.
I went over to the sofa and sat next to Alexander.
His arm went around my waist.
We sat there for ages.