THE PAST RETURNS TO HAUNT...
Alicia couldn't believe what she was seeing. Igor was staring at her with his hands on his chin, a serious look on his face. She trembled, fear evident.
Without much thought, Heitor pulled her by the waist, placing her firmly by his side. Alicia felt safe and looked at Heitor, who was glaring at the man with a certain fury, but comporting himself like a gentleman.
MAN: "It's good to see you again in person, Heitor." The man beside Igor extends his hand to Heitor.
HEITOR: "Likewise, Roger. Is it you?... And who is this?" He speaks while staring fixedly at Igor.
IGOR: "I am Roger's son. I am Igor." He speaks, looking at Alicia seriously.
ROGER: "And who is this beautiful lady with you, sir?"
HEITOR: "This is Alicia Garcia, my girlfriend."
The moment Heitor spoke, Alicia tensed even more. Igor, on the other hand, changed his expression and frowned. Roger simply smiled contentedly.
Roger, unlike his son, was a good man, and did not support the kind of things his son did.
ROGER: "I see you've chosen well. You are a beautiful woman, Alicia. But with all due respect..."
HEITOR: "Well, let's get down to business." He gestures towards the empty chairs.
Alicia tried to change her focus, concentrating solely on the meeting. Igor paid no attention, only staring at her. Heitor, on the other hand, kept his focus but was attentive to every glance Igor directed at Alicia.
The meeting was a success. Contract signed and another partner for the Smith company. The contract with Roger had many advantages.
After the meeting, they decided to have dinner together. Everyone placed their orders. Alicia was uncomfortable with Igor's stares...
ALICIA: "Excuse me, I need to use the restroom." She speaks, getting up from the table.
She entered the bathroom and looked in the mirror, feeling her soul leave and return to her body.
ALICIA THINKING: "I can't believe I'm going through this hell again. I'd rather die if Igor touches me again." Without realizing it, tears started rolling down her face.
Suddenly, the bathroom door opened. Alicia tried to hide her face, but she was abruptly pulled and pinned against the bathroom wall.
IGOR: "Well, well... You've become a whore, then?" He speaks, his grip tightening on Alicia's neck.
ALICIA: "Le... Le... Let me... go... You're... you're... hurting me..." She spoke breathlessly.
IGOR: "And if I don't want to, who will make me?... Answer me!" He yells.
Alicia felt like her life was going to end right there. She sobbed in fear until she managed to free herself a little and kicked hard between Igor's legs. He dropped to his knees in pain, while she grabbed her purse and ran out of the bathroom.
IGOR: "You bitch! I'll get you. There's no use hiding. I will find you!" He spoke, trembling in pain.
Heitor was already agonizing at the table, looking from side to side, until he saw Alicia run past the tables. He stood up hastily.
HEITOR: "Excuse me, but I have to go. It's something important." He says, grabbing his wallet. "Here, pay for dinner."
ROGER: "Oh, so soon?... But..."
Before Roger could finish, Heitor left the restaurant. When he reached the street, he looked from side to side and in the distance saw Alicia getting into a taxi.
HEITOR THINKING: "What the hell must have happened for her to leave like that?"
Heitor got in his car and followed the taxi. Alicia leaned against the taxi window and started to cry.
TAXI DRIVER: "Everything alright, miss?" He spoke, looking through the rearview mirror.
ALICIA: "Y-yes... Yes, I'm fine." She spoke, wiping her tears.
After some time in the car due to traffic, Alicia paid the taxi driver and went up to her suite, feeling listless. She entered and went straight to the room, took off her dress, grabbed a towel and went into the bathroom.
Turning on the shower, she felt her soul calming down. It was as if the fear was going down the drain with the water.
ALICIA THINKING: "I need to get back to New York as soon as possible..."
Minutes later, Alicia came out of the bathroom wrapped in the towel and was startled to see Heitor sitting on the bed, his elbows resting on his knees.
HEITOR: "So... Are you going to tell me what happened?" He asks, looking at me.
ALICIA: "Tell you what?" She speaks, trying to change the subject.
HEITOR: "Alicia... Be honest with me." He speaks, getting up and approaching her.
Heitor approached me. At that moment, I lost focus of the conversation and closed my eyes. The way he looked at me transmitted an inexplicable peace.
I was trying to focus on the conversation, but Alicia wasn't cooperating, showing up in the room wearing only a towel. I got up and approached her, trying to get an answer. However, at that moment, I realized that, like me, she felt the same things being close to me. She opened her eyes and looked at me.
ALICIA: "Why did you say I was your girlfriend?"
HEITOR: "Would you rather have that son of a bitch get close to you?" I say, stepping away from Alicia.
ALICIA: "You have no right to interfere, do you understand?" She says, pointing her finger at me.
As if a fury rose within me, I approached her and pushed her against the wall. My body reacted to feeling her small frame against mine.
HEITOR: "Where do you know this Igor guy from?" I ask, looking at her seriously. At that moment, I see her expression change.
ALICIA: "I don't want to talk about it. Leave me alone." She says, trying to push me away.
HEITOR: "I want answers. I saw you leaving the restaurant like you'd seen a ghost, so tell me, or I'll find out myself," I say furiously.
ALICIA THINKING: "Maybe it's best to talk to someone. This is killing me."
ALICIA: "Fine. I'll tell you my story, but after our conversation I want you to forget everything I said and never bring it up again, okay?"
HEITOR: "Deal."
ALICIA: "Good. It all started when I was in high school. Igor and I knew each other, but we were just friends. We were from completely different worlds." She speaks, sighing. "Well, as not everything is what it seems, months passed and Igor developed a kind of obsession with me. He started insisting that he wanted more than just friendship..." Well, at first I didn't want to. After rejecting him several times, I gave in.
HEITOR: "Okay, so what's so wrong with that for you to be so scared?"
ALICIA: "Let me finish." She speaks angrily, pacing the room.
HEITOR: "Okay, I won't interrupt anymore." I say, sitting on the bed.
ALICIA: "Well, after a few days of dating, he wanted me to give myself to him, but I didn't want to. I dreamed that one day I would get married and such. One day I arrived at school and the girls showed me an intimate video of him with a girl..." So I ended the relationship with him. Days later, I was getting ready for a run, put on my headphones and started running. 30 minutes later, when I was passing through a more secluded place, I was pulled into the bushes. I looked up, startled, and it was Igor. He was furious. He started saying a few things, and then... then... he ripped my clothes off and abused me. When I tried to run away, after he was done, he pulled out a knife and stabbed me in the stomach. I lost my strength... I just remember waking up in a hospital room, my mom was crying with my dad by my bedside.
HEITOR: "That son of a bitch... That bastard! What did the police do?"
ALICIA: "Nothing! He's important here. He and his family are important, but me? Who would believe me?"
At that moment, Heitor punched the wall hard and stormed out of the room.
ALICIA: "Calm down! Hey... Hey, Heitor, come back here!" She says, pulling him by the arms.
HEITOR: "Let go of me now! That bastard won't get away with this!" I say, trying to get away.
ALICIA: "You promised that after I told you, you would forget." I say, looking into his eyes.
HEITOR: "It's too late..."
As Heitor turns to open the door, Alicia approaches him and presses her lips against his in a soft kiss...
TO BE CONTINUED...
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