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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 “Are you trying to bribe me?” “No,” Rosaria lowered her head. “It’s only that I’ve realized that I made several mistakes.” “Well,” Tina intervened, “it’s not only her fault. We also encouraged her in what she was doing. It was a little like a game.” “It wasn’t only a game,” Armelinda disagreed. “It was to help her find out what she wanted to know, every means seemed permissible to us. Don’t get mad Vanessa. Friends?” Vanessa thought about it and then said, “Ok, friends.” Episode 3 While this moving scene was developing, they realized that Fela was running towards them followed by a friend. Rosaria gave Armelinda’s hand a strong squeeze and said, “Please, please tell me you can’t see that I’ve cried. How is my hair? Am I ok in these clothes?” Armelinda, after verifying that she had not broken any bone in her hand, looked up to the sky and reassured her about the way she looked. “Vanessa,” Fela said. “Vanessa, I looked for you everywhere. You don’t know what’s happening. Sorry girls, I’m Fela, her brother, and this is my friend Rollo. Hey Rosaria, what happened? Were you crying?” Rosaria was paralyzed, fighting different feelings. On the one side, she wanted to kill Armelinda who had lied about the way she looked, but on the other she was shocked at the fact that he had spoken a word to her. But above all: HOW THE HELL DID HE KNOW HER NAME? All she was able to do though was murmur, stammering, “N-n- no, no nothing, I’ve got a little conjunctivitis…” “Ah,” he said, “I’m sorry, I hope you feel better soon. But now you must listen to what is happening.”