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Avance ‘La Promesa’: Curro se marcha para proteger a Ángela (capítulo 685, lunes 29 de septiembre)
Lorenzo acaba confesando a Curro que se casará con Ángela para vengarse de él... y Curro toma una decisión para protegerla, el lunes 29 de septiembre en el capítulo 685 de 'La Promesa'.
En el crepúsculo de un septiembre que moría, La Promesa ya no era un refugio de opulencia y sueños, sino un mausoleo de ausencias y secretos. El aire mismo, denso y cargado con el aroma de las últimas rosas del vera ...
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00:00Preview of Jal Promes
00:06Kuro leaves to protect Angela
00:08Chapter 685
00:12Monday September 29
00:14Lorenzo ends up confessing to Kuro that he will marry Angela to get revenge on him and Kuro makes a decision to protect her
00:20On Monday September 29
00:24In Chapter 685 of The Promise
00:26In the twilight of a dying September, The Promise was no longer a refuge of opulence and dreams, but a mausoleum of absences and secrets
00:37The very air, dense and laden with the scent of the last roses of summer and the humidity of the earth, seemed to whisper laments through the corridors and galleries that had previously brimmed with light
00:49Catalina's departure had left a crater in the heart of the Lujan family, an open wound that oozed distrust and a dull, incomprehensible pain
00:59Her shadow, like a cypress planted in the middle of the garden, grew longer with each passing hour, darkening the corners of the palace
01:09And the souls of its inhabitants
01:13Don Alonso, the Marquis, paced his office like a caged lion
01:19He read the two letters his daughter had left behind, searching among the neat lines so distant for a truth that eluded him, a secret code that would justify her abandonment
01:28But the words were cold, calculated, a wall of formality that hid the true landscape of her heart
01:36They spoke of an uncertain future, of the need to find her own path, but they said nothing about why, of the final impulse that had torn her from her home
01:47Beside her, Adriano, her bereft husband, was the living image of bewilderment
01:55His face, usually tanned by the country sun and the frankness of a good man, had become a map of worried wrinkles
02:03He did not understand her escape
02:07She couldn't conceive that the love they were barely beginning to build had collapsed without a bang, without a single visible crack
02:14It can't be, Alonso
02:17It can't be, the broken voice repeated
02:20Something is escaping us, Catalina, isn't it?
02:25She wouldn't abandon her family, her husband
02:28In this way, there's a dark hand behind all this
02:31Martina, sitting on a plush sofa with her gaze lost in the intricate designs on the carpet
02:39Felt the same poison of suspicion, but her intuition had a name and a face
02:44The man from Viadares
02:45She remembered his cold eyes, his smile that never quite lit up an expression of genuine kindness
02:53The way his presence seemed to thin the air
02:56There was something about him, a subtle greed and a latent cruelty that gave her the shivers
03:03He knew that Catalina's departure was linked to him, like a puppet tied to the strings of a puppeteer
03:12But he had no proof, only the bitter taste of certainty in his soul
03:15While the gentlemen were lost in the labyrinth of their conjectures
03:21Life in the promise continued its course, albeit twisted and poisoned
03:25Manuel, the air, tried to be the pillar that everyone needed
03:31The beacon in the middle of the storm
03:33He projected a calm that he did not feel
03:37A security that was shattering in the solitude of his thoughts
03:40His sister's departure, the growing tension with his wife Jemina
03:47Who lived in her own world of neuroses and demands
03:49And now the shadow of doubt that loomed over Anora, his friend Tonio's fiancé
03:55There was something in that girl's gaze, a spark of cunning, an untold story that deeply disturbed him
04:03He observed her gestures, her carefully chosen words, and felt that beneath that appearance of innocence a dark purpose was hidden
04:13He searched for her with his eyes, trying to unravel the mystery
04:20But she always returned a clear smile, a gesture of kindness that disarmed him and at the same time increased his suspicions
04:27In another corner of that universe of hierarchies and servitudes, Angela fought her own silent war
04:35Ever since her mother, Leocatia, had sealed her fate with Captain Lorenzo de la Mata, every day had been tortured
04:44The young maiden felt the noose of that commitment tightening around her throat, stifling her dreams, her will, her love for Kuro
04:53Lorenzo's presence in the house was an affront, a constant humiliation
05:00His lascivious glances, his double entendre comments uttered with the arrogance of someone who knew they were in control of the situation, unsettled her
05:09But Angela was not docile
05:12Inside her burned a flame of rebellion that no one, not even her mother, had managed to extinguish
05:18At night, when the palace fell silent, Angela planned her escape
05:25Deep in a small wooden trunk, beneath her simplest clothes, she had begun to stash the essentials
05:34A few coins she had saved, a piece of stale bread, a small cameo with a portrait of her late father
05:41It was a fragile, almost childish plan, but it was the only thing that kept her going
05:47It was the promise of a tomorrow where her body and soul would belong to her alone
05:52Leocadia, with that keen intuition of mothers who have lived too long, since the storm brewing inside her daughter
06:00She watched her with watchful eyes, trying to quell this rebellion that she considered madness, social suicide
06:09Where do you think you would go, Angela?
06:14She would say in a voice that pretended to be reasonable but that exuded an implacable coldness
06:19The world is no place for a woman alone and without protection
06:24You would be food for the wolves before the sun had set twice
06:28This marriage is your salvation, our salvation
06:33The captain is a man of position
06:35He will give you a name, security
06:39I do not want his name
06:40I do not want his security, Angela replied
06:43Her voice shaking with rage and desperation
06:45I want my life, I want to be free
06:49Freedom is a luxury we cannot afford, Leocadia declared
06:53Her words falling like slabs on her daughter's hopes
06:56You will learn to love it or at least you will learn to endure it
07:02Is a woman's duty
07:04Quote
07:05But Angela did not want to learn to endure
07:09She wanted to live, and her life had a name, Kuro
07:12The love she felt for him was her only guiding light
07:17The only truth in a world of lies and conveniences
07:19Tyranny was not only evident in the noble rooms, but also in the heart of the service
07:27Don Cristobal, the new butler, a man with a stiff back and a stern gaze, had imposed a reign of terror
07:35His voice resonated in the kitchen and the service corridors like the crack of a whip
07:42He had established a system of absences for the slightest mistake
07:48A misplaced plate, a minute's delay, an out-of-tune word
07:51And each absence was a veiled threat of dismissal
07:58A noose hanging over the heads of those men and women whose only asset was their work
08:02Ricardo, the former butler, now relegated to the background
08:09Suffered in silence the humiliation of receiving orders from a man he considered a soulless upstart
08:14Candela, the pizzeria-like assistant to kitchen staff had lost their joy
08:21Her laughter no longer echoed around the stove, stifled by the fear of making a mistake that would cost her her job
08:27Amidst this oppressive climate, Petra, the marchioness's personal maid, was withering
08:35A stabbing pain in her neck, which at first had been a nuisance, had become a constant torment
08:43Her face had lost its color and deep purplish circles under her eyes betrayed her sleepless nights
08:51She moved slowly
08:55Her hands, once agile and precise, now trembled as they arranged Donya Cruz's dresses
09:01Dr. Salazar, a man of science and few words, had examined her with a serious expression
09:08Nervous exhaustion
09:12Petra diagnosed it while writing a prescription on her little blog
09:16She needs absolute rest and I will increase the dose of audacity for the pain, but she must rest
09:24The body has its limits
09:27However, in the promise, rest was a privilege reserved for the lords
09:32For Petra, each day was a new day
09:37Battle against pain and weakness
09:39A battle that he felt he was losing
09:41And so, with the soul of the house fragmented by absences, suspicions, forbidden loves and tyrannies
09:49Monday, September 29th arrived
09:51A day that would change the destiny of many forever
09:56The dawn of Monday woke with a grey and melancholic laziness, dyeing the sky lead in tones that seemed to presage the storm that was approaching within the promise
10:06The day began with news that, although it brought a kind of relief, did not dispel the general gloom
10:15A messenger on horseback covered in the dust of the road, delivered a letter bearing the seal of the man from Valladares
10:23Alonso read it in the main hall before the expectant gaze of the family
10:29The letter, written in a formal and aseptic tone, reported that Catalina was well, that she had undertaken a journey necessary for her spirit and that she begged for her decision and her privacy to be respected
10:41It offered no further details, it did not leave any a glimmer of hope for an early return
10:47The communication put an end to the most dire speculations, but opened the door to an even more painful certainty
10:56The departure had been voluntary, or at least that was how they wanted it to seem
11:01Simona, from the threshold of the service door, listened to the Marquise's words and shook her head slightly
11:09Her mother's heart and her intuition as a woman who had seen much of the world told her that this story was nothing more than a facade
11:17A set designed to hide a much more bitter truth
11:20She felt, with a certainty that constricted her chest, that the little girl Catalina was suffering somewhere
11:29Trapped in a cage of gold or iron, but a cage nonetheless
11:32Manuel, for his part, took advantage of breakfast to continue his stealthy investigation
11:40Anora observed her chatting animatedly with Tonyo, telling him some insubstantial anecdote with lively gestures and a smile that seemed to Manuel to be rehearsed
11:51Every movement, every inflection of her voice seemed part of a studied performance
11:59Manuel had set out to discover the truth about her past, to unearth the secrets he sensed beneath that appearance of a naive peasant girl
12:08He could not allow his friend, a man with a noble and simple heart, to fall into a trap that could destroy his life
12:17In the meantime, Petra's decline became undeniable
12:23During breakfast, her trembling hand spilled a cup of coffee onto the immaculate linen tablecloth
12:29The dark stain spread like a premonition
12:34Donya Cruz glared at her, a gesture of icy disapproval that hurt Petra more than any verbal reprimand
12:41The maid barely ate a bite
12:46She sat at the service table with a blank stare, half-heartedly stirring the food on her plate
12:51Her companions watched her with a mixture of pity and concern, but no one dared to intervene
12:58Petra's illness was a mirror in which none of them wanted to look
13:05A reminder of their own fragility in that implacable system
13:08The tension in her the service area reached its peak by mid-morning
13:14Cristobal, eager to demonstrate his authority, reprimanded Ricardo with unusual harshness for an alleged error in the inventory of the wine cellar
13:23His words were sharp, humiliating, spoken in a tone loud enough for everyone to hear
13:31It was then that Kuro, who was passing by on his way to the stables, felt a string inside him tighten until it snapped
13:41He had seen the injustice, the wanting cruelty of the butler, and the image of Pia, unjustly dismissed, came to his mind
13:50Driven by righteous rage, he headed straight for the Marquise's office
13:57Alonso looked up from his papers, surprised by his nephew's intrusion
14:02Kuro's face was flushed with indignation
14:07Uncle, we can't allow this to go on, he said without preamble
14:11His voice was firm, charged with a conviction that Alonso had rarely seen in him
14:17What that man, Cristobal, is doing with the servants is an atrocity
14:22He rolls through fear, he humiliates people who have served this house loyally for years
14:30He fired Pia without cause and now he is harassing Ricardo
14:35This is not the promise, it is a prison
14:38Kuro's words, so direct, so full of reason, shook the Marquis from his lethargy
14:45He saw in the young man's eyes a reflection of his own impotence and for the first time in a long time he felt the need to act
14:55To reassert his authority not only as Marquis, but as head of the family
14:59He put his pen down on the desk and stood up
15:04You are right, Kuro
15:06Enough
15:07Alonso left his office with a determined step and headed to the service area
15:13He found Cristobal supervising the cleaning of the silver with his usual air of superiority
15:19Cristobal, said the Marquis, his voice resonating with an authority that immediately silenced the clinking of silverware
15:28Come to my office now
15:31The scene that followed was brief but intense
15:35Alonso, with icy calm, demanded that the butler rectify his behavior
15:39I will not tolerate a reign of terror in my house, do you understand?
15:46You will treat my servants with the respect they deserve
15:48And I want Pia Dare to be back on track before the week is out
15:54Find a way to do it
15:57I don't care how, but you will
16:00Cristobal, pale with anger but aware that he could not defy the Marquis
16:04Nodded his head barely perceptibly
16:07The victory, however, felt pyrrhic
16:12A battle won in a war that was far from over
16:15But the real storm, the one that had been brewing in Kuro's heart for days
16:22Was about to break
16:26After his conversation with the Marquis
16:28A dull fury and boundless despair took hold of him
16:31He could no longer stand the farce
16:36The unbearable tension of seeing the man who had stolen his life prowling around the house
16:41About to steal the woman he loved as well
16:43He looked for Lorenzo and found him in the library
16:48Pouring himself a glass of cognac with a nonchalant air
16:51As if the world belonged to him
16:53Kuro slammed the library doors shut
16:57The sound echoed in the silent room
17:00Heavy with the smell of leather and old paper
17:03Lorenzo turned slowly
17:07One eyebrow arched in a gesture of feigned surprise
17:10My nephew, what impetus
17:13To what do we owe this outburst of melodrama?
17:17Kuro advanced toward him
17:18His footsteps echoing on the polished wood
17:20His hands were clenched into fists
17:24His knuckles white
17:25His face a mask of pain and suppressed rage
17:28Don't call me nephew
17:31He hissed with each word like a sharp piece of ice
17:34You no longer have that right or any other
17:38Lorenzo smiled
17:40A crooked, cruel smile that didn't reach his eyes
17:44He took a sip of his cognac
17:48Savoring it slowly
17:50Enjoying the moment
17:51The power he felt over this boy
17:53Who was melting in front of him
17:54Oh, no, what a shame
17:59I was getting used to our little family picture
18:01Stop playing games, Lorenzo
18:05Kuro's voice broke
18:07But he recovered it immediately
18:08Injecting it with all the firmness he could muster
18:11I know perfectly well what you're doing
18:15Oh, yes
18:16Enlighten me then
18:18The engagement to Angela
18:20This whole farce
18:21Kuro almost screamed
18:22Unable to contain himself
18:23Any longer
18:24He pointed a trembling finger at the captain
18:28You don't love her
18:30You've never cared about her
18:31You only do it to hurt me
18:32You're marrying Angela just to get back at me
18:35The accusation hung in the thick air of the library
18:39Kuro expected a denial
18:41A lie
18:42A cynical excuse
18:43But Lorenzo wouldn't give him even that
18:47His smile widened
18:49Revealing white, predatory teeth
18:51He set his glass down on a side table
18:55With a deliberate motion
18:56And clapped his hands
18:57Slow, mocking applause
18:59Bravo, Kuro, bravo
19:04I can see that there is some intelligence
19:06In your veins after all
19:07Although it took you a while to unravel the obvious
19:13It wasn't so
19:14The confession
19:16So naked
19:17So devoid of any hint of shame or remorse
19:19Hid Kuro with the force of a punch to the stomach
19:22The air escaped from his lungs
19:27The world seemed to tilt on its axis
19:29Do you confirm it?
19:31He whispered
19:32Incredulous
19:33Of course I confirm it
19:36Lorenzo said
19:37Moving closer to him
19:38Invading his personal space
19:40His voice now a venomous whisper
19:42Did you think I would chain myself to a maiden for love?
19:47Please, Kuro
19:49Don't be so naive
19:50From the moment you discovered the truth about your origin
19:55About me
19:56You became a thorn in my side
19:58A walking humiliation
20:01A constant reminder of me
20:03Mistake
20:04I tried to ignore you
20:06To keep my distance
20:07But you had this annoying habit of meddling
20:09Of playing the hero
20:10And then you fell in love
20:15And gave me the perfect weapon
20:16Lorenzo circled Kuro like a wolf
20:19Studying its prey before the final attack
20:21You see
20:25I could have destroyed you in many ways
20:26I could have ruined you socially
20:28Sent you to war
20:29Orchestrated an accident
20:31But all that seemed inelegant to me
20:36Too fast
20:37I wanted something that would make you suffer every day
20:41I wanted to get inside your head
20:44Into your heart
20:45And twist the knife slowly
20:46And then I saw the way you looked at that girl
20:49Angela
20:50The devotion in your eyes
20:55The way she returned your love
20:57And I knew I had found her
20:58Your Achilles heel
21:01Every word was a blow
21:03Every word was a blow
21:03A refined torture
21:04Kuro felt like his legs were going to give out
21:07He leaned against the back of an armchair
21:11The velvet rough under his fingers
21:13You're a monster
21:15He managed to say
21:16I'm a survivor
21:20Lorenzo corrected
21:21His face now inches from the descent
21:23And a man who collects his debts
21:27You humiliated me by existing
21:28Now I will return the favor
21:30I will marry your beloved Angela
21:34I will make her my wife
21:35She will sleep in my bed
21:36She will bear my name
21:37And every time you see her in the hallways of this house
21:42You see her serving me
21:44Obeying me
21:45Smiling at me
21:46You will remember this conversation
21:47You will feel your soul tearing a little more
21:52And I will be there to enjoy it
21:54It will be my slow, exquisite and, above all, daily revenge
22:00The blood had drained from Kuro's face
22:03He was libido
22:06His eyes wide open
22:07Reflecting a horror that went beyond understanding
22:09Lorenzo's cruelty was so vast
22:14So abysmal
22:15That he could not comprehend it
22:17And in that abyss he saw Angela's future
22:20A life of servitude not only at work
22:22But also as a husband
22:23A gilded cage where her spirit would fade day by day
22:30And all because of him
22:31For loving her
22:32That was when the rage faded
22:36Replaced by a desperation so deep
22:39So absolute
22:40That it broke him from the inside out
22:42Arrogance, pride, everything shattered
22:47Only his love for Angela remained
22:49And the primordial need to protect her at any cost
22:52And in a moment that would be etched into his memory as the worst humiliation
22:58Kuro slid from the armchair and fell to his knees before Lorenzo
23:01He rested his hands on the floor, his forehead almost touching the carpet
23:08He was crying, but they were not tears of anger, but of a heartbreaking plea
23:13Please
23:16His voice was a broken murmur, unrecognizable
23:19Please, don't do it
23:21I beg you
23:22Lorenzo looked down at him, his eyes shining with sadistic triumph
23:27It was more than he had expected
23:29Total surrender
23:32He literally crawled to the captain's feet
23:42Clutching his pants with trembling hands
23:45Quote
23:46I'll do whatever you want
23:48I am oh so
23:50The hidden face
23:51Dignity in tatters
23:52Whatever
23:53Ask me for anything you want
23:56Money
23:57Land
23:58My share of my grandfather's inheritance
24:00I will give it all to you
24:01But leave her alone
24:03Don't ruin her life
24:05She hasn't done anything to you
24:07She's innocent
24:08The problem is with me
24:11Punish me
24:12But not her
24:13Quote
24:14Lorenzo felt a wave of pleasure so intense it almost made him dizzy
24:17Seeing that boy
24:21The son of the maiden
24:22The noble imposter
24:23Groveling at his feet
24:24Was the culmination of all his desires for revenge
24:27He leaned over
24:29Enjoying his power
24:30It's touching
24:32Really
24:33But I'm not interested in your money
24:34I have enough already
24:36What I want is to see you suffer
24:38Quote
24:39And this made a gesture towards Kuro prostrated on the floor
24:43This is only the beginning
24:45So what do you want?
24:49Quote
24:49Ask Kuro
24:50Finally looking up
24:51His eyes were red
24:53Puffy
24:54Drowning in a sea of despair
24:56What must I do to make you release her?
25:00Tell me
25:00Quote
25:01Lorenzo took his time
25:03Pretending to think about it
25:05Pacing the library while Kuro remained kneeling like a penitent before a cruel god
25:09Finally he stopped in front of
25:14He
25:14There's one thing you could do
25:18He said slowly
25:19Savoring each syllable
25:20Something that would please me immensely
25:22And that if you do
25:23Maybe
25:24Just maybe
25:24It will make me reconsider this marriage
25:26Quote
25:27A fragile trembling thread of hope made its way into Kuro's heart
25:36Whatever it is
25:38I want you to disappear
25:42Lorenzo said
25:43His voice falling like the edge of a guillotine
25:45I want you to walk away from the promise forever
25:49To renounce your name
25:51Your position
25:52Everything
25:52I want you to erase yourself from the map
25:56If you leave
25:57If you swear to me that you'll never come back
25:59That you'll never see Angela or anyone else in this family again
26:03Then I might cancel my engagement
26:05Without your presence here to torment me
26:09This marriage loses much of its charm
26:11The proposal was brutal
26:17Abandoning everything
26:18His family
26:19What little he had left
26:20His home
26:21His identity
26:22And above all the possibility of seeing Angela again
26:24It was an exile
26:27A living death
26:28But faced with the alternative
26:32Faced with the image of Angela trapped in Lorenzo's clutches
26:35The choice was clear
26:36It was the only possible choice
26:39The ultimate sacrifice
26:41Kuro closed his eyes
26:43Feeling the weight of the decision crushing him
26:46When he opened them again
26:49His gaze was no longer that of a pleading young man
26:52But that of a man who had accepted his fate
26:54I will
26:58He said
26:58His voice hoarse but firm
27:00I will go
27:01Lorenzo smiled
27:02He had one
27:04Good
27:04Start packing
27:07I want you out of here before nightfall
27:10Without another word
27:12The captain left the library
27:13Leaving Kuro alone
27:15Kneeling amidst the books and the shadows
27:17His heart broken and his soul in ruins
27:19While Kuro sealed his fate in the library
27:24Life continued its course
27:26Oblivious to the tragedy
27:27In the vicinity of the palace
27:31A familiar figure prowled furtively
27:33It was Federico
27:36Vera's father
27:37A man whose presence always brought with it
27:39An aura of threat and conflict
27:40Lope
27:44Who had gone out to get some air
27:45To clear his head
27:46From the oppressive atmosphere of the kitchen
27:48Saw him
27:49His blood boiled in his veins
27:53The memory of Vera's anguish
27:55Of the pressure and fear that this man exerted over her
27:58Prompted him to act
27:59He approached him with a determined step
28:03His face contorted with anger
28:05What are you doing here?
28:07He snapped bluntly
28:08I've told you a thousand times to leave her alone
28:12Federico
28:14A burly man with a rough manner
28:16Turned to him with a sneer
28:17You're nobody to tell me what to do
28:22She's my daughter and I have business to discuss with her
28:25Vera doesn't want anything to do with you
28:29Insisted Lopez
28:30Standing in front of him
28:32Blocking his path
28:33If you don't leave now and easily
28:37I'll have you thrown out and forced out
28:39The confrontation was brief
28:41But charged with an electric tension
28:43Lope
28:46Despite his smaller build
28:47Did not flinch
28:48The determination to protect the woman he loved
28:52Gave him a strength that Federico had not expected
28:54Finally
28:58With a final glare of hatred and a threat
29:00Muttered through clenched teeth
29:01The man turned and walked away
29:03Leaving Lopez in a frenzy
29:05And certain that the battle had only just begun
29:07Inside the palace
29:12Angela felt the walls of her small attic room
29:14Closing in around her
29:15Suffocating her
29:16That morning's conversation with her mother
29:21Had been the final blow
29:22Leo Katia
29:25In her desperate attempt to bend her daughter's will
29:27Had used the cruelest weapon of all
29:29The truth
29:31Or at least her version of it
29:33Do you think I don't know what love is
29:37Angela
29:37He had said
29:38His voice was devoid of all warmth
29:41Hard as granite
29:42I loved once too
29:45I loved your father with all my soul
29:48And we were happy in our humble way
29:50But he died and I was left alone with you in my arms
29:55Penalice
29:56At the mercy of charity
29:57And the gazes of men who didn't want to help
29:59But rather take advantage
30:01Leo Katia grabbed her daughter by the shoulders
30:05Forcing her to look at her
30:07Her eyes
30:08Usually cold and calculating
30:10Shone with a feverish intensity
30:12The light of a painful memory
30:14I had to swallow my pride
30:18My pain
30:18Everything to get you through
30:20I had to smile when I wanted to cry
30:23To be kind when I felt disgusted
30:24I did what I had to do
30:28So that you would never lack a plate of food
30:30And I swore
30:33I swore to you silently while you slept
30:35That you would never go through what I went through
30:37That you would have security
30:38A position
30:39That no one would be able to trample on you
30:41This marriage to Captain Lorenzo
30:44Is the fulfillment of that promise
30:46This saves lives
30:49And I will not allow you to reject it on a whim
30:51For a girlish love with a young man
30:53Who will never be able to give you a future
30:55Leo Katia's words
30:59Instead of moving Angela
31:00Filled her with an icy horror
31:02She saw in her mother's speech
31:06Not an act of love
31:07But the justification of an ambition
31:09That used her as a bargaining chip
31:10She realized that there was no possible escape
31:17Because her jailer was her own mother
31:19The person who was supposed to protect her
31:21The one who
31:22In the name of a twisted love
31:24Was willing to sacrifice her happiness
31:26On the altar of material security
31:27That's it
31:32Angela whispered
31:33When her mother let her go
31:35There is no choice
31:37No
31:38Leo Katia replied sharply
31:40There is none
31:42You will marry the captain
31:44And learn to be a good wife
31:45End of discussion
31:48After that conversation
31:50Angela felt empty
31:51The small flame of hope
31:54That she had harbored in her heart
31:55The one that had fueled her plans to escape
31:57Had gone out
31:58She sat on the edge of her bed
32:03Her gaze was lost in the peeling wall
32:05What was the point of running away
32:07If her own mother would seek her out
32:09Find her
32:09And drag her back into her cage
32:11What was the point of fighting
32:13If the person who had given her life
32:15Was the same one who was taking it away
32:17The devastation was total
32:19There were no more tears
32:21Only an immense void
32:23A desert where dreams used to be
32:25She felt the future closing in on her
32:29Like an iron door
32:30Heavy and immovable
32:31She was trapped
32:35Condemned
32:36It was at that precise moment
32:39Of utter desolation
32:40Just when Angela felt
32:41That there was no escape
32:42That there was no light
32:44In any corner of her existence
32:45That in another part of the palace
32:47Kuro began to prepare his things to leave
32:49He entered his room
32:53And closed the door
32:54For a moment
32:55He stood motionless
32:56In the center of the room
32:57Observing the objects
32:59That made up his life
33:00The books on the shelf
33:02A photograph of his mother
33:04Dolores
33:04That he had gotten from Ramona
33:06The clothes neatly folded in the closet
33:08Each object was an anchor
33:12That tied him to that place
33:13To that identity
33:14That had been so hard
33:16For him to accept
33:16And now he had to cut all the ties
33:21He opened his suitcase on the bed
33:23The gesture was mechanical
33:27Almost like an automaton
33:29His hands moved with a lead in slowness
33:32As he chose what to take
33:33A couple of shirts
33:36Some underwear
33:37A traveling suit
33:38The essentials
33:40He didn't want to take anything
33:41That would remind him
33:42Too much of the promise
33:43Anything that would make
33:44The exile heavier
33:45But his eyes stopped
33:50On a small object
33:51On the nightstand
33:52A small flower
33:53Made of woven fabric
33:54That Angela had given him
33:55During one of their
33:56Furtive encounters
33:57In the garden
33:57He took it in his hands
34:01It was so fragile
34:03So insignificant
34:04And yet it contained everything
34:06It contained the laughter
34:09They had shared
34:10The whispered secrets
34:11The kisses stolen
34:12Under cover of night
34:13He squeezed the flower
34:17In his fist
34:18And pain shot through him
34:19A sharp physical pain
34:21As if his heart
34:22Were being torn
34:22From his chest
34:23He sat up in bed
34:27His body racked
34:29With silent sobs
34:29He was leaving
34:31To save her
34:32But in doing so
34:33He was losing her forever
34:34It was a cruel paradox
34:37A sacrifice
34:38That left him
34:39With nothing
34:40How could he live
34:41Without her
34:42How could he wake up
34:44Each morning
34:44Knowing she was there
34:45In that house
34:46Next to that monster
34:47And there was nothing
34:49He could do
34:49But stay away
34:50But the image
34:53Of Lorenzo's face
34:54His triumphant smile
34:55His sadistic confession
34:57Overrode the pain
34:58The image of Angela
35:03Trapped
35:03Unhappy
35:04Drove him on
35:05He wiped his tears
35:07With the back of his hand
35:08And stood up
35:09He put the small cloth flower
35:13In the inside pocket
35:14Of his jacket
35:14Over his heart
35:15It would be the only thing
35:19He would take of her
35:20His memory continued
35:22To pack his suitcase
35:23With grim determination
35:24He was sacrificing everything
35:28His name
35:28His family
35:29His future
35:30He would become a ghost
35:32A nobody in a world
35:34He did not know
35:35But he did it for her
35:39For her freedom
35:40For the possibility
35:41That one day
35:42She could be happy
35:42Even if it was far from him
35:44And as the afternoon sun
35:49Began to decline
35:50Dying the fields
35:51Surrounding the promised
35:52Gold and melancholy
35:54Two kindred spirits
35:55Separated by stone walls
35:57And social barriers
35:58Reached the depths
35:58Of their despair
35:59Angela
36:04Convinced that there
36:04Was no escape
36:05And Kuro
36:06Who had found
36:07The only one
36:07There was
36:08An escape
36:09That would free her
36:09Not him
36:10At the cost
36:11Of his own life
36:11The young man
36:16Closed the suitcase
36:16The sound of the latch
36:18Clicking into place
36:19Was definitive
36:19Like the lid
36:20Of a tauda
36:21It was done
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