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00:05your mom was someone's whore so what does that make you
00:12Dante what are you saying it's in your blood baby being a mistress that's what you were born for
00:21from now on you're my mistress Scarlet Marchetti a Marchetti you know what that name means
00:28I'm marrying her your mother knew the man had a wife still crawled into his bed she could do it
00:39why
00:40can't you I was quiet for a long time my mother and I are different I will never be anyone's
00:52mistress then we're done fine done I've only ever made one vow I'd die before I turned into my mother
01:05Dante didn't know that don't be stupid you walk out that door what have you got I'm the only reason
01:15nobody's touched you your mom jumped off your father never even gave you his name he saw me
01:26climb took it as a win his thumb wiped under my eye look at you one word about ending this
01:35and you
01:35fall apart if I really cut you loose one day you think you'd make it don't test me Elena staying
01:45by
01:45my side that's your only way out he took my silence as surrender and the engine turned over halfway
01:55oh almost forgot you sit in the back now Scarlet says this seats hers I gave her my word
02:03you know me I don't go back on what I say I promise to take care of you for life
02:08even if I marry someone
02:10else that still stands bet you didn't know three days from now I'm marrying her took me six months to
02:22get her to say yes she's not like you can't just sweet talk her into anything she told me she's
02:29a red
02:29rose you lover you bleed on the thorns Dante was lost in his little love story and I actually felt
02:35the thorn go in sharp real right through my palm my hand had pressed into an earring left on the
02:41seat
02:41the thin needle tip broke my skin what the hell did you do for a split second I thought he
02:48was worried
02:48about me that's Scarlet's earring she's a serious germaphobe if she finds out her favorite piece got dirty
02:56you don't want to know what happened so my blood was dirty to him my head was spinning from the
03:01pain
03:02I just looked at him for a long time long enough that he finally squeezed out something that almost
03:07looked like guilt forget it don't touch your things again I sat there didn't move he finished wiping the
03:16earring wrapped it in a clean tissue and placed it gently in the glove compartment you still sitting
03:24there I told you to get in the back no need I'll walk suit yourself I've got a family event
03:31tonight
03:31anyway gotta take Scarlet to pick out a dress head home on your own he didn't care that it was
03:38pouring
03:38outside didn't even leave me an umbrella I stood on the side of the road soaked through people passing
03:45by looked at me like I've lost my mind there was one thing Dante got wrong I didn't need him
03:52to protect
03:53me three seconds the reply came back the thing about my mom being a mistress it didn't come out one
04:02day like some big reveal in this circle there are no secrets she was Enzo Farhani's mistress that's
04:09what everyone said Farhani was the Moretti family's conciate while his wife was pregnant he had my mother
04:14on the side when his wife and baby didn't make it everyone said my mom drove them to their deaths
04:19my mom
04:20jumped off the roof when I was 10. after she died Farhani never came for me it was some elder
04:26in the
04:26family who couldn't stomach it stuck me in St. Anna's a roof over my head but no name no status
04:32from the
04:33first day I walked through those doors I was one thing and one thing only the thing that whore left
04:38behind the family kids at St. Anne's kept it subtle they wouldn't touch me drop their voices when I
04:45passed in the hallway the wives were the ones who got physical Mrs. Conti Sal Conti's wife when she
04:56talked the other wives listened stay standing your mother was on her knees serving someone else's
05:03husband never complained a whore's daughter will always be a whore I knew my mom was guilty I didn't
05:12think I was innocent either I never fought back let them take it out on me that went on for
05:18years until
05:19Dante stepped in who says a whore's daughter has to end up a whore what does your daughter do my
05:27daughter works in
05:28investment banking and you before you married Sal Conti where were you she was tending bar before she
05:38married him see your daughter turned out nothing like you after that he brought light into my life and
05:47now here I was standing in the pouring rain trying to make sense of it how did the man who
05:53saved me become
05:54the one destroying me I wiped the rain off my face barely able to see where I was going and
06:01then
06:02everything was black I passed out when I woke up it was already dark I was lying on a bed
06:11in the ER
06:12a thin blanket over me a blood pressure monitor clipped to my wrist blood pressure is too low don't go
06:19anywhere tonight okay the second I said it my phone rang Dante I stared at the screen for a long
06:26time
06:27picked up anyway Scarlet's dress got ruined go get the starry dime and bring it to me she needs a
06:33change
06:34starry night the gown Dante had custom made for me meant for our wedding reception now he wanted me to
06:40hand it over to another woman his woman it didn't matter anymore Dante I'm in the ER
06:46the ER cut the act don't pull this shit with me right now I didn't bother arguing call it repaying
06:56a debt
06:57for the time he once saved me I walked back out into the storm picked up the dress and brought
07:02it all
07:03the way to the venue on the phone Dante said Scarlet's waiting for you at the door she wants to
07:08say thank
07:08you in person be good don't make a scene but what Scarlet gave me wasn't a thank you it was
07:14a slap
07:15no warning the hits spun me halfway around Elena if you didn't want to do it you could have just
07:21said so
07:21why throw the dress on the ground I didn't even understand what she was playing at but Dante did and
07:28he decided
07:29to play along Dante maybe we shouldn't force Elena to do things she doesn't want to do
07:35have I been too easy on you apologize to Scarlet now
07:39Dante I hope you don't live to regret this
07:46I'm sorry Scarlet I shouldn't have dropped your dress
07:51that didn't sound very sincere try harder
07:56then what do you want from me
07:58I won't be anyone's mistress
08:00Dante and I are done
08:02I pulled off the ring right in front of her
08:04the one Dante had made for our wedding
08:06take it back you and me it's over
08:11Dante's body went still he didn't reach for it
08:14I threw it at him
08:15it hit the floor with a sharp clean sound
08:19you wanna go
08:20Scarlet grabbed the back of my neck
08:23and shoved me through the doors
08:24into the hall upstairs
08:26like dragging a prisoner
08:28come look at this
08:29a woman begging to be someone's mistress
08:34isn't that Dante's girl
08:38not anymore
08:40I'm with Scarlet Martetti now
08:45what did I tell you
08:46a whore's daughter always ends up a whore
08:49and you used to stick up for her Dante
08:51right
08:53dirty whore
08:54Dante would never want a woman like that
09:00baby's right
09:01it went through me like a knife
09:03I was to say something
09:04a glass of red wine hit me full in the face
09:07I couldn't breathe
09:10a mistress's spawn belongs where a mistress belongs
09:13who gave you the nerve to sit at the real table
09:17more of them closed in
09:21one of them grabbed my jaw
09:23forced my mouth open
09:24poured wine straight down my throat
09:28die
09:31whore
09:32I was thrown to the ground
09:33slaps and heels came down at me
09:36the thing I feared most had finally come
09:39before my mom died this is what happened to her
09:41surrounded
09:42beaten
09:42cursed
09:43stomped on
09:44she couldn't take it
09:45climbed to the rooftop
09:46and jumped
09:46that's why I cut things off with Dante
09:48because I was terrified of this exact moment
09:50and it came anyway
09:52Dante why is it that the man who pulled me out of the dark
09:55is the same man who threw me back in
09:57I went crazy
09:58ripping free from the crowd
10:00crashing into the hallway
10:02throwing myself at the stairs
10:03running all the way up to the roof
10:06he must have thought of my mother
10:08Dante's face changed
10:18but I didn't jump like my mom did
10:20and came up
10:21one step at a time
10:22onto the rope ladder
10:24hanging from a helicopter
10:29I'm sorry Scarlet
10:31I shouldn't have dropped your dress
10:34that didn't sound very sincere
10:36try harder
10:39then what do you want from me
10:42I won't be anyone's mistress
10:44Dante and I are done
10:45I pulled off the ring right in front of her
10:48the one Dante had made for our wedding
10:50take it back
10:51you and me
10:52it's over
10:54Dante's body went still
10:55he didn't reach for it
10:57I threw it at him
10:58it hit the floor with a sharp clean sound
11:02you wanna go?
11:04Carlette grabbed the back of my neck
11:06and shoved me through the doors
11:08into the hall upstairs
11:09like dragging a prisoner
11:11come look at this
11:12a woman begging to be someone's mistress
11:17isn't that Dante's girl?
11:21not anymore
11:23I'm with Scarlet Martetti now
11:28what did I tell you?
11:30a whore's daughter always ends up a whore
11:32and you used to stick up for her Dante
11:35right?
11:36dirty whore
11:37Dante would never want a woman like that
11:43baby's right
11:44it went through me like a knife
11:46I was to say something
11:48a glass of red wine hit me full in the face
11:51I couldn't breathe
11:53a mistress's spawn belongs where a mistress belongs
11:57who gave you the nerve to sit at the real table?
12:00more of them closed in
12:04one of them grabbed my jaw
12:06forced my mouth open
12:07poured wine straight down my throat
12:12die
12:14whore
12:15I was thrown to the ground
12:16slaps and heels came down on me
12:19the thing I feared most had finally come
12:22before my mom died
12:23this is what happened to her
12:24surrounded
12:25beaten
12:25cursed
12:26stomped on
12:27she couldn't take it
12:28climbed to the rooftop
12:29and jumped
12:29that's why I cut things off with Dante
12:31because I was terrified of this exact moment
12:34and it came anyway
12:35Dante
12:36why is it that the man who pulled me out of the dark
12:38is the same man who threw me back in
12:40I went crazy
12:41ripping free from the crowd
12:43crashing into the hallway
12:45throwing myself at the stairs
12:47running all the way up to the roof
12:49he must have thought of my mother
12:52Dante's face changed
13:01but I didn't jump like my mom did
13:03I came up
13:04one step at a time
13:06onto the rope ladder hanging from a helicopter
13:12the helicopter came early
13:14my aunt Lydia
13:15she started from nothing in Monte Carlo
13:18built herself up to the point
13:20where even the old family Dons
13:22think twice
13:23when they hear her name
13:25last week she reached out
13:26asked if I wanted to leave this hellhole
13:29and go with her
13:30I said no
13:31because I couldn't let go of Dante
13:34looking back now
13:35what a fucking joke
13:37I was so tired
13:38I passed out on the plane
13:40I was lying in a clean bed
13:42buried under a thick comforter
13:45the room smelled like disinfectant
13:50and mind both broken
13:52Lydia was sitting by the bed
13:54sons of bitches
13:58then she turned to me
13:59her voice dropping soft
14:01it's over
14:02I got you the best doctors
14:04everything's gonna be okay
14:08drink
14:08you're safe now
14:14Dante watched me climb the road ladder
14:16frozen
14:16then suddenly
14:17he bolted forward
14:19chasing after me
14:20why are you going after her
14:21that kind of woman
14:23just let her go
14:26what kind of woman
14:28the kind who likes being
14:30someone's mistress
14:32she was never anyone's mistress
14:35we forced her into that
14:38and even then
14:40she didn't take it
14:42you're yelling at me
14:43over her
14:47do you still love her
14:48yes
14:49I still love her
14:51I always have
14:53then what about me
14:54what am I
14:56you're the biggest mistake
14:57I ever made
14:58I finally get it
15:00why you wanted to be with me
15:01why you had to turn her
15:02into a mistress
15:03because you get off
15:04on crushing people
15:05you need it
15:06that's not true
15:09Dante took a folded document
15:11from his bodyguard
15:12threw it in her face
15:17back in high school
15:18Scarlett had singled out
15:19her classmate
15:20and turned the whole school
15:21against her
15:22the girl hadn't done
15:23a single thing wrong
15:24Scarlett pinned it on her
15:26anyway
15:26and it was enough
15:28for Scarlett
15:28to destroy her life
15:29she enjoys that
15:30while we're at it
15:32are you even a real
15:34Marchetti
15:39you came after me
15:41because of Elena
15:42from the very start
15:46the next day
15:48he started tracking down
15:49the helicopter
15:49nothing
15:51he pulled every string
15:52he had
15:53not a single
15:54useful lead
15:55Lydia had wiped
15:56the trail clean
15:57like Elena
15:58had never existed
15:59three full years
16:00not a word
16:01we have a contract
16:03Dante
16:03you don't get to walk away
16:05just because you feel like it
16:08you know what happens
16:09when you break a deal
16:10I had a contract
16:11with Elena too
16:14the wedding was a week out
16:18the one on the ground
16:19that was my promise
16:20she went door to door
16:22every family's wife
16:23every woman who mattered
16:25Scarlett showed up
16:26with tears in her eyes
16:28playing the victim
16:34a few families bought it
16:36started pulling away
16:37from the moretties
16:39on business
16:39Dante did explain
16:41didn't defend himself
16:46he waited three months
16:47let Scarlett put on her
16:49little show
16:56he waited three months
16:58let Scarlett put on her
16:59little show
17:04then at a joint family dinner
17:06he laid it all out
17:07on the table
17:07in front of everyone
17:09Scarlett's real background
17:11her history of bullying
17:12her real reason
17:14for getting close to Dante
17:15her fake connection
17:17to the Marchetti family
17:18all of it
17:19page by page
17:21dead silence
17:22and then something
17:24interesting happened
17:25history repeated itself
17:27years ago
17:28Ferrante threw Elena's mother
17:30under the bus
17:31to save his own skin
17:32now it was Scarlett's turn
17:34to be stripped bare
17:35her mother was
17:37someone's mistress too
17:38and she herself
17:39was just another
17:40illegitimate kid
17:41the father threw away
17:43the circle turned on her
17:45overnight
17:45the same wives
17:47who had stood with Scarlett
17:48who had helped her
17:49humiliate Elena
17:50turned around
17:52and did the exact same
17:53thing to Scarlett
17:54she became a joke
17:56fraud
17:57fake
17:58Scarlett's ending
17:59was the same
18:00as Amina's mother's
18:01she jumped off the roof
18:03Scarlett's ending
18:04didn't bring Dante
18:06any relief
18:07Scarlett had her sins
18:09but his were no lighter
18:10he wanted to make things right
18:13but where was Elena
18:17he wanted to make things right
18:19but where was Elena
18:20he searched damn near the whole globe
18:23but Elena had vanished
18:25like she'd been erased
18:27from the face of the earth
18:28just when he was about to give up
18:30someone said they might have seen her in Paris
18:33he rushed to Paris
18:35then someone said Berlin
18:37he chased it to Berlin
18:39the trail went cold
18:40eight full years
18:41that's how long it took
18:42before he finally spotted her
18:44on a street in London
18:45but she was walking
18:46hand in hand
18:47with another man
18:48that should have been him
18:52his voice was so rough
18:53he barely recognized it himself
18:57Elena
18:57I didn't recognize him at first
18:59because he looked nothing like the man
19:01the man in front of me
19:02was wrapped in a black overcoat
19:03she was jutting out
19:04worn down
19:05eased up
19:06it's been a long time
19:07Mr. Moretti
19:11can we talk?
19:12I looked at my husband Julian
19:14he nodded
19:19we found a small cafe on the corner
19:20and sat down
19:34after you left
19:35Scarla and I
19:36were done pretty quick
19:39I looked for you
19:41eight years
19:44Elena I'm sorry
19:48he wanted to make things right
19:50but where was Elena
19:51he searched damn near the whole globe
19:54but Elena had vanished
19:56like she'd been erased
19:58from the face of the earth
19:59just when he was about to give up
20:01someone said they might have seen her in Paris
20:03he rushed to Paris
20:05then someone said
20:07Berlin
20:08he chased it to Berlin
20:09the trail went cold
20:11eight full years
20:12that's how long it took
20:13before he finally spotted her
20:15on a street in London
20:16but she was walking hand in hand
20:18with another man
20:19that should have been him
20:22his voice was so rough
20:24he barely recognized it himself
20:28Elena
20:28I didn't recognize him at first
20:30because he looked nothing like the man
20:31the man in front of me
20:33was wrapped in a black overcoat
20:34cheekbones jetting out
20:35worn down
20:36eased up
20:36it's been a long time
20:37Mr. Moretti
20:41can we talk?
20:43I looked at my husband Julian
20:44he nodded
20:49we found a small cafe
20:51on the corner
20:51and sat down
21:05after you left
21:06Scarla and I
21:07were done pretty quick
21:09I looked for you
21:11eight years
21:14Elena
21:15I'm sorry
21:19after you left
21:20Scarla and I
21:21were done pretty quick
21:24I looked for you
21:25eight years
21:28Elena
21:29I'm sorry
21:32it's in the past
21:34ancient history
21:35Mr. Moretti
21:36don't lose sleep over it
21:38something about my tone
21:39or maybe it was the name
21:41set him off
21:41he got agitated
21:42in the past
21:44this is the only love
21:45I've ever
21:46I couldn't help it
21:47I laughed
21:48so that's what he calls love
21:50interesting
21:52Mr. Moretti
21:53if there's nothing else
21:54I need to go
21:55Julian's waiting for me outside
21:57don't go
21:58have you been okay
21:59all these years
22:03as you can see
22:04Julian and I
22:05are doing just fine
22:06I'd rather be back
22:07with Julian
22:08than sitting here
22:09listening to this
22:10we'd only been apart
22:11a few minutes
22:12and I already missed him
22:13I'm not
22:14so I kept glancing
22:16out the window
22:16Dante noticed
22:18every time my eyes
22:19drifted outside
22:20his face got a little darker
22:24then he'd rush
22:25to say something
22:26to hold me back
22:27do you live in London?
22:30no
22:31where then
22:32can you tell me?
22:34no
22:37how long are you staying?
22:39will I see you again?
22:41I don't know
22:45Dante finally stopped
22:47holding me back
22:49go
22:51go find your husband
22:53I hope we meet again
22:54I let out a breath
22:56stood up
22:57he called after me
22:58Elena
23:00hmm?
23:03I never loved Scarlett
23:05she fooled me
23:06that's all it was
23:08I didn't react
23:09just nodded
23:10turned
23:11and started walking
23:11as I passed him
23:12he spoke again
23:13can you call me Dante
23:14just once
23:16I didn't
23:17I'm someone else's wife now
23:19he just stood there
23:20a long time passed
23:21before he said quietly
23:23then can I call you baby
23:25one last time
23:26that's your business
23:28nothing to do with me
23:30I was almost at the door
23:31when it came
23:32loud
23:33almost a shout
23:33from behind me
23:34baby
23:36I turned my head
23:38Dante was standing
23:39at the entrance
23:40of the cafe
23:40he was streaming
23:41down his face
23:42I really miss you
23:43if I could do it over
23:45I wouldn't do that to you
23:46I gave him a small smile
23:48didn't stop
23:49walked out
23:50Julian was right there
23:51he took my hand
23:53the second I stepped outside
23:54fingers laced
23:55same as before
23:57we walked back down
23:58the same street
23:58where we'd run into Dante
24:00London was still wet
24:01but the rain inside me
24:03had stopped
24:03we stayed in London
24:05for a month
24:05we didn't run into Dante again
24:07didn't hear a thing about him
24:09then
24:09the day before
24:10we were set to leave
24:11the news hit
24:12two weeks ago
24:13a man had spent
24:14the last of his savings
24:16buying a small cafe
24:17on the corner of
24:18Carnaby Street
24:18last night he died there
24:20Dante
24:20I knew it instantly
24:22every drop of blood
24:23in my body went cold
24:26we rushed to the cafe together
24:28and it was Dante
24:29just as I'd feared
24:31the scene was still taped off
24:33the body had already
24:34been taken away
24:35we waited a week
24:37the autopsy came back
24:38cause of death
24:40chronic alcoholism
24:41late stage stomach cancer
24:43my legs almost gave out
24:45his stomach was always bad
24:47when we were together
24:48I made sure he took his pills
24:49never let him drink
24:51on an empty stomach
24:52all these years on his own
24:54he probably didn't bother
24:56with any of it
24:57he had no one in London
24:58cut ties with the family
25:00years ago
25:01there wasn't even anyone
25:02to notify
25:03Julian and I handled
25:05the funeral arrangements
25:06going through what he left behind
25:08I found a journal
25:09he'd left it for me
25:11every page was filled
25:12years of searching for me
25:14all over the world
25:15far more detailed
25:16than what he told me
25:17in person
25:18he wrote
25:19after the last time
25:20I saw her
25:21I kept telling myself
25:22she's doing fine
25:23I shouldn't bother her
25:24but I can't help it
25:25especially that man
25:27the one she calls Julian
25:28I wanted to kill him
25:30but I knew I couldn't
25:31it would hurt her
25:32day 18
25:33since I saw Elena again
25:35and lost her again
25:36I miss her
25:38more than yesterday
25:39I can't stop it
25:40I just want to hold her
25:41this ring
25:42I picked it up
25:43off the floor that night
25:45if I'm gone
25:46and you're still in London
25:47take it with you
25:49the journal ended there
25:53Julian and I held
25:54a small funeral
25:55for Dante
25:56as friends
25:57nothing more
25:58no family
25:59no guests
26:00just the two of us
26:02and a local priest
26:03the headstone was simple
26:05just his name
26:06and the years he lived
26:07I placed the journal
26:09and the ring together
26:10at the base of the stone
26:13Dante
26:13I said softly
26:15voice steady
26:17it's over
26:18rest now
26:19I don't hate you
26:20and I don't forgive you
26:22we owe each other nothing
26:25I'm going to live well
26:26safe
26:27whole
26:28happy
26:29that's what you owed me
26:31and it's what I built
26:32for myself
26:34I stood there
26:35for a long time
26:36then I reached out
26:38and touched the cold stone
26:39with my fingertips
26:40not saying goodbye
26:42to a lover
26:42saying goodbye
26:43to a heavy past
26:45to the girl I used to be
26:47small
26:47helpless
26:48trampled under everyone's feet
26:50Julian's arm came around
26:51my shoulders
26:52let's go
26:53let's go home
26:54I nodded
26:55turned around
26:56walked away
26:57this time
26:58I didn't look back
27:00later Julian had the ring
27:02made into a necklace
27:03wear it
27:04I'm not going to be jealous
27:06of a dead man
27:09but I didn't put it on
27:10I locked it in a drawer
27:12that was the end of it
27:13everything between me and Dante
27:15all the love
27:16all the damage
27:17finished
27:18I didn't need him
27:19watching over me
27:20not in any form
27:21I never did
27:24after the funeral
27:25I got sick
27:26nothing serious
27:28just drained
27:29no energy
27:30sleeping all the time
27:31low fever on and off
27:33Julian insisted on taking me to a doctor
27:36they couldn't find anything wrong
27:38but I knew what it was
27:39some kind of withdrawal
27:41like when you finally set down something you've been carrying your whole life
27:44and your body doesn't know what to do without it
27:47Julian took time off work
27:48stayed home with me every day
27:50he never asked what's wrong
27:52just stayed close
27:54made me pasta
27:54pulled the blanket over me
27:56held my hand while I slept
27:58I woke up half conscious and heard him on the balcony
28:01yes
28:02her mood is stable
28:03just a bit tired
28:04don't worry
28:04I'll take care of her
28:05yes
28:06for now
28:06don't let her come into contact with anything related to that side
28:10six months after Dante died
28:12someone tracked me down
28:14Mr. Moretti left a will
28:16the cafe on Carnabot street
28:18is yours
28:20it was his last wish
28:24I won't accept it
28:26his last wish was for me to be happy
28:28and my happiness now has nothing to do with him
28:32sell the cafe
28:33donate the money to girls who have nowhere to go after being bullied
28:39this is our decision
28:40thank you for coming all this way
28:46after the man left
28:48Julian came back and found me staring at nothing on the couch
28:50he sat down next to me
28:51arm around my shoulders
28:52reluctant?
28:54no
28:54I just suddenly feel that world is so far away
29:01after the funeral I got sick
29:03nothing serious
29:05just drained
29:06no energy
29:07sleeping all the time
29:08low fever on and off
29:10Julian insisted on taking me to a doctor
29:13they couldn't find anything wrong
29:15but I knew what it was
29:17some kind of withdrawal
29:18like when you finally set down something you've been carrying your whole life
29:22and your body doesn't know what to do without it
29:24Julian took time off work
29:25stayed home with me every day
29:27he never asked what's wrong
29:30just stayed close
29:31made me fast
29:32pulled the blanket over him
29:34held my hand while I slept
29:35I woke up half conscious and heard him on the balcony
29:38yes, her mood is stable
29:40just a bit tired
29:41don't worry, I'll take care of her
29:43yes, for now
29:44don't let her come into contact with anything related to that side
29:48six months after Dante died
29:49someone tracked me down
29:51Mr. Moretti left a will
29:53the cafe on Carnabut Street is yours
29:57it was his last wish
30:01I won't accept it
30:03his last wish was for me to be happy
30:05and my happiness now has nothing to do with him
30:09sell the cafe
30:10donate the money to girls who have nowhere to go after being bullied
30:16this is our decision
30:18thank you for coming all this way
30:24after the man left
30:25Julian came back and found me staring at nothing on the couch
30:28he sat down next to me
30:29arm around my shoulders
30:30reluctant?
30:31no
30:32I just suddenly feel that world is so far away
30:39after Dante died
30:40I never thought about the name Scarlet again
30:43but the world is small
30:45one year I was in Rome on business
30:47walked past a community rehabilitation center
30:51there was a woman out front
30:53grey hair
30:54face aged beyond her
30:56a nurse pushing her
30:57letting her get some sun
30:59Ms. Marcelli
31:00time to go back
31:01Scarlet
31:03she seemed to hear something in the air
31:05lifted her head slowly
31:07completely without warning
31:08she was thin
31:10unrecognizably so
31:11deep exhaustion behind her eyes
31:14numb
31:15I stood there
31:17took me a while to come back to myself
31:19Carm is a bitch
31:20she didn't escape it either
31:22Dante's journal had mentioned it
31:25don't push me
31:26don't push me
31:27I did nothing wrong
31:28ended up the same as my mother
31:30jumped off her roof
31:32she didn't die
31:33broke her spine
31:34spent the rest of her life in that chair
31:36I didn't feel satisfaction
31:39didn't feel pity either
31:40just calm
31:41not the cold kind
31:43not the kind where you pretend you didn't see
31:47it was a late autumn afternoon
31:49Lydia once asked me
31:51do you hate your mother?
31:53I thought about it for a long time
31:55I hated her when I was a child
31:58hated her for what she did
31:59hated her for making me live under those insults
32:02also hated her for leaving too early
32:04abandoning me alone in this world
32:06Aunt Lydia listened
32:07didn't interrupt
32:09but later I stopped hating
32:12she made a mistake and paid with her life
32:17Elena, you know
32:18your mother called me before she died
32:22she said she regretted it deeply
32:24that the she wronged most in her life was you
32:28she asked me if possible
32:30to find you and take care of you for her
32:32I kept my head down
32:33didn't say anything
32:35Aunt Lydia took my hand
32:37I think you should know this
32:40and in that last phone call
32:42she was a decent mother
32:44I started to cry
32:47after a long while
32:48I got up and put my arms around her
32:50she gave birth to me
32:52you saved me
32:54silly girl
32:55I just sent a helicopter
32:57you climbed up yourself
32:59we both laughed
33:00yeah
33:01I
33:01I
33:01I
33:01I
33:01I
33:01I
33:01I
33:01I
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