Leon ( part 1)
I wake up and realize that it is already night. I sit up in bed quickly and end up making noise. Vanessa looks at me startled.
- Hi," she says.
- Hi. Was I out of the area for a long time?
- A little - she says, sad.
- No luck finding Duda?
- Not a thing.
- Vane, please call the doctor who attended me.
- She has already left, and another doctor took her place - thank God for that.
- No problem, I want to talk to him.
I look at my cell phone and see a bunch of missed calls, among them from Laura, my mother and Vanessa.
- Leon, what do you intend to do?
- What I should have done before they dope me, I'm going after my girlfriend," she agrees and leaves the room.
I notice that I'm already out of those serum wires, and in their place, a round bandage. I roll my eyes as I feel a slight stabbing sensation when I bend my arm. I slowly get down from the gurney and hold on. I go to the bathroom, wash my face, and am shocked at how I look.
- Damn it, Leon, the guy's finished with you! - I grumble, seeing that I have bandages on my head. I hear someone calling me and I come out of the bathroom, bumping into a doctor who was looking at me with a bit of suspicion.
- So, Mr. Vitorino, how are you now?
I feel like saying that I was not doing well at all, because of my girlfriend, and that he should be fucked for wasting my time with nonsense.
- I'm fine, doctor...?
- Oh, excuse me! My name is Lucas Leão - he greets me by extending his hand, and I see that Vanessa blushes. Then I find out that you're her boyfriend.
- So you're the boyfriend of my secretary and sister-in-law?
- Oh, yes, she told me that you had been admitted to the same unit where I work.
- And she also told you that I want to leave to find my girlfriend?
- Yes, she told me, but I can't release you yet.
- Why not? - I ask, dying to strangle the little doctor, even though he is my future brother-in-law.
- I need you to take two tests to release you.
- And these tests take a long time?
- Leon... - Vane warns me.
- Leon... I can call you that, can't I? - I nod, and he continues: I can't release you without doing these tests, because we don't want you to faint.
- OK, let's get these damn tests done, and the sooner you do, the sooner I'm out of here! - I grumble, and see the relief on Vanessa's face. I understand your concern.
- So let's go, I'll take you for some X-rays and then we'll do a CAT scan, just to clear my conscience.
I take my cell phone, my wallet, and my car keys and hand them to Vanessa, asking her:
- If my mother calls, let her know and I'll be in touch.
- I will," she says, and walks me to the exam room.
It doesn't take long, I do both, the good thing about having a known doctor is that I can do the exams right away.
Then we go back to my room, and he says:
- Well, you can see that you haven't had any fractures and there are no spots on the scans, and that's very good!
- So can I go?
- Leon, I want you to sit on the bed just to check your eyes, and then you can go - I sit up quickly on the bed, and he starts to examine me and ask questions, and I answer that everything was fine.
- Now it is!
- So, am I really free now?
- Yes, you are," I breathe a sigh of relief.
- Good, now I can leave.
- Leon, be careful, OK?
- I will, doctor, I will," I thank him, and he writes something on a clipboard and hands it to me.
- This is your discharge paper. And you won't be able to drive.
- Why not?
- Because you've had a blow to the head and it's not good to drive.
But that's no good to me.
- All right, I'll call an Uber.
- That's better.
I hold out my hand and thank you:
- Thank you, doctor, for releasing me!
- If I hadn't done that, you would have run away?
I answer without blinking:
- Yes, for sure.
- I wondered. And now, what are you going to do?
- I'll go to the college and see if I can get Pedro's address.
- And don't you think the police have already been there?
- If they have, I don't know, I only know that I'm going to go there and do everything I can to find out the address of that son of a bitch!
- So you think he did it?
- Oh, yes, he seemed crazy this morning. I'm going to make sure I put him out of his misery.
- So, my friend, good luck! Get my sister-in-law back!
- Even if it is the last thing I do in this life!
- Leon, I want to go with you! - Vanessa looks at me.
- Vane, I'd rather you stay here with your boyfriend, or even go to your house.
- She's my sister! - she insists.
- I know that, it's just that I'll be more comfortable with you being safe.
- Bring my little sister, Leon! - she asks, almost in tears.
- I'll bring her, Vane!
I take my things, put my wallet in my pants pocket, unlock my cell phone and call an Uber, putting the address of the college. I say goodbye to both of them and head out of the hospital, handing my discharge to the reception desk.
The Uber was already waiting for me, and I didn't want to linger. The driver greets me and asks if I would like to guide him or if he could follow the app.
- He can follow the app.
- OK, we'll be there soon.
I couldn't wait to meet my queen. I miss her so much! Of one thing I was sure: she was with that Pedro. Why did he do this to my queen? Did he really have something to do with the rape case?
I will kill that bastard if he did this to my queen! He will pay so dearly! Now the most important thing was to find my Duda, and only then would I get revenge on that bastard.
My God, bring my queen to me, I never asked for anything! I just want her by my side so that we can start a family one day. After all, she is the only woman who could hold me, and I'll die if she doesn't show up. So I will do whatever it takes to bring her back.
I want her more than anything in my life! I am no longer a boy who doesn't know what he wants.
- My queen, I will find you! - I speak to myself.
- Did you say something? - the driver asks.
- Yes, I spoke to myself.
As he said, we don't take long and arrive at the college.
- Thank you! - I thank him and get out of the car.
As I walk to the door, I remember my queen in my arms, and at this moment I swear:
- I will bring you back, my queen!
I enter the building and ask where the reception is. There, I meet a lady, who answers me immediately:
- Yes?
- Good evening, my name is Leon Vitorino and I would like to know how to get the address of a student - she looks at me suspiciously, at least finding it strange to see a man with bandages on his head in the college.
- Sir, we are not allowed to give out any student's address.
- Ma'am, my girlfriend was kidnapped by one of your students!
- Even so, sir. We can't give out any information.
- Ma'am, this is my girlfriend, and she was kidnapped by one of your students, and you can't give me a fucking address?
- We can't, I'm sorry.
- What if I ask the police to come here?
- Even then, we could only give it to them, not to you. I'm sorry.
- Ma'am, this is a matter of life and death!
- I'm sorry, sir, but without an order we can't.
- Thank you, I will ask the police to come here, then - I warn them and say goodbye. I was desperate to find my queen, and the fear of not finding her alive horrified me.
I leave the college wondering if there is any other way to find her. I hear footsteps behind me and turn around, finding the same lady.
- Mr. Vitorino, I will give you the address, but I ask you not to tell anyone that I gave it to you," she asks nervously.
- Of course not! - I thank her and call the Uber again. As soon as it arrives, I head in the direction of Pedro's house, thinking of various ways to control myself.
- Thank you! - I thank her and run to the house where Pedro lived.
I follow the gate, which is open, and enter quietly. I go to the entrance door and check to see if it is open. No. I try to look inside, and everything was dark, I even think that my Duda was not inside.
I don't give up and go to see if there is another entrance. I keep looking until I find a door on the side of the yard. It was leaning against it, and I am relieved, at the very least he must have forgotten to lock it. That was my luck.
I check to see if there were any dogs, and I didn't see any. I open the door carefully and enter without making any noise. I keep looking to see if Pedro would show up, but I don't see him.
I find a corridor and walk down, seeing that there are more doors. I am curious and open them slowly, but nothing. The strangest thing is that the house seems so small on the outside, and inside it is huge.
I hear a noise that seems to be coming from the floor above and I go towards it. When I get there, I hear two voices, and one of them I knew was from my queen.