"It's over, she is over" Petra said and Mr. West stared at her full of rage, not having processed what he'd just seen but he put his arm through the hole to reach her. He wanted to kill her with his own hands after seeing what she'd done to his child.

"Oh god, how could you? She laughed at you and you killed her? How is that fair?" Tori asked with tears in her eyes.

"Life isn't fair, she disrespected me" Petra said and Mr. West started crying while he tried to reach her. He collapsed on the door and she simply walked away.

"No, no, no…" He said into his hands and Beck just looked at Tori, he didn't say a word but his eyes screamed what he felt: guilt, pain, regret. He was alive and well because he'd boarded the plane without waiting for her, if he'd been there none of that would've happened, he thought, he would have defended her, he said to himself. It's your fault.

"Maybe she didn't die" Andre commented. "I mean, she is pretty strong, she resisted the beating almost until the end"

"She was hit and kicked several times and then she had a brick thrown at her head, Andre, what are her chances? If she were anywhere else, we would know it by now and we saw the blood" Tori said sadly. "This psycho killed her and she had the audacity to record it"

"This won't stay like this, she is going to pay" Mr. West said as he stood up and took a breath. "Now…I, I need to find her body" he added and looked down trying to hold the tears inside but he couldn't and cried into his hands again. "God, what am I gonna tell her mother? I…I just" he couldn't even speak so Andre put his hand on his back.

"Let's go…"

Mr. West and the gang went back to the hotel and simply stayed there, they couldn't believe they were actually just waiting for Jade's corpse. Beck was still in shock, everything felt surreal and he didn't want to face the facts. They stayed in Yerba for a week but they didn't receive any news, her corpse was nowhere to be found.

"I'm afraid that the body might have been eaten by dogs or rats, judging by the footage she was killed and left in an alley with a dumpster so that's a very high chance" The policeman said to them and they closed their eyes sadly. "We can't find it and your time to be here is almost over, if the body is found we'll return it to America but you must leave tomorrow"

"Please, just a few more days until we find her" Mr. West said.

"No, there's no point and that wasn't the deal" The man commented. "The chancellor wants you out but we'll keep looking for her" he added and Mr. West looked down sadly.

"Thank you, officer" Tori simply said and the man left.

"Eaten by rats or dogs, attacked by a beast with a stick and a brick, my daughter" He said and sat down as he shook his head. "She should be home writing songs and acting out plays right now, I should be telling her to change her career, she should yell at me to leave her alone…things should be normal, she should be okay but she is dead now, she is dead for nothing"

They all had to return to Los Angeles and simply waited for a call to let them know the body had been found but that call never came. Weeks passed and they had to go back to their normal lives but it just felt empty, they couldn't believe Jade was gone for good. Beck had finally realized what was happening, in the beginning he felt as if it were a joke, it felt surreal but having to live his daily life without Jade made him face the truth and it was too much for him.

Jade spent over eight weeks at the hospital and she still couldn't remember anything, she just lived because she had to but she had no purposes whatsoever. She had physically recovered but her memory was gone for good so the doctors talked to the police, they published her face on the newspapers and described her condition in case anyone recognized her.

One day Jade was just in her room as always, she liked to read stuff and watch TV because she hoped something would trigger her memories but nothing had seemed to work. "Hey babe" A tall strong tan man with short black hair and honey eyes said as he entered the room along with Jade's doctor.

"This man says he is your boyfriend" The doctor informed and the man smiled at her.

"What?" Jade asked. "My boyfriend? I have a boyfriend?"

"Yes, we've dated for three years, don't you remember? We live together in Venezuela" The man commented.

"Venezuela?" She asked and he nodded.

"What's wrong with her?" The man asked.

"She suffered a concussion, which caused her memory loss" The doctor explained. "She doesn't remember anything about her life"

"Well, your name is Annabelle, you are American but you moved to Venezuela five years ago and we met there" He informed.

"Annabelle" Jade whispered. "My name is Annabelle?"

"Annabelle Jones" He added and she smiled, it was so nice to finally have a clue about her life.

"How did I get here?" She asked.

"We came on a little vacation and I lost you, I've been so worried" The man commented. "We need to go home"

"Home" Jade said and sighed as she looked at the doctor.

"You can leave now, you've recovered" The doctor said and she took a breath, she wasn't sure about anything of what that man had said but he seemed nice and she had no other options, she either left with him or stayed in the hospital.

"Come on, babe, your parents are worried sick! And our friends too, they'll be happy to see you again" The man, whose name was Alex, commented and she sighed.

"I…I don't know" Jade said.

"Anns, you can't stay here forever…We have to go home, don't worry, everything is going to be okay" He affirmed. "I'll take care of you" She thought about it and took a breath, she had no one else but him.

"Uh…Okay, yeah, I'll go" Jade said and he smiled so she tried to smile back. He said he was her boyfriend but she felt nothing for him, maybe in a few days I'll remember, she thought, in the end he was her best shot at a normal life.

Jade left the hospital with the guy and he seemed really nice, he kept hugging her and telling her about her life. She just loved listening to him, it made her feel she actually belonged somewhere. "So what do I do for a living?" She asked once they were on the plane back to Venezuela.

"You really don't remember, do you?" He asked and she shook her head.

"I mean, I…I get flashes of notebooks sometimes but that's it" Jade explained

"You are studying university" He informed and she looked at him surprised.

"Really? Which major?" Jade asked

"History of Latin America, that's why you moved to my country" He responded and she thought about it.

"But you said my parents wanted to see me, where are they?" Jade asked.

"They came to visit but they live in Texas" Alex informed and she nodded. "Don't worry, you're gonna remember everything when we land" he affirmed and she smiled. He simply looked at her and smirked while she wasn't looking, he had found her by accident but he was glad because she was going to be of use.

Jade and Alex landed in Caracas, Venezuela and he drove her around the city so she was having a great time. "This place is pretty" She commented while they ate an ice cream and walked around the square.

"I know, we always come here together…You love to walk around the city" Alex said. "I missed you so much, I thought I had lost you"

"What happened to me?" Jade asked.

"We were on a tour around Yerba and there was an explosion, the rebels and the police started fighting and in all that chaos I lost you, I looked for you but they didn't have an answer" Alex explained. "Someone told me you had been dragged away by one of the rebels so I suppose he hit you"

"Oh…" She said and thought about it. "What if I never remember?"

"We'll make new memories together then" He said smiling and stroked her cheek. "I love you and you'll love me again"

"When are we going home?" She asked.

"Very soon, baby but I want us to enjoy a weekend of true vacation" Alex said.

"Vacation here?"

"Yes, we'll stay in hotels and visit places…You don't remember anything so it'll be a new experience" He commented and she chuckled.

"Okay, yeah…I like that" Jade said. They indeed went to a nice hotel in the city and spent the weekend visiting museums, historical places and malls. Alex spent all that time pampering Jade, making her feel good and talking about how much he loved her. On Monday he decided their little vacation was finally over and they went to a house. It wasn't really nice looking and Jade didn't recognize it but she believed in him, he'd proven to care about her and she felt safe with him so she walked inside.

"Welcome home" Alex said and locked the door behind her back; there was a yard and doors all around, she didn't exactly know which way to go so she just stood there and when he walked past her, she followed him inside.

"This is where we live?" Jade asked, they were in what seemed to be a living room.

"Yes" He simply said and she looked at around, there were some sofas, a huge TV, some other furniture and there was a door to the kitchen at the end of the room. "You have always liked that little doll" He said referring to a porcelain doll on the center table and she grabbed it. A few minutes later around twelve girls walked into the room as well but they didn't see Jade at first.

"Where have you been? We thought you'd be back last Friday" A brunette commented and Jade looked at them confused, they looked at her and turned to Alex again.

"Who are they? Are they my friends?" Jade asked and Alex smiled.

"Of course they are, you work with them" Alex said and the girls looked at each other disconcertedly but he glared at them when Jade wasn't looking.

"But you said I studied, do I work at the same time?" Jade asked confused and he sighed with a fake smile.

"Listen sweetie, I wasn't entirely honest with you" Alex said and she stared at him confused. "You went to Yerba with me and I did lost you but it was with a client, then I found you and brought you back home…You're not in college, your parents died when you were twelve and you live with us" Alex explained but she was still confused.

"You lied to me…Why? Why would you do that?" Jade asked. "So you're not my boyfriend? Everything you said was a lie?" She questioned upset.

"No, not everything is a lie but I had to make some things up because you wouldn't have returned if I reminded you of the truth, it's something not so easy to understand so I thought I'd explain it in detail when we arrived" He responded.

"What do you mean? Who am I?" Jade asked.

"You're Annabelle Jones and you're twenty one, you came from Texas five years ago and we met three years ago, I didn't lie about that…We also dated for a long time but now our relationship has evolved to something bigger" Alex affirmed. "You used to study history of Latin America but you don't do it anymore because you work with me and the girls, you chose this life"

"What life? What do we do?" Jade asked and looked at all the girls, some were simply looking down and others, smiling at her.

"This is the part I couldn't tell you in Yerba, you and the girls…accompany men every night in exchange for money" He informed and she stared at him shocked and scared.

"No, no that can't be true" Jade said as she shook her head. "You are lying to me"

"I know you're confused, it's understandable but this is your home, Annabelle" Alex affirmed. "Look around you! You have nothing to fear now because you're safe, this is your house, these are your sisters and we all live here together as a family, a very special one"

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