Tess lay in her cell, starring at the ceiling. She had lost track of time.
How long has she been here? Well, it didn't really matter. Her time was
over anyway. She couldn't hold out much longer. Manuela definitely knew how
to torture someone. She didn't hit her or something else. She didn't use
this kind of violence at all. She used her powers to hurt Tess. This was
worse than anything Tess had ever known before. "Why doesn't anyone help
me?"
"Oh honey, don't you remember. I took care of that. Nobody will ever come to your rescue."
That was true. Because of Manuela everybody thought she was a murderer. But she could never kill someone. How could her friends believe she would be capable of murder? Didn't they know her at all?
Due to her pain Tess became unconscious. In her dreams she saw pictures rushing by. Most of them were from Kyle, but there were others too. Pictures from Jim, Max, Isabel, even from Liz. Shed wished she could see them again. But she had no hope.
When she woke up she was alone again. She took a big breath, trying to ease the pain. It didn't really help. Too soon Manuela came back.
"Had a nice nap?" She was about to start her torture again when Tess asked a question. The one she had always wanted to asked, but was never sure if she wantedt o know the answer.
Why do you do this to me?"
"What do you mean, honey?"
"What did I do to deserve this?"
"You mean you can't remember? You don't know what you did?"
"I don't remember much from Ava's life."
"Then let me tell you what you did. It happened of course at Antar. You were the king's wife. You had a lot of power. People bowed in front of you, they did everything you wanted them to do. You had everything a woman ever wishes for. But all this didn't belong to you. You had no right to take it. I was supposed to be queen! I should have been in your place. I was intended to be Zan's wife. Only when he met you, he decided to pick his bride for himself. He wouldn't do what his family wanted. I lost everything. It was your fault and you will pay for it."
Tess started laughing. She didn't know herself how she could laugh in such a situation. "Are you telling me, you do all this just because Max didn't love you?"
Her laughing made Manuela furious. Nobody had the right to laugh about Manuela, especially not Tess. Tess didn't see in which danger she was. She laughed so hard that her stomach hurt. "STOP IT!" Manuela screamed. She lost all her control. She tried to kill Tess with her powers, but she was not concentrated enough.
This little mistake Tess used for her own advantage. She sensed that this was her last chance. With her own alien powers she created a illusion for Manuela. Manuela lost too much of her control to realize what Tess was doing. Believing that Tess would sit laughing on the floor she focused her powers on that point. But Tess was already on her way out of the door. She had to hurry; her powers were not strong enough to mislead Manuela for a long time. Before she could go through the door, Manuela discovered her little trick. Tess opened the door and run for her life.
"Oh honey, don't you remember. I took care of that. Nobody will ever come to your rescue."
That was true. Because of Manuela everybody thought she was a murderer. But she could never kill someone. How could her friends believe she would be capable of murder? Didn't they know her at all?
Due to her pain Tess became unconscious. In her dreams she saw pictures rushing by. Most of them were from Kyle, but there were others too. Pictures from Jim, Max, Isabel, even from Liz. Shed wished she could see them again. But she had no hope.
When she woke up she was alone again. She took a big breath, trying to ease the pain. It didn't really help. Too soon Manuela came back.
"Had a nice nap?" She was about to start her torture again when Tess asked a question. The one she had always wanted to asked, but was never sure if she wantedt o know the answer.
Why do you do this to me?"
"What do you mean, honey?"
"What did I do to deserve this?"
"You mean you can't remember? You don't know what you did?"
"I don't remember much from Ava's life."
"Then let me tell you what you did. It happened of course at Antar. You were the king's wife. You had a lot of power. People bowed in front of you, they did everything you wanted them to do. You had everything a woman ever wishes for. But all this didn't belong to you. You had no right to take it. I was supposed to be queen! I should have been in your place. I was intended to be Zan's wife. Only when he met you, he decided to pick his bride for himself. He wouldn't do what his family wanted. I lost everything. It was your fault and you will pay for it."
Tess started laughing. She didn't know herself how she could laugh in such a situation. "Are you telling me, you do all this just because Max didn't love you?"
Her laughing made Manuela furious. Nobody had the right to laugh about Manuela, especially not Tess. Tess didn't see in which danger she was. She laughed so hard that her stomach hurt. "STOP IT!" Manuela screamed. She lost all her control. She tried to kill Tess with her powers, but she was not concentrated enough.
This little mistake Tess used for her own advantage. She sensed that this was her last chance. With her own alien powers she created a illusion for Manuela. Manuela lost too much of her control to realize what Tess was doing. Believing that Tess would sit laughing on the floor she focused her powers on that point. But Tess was already on her way out of the door. She had to hurry; her powers were not strong enough to mislead Manuela for a long time. Before she could go through the door, Manuela discovered her little trick. Tess opened the door and run for her life.