2 days later as David arrives
"so it's true, Sofía lives" asks David as Tori lets him in
"we're about to find out, she's ten minutes away, from what stories I've been told Holly might have had something to do with it, have you seen mom" says Tori
"yes I've met with your mother, she was pleased to find out Holly was no longer in the picture, she has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, you and Sofía have lesser forms, deemed hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, yours is often less restrictive, Sofía's is on the worse side" says David
"could Ehlers-Danlos syndrome cause irritability" asks Cat
"I didn't know I had Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome" says Tori shocked
"technically you barely qualify Victoria but as Sofía has it the doctor said it would be stupid to think you don't have it, even if slight and minimal, it's why you have problems standing for extended periods of time and why your wrists hurt holding the microphone, your ankles dislocate easily as do your wrists, anyway I don't agree with them airdropping her here, I'd wished they'd drove her here, she gets air sick, or at least she used to" says David as the helicopter lands a bit away from them
"that would have taken longer dad, now let's go meet her, if she recognizes us she will be allowed to stay, if not she leaves again" says Tori
"she'd be staying here right" asks David as they head over
"if she wants to yes that would be the plan" says Tori as they reach the helicopter and Sofía gets out
"princesa" exclaims Sofía surprised
"tu sabes quien soy" asks Tori
"obviamente, eres mi hermana gemela, princesa" says Sofía walking over to Tori hugging her
"I forgot we taught her Spanish before English" says David
"she was super excited about coming here, I'd played a recording of the call, the moment she heard your voice Victoria she tilted her head curiously, almost as if a memory had been unlocked" says Albert
"does she remember me" asks David as Sofía looks over
"Holly EVIL" says Sofía
"yes I know, she's not in the picture anymore, I'm sorry for letting her do this to you, I didn't know she would do that, does this mean you don't trust me" says David
"Solo confío en mi hermana hoy, debe demostrar que lo merece" says Sofía almost growling
"I understand, Tori keep her by your side" says David as he backs away
"you want me to take her to Europe, Dad that's expensive, you better be paying me for this" says Tori
"of course I'll pay but she trusts you and only you right now, you have to take care of her until she can trust me or Isabella" says David
"I assume you have her birth certificate David, it's the only true requirement I need to release her from my care" says Albert
"Tori has it, Tori's taken responsibility for all of Sofía's belongings, kept them clean" says David
"Tori do you have it" asks Albert as Tori snaps for no reason
"only my friends call me Tori, here, I need that back" says Tori angrily handing Albert the birth certificate
"princesa cálmate, él no es el malo, discúlpate" says Sofía calming Tori down
"I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me, I've been easily provoked lately and I don't know why" says Tori lowering her head and avoiding eye contact
"last week was the anniversary of her kidnapping Tori, you're always jumpy and irritable around this time" says David
"my apologies for not returning her sooner, the birth certificate checks out, I should have known she was a Vega, her bone structure is Mmmm perfect, I don't mean that in a creepy way, I've met a few Vega's and two Gonzalez" says Albert handing the birth certificate back to Tori
"how didn't you know she was a Vega, you've taken her to the hospital for her EDS, surely they'd tell you her information" accuses Tori
"there is a certain margin of error Victoria, in general when you ask a homeless kid their name, nine out of ten times they don't tell you their actual name, plus she couldn't remember much about her childhood, the kidnappers kept her on drugs until they dumped her on Baker beach, because she had memory issues I was inclined to believe she couldn't remember her name and just picked one, it's more common for homeless kids to lie when they're being taken out of the homeless life, eventually most come clean but I couldn't vouch for her name being authentic, the hospital only said there was an existing state hospital record for a Sofía Vega but that there was a gap of several years in the records" says Albert
"ok last question, what's up with the metal running up her legs" says Tori
"it's an experimental 'exo-skeleton' for those with increasingly severe Ehlers-Danlos, she refused a wheelchair when she was offered, this option let's her walk and stand for longer than she would have been able to by a factor of ten, anyway I should get going, here are her meds" says Albert handing Tori a pharmacy bag as he gets back on the helicopter
"you want a bath sis" asks Tori
"princesa, no soy un niño, puedo bañarme solo, solo apúntame en la dirección correcta" says Sofía
"ok miss bossy, you have to go through three doors to get there, the easiest is through the kitchen" says Tori sending Sofía on her way
"well then she seems kinda crabby now doesn't she" says David
"she misunderstood my tone, if you remember back then she ALWAYS had a problem understanding tone of voice, she almost always took things personal or out of context, do you think she's autistic" says Tori
"hard to tell, he said the kidnappers kept her on drugs until they dumped her on that beach, I don't have a good idea of her mental state, she seems different, tread carefully" says David
"will do, tell mom I said hi" says Tori as David nods and leaves as she heads inside
"your sister didn't seem all too friendly" says Cat
"the kidnappers kept her on drugs for years, right up to the point where they dumped her on Baker beach, dad thinks her personality was altered… well he didn't say that but his wording hinted that's what he thought, just give her some space" says Tori
"is it cuddle time" asks Allison
"you're really liking that huh" asks Tori smirking
"I mean yeah, though I do miss Carter a little, he gave good hugs, Cat's hugs are needy hugs, it's an adjustment I guess" says Allison
"then let's cuddle" says Tori as they head to her bedroom
20 minutes later as Sofía knocks
"yes Sofí what is it" asks Tori getting up as Sofía opens the door
"I was just wondering where I'm sleeping tonight, it would seem all the rooms are full" says Sofía
"it certainly looks that way doesn't it, where you sleep depends on how you plan to behave, your snapping at me for simply asking if you wanted a bath was not appreciated and you were also snippy with Cat, there are rules that you will have to follow, communicate with us is rule number one" says Tori
"I'm sorry about that, it's just I'm nervous about this, those people treated me like trash for so long then Mr. Davis took me in and it's hard for me to adjust, you know how I am sis, it's never been easy for me to adjust to new things, you know that" says Sofía
"in that case you're sleeping in the living room" says Tori
"why" asks Sofía
"the couch becomes a bed and the big blue button on the wall to the inside of the shack circle will fold down walls and a door if you press it, making a little room for you" says Tori
"that's creative" says Sofía
"it was the first shack that was built, I asked for the bedroom to be first but they said amenities are first, it's a unique design for a unique home, it was specifically designed for privacy, it seals to the floor for sound proofing and the windows it does have are tinted when in wall position and clear in the up position" says Tori
"ok what about clothes, I don't have that many" asks Sofía
"we can go out tomorrow and get you some, Ally needs some for the tour as does Cat, unless you're willing to stay with Dad you're coming with us" says Tori
"ummm travelling isn't a good idea unless you want me throwing up, I had to take nausea medicine just to come from north east of San-Francisco to here and he had to land the helicopter several times, that's why we were late, it's just I don't trust dad because he's still with Evil Holly and he never paid the ransom" says Sofía
"his relationship with Holly is over Sofí, she got drunk and came home one night last year and nearly killed him with a bat, she was arrested, during discovery they found out that Holly paid those kidnappers to kidnap you, as for the ransom dad absolutely tried to pay it, he didn't have the lump sum they were asking for, he'd offered to pay it in payments but that's what ended the exchange, he very much thought his inability to pay the ransom got you killed, like me he assumed you were dead, that's why he showed up Sofí, I told him you might not be receptive to his presence but he said and I quote 'I'll back off if I have to but for almost twenty years I thought they'd killed her when I offered to pay the ransom in steps, I HAVE to see her for myself', oh and also mom is out of jail" says Tori as Sofía's jaw drops
"m-m-mom's a-a-alive…. I-I-I want to see her, can she come here" stutters Sofía
"she won't come here, it's too far from LA, which Jade assures me is now a safe space for her thanks to Mr. West, if you want to see her then we have to go there" says Tori
"I-i-I really do want to see the house…. Wait it's not even noon and you're already in bed, that's not like you" says Sofía
"I don't know if you noticed sis but I'm in the company of two beautiful girls, besides without the pool there isn't much to do around here right now, I'm working on expanding but there's an old Mexican Nevada era graveyard in the northern corner so everything has to be checked and verified for Environmental Impact study reasons, the place I had picked out for the moderate sized pool got denied, they said it was too small for a pool and they couldn't let me build there because it was too close to the house" says Tori
"…. Oh sorry I guess I'm a little distracted, I shouldn't have bothered you" says Sofía closing the door behind her
