I sit at home waiting for my 'surprise' from Kate. I had seen her earlier today leave the hotel lobby in the morning. I texted her a few times today and had gotten no response. It was late afternoon when I heard from her. She told me she was just going to stay in her room for the rest of the night, but she had a 'surprise' for coming to my apartment. I honestly feel so much better after talking to her last night. I found so much comfort from the last person anybody would expect to comfort me.
I heard a knock on the door. I walk to the door to open it. Ugh, I wish I had left one of my chairs by the door, I'm too short for the peephole. I open the door and was instantly frozen in shock.
"Leena?" said an almost identical clone of myself. I was shocked and confused for a few seconds as to what was going on. It then struck me.
"Eliise?!" I inquired with tears beginning to fall. I ran to her and hugged her. From a distance, I probably looked like a little girl running up to her mom.
"Oh issand, see oled tõesti sina!" Eliise told me. I usher her in. A bit of panic hit me all of the sudden. Leena 'Volkov' didn't have a sister. This panic subsided, if worse comes to worst, I could get Juicebox – or Ladarius – to make some modifications to my cover.
(The following conversation between Leena and Eliise is in Estonian.)
I sit with Eliise on my couch. I had a baggy t-shirt and black yoga pants. I felt so underdressed for our reunion. I had not expected Kate's surprise to be this big.
"Leena, I don't know what to say. Um," Eliise struggled to find the correct words. "Is it true?"
"Yes", I replied candidly. "I am a monster Eliise, everything you heard about me was true."
"I knew about what you did in Estonia, Leena," Eliise tells me. "I was the only relative the police could find; I remember getting a call from Dr. Varava telling me what had happened to you. I was going to visit you Leena, but they deemed you a danger to yourself and others and were not allowed to see you."
"Well, when you're getting raped while tired the fuck up. When your ass hurts because sometimes the sick guards liked to fuck me there. You tend to act out," I said chuckling sarcastically.
Eliise hugs me and asks, "Leena, what had the world done to you?"