Chapter 33

As soon as Rafael enters the room, Luz begins to cry and extends her arms to him, he does not think twice.

– My girl, what’s up? -she says, pressing her cheek against the girl’s head-,

– Rafael… the only thing I needed… – she tells him sobbing -, I’m pregnant.

Rafael’s whole body tenses, but not because she is pregnant, but because of the memory of how that happened.

-Now, now… don’t cry, that’s not good for your baby, because I guess you’ll have it, I can’t imagine Luz Méndez…

-Yes, but I’m thinking of giving him up for adoption. I don’t know, I have to think about it very well.

-Well, you have several months to think about it – he moves away from her and wipes her tears with his thumbs.

-I think so.

-Can you go home?

-Yes, as soon as the serum is finished.

– Well, I’ll take you – Rafael takes a seat and stares at her -. Will you tell your parents?

– Of course, a pregnancy is not something to hide. Today – in this there is full determination, because if Gerard and Rafael are already willing to help her, then she can feel brave –

for

-Thanks.

would not be something that they would like to hear. Her

has to call his brother, because if he is going to lose his entire family to that baby, that defenseless creature,

defenseless creature,

 If she had gone to a hospital, they would have given her something to prevent

It wasn’t that

to check the bag and tells him that he can go now, he takes Rafael out of the room to help

room, he finds Gerard with a bouquet of flowers, a stuffed animal and a pharmacy bag. He sits

tells him pointing

daily, so that your baby forms well

it’s going to look beautiful in

Still I feel that his youth is being

sometimes other people’s decisions have consequences, that’s how babies come into the

as soon as he sees the

acompañada por la enfermera, pero cuando Luz lo ve con todas esas cosas por primera vez en

regalo para tu hijo – le dice

– le dice ella sin

cambiamos el listón del

se ríe y Rafael se sorprende, porque esa risa es autentica. Ni forzada, ni de burla, ni por educación. Es

le dice Rafael ayudándola

Primero la señorita debe firmar el alta médica

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