In the middle of the day, Katarina closed her eyes.
-Well, it’s worse, it’s unconscious…..
Micaela also paused for a long time, with an extraordinarily heavy tone full of anguish.
-Katarina, be strong, what happens happens, cry if you want to, don’t keep it in….
Katarina really couldn’t hold it in and panicked to end the call
-Well, you went to the competition I did not dare to talk to you, afraid to affect your mood, now you have achieved good results, I would just a phone call to congratulate you, then meet again…
Okay, back to the get-together, Katarina, come on, hang in there, you still have us and Antonio who loves you.
Hearing the name, Katarina’s tears flowed even faster and she could not repress another moan, instantly shocking Micaela….
-Micaela, oooh, he….
Katarina still can’t say it, it’s really too hard and painful to admit to herself that she is Antonio’s stepsister, the first time she gave everything to love someone and ended in such a horrible and ruinous end….
-Katarina…
Micaela, listening to his painful voice, was also infected by the sadness that invaded her and could not help crying too…
Carlos sat down next to her and saw how big tears rolled down her face, and he was so distressed that he took the person in his arms and just sat there, hating to pick up the phone and tell her to stop….
After a long while, Katarina, on the other end of the line, gathered her emotions first and spoke with a sob.
-Well, I feel better after a good cry, thanks Micaela, I’m going to see my mom, I’m hanging up!
Then it was a quick hang up.
Carlos immediately took the phone from the girl and brushed her tears away with his big hands.
-Girl, you know what I like the least is to see you cry, and you’re crying for me? Hmm?
Micaela bites her lip, her eyes still full of tears and her eyebrows furrowed, as she wraps her arms around Carlos’ neck and rests her head in the crook of his neck.
-Carlos, Katarina was so sad and upset, she sounded like she was in despair, especially when she talked about Antonio, her pent up sobs, it broke my heart to hear her, Katarina she, she was so tired lately….
Listening to Antonio…
Carlos frowns…
Katarina found out something?
At that moment, Katarina did not go to see Marisa.
Her mother was about to bring the food and she couldn’t let her notice anything strange…
The eye rests on the paper on the floor….
This, it must not be found by the mother….
She picked it up with trembling hands, tore it to shreds, flushed it down the bathroom toilet and flushed the toilet.
After unburdening myself, I did feel a little more relaxed, and I was thinking of calling Micaela to divert her attention and congratulate her on her good results, but I couldn’t help but expose my vulnerability in front of her….
Turning to look in the mirror, Katarina rubbed a hand across her lower back….
Thanks to this child, even though she was in excruciating pain, she was still eating and sleeping well and, apart from not being able to laugh because of the mental stress, she put on a few pounds….
The tears that had just spilled over again at the thought of my decision….
But, oh baby, I can’t have you, it’s not right, I can’t hurt you…..
Even if the child was healthy, there was no guarantee that her relationship with Antonio would not become public, and how could the child bear the scorn of the outside world?
Since it is wrong, it is important to prevent the mistake from going further, at the source!
Including her and Antonio!
Turning on the faucet, Katarina bent down to get the cool water and poured it on her face.
Only when the anguish had subsided and the redness in her eyes was less pronounced did she pull herself together and open the door to go to the next room, where she met Marisa, who had just come from the elevator.
She said as she carried her lunch box in her hand and looked at Katarina.
-Katarina, Mom made sweet and sour pork today, since you seem to like the dish lately.
-Well, thanks mom.
Marisa has probably really opened up and stopped thinking about Kimberly’s impending departure to focus on her daughter and son-in-law, studying cooking every day and preparing delicious meals for them.
But Katarina knows her mother is only forcing herself to divert their attention.
It’s good to be able to divert attention.
Katarina is still very happy for her mother, she has always been too well protected by her father and so she is extraordinarily vulnerable and at this moment, finally strong…..
Mother and daughter pushed open the door and entered just as the caretaker finished rubbing Kimberly’s body.
Marisa put down her lunch box and came over to help.
-Ramon, hard work.
-Ma’am, it’s not hard work, it’s what I’m supposed to do.
The nurse poured his water and consciously headed to the hospital canteen to eat, even though Marisa had cordially greeted him to join her, but he insisted on going to the canteen to eat.
After tucking Kimberly in and gazing lovingly at him for quite a while, Marisa approached and Katarina was already seated at the table waiting for dinner.
-Katarina, what’s going on with you and Antonio?
Marisa sat down across from her.
-Why do I see that you don’t seem to pay much attention to him? Does he sleep here every night? I see that he is not in a very good mood either, he takes care of you, you must be able to take care of him too, there are caregivers here, you don’t need to keep an eye on your father…..
Katarina’s hands clenched into fists under the table.
He had slept here all this week.
He had tried to move closer to sleep with her, but as soon as he lay down, she quickly got up and wanted to move closer to sleep on the couch. Two or three days later, he consciously stopped bothering her in the past, only, the dejection in her eyes was becoming more and more evident….
He also tried to communicate with her, but she wouldn’t say a word, only silence….
Antonio became more and more anxious, and did not want to be mean to her, she argued until simply do not deal with his temper, she saw him when he was chasing her, you can not ask for a reason, he also had a headache….
-Antonio told me everything, he told me it was all his fault, that he didn’t get the call you gave him the day your father had the accident and that he blamed himself for it, but wasn’t there anything he could do here to help, to distress himself? Don’t sulk anymore.
So you thought you were angry about it all along?
Katarina’s mouth quirked a faint bitter smile, that call, actually, was to tell him he was going to be a father, but, fortunately, he didn’t answer either….
-By the way, Katarina, mom wanted to ask you if you are pregnant.
Katarina looks at her mother startled?
-What? Katarina, are you pregnant?
Antonio’s surprised voice came from the door and both mother and daughter looked up unconsciously. Antonio was pushing open the door and entered, striding in with a complicated look on his face, crouching down on bent knees directly in front of Katarina, his large hand covering her small hand that was clenched into a fist, tilting his head slightly to look at her.
-Katarina, really?
Katarina looked at him, trying to read some emotion in his expression, which, it seemed, held tension, joy and uneasiness….
-If I get pregnant, do you want it?
Katarina asked unconsciously, and before she could answer, Marisa stood up excitedly and opened her mouth first.
-Katarina, what nonsense! Mom prays every day that the Carballo family will have children soon so that your dad can go in peace….
Katarina’s heart beat a little faster and she looked at Antonio, stubborn to hear his answer.
Antonio put aside his mixed feelings and raised his hand to caress her cheek.
-Silly, of course…
Katarina sighed with immovable relief, an inexplicable comfort rising in her heart, and quietly lifted her hand to pull his away and look at her mother.
-But I’m sorry mom, you’re going to be disappointed, I’m not pregnant yet, I just got my period and Antonio knows it.