The next day, Katarina took her mother to the city hospital for a checkup.
The town is known as a sanctuary for healing. Thanks to its pleasant scenery, excellent air quality, leisurely pace of life, absence of urban noise and all the amenities, many people who come here for health reasons choose to settle here as long as they can.
The hospital they come to is also a prestigious sanatorium, with a wide range of specialist doctors from all over the world and a variety of facilities.
Katarina first accompanied her mother on the examination and then stood next to David, waiting for the results.
David flipped through one examination report after another, smiled and looked up, speaking in English.
-Miss Katarina, your mother is in good condition and continues to recover and improve, her heart rate is normal, and lately, no chest tightness or shortness of breath…..
Katarina nods enthusiastically.
-Yes, not for long.
David pushed up his glasses and nodded in satisfaction.
-Chronic illness requires a process and it is certainly possible for your mother to heal to the point of freedom from her dependence on medication.
Katarina was overcome with emotion and spoke first to Marisa about the doctor, who was delighted to hear it and thanked David in rather awkward English.
One of the reasons Katarina insisted that her mother should go abroad for treatment is that she has been on medication all her life.
Suddenly, Marisa wiped the corners of her eyes and looked at her daughter.
-Katarina, all this, thanks to Antonio, who is very, very attentive…”.
Katarina’s heart squeezed when Antonio’s face came back to her mind….
Yes, everything here was arranged by him and David was contacted by him a long time ago….
Katarina’s feelings became more mixed when she looked at the time and saw that it was time for her maternity appointment.
As soon as they left, Antonio walked in.
David was not surprised to see Antonio, but smiled cheerfully and teased.
-Mr. Antonio, your wife is angry and needs to be cajoled. Isn’t it popular in your Anlandana to kneel on the keyboard, on the washboard and on the durian? Kneel one by one so you don’t have to follow her so carefully.
Antonio smiled, he did not answer, if it works, don’t say kneel once, kneel ten times a hundred times he is also willing to….
He had kept in touch with David and that was what he had told him before, that he had upset his wife and did not want to see him, so he could not accompany him.
David got right to the point immediately after flirting and started telling him about Marisa’s test results.
At the hospital, Katarina’s heart was pounding as she finished her checkup. Among today’s tests was a screening test for fetal trisomy of chromosomes 21, 18 and 13, which gave her a heart attack when she thought about it at home….
Marisa was also very nervous, she was not very good at English, she could understand but was limited in her expressions, she was able to communicate briefly with neighbors for a month, but had great difficulty talking to the doctor about the chances of Antonio’s exposure to X-rays affecting the baby, so she gave up and waited nervously with Katarina for the test results.
Finally, the nurse brought all the test results.
The doctor flipped through it and said:
-Everything is fine, but ….
Katarina and Marisa had not had time to breathe a sigh of relief when they heard the but and their hearts soared again….
-The results of the chromosomal analysis will take two weeks to arrive and then you will be called to come and pick up the report.
Both mother and daughter are relieved and disappointed that they will have to be on their toes for the next two weeks….
The doctor put down the report and looked at Katarina.
-Miss Katarina, do you feel the fetal movement?
Katarina was startled and unconsciously put her hand to her lower back….
-You are a first baby, it may take you a while to perceive, the first fetal movement, it’s a bit like the sensation of defecating, keep cheerful and calm mood, you can experience it. Here is the ultrasound picture, congratulations, your baby is a boy.
The sex of the fetus is no more strictly confidential abroad than in our country, and the doctor told you the sex of the fetus very easily….
The sudden surprise made both Katarina and Marisa shudder….
Guys?
They are not patriarchal, but the Carballo family really needs a son….
Katarina was in a trance, thinking that if the child was healthy and well, then the father would have no regrets, right?
Marisa was overjoyed and became even more precious to Katarina, thinking that she would burn three more incense sticks so that Katarina’s baby would be healthy when she returned.
It was nighttime and Katarina sat at the floating window again, leaning against the wall, cushioned with pillows, eyes closed, hand rubbing her belly, the doctor said the fetal movement felt like a bowel movement, so she did, she felt it in the last few days….
I always thought it was an upset stomach, but it turns out, is it the baby moving?
Joy rises in my heart, happiest thing that has happened to me this month…..
Happy…
Suddenly she felt that familiar, unfamiliar feeling again, somewhere in the bulge of her belly, a squirming sensation, and Katarina opened her eyes, her heart beating faster….
The baby in her belly felt as if it was experiencing her excitement and gave another slight squirm….
Katarina’s eyes quickly filled with tears and her love for the baby in her womb deepened even more as she picked up her cell phone and tried to tell Antonio that the baby had just moved.
The phone quickly went off, at this moment, she admitted that she really missed him, she was so joyful now, she wanted to tell him, to share this joy, for the baby’s sake, let her be whimsical for once….
The phone went through a long silence, there had been no sound, not even a beep when the call went through, the joy in her heart dropped a little, the next second, a beep came out of the phone, her heart squeezed, she seemed more nervous than when she was in the hospital today, then the next beep had not yet sounded, the memory of the voice, low, honeyed, with a strong feeling of love, came out of the handset: the
-Katarina…
Two short words, the two words he had uttered countless times, the moment that made her thoughts tumble….
She put a hand to her heart, repressing the pain and joy….
-Did you miss me?
Antonio’s voice was heard.
Katarina did not speak, biting her lip, only to hear his voice whisper again.
-If you miss me, look out the window…..
Katarina paused and unconsciously looked out the window to see a familiar figure standing there on the lawn of the garden below, telephone in hand, head bowed, watching her…