Nilson drove straight to Rain’s lower tower hotel.
With a flourish, she planted herself in front of the door to her room, raised her hand to ring the doorbell, and stopped….
It’s 11 o’clock at night, she and Estela are sleeping, aren’t they?
Wouldn’t it bother her more if she came in like this?
Every word Lluvia had said to reject him echoed, by now, in his ears:
-No Mr. Nilson, Estela and I are having a good time too, you are so fond of children, you could have married and had one yourself, your own blood and bones are more worthy of your love.
-No need to think about it, I refuse now, Mr. Nilson, it’s up to me to give Estela better living conditions, don’t bother, and if you insist, please stop the car.
-Mr. Nilson, I hope we won’t see each other or have anything to do in the future, so please put an end to that idea too.
-Mr. Nilson, who gave you the confidence that you would be in my good graces? We don’t know each other very well, do we? How many times have we met, besides today? Aren’t you amused that you want me to stay with Estela and marry you because you like her? You can’t have Moya, so you don’t have any illusions about love, do you? But I’m sorry, I do!
-I’m not cynical, I still have a good heart, and I’m going to take Estela and marry a man I love and who loves me, just like Carlos looked at Moya, and you? You’re not! So get the hell out of here.
Every word, so cold, without the slightest warmth….
Once again, my mother’s words on the phone echoed in my ears:
-Nilson, are you crazy?
Yes, are you crazy?
I can’t believe it’s eleven o’clock at night and I drove all the way here in spite of everything, just to see that baby!
No, more than a glimpse, I want to hug….
A hug!
This thought made Nilson lower his hand and raise it again, ringing the doorbell loudly, looking at the cat’s eye on the door and wondering if he should hide first….
Inside the door Lluvia had just put her daughter to sleep and now she was awakened by the doorbell.
My daughter’s crying is like a magical sound through her head. I don’t know what’s wrong with her lately, but she cries all kinds of tears at night!
Bores her to death!
She’s suckled so much she’s empty, she just ordered takeout and she’s so early?
She had to go to the door with a crying Estela in her arms, unlock it and open it without even looking through the cat’s eye….
As soon as the door opened, Estela’s loud cries came, making Nilson’s heart clench….
Rain saw it, froze for a second, and then she did want to slam the door shut immediately!
Nilson moves faster and stomps his feet!
-Hiss!
The obstruction to the closing of the door, and the sound of Nilson’s snorting, made Rain hastily stop his movements, and Nilson took the opportunity to push the door and sneak in, and in the next instant, with a sudden movement, he had Estela in his arms and was heading straight for the house!
-You!
Rain’s words stuck in her throat as Estela’s sobs abruptly ceased the moment she was carried by Nilson, as if the switch had suddenly been turned off….
Nilson’s voice is as soft as ever, and his mother’s eyes would drop in astonishment to hear him in that tone….
-Why is Estela crying? Her nose is red from crying, so you can talk to? if you have any questions…
Nilson paused, unsure for a moment what to make Estela call, and only after a long moment did he say in a raw voice:
-You can talk to Uncle Nilson if you have any questions?
Why is that name so hard?
Then, immediately, he didn’t mind the insults either, because Estela, who still had tears in her eyes, looked at him and smiled, and Nilson felt his heart melt….
Lluvia couldn’t help but laugh. Estela is just over a month old, she still can’t even call her mother, how is she going to talk to you….
Nilson unconsciously turned around with Estela in his arms and saw Lluvia’s bright smile and his heart fluttered…