By the time Carlos came out of the water with Micaela in his arms, the shore was full of people, all rushing at him, Tomas and Leonardo and Antonio had taken off their jackets and were preparing to enter the water to search for and rescue….
Yerma, who came with Nilson, was trembling with fear and was surrounded by Alba and the girls, all reassuring each other that Carlos and Micaela would be all right….
Excited to see Carlos suddenly appear in the water with Micaela in his arms, he ran over and rushed to pick up the soaked Micaela on the shore and lay her down on the grass….
-Moya, my daughter, you have suffered…..
Yerma squatted down and looked at her unconscious daughter in tears, her friends around her were disconsolate, Nilson was just as disconsolate, he squatted down to give her some resuscitation, he held out his hand, he thought of something, he paused for a second, Carlos leaned over….
Nilson withdrew his hand, yes, this Carlos will do it…..
Carlos didn’t even have time to wipe the water off his face, he knelt down next to Micaela and looked at the girl’s pale face, his heart broke, he didn’t have time to think of anything else, he only had one thing on his mind.
Nothing must happen to his girl!
Alba looked at Micaela, who was being helped up by Carlos, and then at the soothing water, her heart pounding and her face getting more and more scared….
And Ernesto?
Why isn’t Ernesto up here?
She breathed hard and deep, trying to calm the shyness that Ernesto must be right next door….
Over here, Carlos lifted Micaela, who immediately, lifelessly, shrugged her head and leaned over Carlos’ lap, a gesture that made everyone’s heart give a strong tug….
Carlos made her thighs tremble as he pressed against Micaela’s back with one hand, and in a few moments, Micaela coughed and spat out the water that had accumulated in her airways….
There was no jumping for joy as Micaela remained unconscious, with a hint of blood on her pale lips…..
Carlos released her to lie down and ordered:
-Everybody turn your heads!
The voice is not loud and irresistible, women feel insecure, men consciously back away…..
Carlos clasped his hands together and pressed them against the girl’s chest, applying regular pressure, making her revive, then lowered her head, cupped her cheeks, blew air into her mouth, looked at her pale little face, repeated the action again and again, and shouted in his heart:
Micaela, wake up, I forbid you to leave Mike and me…..
Alba’s nerves were on edge and Tomas, who had come from behind and had not seen Ernesto jump into the water, now finally realized he was not there and asked.
-Alba, where is Ernesto?
Alba was more than anxious, looking back and forth between Micaela and the calm water before her body made a decision: she dove into the water and was pushed back by Tomas’ quick eyes!
-What are you doing!
The next moment, Ernesto came out of the water with a roar, holding an unconscious Natalia in his arms….
With tears in her eyes, Alba let go of Tomas’s hand and, without hesitation, jumped into the water and swam towards Ernesto….
Ernesto gasped, wiped the water from his face and opened his eyes to see Alba jumping down, really hating to let go of Natalia’s hands and waving to the shore:
-And don’t go down and look for this man up there!
Alba swam up and looked at Ernesto, her eyes reddened, her tone completely weak and full of choked sobs:
-Whoever told you to touch another woman, or the woman I hate the most, I’ll cut off your hand!
She was too afraid that Ernesto would have an accident underwater, that she would never see him again, that she would never hear his “Darling” again….
Ernesto knew that his wife was worried about him and he was so moved that he let go of Natalia and reached out to take Alba in his arms and coax her:
-Honey, don’t cry, it’s all my fault, don’t cut, I want to cut my hand too, God knows how much I want to leave crazy Natalia under the water and feed her to the fishes!
Alba wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her whole body tightly against him, feeling his strong embrace before the extinguishing discomfort disappeared….
Tomas and Leonardo got into the water in time to pick Natalia up and return to shore, where they laid her down on the grass, and Ernesto also carried Alba to shore.
Now that Natalia had been fished out, she could not be ignored, she also needed urgent resuscitation, and of all those present, no one was willing to lend her a hand, short of saying:
Die!
With her life at stake, Katarina, who had been a good friend and partner of Natalia, finally stepped forward and bent down to help Natalia in the same way Carlos had just done, while Antonio guided her….
Micaela too, thanks to Carlos’ relentless efforts, finally choked down a mouthful of water and gasped for breath before slowly opening her eyes, seeing the blue sky for the first time and realizing she was lying on her back with a large crowd surrounding her and not knowing if she was dreaming or awake….
Yerma kneels in front of Micaela, overflowing with emotion, she takes her cold hands between her two, tears dripping unstoppably….
-Moya, Moya you finally woke up, you scared mom to death….
Alba also rushed over and watched as Micaela opened her eyes, her heart hanging a little lower….
The friends can’t help but cry with joy….
-Micaela, it’s great that you’re finally awake!
-Thank God, that scared me….
-It’s good to be awake, it’s good to be awake….
Nilson and Moses also breathed a sigh of relief and looked up to find Carlos with a slightly serious expression…
Micaela was very weak, her eyes were lax and she looked around in a daze. Alba was wearing a big red dress and Micaela was the first to recognize her and called out to her:
-Alba…
Tears fell from Alba’s eyes.
-Micaela, it’s okay, don’t be afraid….
Carlos looked deeply into the girl’s eyes, no one knew how fast her heart was beating, how restless and scared he was, fearful if she had really been hypnotized by Natalia successfully….
Is it true that you have forgotten him?
She couldn’t help but pray in her heart that they loved each other so much they shouldn’t have, right?
Micaela looked around the room and her eyes finally landed on Carlos’ face, her heartbeat pounding….
He was crouched down next to her, his hair still dripping, dressed in a black suit and a white shirt that looked all wet and his collar was a little messy, but it didn’t hurt his face at all….
He is so handsome…
He has beautiful eyes…
Micaela’s cheeks had a slight blush, the expression of shyness that Carlos knew best, but Carlos still wasn’t sure of anything, he held his breath, his thin lips parted and, before he could say anything, he saw the girl look away and look at Yerma, calling her softly:
-Mom, why am I here…..