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.

she knew that it would not be something that they would like to hear. Her father is very

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

creature, that

well have prevented her arrival, if he had listened to Rafael. If she had gone to a hospital, they would have given her something to prevent the rape from having consequences. But the fear and stubbornness of the

It wasn’t

tells him that he can go now, he takes Rafael out of the

a stuffed animal and a pharmacy bag. He sits next to him, so

For her? – Rafael tells him

they are vitamins that you must take daily, so that

to look

that his youth is

have consequences, that’s how babies come into the world, is n’t

Gerard stands up as soon as he sees the

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

un regalo

le dice

el

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

podemos irnos? – le dice Rafael

debe firmar el

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