Chapter 3 3

What woman is this? Holy crap! It's a pity that apparently she's married, because of the thickness of the ring on her finger, it could even be melted down and made a golden gate for all the houses in the city

– If you spread word of mouth to this stranger, our marriage ends here! – I heard the boy scream from the car, although if she wanted to do mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, I'd even play dead, I'd give her a paw and everything!

- It's a favor you do me Alessandro! – Oops, marriage in crisis?

– You are conscious, right? - She asked me - Let's stay talking until the ambulance arrives

I wasn't so bad, my cell phone had been left in my suit pocket because I only stopped to pick up Ana Heloísa, the only thing I had there was my wallet. The girl was on her knees holding something under my head, until we heard the ambulance siren

Christopher – Call my father, I'd rather be treated at his hospital lady

There was no more time for us to talk and even less to thank her for giving me first aid, I needed to call my mother so that she could look for Ana Heloísa and so I lost sight of the beautiful girl without even asking her name

⚜ Luisa Bergantine ⚜

Arriving home I found Alessandro with all our bags packed while he was talking on the phone in an altered manner.

Alessandro - I can't dad, I can't! I'm leaving Brazil today with Luísa (...) Ok! I'll be back for that meeting, since you say it's so important to me-she Turned around to face me and hung up

Luísa - What are you doing Alessandro? I said I wouldn't!

Alessandro - But we will, you must go where your husband is and that's where I'll go - He said while putting the bags in the car - You have nothing to worry about, I'll take your obstetrician there, is that what ails you?

Luísa - We can't go out like this Alessandro, I have my sister here with a lot of problems

Alessandro - We'll send her a big check and everything's settled - He pushed me to the car

I had no idea where Alessandro was taking me, I tried to send a message to Maitê, however, Alessandro immediately tried to take the cell phone out of my hands

Alessandro - It won't be necessary my dear - He gave me a peck - Your mother will be there to help you if you need anything in my absence

Absence? He wouldn't stay with me and why the hell would Blanca stay with me, since she didn't show up even when I found out about my pregnancy and told her on the phone?

Luisa - What for? Won't you stay with me?

Alessandro - Enough with the questions, Luísa, my God!

He drove to the airport without saying a word and I only knew the destination we were going to when he handed me the passport with the tickets

Luisa - Mexico?

Alessandro - Yes, we'll have a new life there and I've even rented a house with a one-year contract, if you don't feel well that first year, then we'll come back

Luísa - But what about Maite? She needs me Alessandro, she's in debt and alone

Alessandro - I wouldn't leave you unattended Luísa - Turned her phone over showing me the transfer of R$50,000 to Maitê's account

I was finding everything very strange, why did Alessandro want to leave Brazil so quickly? And not to mention that he never helped Mai with $1.00, why did he help now? When school is too much, the saint suspects! He didn't even let me bring Pearl's trousseau, saying he'd buy everything new and we'd have a new life

During the trip I dozed off and woke up with Alessandro talking on the phone, from what I could hear he hadn't warned almost anyone, just his father who didn't understand the reason for the sudden trip and to tell the truth neither did I, I gave myself over to the sleep until we reach our destination. Blanca was there at the airport as soon as we landed

Blanca - Did you really get Luísa Maria pregnant? I warned him so much not to make his body worse than it already was, and it was of no use. You don't know how many plastic surgeries I needed to get to the body I'm in

Luísa - And it's still a badly treated skeleton, what's the use of plastic surgery? In a little while this little lady's clog walks down the street - I rolled my eyes

Alessandro - Don't fight, don't fight! Come my love, I'll show you the rooms of the house - He brought me by the hand - Here's the bedroom, here's the bathroom, kitchen, at the back is the laundry room and there's also a beautiful backyard for when Esmeralda grows up

Luísa - It's Pearl!

Alessandro - That's it, my love, that's it! - We went down a staircase that appeared to be the attic

Luísa - Wow, what a dark place! - I noticed there was a bed there

Alessandro - Honey, you know that here in Mexico there are a lot of earthquakes, right?

Luísa - Of course, that's why he didn't want to come - Observing where he would like to go with that conversation

Alessandro - That's why I think it's safer to leave you here, hurry! The hurricane passes and you will be safe - He said already going up the stairs and of course I couldn't keep up with him since I was close to the ninth month of pregnancy

Luísa - Alessandro, come back here! It's so hot in here, I'm going to be sick and I'm starving

Alessandro - Anything your mother will open for you! I'm going to need to go back to Brazil for a family meeting that my father called and it's dangerous for you to come back with that big belly, your mother will take care of you baby! - I felt his voice getting farther and farther away.

Hell! I don't believe it, now everything is very clear in my eyes. He never accepted that I was pregnant, or rather, that my daughter was special. What was happening to him? Of course I was also in shock when I found out, because it was something I didn't understand so well, but I changed my research focus from "First-time mother" to "Quality of life for a child with Down Syndrome" because despite the amazement, it was MY DAUGHTER and nothing would change, I would not allow my daughter to suffer prejudice from her own family

Luísa - Blanca - I screamed - Get me out of here, it's too hot