Heal Me

⚜ Luisa Bergantine ⚜

My life has always been very complicated, I lost my father when I was ten, leaving only my sister Maitê and my mother, if you can call that woman mother. When he died I thought we would be in the worst situation because my sister was only eighteen, she worked as a receptionist and of course she had the help of her father, but I couldn't abuse it because he had no obligation to me

At eighteen I was like any girl of that age with dreams and full of plans for my life, among them I had the dream of becoming a mother, one of which I would achieve was to graduate from medical school. My dream was since I was a little girl when I saw my father help the neighbors who he couldn't afford to go to the hospital, we led a humble life, but very comfortable and we never lacked for anything, especially in studies that even after he died he left us a large amount so that for me to fulfill my dream of studying medicine and for Mai's future even though he is not the father

Needless to say, my mom hated not getting one percent of that amount, she said my dad left her a dead weight. I suffered a lot with his absence, triggering an eating disorder, I gained weight from the age of ten to eighteen, which was when my mother wanted to do business with one of the owners of the city's central hospital.

His son was one of the worst human beings on the face of the earth, with a reputation for being a womanizer and also involved with drugs, which is why his father wanted to marry him as soon as possible with the intuition of leaving the hospital for him, thinking that maybe he would come to his senses

- Time ago -

Blanca - Luísa get ready for a visit from Henrique Bustamante in this house

Maitê - And why mommy? Does he intend to give Luísa a job now that she has two years left to graduate?

Blanca - Much Better! Her sister is getting married in a year, before she even graduates.

Luísa - What Mom? I can't get married! You know my plans don't involve getting married, not now

Blanca - I don't care about your plans, Luísa , you can't imagine the millions I'll earn from this promising marriage

Maitê - And, why don't you marry the lady? Since you want the money so much, marry the lady! - Maitê has always been my right arm

Blanca - In fact, you should be marrying him because you are the same age as Alessandro, Henrique's son, however, you prefer to stay with that starving boyfriend of yours

Luísa - But Mom, I don't want to get married

Blanca - I already said that you don't have to love Luísa , besides everything you are my only virgin daughter the way Henrique wants. Make sure you don't put on those clothes that mark your tires, slip into a modeling belt

And it was exactly that night that my torment began, Alessandro said he could never marry someone overweight like I was and from that day on I started to eat only lettuce and chicken. Every day I was woken up at five in the morning to walk until nine, in the afternoon I did another three hours at the gym and I only had time at night to study, this was my routine for two long years

When I turned twenty I thought it would be the year of my freedom, also because it was the year I graduated as a Doctor, I was valedictorian of the class and the pride that my sister carried in her eyes was clear. She was already engaged to Samuel, so he died in a robbery when he was returning from work and with that she was experiencing a moment of mourning.

My plans were to get a job and move in with Maitê, I didn't want any contact with my mother, because she didn't even show up at my graduation, even though she knew it was the moment when I was most vulnerable. Days before graduation I was very down because it was a special moment and not having my father here with me, the damn day he suffered a heart attack leaving me alone in this cruel world, but Maitê, noticing my low spirits, had a cardboard display made with daddy's picture

- Time ago -

Maitê - See what I ordered my sister to do, you are not alone today! Your father is present both on cardboard and here in your heart, there's no reason to be sad because I know that wherever he is, he's proud of the woman you've become! Now go there and rock your speech, little sister - He hugged me and that's how I went

Luísa - We knew that the path to be followed would be long, that it would demand sacrifices, but we carried hope in our chests and the certainty that our dream would be enough to withstand all the difficulties. Finally formed! Dad, wherever you are, this diploma is for you!

It would be the happiest day of my life if my mother hadn't set up an engagement dinner with Alessandro who was completely enchanted when he saw me after two years of food torture, we got married in less than two months and I can honestly say that that was from there that the biggest hell in my life began

Alessandro won't let me study my profession, we've been married for exactly five years and even in so much pain we came to discover that my second dream is on the way, I'm pregnant with a beautiful little girl. I did thousands of exams and through the fetal morphological ultrasound we found out through the nuchal translucency that she has Down syndrome, of course this is not a problem for me because I already love and will always love my daughter. Alessandro, on the other hand, suggested that I abandon her in the maternity ward as soon as she was born, because he didn't want a retarded daughter.

I would never let go of my daughter, she is just like any other child and maybe she is even more special to me as a mother. I didn't expect this from Alessandro, with all his flaws, but I still expected him to change with the pregnancy, because he was very happy too

Alessandro - What are we going to do, are we going to leave the country and live a better life? Who knows, maybe we'll find a treatment there or something like that.

Luísa - You know perfectly well that there is no treatment Alessandro, you need treatment - We argued while he was driving - And it's dangerous for me to travel now, it's not long before I give birth

Alessandro - We should have seen this before Luísa - Punched the steering wheel - Let's go on my jet, when you get home you pack your things and we'll leave

Luísa - I can't leave Maitê alone, her father is missing and she's out of work, our mother's useless not even to help her since she got so much money from that cursed marriage. I will not leave Brazil

Alessandro - Yes it will! Fuck your family, let's build ours out of this country - Run over a person - Shit! See what you caused?

I immediately got out of the car, even going home after nine months, I still knelt down to see how the boy Alessandro had run over was doing, I was going to practice first aid since people around called the ambulance to pick him up

Luísa - Hello young man, how are you? Be still, the ambulance will arrive soon - I put my bag under his head to be safe

Alessandro - If you do word of mouth in this unknown, our marriage ends here!

Luísa - It's a favor you do me Alessandro!

Alessandro - I won't give up, I'll take the car and go home and wait for you with the bags ready - He escaped from the place

Surely the onlookers around thought I had run over him, so they left him like that. The young man was tall, strong, with almond-shaped eyes, the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life.

- Call my father, I prefer to be treated at his hospital, lady - The young man opened his mouth for the first time

Luísa - Of course - It turns out that I didn't find a cell phone, just the wallet with the documents, but as soon as the ambulance arrived, they took him away and then I handed his belongings to the SAMU guy, informing him that he wanted to go to his father's hospital

- Madam, SAMU services take care of taking it to the nearest hospital in the region, for the documents we will look for those responsible and then yes if they want to transfer to another hospital - the super rude paramedic replied

I was kneeling there watching the ambulance drive away and automatically the onlookers scattered too, so to avoid problems I told the police present that the person who hit him had fled the scene of the accident. Since I was nearby and I am a doctor, I decided to help

⚜ Christopher Bustamante⚜

When my grandparents died, they left the Hospital Imperial ClinBustamante in the division of my father and my two uncles Henrique and Guilherme. My father was very interested in being the best plastic surgeon, my uncle Guilherme, after Anaíra was born, did not want to get involved with anything at the hospital, while Henrique was always interested in the presidency, even because he was the most ambitious

Henrique wanted to leave Alessandro in the presidency, it turns out that my grandfather made it clear in his will that the hospital would only have a new president if it was one of the three children, if it was not one of the children, the grandson or granddaughter who gave him a great-grandchild first even in death , that was the main clause in the will

I confess I had no interest in competing for the presidency of the hospital, my only intention is to work at my grandfather's hospital and honor his name. I graduated in medicine very early, right after I finished doing Neurosurgery and today I can proudly say that I am the best and biggest Neurosurgeon in the region, you can only open a skull when you have a very great command over this anatomy and my future is to continue offering what I have best for my patients

Alexandra – I think you should run for president too, you have as much right as Alessandro

Christopher – Mom, grandpa didn't want that and you know it!

Alexandra – Of course it was, the will was open and the clause was very clear that the first grandchild to have children would have the presidency

Christopher – Mom please! I'm content with just being Chief Surgeon, I love what I do

Alexandra – You also need to think about Ana Heloísa, my son, this hospital will later become hers too

Christopher – Mom, Ana is only seven years old and regardless of what she wants, I'm doing very well professionally and financially too. Now good morning, I need to take Ana Heloísa to school and go to work

Ana Heloísa is my princess, she is only seven years old, but a little adult, I was very afraid to raise her without her mother, because she left three months after she was born. At first I was desperate, I even took her to college just to not leave her with any stranger, when we become parents it's rare to leave our offspring with anyone, even if they are known

Ana Heloísa – Dad, can I go with you?

Christopher – No princess, you go to school and I go to work

Ana Heloísa – All right, I'll ask Aunt Anaíra to take me to work with her

Christopher – Anaíra will not disobey me Ana, go to school yes! In the afternoon, when I pick you up, we'll have lunch and I'll buy you an ice cream. What do you think?

It was difficult to say no to Ana, however, a child doesn't just live on YES, but on limits. I went to the meeting to meet my father, he wants to retire and become president even though I said I didn't want to

Victor – My son, understand that I don't trust Alessandro. I know the hospital would go downhill in his hands, he's ambitious and will do anything for money

Christopher – Father, you have always supported me in this regard! Always been for and against what mommy wanted

Victor – Regardless, my son. Your mother only wants you to accept this presidency for the sake of money and ego. Her ego is bigger than seeing Alessandro sitting in a chair that in her eyes should be his

Christopher – And you, what are your motives?

Victor – I don't want this hospital to go bankrupt! I know your cousin, if it were for Henrique to stay I would still ignore it because I know he would not end up with our assets, not least because our father suspended this hospital, but your cousin is ambitious

Christopher – Dad, I live in this hospital and I have Ana Heloísa! I don't want to interfere with the time I have with my daughter, Alessandro has more time because he has no obligations

Victor – Your cousin is going to be a father, he also got married a few years ago and is now going to be a father. He also wouldn't have time since he's going to be newborn

I didn't know much about Alessandro, we're cousins, but we were never close, because he was mean since he was little. I remember perfectly when he put my bicycle on the train tracks out of sheer malice, whenever our grandfather gave us money he kept looking to see if I received the same amount as he did, otherwise he tore up the money I earned

When he got married, he didn't invite me. Even if I had been invited, I couldn't go, because I was traveling because of my studies, there were congresses and more congresses. In our adolescence, he dated my first girlfriend and it was a real deliverance, not least because what she was beautiful, she was a gold digger, since she betrayed me to travel out of state with him

It will truly be unpleasant to have to live with Alessandro again, I imagine what the poor wife must not pass into his hands. The badness there is already installed

Victor – And then, promise to think?

Christopher – Dad, it's out of my plans! I'm not going to put the little time I have with Ana Heloísa at stake

Victor – That being the case, I don't see any other way for us to discuss this thoughtfully. It will be necessary to do a raffle with the three of you, Anaíra and Alessandro with all the investors and shareholders, both give their versions of why they want to and then yes, if you don't get voted that's fine, but I don't want you giving it away like that

It was nothing I expected, however, it would do no good for me to go against my father. He's too stubborn and even more so after he asked my mother for a divorce.

Christopher – Whatever you want, then, I've already declared that I don't want the presidency. I'm going to see how my patients who need revision are doing and then I'll pick up Ana Heloísa at school

And so I did, I checked the status of all the patients who underwent surgery and were under observation and I went towards the school, as there was no parking space in front of the school so I stopped on the other side of the street and went towards the school, the light was closed so I decided to cross

It turns out that as soon as I crossed, there was a car running at high speed that had pierced the light, I even tried to go back, but I believe the driver threw the car to the same side to which I returned and I only felt my legs weaken

– Hello young man, how are you? Be still, the ambulance will arrive soon – I felt it put something under my head

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