Ana's POVHe was doing very well and that made me happy, when I went home, I told Marcela to prepare the best room for him, then I asked both her and Rafa not to say anything about what was going on at home because it was already a secret for them."Ma'am..." I was in the kitchen helping Marcela with dinner, Andres decided to rest a bit and Gabriel was sitting at the kitchen table near us reading I don't know what on the tablet."Yes.""Are you going to sleep in the guest room tonight? I'm afraid young Andrew will come in and find out you two aren't sharing a room anymore, that would be weird."I looked at Gabriel who was looking at me with a stupid grin, urging me to give an answer."I'll sleep in the same room with Gabriel, but don't move any of my stuff, when my brother leaves, I'll leave too."Gabriel let go of the tablet and stood up."Dream on Ana, none of that is going to happen, you know very well I'm not letting you go anywhere."I was about to start arguing with Gabriel when
Ana’s POV "Ana, calm down, I let him do it because I had to pay for everything I did somehow." Her voice cracked. "I didn't want to do it, Ana, I didn't really want to do anything, you just got in the way really fast, but I didn't want to kill him, I just wanted to scare him a little." "That's crazy, I did it because I thought you were going to do it, I know you, Andrew, I'm your sister, I know who you are and how you think, I saw that twinkle in your eye." My tears didn't take long to come. "It was the same one you had when you killed our cat, the day Mom and Dad didn't come to your baseball game, the day you won and I wanted them to see it, you went crazy, Andres, I could see that in you today and it's scary." "No, it's not." He interrupts me. "Yes it is and you know it, that day you lost control and killed our cat, you were crazy if Rafa hadn't stopped you I don't know what would have happened." "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you, just knowing that you're
I didn't know how true Andres' words were, but I knew that Ana was suffering because of me, because of my infidelity, because I was a husband who left her to her fate in a marriage that was always a bank transaction.I had to give her some time, she had to have some peace, she always asked me and I ignored her because I was selfish, I wanted her only for me, I did not want her to go with that Lian, I was blinded by my hatred for that man and I only hurt Ana.Maybe Andres was right, we should separate for a while, I should let Ana be the one to look for me when she needs me or misses me, we could not continue in this vicious and poisonous circle.It wasn't good for either of us, and I certainly didn't want Ana to do something crazy later because of me.It was eight o'clock at night, when the nurse told me that Ana was awake and calmer, I asked her to bring some things I had bought for her to eat and to let her know that I was going home.When I arrived at our house, my head was filled
From far away I see Ana leaving the hospital, I see her getting into Carlo's car, for a long while I stay watching them without approaching them, I want to give her her space."You think you're doing good," says mom who is next to me in the car."It's the best thing for her, we know that, mom.""But what about my son? I have to watch my son again lost in alcohol while Ana decides what she wants to do with her life," Mom's eyes water. "I don't want to reproach you, but this is all your fault and you're going to lose a great woman if you don't do anything to change it."I remain silent as I watch Natalia's boyfriend's car pull out of the hospital parking lot.Mom came home last night, she was very scared to find me taken, that's what I had been doing since the last night I talked to Andres, I had made the decision to give Ana freedom, to choose what I wanted for us, I wanted to stop being selfish, I was thinking about my wife's well being and I didn't want to see her suffer anymore.I h
When men are born they are taught that a name shouldn't cry, that it's sissy and only women can cry and be weak, it's very macho thinking, I know, but I grew up hearing that as I got older a man should be strong and not show weakness.It sucks that people think that way and I hate it.In Venezuela to see a man cry is to be a faggot, a gay man is what everyone likes to call weak, immature and mogoloid people. I always hated this machismo that we grew up with, because for better or worse we are all human beings, we have the same rights and we are equal beings.Not because you are a man and you were born with a penis, you will never cry, why, why do all babies cry at birth? Crying for me is to release the emotional burden that I carry in my chest, to release all the damage that has been done to me or that I have done to myself, because many times we tend to hurt ourselves, we get carried away by our sick thoughts and when we realize that we are suffering a lot and for no reason.Because
At noon, when Gabriel said he was feeling better, he had stopped vomiting and complaining because his head was hurting a lot, we left the house to go eat at a restaurant with his parents, because it had been a while since we had shared with them and Gabriel wanted to tell him the good news of the pregnancy, I had told him it was too soon, but knowing that I am 3 months pregnant the baby will be noticed any moment, so we decided to give the good news to his parents so they would be the ones to help me take care of the baby.I didn't have my mother with me and Andres knew very little about pregnant women, Natalia had said she would be the best aunt, but I knew she was afraid of the whole baby thing because she and Carlos were just engaged, they weren't planning on having a baby yet.We had made an appointment with Dr. Alejandra Lopez, according to Gabriel she was the best obstetrician in Caracas, she had done her research and the doctor had made an appointment for us an hour before lunc
I looked everywhere with my eyes, but the parking lot was practically empty, there were only a few people around and none of them were paying attention to us, I didn't see anything suspicious that made me doubt anyone.When I turned my attention back to Ana, her face was completely pale and her hands were shaking, I quickly threw the flowers on the ground and pulled Ana into my arms."Stop it honey, don't worry about it." I stroked her back reassuringly."Who did this, Gabriel? This person hates us enough to do this, I'm so scared." She moved his body away from mine and picked up the note on the floor to read it. "How did that person know we were coming here today, Gabriel? We're being followed and no, we noticed, it's someone else or it's her, right?"I kept quiet because I didn't want to confirm her suspicion that Sonia was behind all this, I didn't want to worry Ana more and more now that we were coming out of the doctor's later, after seeing our son or daughter for the first time,
I wished that Mom and Dad were here to enjoy this moment with Ana, but we had lost contact with them and I doubted that Gabriel would allow them to get close to Ana, because I knew very well that my brother-in-law had given my father a large sum of money as long as they never came into Ana's life again.That was fine with me because I could not forgive them for what they had done to Ana by marrying her off to a stranger.When I returned to my room I called my fiancé because there was something I had not told my sister, I did not live with a girl, my partner was a boy and I was not ashamed of being gay, I just had not been able to tell him the truth.I didn't want my sister to reject me like mom did, because she had found out, she had realized my relationship with Claudio, she had discovered it one day when she went to the mall and found me kissing in public, because I didn't want to hide my relationship from anyone, only then things got really ugly between mom and me.But still she ne
Chapter I get out of the car with the help of some of these guys, but I don't know which one it is, I trip over my own feet as I walk to the other car and get in this one when they ask me to, the way they talk and the treatment changes in tale, I am in the other car this guy are more rude and the car is permeated with a strong smell of tobacco and liquor. I was just hoping to arrive alive and that these guys did not crash the car before getting there, the road was very long, that town was two hours away and I did not know which of them we were going to go to, I was starting to get dizzy because the car was moving a lot like that. When the car stops for a moment I hear them talking about whether it is better to make me walk there, but the other one says that there is a lot of swamp and Lían will be upset if I fall. I hear them arguing for a while between them, but the car is moving forward and the road is a little unstable and it's hard for me to stay seated in one place, so I fall
Chapter "Last night, he was fine, how did he get hurt?" my brother asks and I ignore him to go into the kitchen for some ice and cold water which I pour so I can put cold cloths on Gabriel."I don't know." I avoid the question. "Where's Clara?""At school.""Your husband?""Working, Ana, stop avoiding answering." She follows me upstairs and when I enter the bedroom my mother-in-law is undressing Gabriel."Did you have sex?""Karina. I am embarrassed and more so that she would say it that way."Ana, you know how dangerous it is if his wound gets infected." It's the first time I've seen her upset with me. "This is very irresponsible of you, your duty as a wife is to take care of him, not to accept his whim of horniness.""Mother-in-law, I don't know what is happening to him today, but Gabriel is very stubborn and yes I assume I let him go too far last night and I regret it there is no sign of infection in his leg and I loved it look at the bleeding I did the cure I gave him his meds."
Chapter I move away from Gabriel as I can because his grip on me is strong and I leave the kitchen, Lucia is standing looking at the computer screen as soon as she sees me, she pulls the chair away for me to sit down and she takes the other one. The boys were asleep a moment ago, they are awake and sitting in front of two computers typing so fast that it makes me dizzy to see them and Hugo, he is talking on the phone on the couch and from his tone of voice it seems he is talking to his superior.The message on the screen is very clear, apart I can see what the Facebook account that sent me the message is going to disappear just like the other one, because the message is there, but I can't answer, because the fucker blocked me."A car will be waiting tomorrow in front of Plaza Venezuela station, you just stand there at the subway exit and someone will approach you.Ana, I'm glad to know we'll see each other I've missed you so much. much love L."The message ends there, there is nothin
Chapter "It's not like that, Ana." It's Gabriel who is standing at the balcony door. "I'm worried about you two.""I thank you from the bottom of my heart, but I don't need you to worry." I tell him. "I needed you to support me.""Oh, that guy killed them?" she asks. "I'm going to lose my family because you want to play heroin.""Yes, I'm going to play it and I'm going to come back safe and sound.""You're not going to do anything, Ana.""Are you going to do it?" I chuckle a little because he's so sinewy I can't help it, but he doesn't do anything either. "What did you do to get him? What the fuck did you do?" I yell at him, throwing the cup on the floor. "Nothing, you haven't done shit to catch him, he came near me many times, he killed Sonia, and two cops." My voice is cracking and I can't hold back the tears. "I'm not going to be a victim like Sonia, I'm going to end this shit.""Ana..." My brother calls out to me."Ana my ass, I'm tired of living locked up and being second fiddle
Gabriel’s POVI don't know at what point this guy made such a mess in my office, there was such a mess I called Maria to bring me a garbage bag which I kept filling with beer bottles, wine, coffee cans and machine coffee cups. I would have a serious talk with Fabian about his way of living at work. I was all tidied up as much as I could when the door opens and my friend with many files in his arms is pushing open the door to deliver to the office."You came back." A wide smile grew on his face, he dropped what he brings in his hands on the couch I just cleaned and then comes to me to give me an arm. "Sorry Gabriel, I'm just so busy I just drop it over there.""Yeah, so many things you drop over there, I'm already carrying two garbage bags, Fabian, are you living in the office?" I ask him as I finish rearranging the desk."No, just spent a lot of time here." He nods his head like one of those little dogs they put in cars."Then your toothbrush, bath soap and towel aren't yours." He poi
Gabriel’s POVI don't know at what point this guy made such a mess in my office, there was such a mess I called Maria to bring me a garbage bag which I kept filling with beer bottles, wine, coffee cans and machine coffee cups. I would have a serious talk with Fabian about his way of living at work. I was all tidied up as much as I could when the door opens and my friend with many files in his arms is pushing open the door to deliver to the office."You came back." A wide smile grew on his face, he dropped what he brings in his hands on the couch I just cleaned and then comes to me to give me an arm. "Sorry Gabriel, I'm just so busy I just drop it over there.""Yeah, so many things you drop over there, I'm already carrying two garbage bags, Fabian, are you living in the office?" I ask him as I finish rearranging the desk."No, just spent a lot of time here." He nods his head like one of those little dogs they put in cars."Then your toothbrush, bath soap and towel aren't yours." He poi
Gabriel’s POVI don't know at what point this guy made such a mess in my office, there was such a mess I called Maria to bring me a garbage bag which I kept filling with beer bottles, wine, coffee cans and machine coffee cups. I would have a serious talk with Fabian about his way of living at work. I was all tidied up as much as I could when the door opens and my friend with many files in his arms is pushing open the door to deliver to the office."You came back." A wide smile grew on his face, he dropped what he brings in his hands on the couch I just cleaned and then comes to me to give me an arm. "Sorry Gabriel, I'm just so busy I just drop it over there.""Yeah, so many things you drop over there, I'm already carrying two garbage bags, Fabian, are you living in the office?" I ask him as I finish rearranging the desk."No, just spent a lot of time here." He nods his head like one of those little dogs they put in cars."Then your toothbrush, bath soap and towel aren't yours." He poi
Gabriel’s POVWe talked a little about business, dad has been helping me sell my part of the shares of the company I have with Fabio and Fabio has been getting more into the business, he recently traveled to Colombia for some meetings where he closed a good deal for the company and he had told me that a Spanish company wanted to sign with us for the construction of a hotel. Everything was going well financially and I liked that Fabio was putting more love into it than before, when he had only given the business to me and had stepped aside.Dad had managed to get one of his partners to meet with you to negotiate the shares of the company, as this man was well known for building the most famous hotels in some countries and I was proud that he put a little of his time to talk to me and my father about the business.Ana came out of the kitchen and I asked her to change her clothes, because I want to go to the doctor this afternoon, the doctor was not in the hospital, but she had told me t
Seeing how bad the security is at this hotel, I want to leave as soon as possible, but it's not only my vacation, it's my family's, so I have to think about them too before I pack my bags and leave. I contact Hugo to tell him what is happening and he asks me to go back with my family to the city, because we are forgetting that we can be in danger with a damn madman in the street.I ask Andres to pack, because I want to go back home, I don't know anyone on this island and coming here was a bad idea, from the beginning I had put Ana in danger myself by coming here and leaving alone without security."I don't want to leave." That's the first thing she says as I'm packing our bags."Ana, let's go home, this was a bad idea.""Nothing happened to me, it was just someone playing around or maybe it would be me imagining things." She's upset, I can tell by the way she's moving her hands. "I'm not leaving.""But I may have passed, Ana, Hugo thinks the same as me, it can be dangerous to be here