Three days laterI was in lust heaven. I had spent three days where I might as well say it was my honeymoon. One where I never left the hotel room, where I met a new Helmut. A man who wasn't just death threats and cold stares, but also, sweet moments where he tells you in your ear how valuable you are, seconds, where he looks at you as the most valuable thing in his life and so much more.He was showing me the Helmut I had undoubtedly dreamed of as my husband. We would watch movies, although most of the time we would get lost in kisses that ended in us making love.We lived moments, where we gave each other massages and told each other things about our lives that we are not easily able to confess. All his fears and hopes, he told me, although it was difficult for him and he asked me for forgiveness for his indecision that only hurt both of us.So, we agreed to live in the now and stop thinking about things that probably won't happen. That's how we spent three days where it was him an
I couldn't describe my happiness when I saw the ring with our names written on it. It was just as I had dreamed it and he was giving it to me now. Without asking for it, he was giving it to me. Truly, I was immensely happy."This... I wasn't expecting this," I merely said."Sorry for taking so long to give it to you. Getting married without knowing each other, made me get the wrong idea about you and wishing it would end soon, I walked away and treated you badly so I could avoid a misfortune." Helmut whispers and I caress his cheek."It is normal to fear and doubt, when you have suffered so much. But please don't hurt me like that again. I doubt you can get me back if you do." I whisper and he kisses my hand."I think the curse is gone. You haven't felt bad and I feel good. If it is true that I am no longer cursed, we can live our romance little by little, without the fear of transformation that can kill you, we can live freely.>>Even, if you wish, we can leave this island and meet a
The next dayWeakness takes hold of me as the sea threatens to take me into its depths if I decide to let go of Helmut's strong back. I didn't know how much I could take, until the sun that I thought had gone down a short while ago, appeared announcing that it was already a new day."The sun is up already" Helmut whispers and I want to get away from him for staying up all night having sex with him. But, I know that, if I walk away, I will end up being part of the depths of the sea, because I don't even have time to fight for my life."You are someone detestable" I merely say without energy,"Why do you say that?" he asks pulling away from me a little, but, I cling to his body which is the only thing steady in the water."We spent the whole night having sex. At this rate, if you're going to kill me" I whisper."We were up all night, but, not having sex. We had foreplay to warm up better and believe it or not, that wastes time. So, basically we had four hours of sex and five hours of ga
The woman leaves and I walk towards the cold palace where I hope to arrive to scream with a pillow in my mouth so she won't hear how much her comment that may come true has annoyed me.But, as soon as I move to go to the palace where I have lived so far, a strong hand clutches my arm and stops me from moving. Her warm gray eyes, asking me to stay, but, how can I do that after such an annoying visit?"Where are you going?" asks Helmut."I'm tired and want to sleep" I say annoyed."My room is not on that side" says Helmut and the others slyly turn away."I don't want to go in where that she-wolf was. I don't want her fleas on me" I say annoyed and Helmut smiles."We are not dogs to have fleas" Helmut says and I look at him with narrowed eyes."Do you plan on defending her? Because if so...""Of course not. You can rest easy; I'll have the whole house cleaned right away." Helmut tells me to then look at where those who serve us are standing "You know, you have exactly one hour to clean t
Days afterFull moon nightToday, like every day since we decided to give each other a chance, we were having dinner together, although basically, I was having dinner alone, well, with Helmut's body as company, because his mind was elsewhere."Honey, you're spilling the wine" I say for the fifth time and that's when he comes back to reality."Sorry, I didn't realize" he whispers cleaning up the mess he had made by being lost in his thoughts."Don't think so much about what day it is today and have dinner. Nothing extraordinary has happened" I say knowing that's not going to calm him down. It's full moon night and according to what he's told me about his curse, if he hasn't healed with me, there's no way his cursed side can be controlled."It's hard. I've been thinking about these nights for a lifetime. My mind is a lunar calendar and knowing that today is such an important day for me and if things don't go well it could hurt you... it worries me" Helmut says and I soften my expressio
The hours pass so slowly, I feel like I'm going to die of anguish. My body trembles and I focus on thinking about the nice things I have experienced with my husband, the ring on my finger, I move it again and again, to try to calm down. But, the silence makes me feel my own heart in my ears. Every two minutes I look at the clock, imploring the time to pass quickly, but, alas, everything happens in slow motion. So slow that I feel my body go numb from being in the same position imploring him to never find me. I love him and I know it would hurt him to be the one to kill me for not recognizing me, let alone, having cured him."Mrs. Baumann, it's morning" Cleo informs and I lift my head hidden in my knees. That's when I see that it's seven in the morning. I take a deep breath and take the hand Cleo holds out to me with a smile that means only one thing: pity. That's what my married life has come down to. I take a deep sigh and trudge forward with difficulty because my legs are numb.
Hours laterAlthough I had tried hard not to sleep so that I could go to see him as soon as possible, exhaustion prevented me from staying awake. So, after bathing, even though I tried to walk from one side to the other, I ended up asleep. When I wake up, the sun is at its hottest point and I move in bed feeling that something is missing, how is it possible that someone with whom you lived pleasant moments only a few days, you miss so much? "How can I pretend that this hasn't marked us if you have already started to leave boundaries that hurt?" I ask in a thread of voice, as I watch as the sunlight streams in through the balcony door."He's awake, ma'am" Cleo whispers next to me, sleepily."Go back to sleep, I'm not going anywhere else." I say and she denies."She's been through a lot. It's best if I'm with her," Cleo says and I try hard not to cry.'I don't want her company; I want my husband's' I say to myself mentally."I'm hungry" I whisper and immediately, Cleo stands up as if
We left the property without any trouble, although the watchmen watched me in confusion, surely for not taking a car when the nearest house to us is more than ten kilometers away.I sigh deeply as we run, though we must stop at least seven times before finally reaching our destination. This is when I remember how terrible I am at exercising and how someday I must exercise to be fit.Although being honest, that someday must be in my next life. Because I doubt I'd encourage myself to exercise when I could be watching a movie or reading a good book. Returning to my reality, I looked at the hospital and that's when an idea crosses my mind. So, I walk away from the hospital, while Cleo watches me confused about walking anywhere specific. Knowing that this island is Helmut's, I question whether going in to get checked out for a small delay is a good idea. Since, they can inform Helmut about it, but, I really need to know."What's going on, ma'am?" asks Cleo and an idea goes through my head
Fifteen years laterThe world continued its course, my pack had been consolidated thanks to Ariana's contributions. Albert, today he was returning home after fourteen years studying at the academy. Although he always saw for special dates or the anniversary of his mother's death, this time his return was different, because he saw to stay.Ariana gave orders to her people, while I had become a gardener who kept the garden where Aitana rests beautiful. Although to be honest there is little I have to do, because the islanders take turns every few hours to take care of the flowers and bring new ones in honor of the woman who fought to the end.So, I am almost all the time exercising, answering Ariana's tough questions so my brain doesn't rust and going to medical checkups at the insistence of my children.But, today, I would not be the boring man in his monotonous routine, today I would see my son. That one who had succeeded in that academy that now had t
Everyone on the island begins to show their respect for Aitana, while I watch as everything we experience here passes like a few seconds in a trailer. Remembering how I despised her and she wanted to leave here, throwing herself out of a window, makes me realize how much we have changed.Because it is in this place where she wanted to escape from, where she now wants to be forever. One by one they leave, leaving only Cleotilde's family and my closest men, those who knew our story.The night arrives and the castles are illuminated, at Aitana's request, we enter the one that was my castle, where the memories of my mistakes slap me so hard that I find it complicated to continue, however, a warm hand is placed on my hand and invites me to continue."Collect all the pain in here, I want to take it with me." Aitana says and I swallow hard."Aitana...""I am an expert in bearing pain, let me pick up all that pain clinging to those memories, I will take them with me
Six months laterWe had spent the time the doctors had given Aitana and although I wish that was the sign that they had made a mistake with the diagnosis, that was not the case. She had gotten much worse. So much that it hurt.There were times when she didn't remember who she was, others, where she didn't know how to move and at some, she would become so violent as she screamed for them to end her life. She would vomit, many times she would soil herself because she couldn't even warn them.Other times, she would wake up not knowing how to talk and with each step, her brain cancer would take over so much that we had to put the videos and photos we had taken on each walk, because many times she was suspicious even of the children.Today, for example, she did not speak, she did not move, it seemed that she was in a vegetable state, but, it was because her brain was barely functioning, being invaded by a tumor that looked like something full of spikes that were even
We had to let go and I was glad that even remembering all that we had lived and not remembering how well we had spent these months traveling, she decided to move forward. I couldn't say that I decided without knowing what I was doing, because Aitana knew it and I was glad she didn't hold a grudge."I want to leave here. I want us to resume our family trip today" Aitana says and I try to process what's going on."I understand, we will be leaving today" I say trying to get up."Although I don't remember what happened these past few months, there are pictures that give me an idea of it. Also, a few days ago, I had started to write down my thoughts of what I had experienced and although I left a general idea of what I had experienced, I know that I have enjoyed it. That we have been happy" says Aitana and I nod."We really have been. Even though we have measured time, we've spent time being happy the four of us." I murmur and she holds out her hand, which I take.
I could not understand what was going on. The woman who had been hostile when I asked her to come back, was now kissing me. I didn't understand what was going on and although I wanted to kiss her, I pulled away feeling that I was taking advantage of her confusion."Is something wrong?" asks Aitana and I stick closer to the back of my seat, to be away from her."I don't want you because of your mental confusion to feel like I'm taking advantage of you by kissing you" I say and she smiles."I'm the one who started the kiss.""But, I have my memories and I know you didn't agree to come back with me before the surgery or after you didn't have all your memories of the past like you do now." I murmur and she smiles."You are so cautious now. You don't look like the man who kissed me on our wedding day, just because I had another man's scent near me" she murmurs.I immediately, blush for having been so bold knowing I had a curse that could have killed he
The following dayWe had not been able to leave Amsterdam as we had planned, because Aitana was still not awake. Fortunately, the doctors said it was exhaustion that had her sleeping and not something serious.Exhausted from almost no sleep, thinking that she would wake up, I go out to have some coffee and with the computer working on the door of her room, I wait for the hours to pass. However, I have barely managed to sit up in the chair, when I hear a groan.Fearing that something bad has happened in my absence, I open the door to the room, which makes my legs weaken. The woman, who had not woken up, moans slightly as she tries to get up."I'll help you" I say running to her.Gingerly, I help her to sit up and I stand watching her, waiting for a scolding for allowing her to fall, an apology for scaring us or anything. I don't care if it's an insult, what matters to me, is that she speaks.That she tells my mind that she's alive. Because just seeing he
After the words he had said, the boys tried to be strong, but, again they walked away and in front of the pulpit they cried begging for strength to face this, I felt the same way.In silence I cried and when we ran out of energy, we looked at each other and I felt it, the connection of father and sons had been formed, there was no way for anyone in the world to deny or doubt that they were my sons, because this calamity, had consolidated the attempts of connection that in the past had been tried to be made.Something good had happened among so much suffering, but, I did not like the way it had happened. It was painful, we were united, but, it was painful to see my children suffer and me not being able to do something to be able to alleviate their pain."What should we do now?" asks Albert"Show strength to their mother. She suffers a lot, but, she keeps it quiet because she doesn't want you to realize what is happening. But, she didn't want to do that
The hours pass and we are finally allowed to see Aitana after several tests were done and confirmed that she was out of danger. Relief overcomes us and the boys thank God audibly as they wait to see their mother.Happy that my children are not violent like me, we advance to the room where the woman is still not awake. The doctor watches me and I understand that the time to know everything is now.So, I nod for the doctor to come to us and help me to tell what is happening with Aitana. Because I know that alone I can't and I can't disturb more Aitana who tries to look strong, although she suffers a lot."Guys..." I say calling their attention, after they both take their mother's hand, to then kiss this or her forehead."Is something wrong?" asks Albert when he sees that the doctor doesn't leave."I want you to hear your mother's health report. But, before that, I want you to tell me something, are you guys tough guys?" I ask and they look at each other"
I felt that the hourglass that showed me that I had little time left with Aitana, had run out of time from one moment to the next and it was all someone's fault. So, I run towards the people trying to run away from me.Seeing how they run, the desire to hunt takes over me and I run transforming myself into the wolf that never loses a prey. The beast that appeared when the curse caused me to only see my prey to kill it.I run after my prey and many people present scream when they see me turn into an animal, but, I don't care about that. My wife had been hurt and they had to pay for it. Without any fear that the man would die on the spot. I throw myself at him and he falls down with his face looking up at me."S-sir, please. Don't hurt me" the man says in a whisper, while in his gaze there is a fear I can't describe, the only thing that surprises me is that he didn't wet his pants because of the fear he feels.He knew how to do it. Just one bite, one scratch and hi