- Hi son, how are you? - Robert didn't understand her excited tone, after all it had been over a month since Barbara had apologized to him for abandoning him for so long and then simply disappeared again without proving any interest in helping her own son. He wouldn't go after her at all, not that he wished she would come and stay with him, but the way his parents didn't even bother to ask him if he was okay was just further proof that shows how much they don't care.- I'm doing very well. What do you want? - He was short, but he didn't lie. Since Linna had moved into his house he hadn't even had time to think about his problems with his parents, sure, some nights it bothered him but it was irrelevant to him. Robert knew that he couldn't have any control over it, and if he did he wouldn't make a point of using it.- Goodness son, what's with that tone of voice? - Barbara really felt hurt to be treated that way, she hoped it was okay.- Is this the kind of relationship you were talking
- Yes, and if something hadn't happened that made me stop here, I certainly wouldn't have found out. - She bit her lip ungraciously. She was simply beaten by a man, and when she woke up about the news that she had a disease.- You are young! You have a lot of life ahead of you. I'm fifty-one years old, it's been thirty-one years since I discovered the disease, and I was able to get a transplant because a friend was a match for me and gave it to me. The doctors said that the life span of my kidney was only thirty years, and here I am without any problems.- And you, during all these years, kept coming here? - The woman shook her head.- Yes. Every day I had to because my case was more serious.- I feel afraid. I found out recently, but I've been having a lot of symptoms and I'm afraid that everything is going to get worse very quickly. I don't know if you have children, but I have a ten year old. And I'm afraid to leave him. I'm afraid to leave for good, I don't know if he could take i
There Linna was once again, this time unaccompanied and wearing a long flowered dress and very simple hair with a bad bun. For quite some time she had been staring at the ceiling and all those beautiful chandeliers in the airport. Her mother was about to arrive with her father and his family, and she couldn't wait to see them. Longing was a funny thing to her, since she missed her father, her mother, and of course Matthew so much in such a short time. But with other people it was different. Linna believed that the more someone became distant from her, the more she would become distant from that person. And the word longing didn't even exist in that situation.This happened to many people in her family, close cousins, aunts who said they cared and suddenly became distant. Especially after what happened. Her being left at the altar, to many in her family, was as if she had given reason for a man never to marry her. That was one of the hardest parts to deal with. And she thanked from the
Two weeks have passed since the Gustov family arrived in San Francisco again, Robert extended the invitation to Linna to her uncle's birthday party and she didn't even think twice about it. Her heart felt tight, with no way out. So now she had to make the most of it while she was still able to do so. She got dressed while Robert helped Matt with the shoes, the farm was far from the city, it was about forty minutes to get there. It was one o'clock in the afternoon, and Robert decided to go after lunch. Until then the idea was to spend the night, so they were taking tents and inflatable mattresses.Linna looked at herself in the mirror as she put on the large gold ring, that outfit really suited her, especially her curvy body. She felt a little bloated and already Robert could tell that the hemodialysis was making her lose weight, not much, the difference on the scale was minimal, but on her physiognomy it looked different. She opted for a pair of pantaloons and a long-sleeved white cro
- Thank you so much, dear. - The perfume was taken from her hand by Kelly, her eyes looking as if they were going to bugger off because of the evil eye she had put there. Linna wondered how the perfume glass remained intact in the face of so many evil eyes.- This stays with me. - she mumbled.- Come on, I want to show you the farm.Robert took her by the hand and followed the stone path until she was completely out of sight of all those people. He stroked the back of her hand and admired her as he felt a nice breeze against his hair.- We have a breakthrough here. - he commented.- What?- You called me love. - He bit his lips, and she smiled shyly.- Oh, and at some point it had to happen. - They approached the horse corral, and there was a woman there, absentmindedly fiddling with her cell phone. Robert frowned trying to identify who it was, and then she lifted her face and ran towards him. The long-haired brunette woman simply jumped onto Robert's lap. And Linna frowned wondering
- They won't see, and if they do, let them know how fucking hot my wife is! - He took her lips to his and lowered the cropped top, smoothing those breasts with a certain amount of force and feeling his own thighs tingling, his cock was coming into play in the middle of her baggy jeans. Linna held him by the nape of his neck, feeling the thinning hairs in place, as he smoothed her waist and returned to her breasts quickly and intensely at the same time. Sucking his partner's lips unmercifully. - My love, please suck me?The sly pleading tone made Linna roll her eyes and bend down as if instantly, he smiled, biting his lips in the most naughty way possible and moaning softly at the quick way she took her clothes to the floor. His cock bounced against her face and before she could touch it he stopped it, holding it by the base.- Let me hold it for you, just use your hot mouth. - Robert spread his toes as soon as he felt her warm mouth against his glans, his cock pulsing against her mout
The car was silent, a very quiet song played on the random radio while Matthew lay sleeping in the back seat. Robert drove quickly down the dirt road while Linna fought against her sleep as they drove from street to street through the center of town, this was the big drawback of living in a condominium, except that his house is a big mansion, but she couldn't complain about that since she was getting more and more used to it. He watched her out of the corner of his eye, something was pounding in his head, once again out of the thousand he had battled all day. Robert had a bad feeling in his chest, he didn't want to believe it was that. The truth was that her symptoms were coming on much more frequently than before, she had made an appointment with the doctor and until then a lot could happen.With that he tried to spend as much time as he could with her, even if she continued to fulfill her schedule with her company by taking care of some issues that didn't make her stressed enough to
- Baby, it's okay. We are not getting married. You know how I feel about it, but I don't see a problem. It's a simple thing. I can ask my mother to help me with this and you can take care of the rest. - She made it clear, which made him laugh and steal a quick kiss.- If you say so, it's said! I'll take care of everything, don't worry. If you want, I can have the dress made.- No. If you want it so badly, it's better to be a surprise! - She smiled, startled by the sound of the car horn behind her, warning that the traffic light had been open for two minutes. Robert turned away from the avenue and ran away from more traffic lights all the way home.- If that's the way you want it. I'll take care of the space, everything, just worry about the dress, the make-up? those things women do on their wedding day. On the day, I will be waiting for you, while I send for you.- We can do it this week. - Robert pulled away in surprise as he almost crossed his arms if he hadn't had to hold the steer
- What do you say we take a trip this weekend Matt?Robert went to pick up his son from school after feeling guilty for not getting up early enough to take him. Matt was happy that his father had gone and recognized that he was also doing his best to do what his mother was doing on such short notice.- Where to? - Going to places away from home encouraged the pre-teen, fortunately. It was hard to get used to a routine without his mother around.- I thought we might go to Orlando, have you been to Disney?Robert didn't have any trips planned, but he knew that he needed to cool off and his son needed that too. When he thought of a trip to take with Matthew the first place that came to mind was Disney, because it was a totally childish place he wanted to make sure that both of them didn't stop to think about it that way.- Really Dad? I've never been there, Mom always said she would save up money for us to go, but we always ended up taking other trips. She seemed to want to go there more
Three days had passed since his burial, Robert remained lying in his bed, staring at the ceiling of his room. Absolutely nothing was funny. He hadn't slept for a day since he had seen her in that coffin. He had been through grief before, but this was much stronger than himself. The love he felt for her was not able to show even half as much as the illness took her away.At the funeral Robert sat beside her, in the white plastic chair that was not at all comfortable, every second from seven in the morning until three in the afternoon he stayed there. Without eating, without drinking. He stroked her loose curls down the side of her face, would it be too much to say that she looked beautiful? He loved her natural shape, no make-up, pink lips and messy hair. This is how she looked. Linna didn't have pale skin, her melanin glowed. Her outfit had been a flowered dress, she liked joy, she never had this kind of conversation with Robert but he felt she deserved the best. So she asked to be dr
- The methodology we use is the fastest, which has a four-day deadline. - he agreed, he was not interested in what it was but how long it would take. - The cross math is basically when we put together her serum samples with her cells, which would serve as a kind of simulation, what would occur in an organ transplant. If Linna has in her blood composition the antibodies against HLA antigens from the donor's cell membranes, she can almost totally reject the organ received through transplantation, which in this case would be hers. Already in this case, the compatibility test is considered positive, and the transplant is contraindicated. The crossmatch test can use only total lymphocytes, without separation of subtypes, and is called an Initial crossmatch test. So basically people who have the same blood type, for example, are not indicated to do it, because it would certainly snow the organ.- That's fine. - She understood almost nothing of what was said by the short, thin nurse. - In fo
- What are the chances that you are a match? Of any of them being a match? I don't have any hope left. - Robert looked at her like a newborn baby that needed a lot of care. That was how he saw her at that moment. If he could take her into a glass bubble and keep her there until she recovered, he would do it. It would protect her from the world, from everything. Including his own body.- Baby, it's going to be all right! - He knew that this was his last hope. The compatibility test. If they all came back negative there was really nothing to be done, and Linna would just be waiting for the time to go out of their lives. Because she was weak, mellow, pale. When you meet someone radiant and see them like this your will is to give all your strength to that person.- Will you lie here with me? - she asked brazenly.- No. You're in pain and you can't move, not even think. If you want I can lower the arm of the bed and you can lie on my chest. - She rolled her eyes and agreed, in fact she at
Linna opened her eyes slowly, blinking countless times in a second feeling a huge pain in her back. Until her eyes got used to the dim lighting of the place and she could finally see everything around her, including the doctor who was waiting for her to wake up, slouched over the arm of the hospital bed. Her mouth was extremely dry, which made her cough before she could say anything.- My back... - Her voice was very low and hoarse, she tried to move, but Talia denied it with her head, touching her arm lightly. - They hurt a lot.- Don't move. - The doctor came a little closer.- How long have I been here? - The rain was falling hard outside, she was still unable to turn her head to look through the glass window.- Today is the fifth day. - Linna would be able to widen her eyes if her head didn't hurt so much. - You've had another alveolar hemorrhage, Linna. - she sighed. - This time much more intense. We had to put a blood bag of a few millimeters for you. Your body is being attacked
She touched her mother's face, it was impossible not to smile with all that innocence. As if it were easy.- Oh my son, I'd love to but you're a child, you can't. - Matthew hugged his mother's body, Linna hugged him back tightly, smelling the baby soap he has been using since birth because he has allergies to some kinds of soap.- Mom, I don't want to introduce you anymore. You can tell the school and then they'll write another paper! - I said, whispering in his ear, afraid that his father was going to make him go to the presentation because of his grade.- It's okay, Matt. If you don't want to, we won't force you to. - He pulled away and touched his even smaller hands. - See, your dad will call the school and explain what happened, and you'll stay here with me.- Are you sure? - Robert walked over and watched Matt's hair flip up and down like it had after the nasty thing he said. His son just nodded. - Matt, I'm sorry I talked like that, but you have to understand that sometimes it's
- I have a headache. This damn headache again! - He put his hand on his temple and snorted loudly.- Hey. It's okay, if you want you can stay home and I'll take Matt to the presentation, or I can ask my mom to take him.- No, we'll go. - Linna forced her eyes to turn to him and tried to look at him, but Robert noticed her distant eyes and held her fat face in his hands.- No. You're in no condition to go. I'm going to stay here with you and call my mother! - He said, already seeing Linna frown several times in a row, which indicated that she was going to cry very soon.- Go with Matthew, he wants his parents to watch him together at least once. - she whimpered in supplication.- I'm not leaving you alone, Linna. Don't be stubborn. What if something happens and you're here alone? That's no idea. - Matt entered the room and his smile vanished when he saw his mother with her head down and apparently sad.- Mom, is everything okay? - They both looked at him in a rush, she in particular sw
On the evening of that day Matthew had a presentation at school, a theater performance of The Wizard of Oz, where he would be the scarecrow. During the day there were preparations inside the school, he didn't even imagine that his parents were dressed as a bride and groom almost lost on a rented farm in the middle of nowhere. The two looked at each other like never before, if before their love could be exhaled, now it was able to shine like an angel. They got back to each other before nightfall, after they had played catch-up and finished with the bottle of wine.Matt was in the shower while Robert and Linna finished dinner, it wasn't even seven o'clock yet and the presentations would start at eight. There was silence, no cell phones, with a few glances exchanged in shy and sincere smiles. The cutlery banging against the plate, apart from all the cicadas, was the only noise.- How could she sleep for so long with those cicadas? - Linna cleaned her plate after the last bite, the cicada
- I love you, Robert. I've never known love before, I've had other boyfriends but they all become insignificant next to you. I've never felt anything like it. My heart is racing now, and it's racing every moment I think of you, think of being with you. - Linna took his hand and placed it on her chest, Robert felt the palpitations as if her heart were in his hands. - With you I've learned what real love is. I've accepted some things that I considered to be love and you were never even a hint of it. We started living together and even exchanging basic words I felt your concern for me, I felt that in the smallest gestures you cared and did things that showed this like leaving the coffee ready. Even if you dared to say it was for Matthew too. - She laughed weakly through her tears. - When we started to talk, to live closer to each other, I understood that there was already love there. There was already admiration, respect, regret. Repentance was crucial for both of us. We both did horribl