Explaining to Maximilian's mother that he had decided to extend Amelia's stay in his house had been more difficult than explaining to a fish how to walk, he had had to endure the objections of the woman, who, although she insisted that she did not harbor any negative feelings towards Amelia, did not show it. "I'm doing all this for Dylan, Mom; neither of us want to see him suffer, and before you tell me that he will suffer more when she leaves, maybe we should just live in the present", that had been the answer that had ended that conversation, which Maximiliano relived in his head as he lay in bed, in the bed that soon, like every day, he would share with Amelia.More than a week had passed since the three of them had gone to visit the woman's mother, a few days of heavy tension in which Dylan had insisted every minute of the day to return to his "grandmother's" house because he loved the smell of it.The man felt a kind of tension settle in his chest, he remembered the promise he ha
Maximiliano's mother had heard some rather peculiar sounds, loud enough to wake her up in the middle of the night, the force of them rising and falling, giving the appearance of knocking, and after having made an inspection of her own house, she had come to the conclusion that they took place in her son's bedroom; She had not wanted to enter, at least not abruptly, the woman had stayed in the hallway, walking around until the noise had ceased, but she had taken her time to do it, more than two hours of sounds of things falling, banging on the wall, she had even heard a female scream, she had never been a very nosy woman, much less in the adult life of her son, but the curiosity to know what had happened, gnawed her, for that reason, she was forced to take her steps towards the room of both of them.The door was opened, giving way to a scene that the woman did not imagine, even, for a few moments, she tore credit to her eyes, telling herself that what she saw was not real, that it was
Opening her eyes and finding herself alone, Amelia couldn't help but be struck by a bitter as hell feeling: she had been used, or so she told herself.As she tried to get up, she felt a hard pressure on her hips.A cheeky grin strolled across her face.Memories exploded in her.The sensations could almost be experienced once again.Maximilian's masculine moans let themselves be heard through the passages of her mind.She finished getting up, looking at herself in the mirror horrified her, but at the same time, filled her with a stinging sensation. His mark was on her, all over her body.She wrapped the sheet around her skin, then went to the bathroom, where she brushed her teeth, wanting to ignore the rain of screams that grew in her head, but she knew they would not stop, she had slept with him, she had let him take her in every way, her mind would never shut up, it told her she was a slut for having enjoyed him so much.Amelia came out of the bathroom, despite having brushed herself
Amelia had arrived at the mansion and had run to the room she shared with Maximiliano, locking herself in it; if only she had not left her old apartment, she could have gone there, so that she could cry until her soul broke, until her heart came out in the form of tears that slid down her face.The irony of life was so great that a few hours ago, in the same bed where she was lying, the woman had been moaning with pleasure, forgetting about life, even her mother, and at that moment, a few hours later, she was torn apart in tears, enough to make it impossible for her to see the road.Feeling all her strength leaving her, Amelia threw herself to the ground, clenching her fists in the same way she clenched her lips, so that her crying could be heard so loudly; she could not imagine herself losing her mother, having to call her one day, only to receive no answer, having to say goodbye to her, not knowing that this would be the last time she would see her alive.Amelia let herself fall on
In the course of a week, he had heard Amelia's voice maybe ten times only, which was too particular; the woman was silent at lunches, barely answering Dylan's questions, paying attention to nothing, to no one, looking lost like someone looking for a coin at the bottom of the sea.The only conclusion Maximiliano had reached was that it was all his fault, he told himself that he had not had to do that, that he had had to control himself, that he was the reason why she was so withdrawn, he told himself that he had to find a way to apologize, for that very reason he was standing at the door of his room, watching the woman who had her back to him as she sobbed silently.Maximiliano opened the door carefully, she did not notice him, she was too immersed in her sea of worries, of silent pain."Amelia" The woman gave a loud gasp when she heard that voice suddenly, almost falling to the floor; Maximiliano walked quickly towards her, preventing her from falling. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sca
Evelyn's gaze wandered slowly over Maximiliano, who greeted her courteously, and then took a seat as Amelia instructed."We came to keep you c-company, mom" Maximiliano watched as a sad smile faded from Amelia's lips. "Would you like me to prepare you something to eat?""Maybe something light, daughter".Amelia nodded, he could see how she held back her tears at the deteriorated state of the woman, who looked at him from time to time, maybe she didn't feel as much rejection towards him as the first time she had seen him, but he was sure she thought he was a sinner, just like her daughter."I'm going to prepare some soup, mother," she told her, standing up; a loose dress covered her body, it was one of the ones he had given her in his attempts to let her grandfather know that all this was true love... the irony killed him. "You stay here, Maximiliano, if you want to...""No, i’ll go with you" For no reason in the world would he stay alone with Amelia's mother, not with that look she ga
Amelia went over Maximiliano from head to toe, looking at him like a mother reproaching her son.The woman walked towards the soup that still remained lit because he, trying to turn it off, had only turned up the flow of fire to the stove.She released a sigh, he played with his fingers nervously, like someone who was about to be scolded."How...?" Amelia brought her hands up to her face, tasting the soup, the taste of which had soured, if she gave that to her mother, surely the pain in her stomach would not allow her peace for the rest of the day. "How did a soup end up burnt?"He combed his hair back, with a childish smile that he was determined to keep hidden: she had said she had feelings for him, he couldn't keep still after hearing something like that, he wanted to jump towards that woman and tell her that he did too, but he forced himself to keep completely still, to pretend he hadn't heard so much, although he doubted he could do it for too long."It started to smell strange a
The woman was possessed by the sudden and almost uncontrollable desire to flee from the car when she heard him say that; the air left her for endless minutes, her chest tightened, a tremor dominated each of her limbs, her saliva became her own enemy, suffocating her.A tremulous breath escaped her lips."I-I... Maximiliano..."The man closed his eyes, as if he were as restless as she was; he was not very talented with women, in fact, his late wife and he had ended up married because of the circumstances, and because the woman had shamelessly intruded on him, but with Amelia everything was so different that more than once he had felt like a teenager trying to conquer someone."Amelia, you need to know something"."No," the woman blurted out, playing with her fingers. "What y-you heard is nothing".Maximiliano slowed down the car, feeling a pressure in his chest."Amelia, I'm sure of what I heard".The woman thought of something quickly, she would not allow herself to be exposed."She's
Amelia opened the door to the room they both shared. Dark circles under her eyes were all over her face.Maximiliano bit his nails, Amelia always told him that she would take care of the baby, but he wanted at least one day to put her to sleep.The clock struck three in the morning. The only thing that broke the silence was the baby's cry, which resounded intermittently."Did she fall asleep?"Amelia walked slowly to the bed and fell on her face.Maximiliano picked her up.That was a yes.He filled her face with kisses. She gave him a weak smile, though she could barely keep her eyes open."I don't know... how... a baby of... only four... months... gets so much... energy to... cry," the woman mumbled, closing her eyes without wanting to, sleep was stronger than her, she ended up asleep on Maximiliano's legs, who caressed her hair.The baby's cry resounded, once again.Aurora was so loud.Maximiliano's gaze slid to Amelia. She had completely fallen asleep.This was her chance.He left a
Life had given him an opportunity in the form of a contract, one that he had been moments away from discarding forever. Ironically, it had been her maddening decision that had saved her from losing that wonderful man who was giving her mischievous glances in the dining room.She compressed a smile, she wasn't supposed to do that when her mother and Dylan were there, though only they could understand her game of looks.Amelia lifted a spoon to Dylan's lips, who gave her a smile. The little boy knew how to eat on his own, he had turned five, but it was better when his mother gave him food. He said it tasted more delicious when it was in "Mermelia's" hands.Five long months had passed since that night when the two had decided to become a reality. A huge ring glittered on Amelia's finger, one that her husband had given her to seal their love.Maximiliano's hand slipped down Amelia's leg, drawing a depraved laugh from the woman.He took advantage of being next to her to whisper to her that
Amelia wiggled nervously. Something told her she had made the wrong decision.The right decision couldn't feel so bitter. So searing, so painful.She had fallen in love too soon with that place he had shown her, which was truly beautiful. The metaphor of the flowers had helped her to find some peace in her heart.She remembered how Maximilian had pointed to the sky with his thick fingers."Your mother is just another star, every time you look at the sky, she will be there, watching over you.""Mom... are you there?"Amelia's voice melted into the wind, her gaze melting into the sky.She had made a mistake, but she didn't think she could make it right.He'd surely noticed she was gone. Maybe he was better off that way.But... what if she came back? What if he wasn't better off?Amelia shook her head, shaking the thought away.There was no going back, even if her heart roared with pain. Even if she felt she would never forget him, and that in every man she would try to look for him.The
Maximiliano stopped his car, earning Amelia's gaze, it had been more than two hours of travel. That place seemed to be at the end of the world."We have arrived".They both got out of the car, walking towards the place where Maximiliano had built himself."I discovered this place when I was about ten years old," he said, "I have never forgotten it" The man held Amelia by the arm gently, helping her to enter the place, which looked like a mix between a park and a secluded area of society, she could not even identify what it was, she could only perceive that the stars seemed to shine much brighter from that place. "The first time I came, I was at school, the second time, I was drunk, on the verge of death".Amelia looked at him, uncomprehending. He didn't look like a liquor addict, she hadn't seen him even once drinking.They both went deeper into the place, full of beautiful flowers that seemed to caress the woman's heart.Maximiliano licked his lips, ready to tell the story he had kep
Amelia fell to her knees in that grave. The color of the night covered her body in a loose dress. Sadness took over her face, her gestures, her every limb, even her breathing. She had never seen herself experiencing such deep pain as that; thrown on that dark earth, feeling her knees being hurt and hearing her own cry, so loud that it seemed alien to her, as she felt Maximiliano's hand, seeking to comfort her.Amelia brought her trembling fingers to the grave, breaking down once again. She had never engaged in self-injurious behavior until this had happened. She couldn't see any color in life when her rainbow had died. To think that with a little more care, he could have saved her earlier, it killed her. It had killed her more than a hundred times that week.The woman laid her mother's favorite flowers on the grave, swallowing saliva, trying to regulate the flow of her tears, but they possessed a life of their own.Amelia's stomach roared violently: she had almost a whole week without
Dylan licked his parched little lips, looking up at his father, with what little lucidity he had, the man stroked his tousled hair."Where's mommy?" asked the little boy, with that innocence that always filled the man with enthusiasm for life.It was daytime, a sunny one. The party had left everyone exhausted, including the little boy who had not climbed on the roof because it had been impossible for him to do so, but his hyperactivity was the reason why he had slept late. It was eleven o'clock in the morning and little Dylan lay with his eyes barely open, asking for what he thought was his mother."She sleeps," Maximiliano answered him, although it made no sense and he knew it: Dylan was falling deep into another dream, he had not even heard his answer, "She sleeps like an angel".Maximiliano covered the little boy with a soft, thick blanket and then left the room at a leisurely pace.Last night had been the best night he had ever had in his bitter life. The woman had laid her head o
"Have a seat, Amelia," Maximiliano's mother asked.The woman salivated, doing so.The man's mother had approached her and told her that she had a very serious matter to discuss with her. It had even been worrying on her face, something that had prompted Amelia to get up early from her seat, leave Dylan with some children and go with her."What do you want to talk to me about, ma'am?"The loud, outgoing woman Amelia had met at the beginning had vanished, in front of her was only a woman with worries in her eyes."Amelia, the last thing I want is for my son to get hurt" The woman let out a brief sigh. "But I believe that certain things are inevitable"."Lady, I...""You don't leave my son indifferent, Amelia," the woman confessed. "You're not only his fake wife, you're the woman he hired with apathy and who now doesn't want him to leave" She played with her fingers tremulously. "Amelia, my son has a past that I don't talk about to almost anyone, but I think it's necessary for you to kno
No one had warned him that a party would take place in that mansion, only his mother had gone a few hours before to tell him to get ready and warn his "wife" because many members of the family would be coming to the property. He had waited only minutes before the event to have the courage to tell the woman.The man paced from one place to another. The atmosphere with Amelia had been as heavy as a rock after he had confessed his feelings to her. Although there was a peculiarity in the woman's behavior, she didn't seem at odds with what he felt, she seemed more distressed for herself; she had a storm in her head and he didn't even know it."Amelia" The man opened the door to the room where she had isolated herself, but there was no one there. "Amelia?"For an instant, he was seized by the fear that she had left without telling anyone. The panic that seized him was an unexpected, bitter and aggressive one."I am here" The woman's faint whisper did not allow the panic to grow any more in
The woman was possessed by the sudden and almost uncontrollable desire to flee from the car when she heard him say that; the air left her for endless minutes, her chest tightened, a tremor dominated each of her limbs, her saliva became her own enemy, suffocating her.A tremulous breath escaped her lips."I-I... Maximiliano..."The man closed his eyes, as if he were as restless as she was; he was not very talented with women, in fact, his late wife and he had ended up married because of the circumstances, and because the woman had shamelessly intruded on him, but with Amelia everything was so different that more than once he had felt like a teenager trying to conquer someone."Amelia, you need to know something"."No," the woman blurted out, playing with her fingers. "What y-you heard is nothing".Maximiliano slowed down the car, feeling a pressure in his chest."Amelia, I'm sure of what I heard".The woman thought of something quickly, she would not allow herself to be exposed."She's