The next dayAfter breakfast, Myriam called Isis and informed her that she would be late, so she left for the law office that Elsa had recommended.She was already almost four months pregnant and her belly was beginning to grow.When she arrived at the place, she entered the corridor slowly, knocking on the door of an office."Go ahead," came a man's voice.Myriam turned the lock and entered."Good morning," he greeted and looked carefully at the man behind the desk."Hello," he answered and stared at her. He stood up and smiled. "Myriam?""Ruben?" she asked. They both nodded and hugged each other warmly."Long time no see, since we finished school," he said."That's right," she answered wistfully, "I didn't imagine finding you in this place."Rubén looked at her fondly and realized that she was pregnant."I'm glad to see you again," he said honestly. "What brings you here?" He asked her and invited her to sit down.Myriam sat on a comfortable sofa, cleared her throat and told him eve
Isis laughed at the news."I'm dying to see Gerald's face when you do it," he said, tilting his lips, "you should teach him a lesson," he proposed, "well, you can go now."Myriam smiled."Do you need help with the little one?"Isis shook her head."I don't want you to make any effort, I don't want any trouble," he reported, "I'll ask one of the clerks to take you to your room, good afternoon.""May he rest," Myriam said, and left.With an advance that Isis gave her of her salary, Myriam decided to go buy a dress, the ones she had, no longer fit her. If she had to face Gerald Lennox, she had to do it on equal terms, she was not going to allow that man, with a heart of stone, to continue to humiliate her.She went to the mall and saw a beautiful and elegant red dress, it was the one to look sober and elegant, and she also thought that, on some occasions, after giving birth, she could wear it again.****"Good morning," Gerald arrived at the company, waving as he got out of the elevator
Myriam released a sigh."Is it all right if I give you an answer tomorrow?" he found out, I need to think well."Perfect, take the afternoon off," Isis suggested.The first thing Myriam did when she left the site was going to the bank and open a savings account, then she stopped by Elsa's office and told her what had happened with Gerald."You take advantage of it because you know you need the money," she refuted indignantly and hugged her."He's insensitive, from today I'll call him Gerald Heart of Stone, although I hope I never see him again," she said.Elsa pursed her lips, took off her doctor's gown, hung it on the rack, and then invited Myriam to dinner.At night in the solitude of her bedroom, Myriam wondered if it was right to go back to Isis, then she remembered Jeremy's sweet face and how much fun they had together, so she decided to take care of him again.*****Gerald was at a bar drinking whiskey, alone. Myriam's words seemed to echo in his mind, then he remembered the way
"Since the day I discovered my ex-husband with another, I decided to change and not be the same fool as before, no man will humiliate me or mistreat me again, and that includes you Gerald Lennox" she expressed raising her chin. “It isn't true!” he exclaimed. “You're obsessed with me, that's why you don't move away from my family, and you look for excuses to get closer” he exposed tilting his lips. "What I was missing" Myriam mentioned indignantly, putting her hand on her waist. " The only reason to be close to his family is Jeremy" she replied. "I hope that when he grows up he won't be like you, he's noble, tender, with a good heart" she assured, and her eyes filled with tenderness. "The only bad thing is that he sees you as his idol, he admires you, I hope he doesn't follow your example," she recommended. Those words were like stabs to Gerald's heart, he looked at his little brother who came back smiling with the soccer ball. "Go away," he ordered Myriam. She waved her hand and s
"Help me," she begged breathlessly, "I can't take a taxi." "I knew that one day you would let your guard down with me," Gerald said. Myriam raised her face, clouded with tears and sweat. "I'd rather give birth on the street," he growled through clenched teeth, "than... ask you for help." She completed the sentence and clung tightly to his arms, moaning in pain. Gerald closed his eyelids because she had dug her nails into his skin, and it hurt; however, there was no time to complain now, and without hesitation, he carried her in his arms. "What are you doing?" she questioned. "Let go!" She ordered. He lowered her just the way she wanted, and again another contraction made her double over, she watched him walk away to his car. “Where are you going?” She yelled. "Are you going to leave me like this?" Gerald snorted, and rolled his eyes. "Who understands you, you said you preferred to give birth in the street" He shrugged his shoulders. “A… Ouch!” She cried in pain and grabbed h
Six months later.Rubén came running to the hospital, searching the corridors for Myriam, until he found her hugging Tony.“What happened?” he questioned. “I came as soon as you called me”"He has a high fever again," she whispered weakly.Ruben inhaled deeply.“At this age it's normal, it must be an infection”Myriam shook her head, clinging to her son's small body."I take good care of him," she said as she cooed to him. "Look at these marks" she pointed and lifted the boy's shirt.Rubén's lips trembled when he saw several bruises on the little boy's skin, his heart sank."Let's wait for a doctor to check him out," he recommended, trying to sound steady.Immediately they took Myriam and the baby to the pediatric emergency room, they treated him, and the specialist recommended hospitalizing the child."Is something wrong?" Myriam questioned trembling."We need to do several studies, don't worry," said the doctor.The young mother did not separate from her son for a single moment, she
Three months later.Large dark circles framed Myriam's eyes, the woman was in a hospital bed clinging to Tony's body, the little boy had had a serious infection and the doctors were assessing his condition.The boy wouldn't stop crying, Myriam's heart was breaking, those months had been a struggle, and when it seemed that Tony was getting better, he would get sick again.A nurse asked her to leave, she needed to take the child to perform a new study. Myriam kissed Tony's forehead and left.Rubén was waiting for her outside, she hugged him, and let out all the tears she was holding back."I don't want my son to die," she stammered, "I see it very badly."Rubén tried to comfort her, encourage her, but it was impossible, several minutes passed, and Myriam was called to the office of the oncology pediatrician, whom she knew very well.“Doctor Gregor, how is my son?” She questioned trembling, she noticed that the specialist's face was full of seriousness.The doctor snorted.“Tony, he urge
The next day, Elsa entered Anthony's room. Myriam had fallen asleep, next to her son."Wake up," she whispered softly so as not to wake the boy.Myriam blinked, and opened her eyes slowly, she sat up suddenly, thinking that something had happened to her son, but then her heart returned to calm when she saw him by her side.“What happens?” She inquired, rubbing his eyes.“The donor is a match for Anthony, he has the same DNA, we found the father of your child.Tears welled up in Myriam's eyes."Thank God," she said, "but… She's going to donate her bone marrow," she questioned with a trembling voice.“Apparently we chose well, he is a healthy man, and he is willing to save Tony's life, the procedure will be performed this afternoon.“Really?” She questioned, and her eyes lit up, "that man is an angel," she said, and hugged Elsa.“We must prepare everything for the procedure, go home, take a shower, eat something and come back, I'll stay with Anthony.Myriam kissed her son's cheek, and s