Time stands still. His eyes are on me. And those, without a doubt, are killing me. Why do his eyes show so much? Why even though I don't want a relationship, I can't refuse him? Why?The memory of the promise I made at Jack's grave, echoes in my mind."I'm sorry, but..."The illusion that showed in his gaze, slowly diminishes. Now I don't have the courage to continue with my prayer."I understand. You don't like me" Daniel replies after a sigh " Apparently, trying hard is not enough.""I like you" I say and his gaze lifts again with the same hopefulness that was recently gone "But, I can't accept your feelings. It wouldn't be fair to either of us.""Are you still in the past?""Yes.""Do you think it's a good thing?""Yes. It certainly is. The best thing that ever happened to me is in the past" I reply confidently."When has it ever been good to stay in the past?" asks Daniel and I smile without feeling vulnerable or bad about his question."That past was once the most beautiful prese
"No, Daniel. Earlier you did unnecessary things that got me in big trouble with my mother.>> And now you want to victimize me and I won't allow that. It's fine that you believe in a love story, that everything can be perfect. But I don't want to live in that lie. I can't do that and you have to respect that.""I understand and I'm sorry," Daniel comments regretfully."I will only take your apology as true, when you stop doing unnecessary things that annoy me. Daniel, if you want to be a prince, go be one. But go be one with someone who is a princess and wants to be rescued.>> Because if you continue to do what you've done. In my story, you will be a monster. A monster that a witch like me, do not want" I finish leaving the place.That's the problem when on television they only show women as helpless people. Men think they are knights in armor and walking horses who are looking for a princess who needs their help and protection.(...)I leave for the highway, walking down the highway
She doesn't answer me and I don't really expect her to.I ran out of the room in search of Aninka.I knew that I couldn't expect anything good from him. But without a doubt, Aninka had some hope that Esteban would act well. Unfortunately that hope was trampled by him.I run on my way to the roof, our forbidden zone at school.I climb the stairs that emphasize to me what little physical condition I now possess. Surely this would not have been difficult for me in the past. Exhausted from climbing so many stairs, I reach the rooftop almost dying.In the distance. Kneeling on the ground and holding on to the railings, I watch Aninka. I don't need to be close to know that she is crying. It is at these moments that I don't know what to do and if what I do would be right.I am not good at comforting people. And trying to do so, besides being complicated to do, generates some discomfort in me for leaving my comfort zone.With nothing else to do, I walk towards her and sit down next to her.I
"I will not abandon you. Just as we are now, I will be by your side watching a door or a beautiful landscape. Since you need me.""I know, I am very weak.""No one who lives is. The plants we see small and weak, were struggling to grow and survive. The small animals struggling not to be eaten and continue to live, are not weak either.>> Much less the people who live in this world full of masks are. We all smile, but only we know how many internal struggles we are having. And you, you are no exception. You're struggling with so many at once." I say trying to cheer her up."Do you think I will win the battles?" asks Aninka hesitantly."I have no doubt.""I don't think I'm capable alone." Aninka says discouraged."I will be with you. Not because I distrust your strength. But because you need my help to understand what is really important." I say wanting her to understand that she is capable of doing anything she sets her mind to, even if her brother is against her."Earlier you said you
We are not going back to school. Since the last thing we need right now is to waste time. I show Aninka the way out that Esteban once showed me and we leave the school.We don't make it home. Since my mother keeps an eye on us with the communicative neighbors we have. So we can only go to a cafe, away from the school. Since we can't be seen outside the school by any of the directors or teachers."Aninka Have they read your father's will yet?"She denies crestfallen. Which confuses me."If they haven't read the will yet, why have they already announced that Esteban is the one who inherited your father's shares?""It's expected. Parents always leave the eldest of their children as heir.""What if they are wrong?""It's impossible for him to be. My father trained my brother to replace him. Not me."Deep sigh."¿Y? He could have changed his mind and given you everything or split it equally between his sons. The latter would be the fairer thing to do.""I don't know how things are in your
Aninka manages to communicate with the lawyer. So now he is meeting with him in the cafeteria while I am in the library finishing the proposal.Tiredness overcomes me. My foot bothers me from time to time, but I continue. I can't give up.I pick up several management books and other tomes to see the developments in the industry that, without thinking, I get involved. I check on the internet, the objectives set by the company and the competencies. To polish the proposal even more.I don't know how long I stay in the library. Since I concentrated a lot on the project. I only know that my concentration is interrupted by a cold milkshake."I take it you haven't eaten?" says Aninka handing me a milkshake and a sandwich."How did it go?""I don't know yet."I look at her confused as I eat the sandwich which my stomach gladly receives."Explain yourself, because I don't understand you.""The lawyer didn't provide me with any relevant information. According to him, everyone involved must be p
The day ends, a new one begins and with it new problems that, added with the old ones, leave us nothing to give up everything.The day of the reading of the will is today, so it goes without saying that today will be a long and stressful morning.And it's going to be caused by Aninka's notorious desperation."Aninka, you're going to give me a headache" I tell her stressed.Aninka who has been pacing back and forth in her old home office, pauses a bit to watch me warily.It's ten o'clock in the morning, we've only been in this office for ten minutes and already Aninka has walked back and forth more than a hundred times. It stresses me out. But the reason for her actions is obvious, she is afraid that everything will end. And even if she doesn't want to accept it, it can happen.According to what Aninka told me before, I decided to investigate if what she told me so absurd and macho was true, because hey, who in the middle of the 20th century doubts that a woman can manage a company?Bu
My mind is filled with a thousand questions. Apparently, the surprise for both of them is that my father is here and not that they had never seen him before. Something that leaves me quite pensive. Especially when my father is not a good father figure.No doubt I should ask Aninka where they know my father from, of course, if things turn out well.The lawyer takes his time pulling out the document that causes the Bogdanovs so much anxiety, but I just focus on the pros and cons of what that document might reveal."Well, today we will be..." the lawyer begins."Please skip everything and get straight to the point - who and how much do you inherit?"The lawyer looks at the others present and they nod.Enough of all this mystery, the sooner it's all over the better."Good. The total heir of the estate goes to one person."Shit. It's all or nothing."Mr. Mordashov will be in charge of maintaining the estate while the heir reaches the age required to take possession of his property."'Shit,