La Ternura En Casa Es Un Terror Fuera Drama Chino

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00:00at home carlos was softness he baked banana bread with his daughter sofia letting her smear batter

00:07everywhere he whispered silly stories to his son mateo until the boy's nightmares faded into

00:14giggles he hugged his wife elena in the kitchen swaying to silent music their apartment was a

00:22fortress of quiet tenderness outside it was a different city carlos worked as a security guard

00:30at a bank in a neighborhood where the air felt tight with watchfulness here tenderness was a

00:38dangerous weakness his face so open at home became a flat impenetrable mask his eyes which sparkled

00:47with mischief for his children turned to cold scanning stones la ternura in casa es un terror

00:55fuera his own father had warned him tenderness at home is a terror outside he lived by this rule

01:03the drama arrived on a damp tuesday during his lunch break carlos walked to a small park he needed to

01:12call home to hear sophia's voice before her nap he found a bench his posture softening as dialed

01:20poppy we saw a big red bird sophia's excited voice filled his ear a real smile broke his guard

01:29a cardinal mi amor that's good luck he said his voice warm and light he didn't notice the two men

01:36approaching they saw a distracted man in a security uniform smiling softly at his phone an easy target

01:45one grabbed his arm the other pressed close a knife hidden against carlos's ribs the wallet the phone

01:55now jefe sophia's voice chirped in his ear poppy are you there carlos's world split the terror outside

02:04was upon him but in his ear was the tenderness of home fragile and exposed if he fought they might

02:13hurt him and sophia would hear everything if he panicked she would hear his fear his home self wanted

02:20to protect her ears his outside self needed to survive he took a slow breath he looked at the man with the

02:29knife and his eyes turned not to cold stone but to something worse calm certain fire he spoke into the

02:39phone his voice not even sweet one moment my heart poppy has to help some men he lowered the phone but

02:48didn't hang up he kept his eyes locked on the leader my daughter is listening he said his voice low

02:56a terrifying rumble of pure promise if she hears one bad thing you will not walk away from this bench

03:04take the wallet from my pocket slowly the men froze confused by the quiet threat they saw not a scared

03:13guard but a father with nothing to lose and everything to protect the one with the knife glanced at the

03:20phone where a tiny wondering voice was calling poppy the leader slowly took the wallet and nodded to his

03:29partner they backed away then vanished into the park carlos's hands shook as he brought the phone back to

03:36his ear sorry my love the men needed directions did you help them poppy yes sophia i did he listened to her

03:47chat about the bird until his heart stopped pounding he had used the terror outside to shield the tenderness at home