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00:00My husband, who has been living with my family for 10 years, doesn't know that I plan to transfer 15% of the shares to him.
00:04The day I went to the medical check-up, I discovered that our son turned out to be blood type A.
00:08While we, being type O, looked at the son, who looks a lot like my husband, I remained silent.
00:13I did two things calmly. First, I plucked a hair from my son.
00:15Second, I tore up the stock transfer letter I had prepared.
00:18I watched my son enter the school, and then I went to the parentage testing center.
00:21Please, when will the result be released as soon as possible?
00:23Normally, you can call within 5 days. If it's urgent, it would be this afternoon, but the cost is triple.
00:27Urgent, please.
00:28My hand was trembling when I handed over the sample. After they collected the cells,
00:31I sat in the waiting room, staring at the clock on the wall, watching each minute tick by.
00:35During that time, I contacted a private detective.
00:37Investigate my husband, Arturo Castañeda, regarding his movements in recent months.
00:40At 4:40 in the afternoon, my cell phone rang. The result was ready.
00:44I opened the digital report and reviewed the conclusion.
00:45According to the DNA analysis, there is no relationship between my son and me.
00:50According to the analysis, I am not the biological mother of my child.
00:54Although I had already imagined it, when I saw the result, I got nervous for a moment.
00:58Then I leaned against the wall and sat down.
00:59Mateo is not my son. I have raised someone who is not my own son for 9 years.
01:02Where is my own son then?
01:04I immediately went to the hospital, where I gave birth 9 years ago.
01:06I met that doctor, who took care of my delivery.
01:08He's now the head of the department. I asked him some straightforward questions.
01:10Dr. Carlos, I would like to see the records regarding my delivery.
01:14Her smile was interrupted.
01:15It's been so long, maybe they're already archived.
01:18After some formalities, the staff in charge finally brought a folder.
01:22Upon reviewing it, I saw that the data was very simple.
01:23Only admission and discharge dates, type of delivery, and newborn weight are recorded.
01:27There were no details of the delivery process, no nurse handover records, and no pediatric medical report.
01:31Is this all?
01:32He responded with apologies.
01:33That's all that's in the system.
01:34Paper records are kept for 10 years in obstetrics.
01:37His is about to win.
01:39And the baby's footprints? And their blood test?
01:41He shook his head.
01:42That should be in the newborn file, but we couldn't find it.
01:46It's obvious that it smells bad in here.
01:47The case is too simple.
01:49The baby's birth certificate has disappeared, and a child who is not mine, but looks like my husband.
01:53Arturo called me.
01:55Where are you?
01:56I already picked up Mateo.
01:57I realized that Mateo had finished his classes.
01:59Luckily, she had already told her teacher.
02:00I'm taking care of some things.
02:01I'll be right back.
02:02I hung up the call.
02:04After dinner, I made an excuse and went to my room early.
02:07Arturo was in the living room, helping Mateo with his homework.
02:09Their conversations were overheard.
02:11Dad, Mom is angry.
02:13She is tired.
02:14Hurry up with your homework and go to bed early.
02:15When everyone was asleep, I started searching the whole house.
02:18The main room, the living room, and Mateo's room.
02:21I checked all these places.
02:22I didn't find anything.
02:23Finally, I noticed that computer in the study, thinking that the truth was yet to be discovered.
02:27Suddenly, footsteps were heard.
02:28I closed the document.
02:29When Arturo opened the door, I was pretending to be tidying up the desk.
02:31He looked at the computer screen, which was back to normal.
02:34It was our photo on the beach from three years ago.
02:36Why aren't you asleep yet?
02:37I'm organizing some old files.
02:38While I was answering, I turned off the monitor.
02:40He stayed for a while.
02:41He seemed to want to say something.
02:42In the end, he didn't do it.
02:43Go to bed early.
02:44I sat in the darkness, listening to his footsteps slowly fading away.
02:47That night, I didn't turn on the computer again.
02:49Lying down, her mind was a mess.
02:50The next morning, I let Arturo take Mateo to school.
02:53He looked at me, grabbed the car keys.
02:55And he was right.
02:55When they left the house, I went straight to the studio.
02:57I opened the computer and entered the password.
02:59It wasn't our wedding date.
03:00That's why I tried his birthday.
03:02Not the era.
03:02And Mateo's birthday, either.
03:04Then I tried several times.
03:05The first time we met, his mother's birthday, the company's founding day,
03:08Nothing was working.
03:09The system requested a 15-minute suspension.
03:11I sat in front of the screen, looking at the login page.
03:13This computer that we bought together is now locked for me.
03:16That night, Arturo returned from work.
03:17As he took off his jacket, he said.
03:19Tomorrow I have to travel to Puesto Ciudad.
03:20I don't know how long I'll be here.
03:21I left the kitchen with the dishes.
03:23Tanderepunt? Who is he going with?
03:24He put the briefcase on the table and looked at me.
03:27I was somewhat improvised.
03:28Can you stop being like this, Marina?
03:29I just looked at him.
03:30I didn't understand why there was so much alarm over a question.
03:33Is it suspicious of everything I do?
03:35I'm just going to work.
03:36I served the food.
03:37My hand was trembling.
03:38I didn't suspect you.
03:39He didn't answer anymore and went into the bedroom.
03:41Dinner was very quiet.
03:42Mateo seemed to feel something.
03:44Oddly enough, he didn't complain about the food.
03:45When Arturo came out of the bathroom, he grabbed his coat from the sofa.
03:48I was going to hang it up.
03:49A receipt fell out of his pocket, right next to my feet.
03:52When he left, I picked him up and checked him.
03:54It was a receipt for a perfume purchase.
03:55Very expensive.
03:56The purchase was made yesterday afternoon.
03:57I didn't recognize the name of the perfume, but I knew it wasn't for me.
04:00In 10 years of marriage, Arturo has not given me anything else.
04:02I used to justify it, thinking it was unromantic.
04:05Now I realize that he does know how to be romantic, but his romanticism wasn't for me.
04:09I wrote down the receipt details.
04:10The next morning, when Arturo left for the airport, I called the store.
04:14I want to check a receipt.
04:15It's from yesterday afternoon.
04:17I waited a little while.
04:18The purchase was made by Mrs. Claudia Jiménez.
04:19Claudia Jiménez.
04:20That name sounds familiar.
04:22She is Arturo's secretary.
04:23She was hired six months ago.
04:24A divorced woman, just over 30 years old.
04:26On the way to the airport, I didn't know what I really wanted to confirm.
04:29Perhaps the perfume was for a client, or I was just imagining things.
04:32I waited outside the terminal for half an hour,
04:34until I saw Arturo and her.
04:36Claudia is wearing a beige coat and carrying a small suitcase.
04:39Walk alongside Arturo.
04:40Arturo relaxes with a smile, which I haven't seen in a long time.
04:43Then, in front of the security checkpoint, Claudia stops.
04:45He straightens Arturo's shirt collar, in a natural way.
04:48Arturo does not reject her.
04:49He leans in to get closer to her.
04:50He whispers something in her ear.
04:51Claudia smiles at him.
04:52Then, she stands on her tiptoes and kisses him.
04:54Arturo holds her waist with his hand.
04:56They take a moment to separate, as if they were an old couple.
04:59I can't find excuses to justify it.
05:01I understand those nights of extra work, and those impatient looks towards me.
05:05I look at them both, and there's a clear affection between them.
05:08I have an idea.
05:09Could it be that Matthew has something to do with the woman standing in front of me?
05:12I'll take you back home.
05:14I call the private detective, whom I had contacted.
05:16I need you to investigate another person, Claudia Jiménez.
05:19I want to know everything about her, especially if she has children.
05:22The detective acted quickly.
05:23The next day, in the afternoon, I received the results.
05:26Claudia is already 32 years old.
05:27She got divorced 5 years ago.
05:28She has a 10-year-old son named Gabriel Jiménez.
05:30He is enrolled in a school in the city.
05:32And I realized that Claudia's son is a week younger than Mateo.
05:35During these 10 years, for the first time, I have boiled so much.
05:38Sitting on the sofa, looking at the information given by the detective, an idea occurs to me.
05:42I run towards the studio.
05:43I hesitate for a while.
05:45I enter the entamnite to Claudia's date of birth.
05:47Correct password.
05:48On the screen, a folder dedicated to work appears.
05:50I click.
05:51Inside, there are many subfolders.
05:53Ordered by year.
05:54For 11 years.
05:55In the oldest folder, there are old, scanned photos.
05:58I see Arturo and Claudia, in uniforms, under a cassia tree, bowing to each other,
06:02smiling.
06:03Claudia wears a ponytail.
06:04She raises her head to look at him.
06:05The next photo was from the university.
06:07They were in the library.
06:08Later, it was graduation time.
06:09They wore gowns and mortarboards, holding hands.
06:11That year, Arturo told me that the company was doing badly.
06:13We cancelled our trip for our wedding anniversary.
06:15I close the folder.
06:16I felt a discomfort in my stomach.
06:17I have lived deceived all these 10 years.
06:19I look at the wedding photo and feel a sudden disgust.
06:22At 3 p.m., I drive to Claudia's son's school.
06:25She's older than the detective said.
06:26The starting bell rings.
06:27The children run out the door.
06:29I'm sitting in the car, with my hands gripping the steering wheel.
06:31He goes out alone.
06:32Nobody is going to pick it up.
06:33Look around and keep walking down the sidewalk.
06:35Walk slowly.
06:35I hold my breath.
06:36That boy, Gabriel, no, he's my son.
06:39The way he walks is a bit like mine.
06:41Walk with a slight inward lean.
06:43When she untangles her hair, I notice a birthmark on her wrist.
06:45In the same place where I have it.
06:47She has dust on her eyelashes.
06:48Her lips are a little dry.
06:50And his shoes are already worn out.
06:51There is no light in his eyes.
06:52He doesn't look like a 10-year-old boy.
06:54I cover my mouth so as not to reveal myself.
06:55Then he walks away and disappears around a corner.
06:57I lean back on the steering wheel and start to cry.
06:59I cry for that child who walks alone to return home.
07:01For these 10 years of an absurd life.
07:03And also for me.
07:04For being so stupid.
07:04Deceived by other people's stories.
07:06Then I dry my tears.
07:07And I'm leaving.
07:08At the law office.
07:09I hand the USB drive to the lawyer.
07:11Those photos are available there.
07:12The DNA test, the medical records, the perfume receipt, and Claudia and Gabriel's data.
07:17I want a divorce.
07:19Let my husband leave with nothing.
07:20He should pay for what he did to me.
07:21I want custody of the child.
07:23As I leave the place, I remember Arturo's promise when he asked me to marry him.
07:26That he was going to give me a life full of tranquility.
07:28It turns out that for him, life meant a duration of 10 years.
07:31Not even that much.
07:32I take out my cell phone and call a major shareholder of the company.
07:35Who was also my father's old colleague.
07:36Mr. Rojas, I would like to speak with you about next week's meeting.
07:40Perhaps Arturo has already forgotten that the company belongs to me.
07:43If I hadn't convinced my father, I wouldn't have become the company director.
07:46If I could help him rise, I could bring him down.
07:48After he left two weeks ago, I liquidated everything that was in my name.
07:52While I frequent Gabriel's school.
07:55Once it rained and he was carrying an umbrella.
07:57He stayed under the tent roof for half an hour.
07:59In the end, he ran back in the rain.
08:01I was in the car, in front of the wet windows.
08:03On Friday afternoon, I arrive early at school.
08:05When I see Gabriel leave, I arrange a meeting with him.
08:07I drop the documents in front of him.
08:09He stood still and helped me pick them up.
08:12Thank you, kid. And your mom?
08:14He shakes his head.
08:15My mom has to work.
08:16How are you going to get back home?
08:17By bus.
08:18I take a bottle of water out of my bag to give it to her.
08:21Take it and drink it.
08:22He hesitates a little before accepting it and thanks me in a low voice.
08:24I notice that when he speaks, he has a habit of pressing his lips together.
08:27Just like me, also for the shape of the eyes.
08:29Has your mom been busy?
08:30He nods, but then shakes his head.
08:32It's not often.
08:32And your dad?
08:33He/She is not responding.
08:34He notices her shoes.
08:35His sneakers have already shown wear and tear.
08:37And the laces on one foot are already broken.
08:38I don't ask him any more questions.
08:39I take 200 out of my wallet to offer it to her.
08:41Buy yourself some new shoes.
08:42He takes a step back.
08:43I cannot accept it.
08:45It's a thank you for helping me collect the papers.
08:47I put the money in the side pocket of his backpack and leave.
08:49After taking a few steps, I turn to look at him.
08:51Her gaze is a little lost.
08:52At night, I stay at the door of Mateo's room,
08:55watching him play with the new toy that Arturo bought him.
08:57It's a model of a spaceship.
08:58A limited edition.
08:59Very expensive.
09:00Mom, what's wrong?
09:01I go in and stroke his head.
09:03Have you finished your homework yet?
09:05Yes, I finished it.
09:06He shows me his model.
09:07Dad said that if I got good grades on the exam,
09:10He would take me to Disney.
09:11I smile at him.
09:12How beautiful!
09:13But when I turn around, I take off the mask.
09:15Arturo's attitude towards the two children makes me feel terrible.
09:18My biological son, with torn shoes, travels alone on the bus.
09:22In contrast, this child enjoys everything.
09:24Arturo returns after a two-week business trip.
09:26I leave the suitcase and he tells me first.
09:28And Matthew, why are you so quiet here?
09:29I enrolled him in a refresher course.
09:31He has a two-hour course every day.
09:32Why did you do it suddenly?
09:33She's only in fourth grade.
09:34I don't answer.
09:35I can smell perfume on him.
09:36He comes closer and wants to hug me, but I dodge him.
09:38Why do you smell like perfume?
09:40Did you go to see someone?
09:41He becomes annoyed.
09:43You're at me again with your nonsense.
09:44The thing is, I visited a client.
09:46Can you stop being like this?
09:47How ridiculous!
09:48I'm impressed by her performance.
09:50I take an envelope out of the bedside table drawer.
09:52I take out the photos and put them on the small table.
09:56He takes a picture and throws it on the table.
09:58Are you following me?
09:59Does it matter to you?
09:59I smile at him.
10:00The important thing is that they appear on the board of directors.
10:03Or if I send them to your clients, what do you think would happen?
10:06He slumps down on the sofa opposite him.
10:07She covers her face with her hands.
10:09What do you want to do?
10:09I fix my gaze on him.
10:10He said in a cold voice.
10:11First, fire Claudia and promise you'll never see her again.
10:14Second, tell me what happened 10, 10 years in the hospital.
10:17He stood up, furious.
10:18Are you crazy? Just for some photos?
10:19I answer him coldly.
10:21Arturo, don't forget that the company is mine.
10:23You have achieved what you have thanks to me.
10:24If I could give it to you, I could take it away.
10:26He almost spoke to me, but I remember Gabriel with his torn shoes,
10:29just waiting for the rain to stop.
10:31For our 10th wedding anniversary and for our child,
10:33As long as you do what I ask, we can continue together.
10:36I go to the bedroom, take out a document and show it to him.
10:39It's a pregnancy report.
10:40According to her, I'm already 5 weeks pregnant.
10:42The report surprises Arturo.
10:43He raises his head and says to me,
10:44Are you pregnant?
10:45I nod my head.
10:46I put my hand on my belly.
10:47It's been 5 weeks already.
10:48The director said that this time it is very stable.
10:50His expression changed several times.
10:51He can't say a few words.
10:52His gaze keeps darting between the report and me.
10:54I'll continue talking.
10:55If you break up with Claudia completely,
10:57You make him leave the company, leave our lives.
10:59Regarding what happened before, I can let it go.
11:01We have Mateo and also this baby.
11:04Arturo is staring at my belly.
11:06An inner struggle is evident in her eyes.
11:07I need to think about it.
11:08His voice sounds a little hoarse.
11:09Enter the bedroom.
11:10At night, the light in his room went out very late.
11:13The next morning, I am drinking coffee.
11:15And I see Arturo with dark circles under his eyes leaving the room.
11:17He passes me a glass of water.
11:18He takes it in silence, but doesn't look at me.
11:19I already thought about it, Marina.
11:21Us.
11:21I understand.
11:22I interrupt him.
11:23I take out the divorce agreement and put it on the table.
11:25He gets furious.
11:27What do you mean?
11:27Don't we have another child?
11:29I answer him coldly.
11:30I'm already pregnant, but you spent a whole night thinking about whether you're going to leave her or not.
11:34Arturo gets up.
11:35Now that we have a baby, don't you think about him?
11:37Not even in Matthew?
11:39Oh really?
11:40I start laughing.
11:41Are you referring to the one I raised for ten years?
11:43What turns out to be your and Claudia's son?
11:45Arturo turns pale.
11:46He steps back and bumps into the table.
11:47How did you know?
11:49How long have you known that?
11:50I hand him the phone.
11:51I'll show you the paternity test report.
11:53I should thank you.
11:55I saw the file on your computer.
11:56The password is Claudia's birthday.
11:58You've always used it these past ten years, right?
11:59I hear her nervous breathing and notice her anxiety.
12:02Let me explain.
12:02I behave calmly.
12:04And I thorn him.
12:04Do you want to explain how you switched the babies during my delivery?
12:07Or how did you get Claudia into the company?
12:08So, you want to tell me how, during these years, they laughed at me for being stupid behind my back?
12:11I took a step towards him.
12:12The most absurd thing is that when you see that child, you sometimes feel guilty.
12:16Is it because you felt guilty about cheating on me?
12:18Or why didn't you treat your own son better?
12:20Gabriel.
12:21Arturo suddenly remembers something.
12:22And he says in a low voice.
12:23Where is Gabriel?
12:24I want to see it.
12:24It's too late.
12:25I open the door.
12:26Your son.
12:27No.
12:27Our son is already in a place where you can't find him.
12:29Your son and Claudia's son is still sleeping upstairs.
12:32He doesn't know that his biological father is facing a difficult decision.
12:34Arturo lunges towards me.
12:35He grabs my arm and shouts angrily.
12:36Marina, you can't do this.
12:37That child is also my son.
12:38I pull it away.
12:39From the day you switched the children, you were no longer worthy to be their father.
12:42Now, please leave my house.
12:43I close the door.
12:44I hear him banging on the door and then the sound of his car starting up.
12:47I know where she's going.
12:48He is going to look for Claudia and also for his son, whom he abandoned 10 years ago.
12:50Three days ago, after the detective gave me Claudia's information, I went
12:53Let's see that child.
12:54I told him the truth.
12:56He behaved very calmly.
12:57From those eyes, similar to mine, one could see an unexpected maturity for her age.
13:00I took her hand.
13:01I told him I would get him out of here to start over.
13:03He remained silent for a long time and then nodded gently.
13:05Yesterday afternoon, he boarded the plane.
13:07The assistant accompanied him to leave the country.
13:08There, a good education, a well-equipped house, and new friends await him.
13:11When everything here is over, I'll be able to reunite with my son.
13:13The divorce agreement was on the table for three days.
13:15Finally, Arturo came.
13:16He appears outside the door.
13:17He has dark circles under his eyes and hasn't even shaved.
13:19I haven't seen it like this in a long time.
13:20Marina, I want to talk to you.
13:21Dressed in my loungewear, I lean against the door.
13:22I won't let him in.
13:23The agreement explains everything clearly.
13:25There's no need to talk anymore.
13:26He, depressed, tells me.
13:27I'm not going to get a divorce.
13:28Please, for the sake of the 10-year-old and for the children.
13:30Which child?
13:30I interrupt him.
13:31I give a cold smile.
13:32The one in the video?
13:33Or the one above?
13:34Arturo immediately turns pale.
13:36A week ago, Claudia sent me a bunch of documents.
13:39I opened them and there were several videos.
13:40In them, Gabriel cried, was beaten, and locked in a dark room.
13:43The email contained only one sentence.
13:45Thank you for raising my son all these years.
13:46I spent all night watching those videos.
13:48At dawn I vomited three times.
13:49He seems to want to explain.
13:50Those videos were because Claudia sometimes asked for control.
13:52I reply to him.
13:53He's your son.
13:54You see Claudia every week.
13:59He couldn't say anything.
14:00I answer him calmly.
14:01I've already hired a lawyer.
14:02If you don't want to sign, we'll see each other in court.
14:04The evidence of the child swap and the photos of your infidelity,
14:06All of this will become part of the file.
14:07He answers me in a low voice.
14:08Are you crazy?
14:09The company is about to go public.
14:10If at this moment...
14:10I interrupt him before he closes the door.
14:12So sign.
14:13Take advantage of the fact that I'm still leaving you one way out.
14:14With the door closed, he stands outside for a long time before leaving.
14:17Three days later, Arturo signed the papers.
14:19On the fourth day after the divorce, Arturo and Claudia's wedding photo appeared on social media.
14:22Claudia was wearing a white wedding dress.
14:24Arturo hugged her, but he looked tense.
14:26And they posted a message.
14:27After a 10-year wait, we finally got married.
14:29I take a screenshot.
14:30Then I turn off my cell phone.
14:30In the afternoon, the lawyer calls me.
14:32Ma'am, we have all the documents ready.
14:34The transfer through the exchange of children,
14:36the communications between Arturo and Claudia,
14:37those videos and medical records.
14:38All of this is already enough to start the case.
14:40Thank you for your effort.
14:41No problem.
14:41He stops for a moment.
14:42But you really don't want to see it, even if it's for the last time...
14:45Yesterday he went to the office and asked me to tell you that he admits his mistake.
14:47It's too late.
14:48The next morning, I leave by plane.
14:50The assistant is coming to the airport to pick me up.
14:52According to her...
14:52Gabriel has been a little better this week.
14:54He has already started talking.
14:54Yesterday he even asked, "When will you arrive?"
14:56My heart is beating faster.
14:57For a moment, the car stops in front of a white house.
14:59In the garden, a thin boy is crouching down looking at ants.
15:02Gabriel.
15:02He looks a little better than in the videos, but he's still very thin.
15:05It lacks energy.
15:06I approach him and crouch down in front of him.
15:07I'm your mom.
15:08He stares at me for a long time.
15:09Finally, he nods slightly.
15:11I hug him very carefully.
15:12He does not leave.
15:13Sorry, I'm late.
15:14He trembles in my arms.
15:15I didn't work for the next two weeks.
15:17I dedicated myself to being with him.
15:18I took him to the park.
15:19The first time she got on the carousel, she held on to the bar.
15:22I accompanied him to the library.
15:23I saw that he liked books about stars.
15:24At night, when he was asleep, I dared to gently caress him.
15:27He didn't talk much yet, but sometimes he smiled at me.
15:29At three in the morning, the door to my room opened a little because of the wind.
15:32Some holes pierced my ears like a thorn.
15:34I woke up startled.
15:35Almost immediately, I guessed it was Gabriel.
15:37I opened the door to his room.
15:38Through the curtains, the moon projected shadows on the floor.
15:42It reflected the figure of Gabriel, huddled in bed.
15:44Her hands gripped the sheet.
15:46He had cold sweats on his forehead.
15:47He was muttering something.
15:48Mom, don't lock me in the dark room.
15:51There are mice.
15:52I lunged towards him.
15:53I sat down carefully next to him.
15:55I hugged him gently.
15:56His shoulders were freezing.
15:57His body stiffened for a moment.
15:58Then, like a frightened deer, he threw himself into my arms.
16:01He started to cry, desperate.
16:02Her tears quickly soaked my pajamas.
16:04Mom, I'm scared.
16:05That room is very dark.
16:09An unbearable pain.
16:10She kept comforting him with pats.
16:12My voice trembled, but I tried to remain calm.
16:14Gabriel, don't be afraid.
16:15You can count on me.
16:16Now nobody can lock you up.
16:17I'm going to protect you.
16:18My tears fell onto her hair.
16:20I remembered Claudia's videos.
16:22In them, the child trembled with fear in the darkness.
16:25He remembered his wounded body.
16:27I wish I could destroy anyone who had hurt him.
16:29That night, I hugged him on the sofa.
16:31And we stayed there until dawn.
16:32I told him that as a child I was afraid of thunder.
16:33My dad would hug me while we counted stars or sang.
16:36I told him that when I took over the company, the long-time employees turned against me.
16:39And I hid on the stairs to cry.
16:41But I ended up getting ready to go back to work.
16:43I told him about the company's laughter.
16:44How interns got a big scare after spilling coffee on important contracts.
16:48He listened to me attentively.
16:49He raised his head.
16:50He often looked at me with those eyes that were so similar to mine.
16:52And I wondered.
16:52Weren't you scared, Mom?
16:53Yes of course.
16:54I stroked his head.
16:56But I knew that if I held on and didn't give up, everything would be alright.
16:59Besides, now I have you.
17:00I can no longer afford to be afraid.
17:02He, half understanding, nodded and with his little hand grabbed my fingers.
17:06A few days later, I took Gabriel specifically to the observatory on the outskirts of the city.
17:09We took a bus, crossing huge wheat fields, while the wind carried the scent of wheat.
17:13Capriol rested his head against the window.
17:14Everything seemed new to him.
17:16As night fell, the observatory dome opened.
17:18The sky was painted with countless stars, like diamonds.
17:21It made a great impression with its radiance.
17:23The guide pointed towards Orion and told its legend.
17:26With that, Gabriel's eyes lit up and a slight smile appeared on his face.
17:30On the way home, the bus lurched along.
17:32He leaned on my shoulder and whispered.
17:34Mom, the stars are very far away, but seeing them makes me feel calm.
17:38I squeezed his hand.
17:39With its warmth, I felt a tenderness deep inside.
17:41She knew that what she had suffered would not disappear with a simple trip to the observatory.
17:46Like old scars, no matter how much you take care of them, faint marks remain.
17:50But as long as I am by his side, I will take care of him with all my love.
17:53One day that darkness will pass, like those stars.
17:56One afternoon, we were in the kitchen, making cookies.
17:58The doorbell rang.
17:59Marina went to open the door.
18:00I heard her say,
18:00Mr. Castañeda.
18:01I dropped the flour sieve on the table.
18:03Through the glass door, I saw Arturo standing in the entrance.
18:05She had messy hair, sunken eyes, and was carrying an old suitcase.
18:09Marina, I've been looking for you for half a month.
18:11I washed my hands and left the kitchen, closing the door behind me.
18:13Now you know, you can leave.
18:15He looked towards the kitchen, noticing that small, thin figure.
18:17I want to see the child, our son.
18:19I've always dreamed these days.
18:20I dreamt that when I was little, Claudia was always hitting him.
18:22I never knew anything.
18:23I interrupted him.
18:24Should you know?
18:25You just pretended not to know.
18:26She looked at my belly and asked,
18:28Are you still with the baby?
18:29I laughed.
18:29After so many days, I felt relaxed.
18:32Of course.
18:33I placed my hand on my belly.
18:34The doctor says everything is fine.
18:36It will be born in the spring of next year.
18:38He became very agitated.
18:39He ran towards me.
18:40I stepped aside to avoid it.
18:41He tripped and bumped into the entryway furniture.
18:43He said furiously,
18:44Marina, I want to see my son.
18:45Don't stop me.
18:46I looked at him and, with a cold smile, said,
18:48Arturo, what you should be worried about now is not where my son is,
18:51but whether the baby will be able to be born safe and sound.
18:54If you want him to be born without problems,
18:56You need to sort things out between you and Claudia.
18:59After saying that, I kicked him out of my house.
19:01Now, just looking at it makes me feel incredibly disgusted.
19:04When I closed the door, I saw Arturo collapsed on the floor,
19:06scratching his head.
19:08What did he throw away?
19:08Shortly afterwards, the lawyer called me.
19:10Ma'am, the situation is complicated.
19:12Things are not going as we expected.
19:14It turns out that Arturo and Claudia have already divorced.
19:16and his case has already been initiated.
19:17Claudia got into a fight with Arturo in court.
19:18revealing how Arturo, for years,
19:20He used his position to transfer money to her.
19:22And how did he promise her marriage?
19:23I pressed the phone, listening to the lawyer,
19:25But I calmed down.
19:26However, Arturo blamed Claudia entirely.
19:29accusing him of switching the children.
19:32In the end, Claudia was sentenced to three years in prison.
19:34for kidnapping of minors,
19:35document forgery and commercial fraud.
19:36Arturo, on the other hand, managed to clean himself up.
19:39She cried at the trial.
19:40He said that he too was a victim,
19:41that Claudia had been manipulating him.
19:43That excuse sounds very absurd.
19:44But the judge believed him.
19:45Or rather,
19:46The lawyer who hired Arturo was very capable.
19:48Before hanging up,
19:49The lawyer apologized to me.
19:50Ma'am, I'm sorry.
19:51This result is not at all satisfactory.
19:53If you'd like, we can plan the next step.
19:55I interrupted him.
19:56It's not necessary.
19:56At least I've got my son back.
19:58Gabriel is doing his homework.
20:00I approach him and ask.
20:00Gabriel, I managed to get the bad guys punished.
20:03but perhaps not enough.
20:04Are you angry with me?
20:05He raises his head.
20:06Mom, I know very well who treats me well and who doesn't.
20:10I cover my mouth.
20:11I can't help but cry.
20:13He continues writing and adds in a low voice.
20:15When you cry, you look very ugly.
20:17It makes me laugh and smile at the same time.
20:18These days I have tried with all my might
20:20to make up for my 10-year absence in his life.
20:22I transferred the company shares to his name.
20:23Although he is still small,
20:25I know what this security means.
20:26The school we are looking for is an international one.
20:27with better resources.
20:28The director, seeing his previous grades,
20:30He frowned.
20:31During these 10 years,
20:32Claudia hardly paid any attention to her studies.
20:34She wanted him to manage on his own.
20:35I hired three private tutors
20:37to provide the teaching.
20:38Gabriel is very studious.
20:39He studies until late every night.
20:40One day, in the early hours of the morning,
20:41when I brought him milk,
20:42I saw him asleep on his desk,
20:44with the pen in his hand.
20:45I didn't wake him up.
20:46I put the blanket over him.
20:47On Friday afternoon,
20:48When I went to the school to pick up Gabriel,
20:50I saw a crowd of dads at the entrance.
20:52Gabriel ran out with his new backpack.
20:53My face was red from the exercise.
20:55Mom, I passed math on the exam today.
20:57I was just about to receive the answer sheet,
20:58when out of the corner of their eye,
20:59I saw a silhouette behind the cafe window.
21:01It was Arthur,
21:02sitting in a corner,
21:03with a beard of several days' growth.
21:04He looked exhausted.
21:05It wasn't energetic,
21:06like when he was in charge of the company.
21:08Gabriel also saw it through my gaze.
21:09I took her hand and said,
21:10Come on, let's go back home.
21:12We were about to leave.
21:13Hurried footsteps were heard behind them.
21:15Arturo has already crossed the street
21:16and came between us.
21:17Can we talk, Marina?
21:18I made Gabriel get in the car.
21:20Then I told Arturo,
21:21There's nothing to talk about between us.
21:23Claudia is already in jail.
21:24He despaired.
21:25He seemed to want to prove something.
21:27I've already fixed everything.
21:27I'm completely done with her.
21:29I couldn't help but laugh.
21:30Arthur,
21:31It was my lawyer who got Claudia imprisoned.
21:33What does this have to do with you?
21:34Are you not a victim?
21:36Did she cry in court?
21:37His expression changed.
21:39I know I was wrong, Marina.
21:40For the baby.
21:41Could you forgive me this time?
21:42He looked at my belly.
21:44For our son.
21:45Ah, baby.
21:46Alice,
21:47calmly,
21:48my coat.
21:49That's false.
21:50Arturo froze.
21:51His eyes were wide open.
21:52Under his gaze,
21:53I spoke to him calmly.
21:54The pregnancy report is false.
21:56I just wanted to see what you were going to choose in the end.
21:58I took a step forward,
21:59so that he could see my flat stomach better.
22:01A few months have passed.
22:02If I were pregnant,
22:03It should be noticeable by now, shouldn't it?
22:05His gaze lingered on my abdomen for a long time.
22:07It doesn't matter that that baby doesn't exist.
22:08We still have Gabriel,
22:10and we have the past.
22:11I interrupted him.
22:11Arthur,
22:12Stop dreaming.
22:12Please,
22:13Wake up now.
22:14He didn't seem to hear me.
22:15Suddenly,
22:16He remembered something,
22:16and took a velvet box out of his briefcase.
22:19Look,
22:19This is the gift I bought you for your 30th birthday.
22:21That year the company lacked funds,
22:23so I couldn't give it to you.
22:24Then,
22:24He showed me others.
22:25He placed all the boxes on the floor.
22:26This is for our seventh wedding anniversary.
22:28This is from when we moved into the house.
22:30And so?
22:30With small velvet boxes,
22:32aligned on the ground.
22:33A funny scene.
22:34Every year I prepared a gift for you,
22:35But I never gave them to you.
22:36She raised her head, her eyes filled with tears.
22:38I'll give them all to you now.
22:39Alright?
22:39Give me another chance,
22:40please.
22:41I crouched down.
22:42I opened the nearest box.
22:43It was a diamond necklace.
22:44The pendant was shaped like an iris.
22:45That's my favorite flower.
22:47If I were like I used to be,
22:48I would be happy to receive such a gift.
22:50I would want to take him to every party along with him,
22:52to show the world my happiness.
22:54Now it disgusts me unbearably.
22:56I got up,
22:57I picked up the necklace and said to her,
22:59Arthur,
23:00when I loved you,
23:00If you didn't answer my messages,
23:02I stayed up all night worrying about you.
23:04If you worked at night,
23:05I would prepare soup and bring it to you at the office.
23:07If you thanked me for my dedication,
23:09I felt that everything was worth it.
23:11I placed the box at his feet.
23:12But the navy that loved you,
23:14It no longer exists.
23:15Now these gifts are nothing but trash to me.
23:18I wanted to say something,
23:19But he didn't.
23:21He collapsed as if he had suddenly
23:23They would have cut off his power.
23:25I didn't even look at him.
23:26I went straight to the car.
23:28What happened before didn't matter to me anymore.
23:30Three years passed.
23:31In the fall,
23:31Gabriel has grown so much.
23:33It already reaches my shoulder.
23:34Mother,
23:34Can you come to the meeting next week?
23:36I put my hand on his shoulder.
23:37Good,
23:38Since it's about your field,
23:39I will participate no matter what happens.
23:41He answers me with a smile.
23:42These three years,
23:43Gabriel has been so mature
23:44that makes you want to hug him.
23:45When I have to stay and work,
23:46He cooks pasta for himself.
23:47And their academic performance
23:48It has improved a lot.
23:49It's already above average.
23:50He spoke and gave more, better.
23:50that some children were born here.
23:51His teachers praise him for his perseverance.
23:52And the neighbors praise him.
23:53for being sensible.
23:54But only I understand him.
23:55One Saturday night,
23:56We made ravioli together.
23:57The ravioli that Gabriel prepared
23:58They were too perfect.
24:00Even for every fold.
24:01Gabriel,
24:01When you're with me,
24:02You don't have to behave so well.
24:04He stopped for a little while.
24:06I bent down
24:06And I looked at him.
24:08You can throw tantrums.
24:10You can behave like other children.
24:12I love you not because you are obedient,
24:13but only because it's you.
24:15He blinked.
24:16But if I do something wrong,
24:18Are you going to leave me?
24:19I hugged him.
24:20I would never do that.
24:21It's been a blessing to find you.
24:24He remained silent for a long time.
24:25Term,
24:25believing I had a signal,
24:26at Gabriel's school.
24:27They organized a day
24:28with open doors.
24:29That's why I ended the meeting
24:30from the company ahead of schedule
24:31and I went to school by car.
24:32The autumn sun
24:32It was perfect.
24:33It passed between the leaves
24:34and bathed the court.
24:35Gabriel was participating
24:36in the relay race.
24:38It was his turn to run
24:38the last relay.
24:39He ran like the wind.
24:40He did his best
24:41to reach the goal.
24:42When he crossed the finish line,
24:43I couldn't help but get up.
24:44I applauded him.
24:45Just then he turned around
24:46and when they saw me,
24:47She flashed a radiant smile.
24:49Her innocent smile
24:49and brilliant
24:50It made me feel
24:51that everything I have given
24:52It was worth it.
24:52At the end of the event,
24:53the parents left
24:54in small groups.
24:55I was drinking
24:55holding Gabriel's hand,
24:56planning to go to the store
24:57dessert nearby
24:58to fulfill the promise
24:58that if he succeeded
24:59insist on the race,
25:00I could eat ice cream.
25:00Suddenly,
25:01a woman dressed
25:01with a coat
25:02so worn out
25:02that looked faded
25:03He ran towards us.
25:04He blocked our path.
25:05It was Claudia.
25:05He had been released from prison.
25:06Her hair was dry,
25:08tied carelessly.
25:09He stared at me.
25:10Marine,
25:11By what right
25:11Did you take my son?
25:12Her voice was high-pitched.
25:14It sounded like a rustling
25:14of nails on glass.
25:15It attracted attention
25:16of several parents.
25:17Some stopped,
25:18looking at us curiously.
25:19I instinctively pulled Gabriel
25:20to put it behind me,
25:22protecting it firmly.
25:23And I looked at Claudia
25:23coldly.
25:24Gabriel is not your son.
25:26What you brought him
25:26It was only suffering.
25:28You never loved him.
25:29You don't deserve to be her mother.
25:30It was so hard for me to give birth to her.
25:32I am his biological mother.
25:33Claudia,
25:34very upset,
25:35He tried to grab me.
25:36Luckily,
25:36a school guard
25:37It arrived on time.
25:38and stopped her.
25:38She did not stop resisting.
25:39Her hair came loose.
25:40He seemed almost out of his mind.
25:41You took everything from me.
25:43Arturo left me.
25:44I lost the company.
25:45They even tried to stop me
25:45to see my own son.
25:46What can you do for
25:47To live so peacefully?
25:48Gabriel poked his head out
25:49behind me.
25:49On his small face
25:50There was no sign of fear.
25:52He looked at Claudia.
25:53She behaved very maturely.
25:54I don't have a mom like you.
25:56His voice was clear and firm.
25:57You used to hit me
25:58and you locked me up
25:59in a dark room.
26:00You never cooked for me.
26:01You didn't go to school either.
26:02to pick me up.
26:03Mrs. Marina
26:04She is my real mom.
26:05Claudia froze.
26:06Perhaps I didn't expect it
26:07that the son
26:08that carried for so long
26:09said something like that to him.
26:10She looks at Gabriel
26:10not knowing what to do.
26:11And a few seconds later
26:12She burst into tears.
26:13Her crying was heartbreaking.
26:14I was forced to.
26:15Arturo only mattered to him
26:16your money.
26:17He never worried
26:18by Gabriel and me.
26:19I raised him alone.
26:20Do you know the pressure?
26:20What does that mean?
26:21I hit him not because
26:22I would like to do it.
26:23That shouldn't be an excuse.
26:24to mistreat a child.
26:25I took out my cell phone
26:26and I opened the folder.
26:27I showed him the records
26:28Gabriel's doctors,
26:30photos of her injuries
26:31and the videos
26:31where she mistreated him.
26:33All of this is proof.
26:34If you keep bothering me
26:35I'm going to sue you
26:36right now.
26:38Right at that moment
26:38a person arrived
26:39running hurriedly.
26:40It was Arthur.
26:41He looked more faint
26:42that three years ago.
26:43Upon seeing Claudia
26:43He frowned
26:45immediately
26:45and said impatiently
26:46Why did you come here?
26:47I told you not to look for them.
26:49Arturo, look at your son.
26:50Pointing to Gabriel
26:51Claudia spoke
26:52with a hoarse voice.
26:52Now he has a life
26:53so good.
26:54She has new clothes.
26:54You can enjoy the delicious food.
26:56She also has a mom
26:56who wants it.
26:57And what about us?
26:58Arturo looked towards Gabriel.
26:59His expression was very complicated.
27:00His sorrow was evident
27:01and his sadness.
27:02He ended up looking towards me
27:03and he said to me in a low voice
27:04Marina, I'm sorry.
27:05I'm going to take it with me.
27:06We will not disturb your life again.
27:07I didn't say anything.
27:08I just looked at him coldly.
27:10Mom, let's go.
27:11I don't want to see them.
27:12Good.
27:13I crouched down.
27:14I fixed her hair
27:14disheveled by the wind
27:15and I said softly
27:16Let's eat ice cream.
27:18I took Gabriel's hand
27:19and went out with him.
27:20I didn't look back
27:21towards Claudia and Arturo.
27:22They heard Claudia crying
27:23and Arturo's voice
27:24trying to calm her down
27:25in addition to the murmurs
27:26from some parents.
27:27We didn't care about that.
27:29Gabriel squeezed my hand.
27:30He walked with purpose
27:31without looking back.
27:31That afternoon
27:32I took Gabriel
27:33to eat their favorite ice cream
27:34chocolate.
27:35He ate it
27:35and ended up with a stained mouth.
27:37It looked like a kitten.
27:38I took out a napkin
27:38and gently
27:39I cleaned his mouth full of ice cream.
27:40He looked at me
27:41and smiled, saying
27:42Mom, the ice cream is super sweet.
27:44Our future too
27:45It's going to be like that.
27:46I looked into her bright eyes
27:47and I felt calm.
27:48Maybe
27:49the detestable past
27:50sometimes they come to mind.
27:51But while Gabriel and I
27:52Let's be together
27:53Let's keep each other company.
27:54We will move towards a future
27:55brighter.
27:56We will be forgotten
27:57the people who hurt us
27:58they will not be able to affect
27:59our life.
28:00The autumn rain arrived without warning.
28:01One day
28:02at school dismissal time
28:03It was raining
28:04whose drops hitting the ground.
28:05The school entrance
28:06It was full of parents
28:07who wanted to pick up their children.
28:08With an umbrella
28:09I stayed under the old ash tree.
28:10From afar
28:11I saw Gabriel walking
28:12alongside his colleagues
28:13while it was being drawn
28:14a slight smile.
28:15This was the first time
28:16that he was accompanied.
28:17Right at that moment
28:18a woman in a red raincoat
28:20He ran towards him.
28:21He grabbed Gabriel by the arm.
28:22Gabriel, come with me.
28:23Your mom is still suffering.
28:24How can you be here enjoying yourself?
28:26Lydia was
28:26Claudia's sister.
28:27I met her because of the detective.
28:29She and Claudia
28:30They are intimate.
28:30She always helped Claudia
28:31to discuss some things.
28:32Regarding the exchange
28:33of the children
28:34I knew that too.
28:35Who are you?
28:35I don't know you.
28:36I'm your aunt.
28:38Lidia didn't let go of him.
28:39He pulled on it hard.
28:40Marina is a liar.
28:42He took it away from you
28:42from your real mom.
28:44How can you
28:45Let yourself be carried away by it?
28:46Come with me.
28:47I'll take you to see your mom.
28:48The parents around
28:49They were looking at her.
28:49Some wanted to get closer
28:50to ask
28:51but Lydia's fierce gaze
28:52He made them retreat.
28:53Gabriel's colleagues
28:54they came to a standstill
28:54not knowing what to do.
28:55I got nervous.
28:56I ran towards them
28:57quickly.
28:58I took my hand away.
28:58to Lidia
28:58at one blow.
28:59I protected Gabriel
29:00putting it behind me
29:01And I said it coldly.
29:01You have no right
29:02to touch my son.
29:03Lidia staggered.
29:05Then he looked at me
29:05from top to bottom.
29:06In her gaze
29:07There was a palpable hatred.
29:08Marine,
29:09You are a thief.
29:10You took his man away
29:11to my sister
29:11and their money.
29:12You even love him
29:13take away your child.
29:14Doesn't it weigh on you?
29:15Conscience?
29:16Awareness?
29:16I burst out laughing
29:17Homeric.
29:17I took out my cell phone
29:18from my bag.
29:19I opened the recordings
29:19and files
29:20that I had already prepared.
29:21Videos where your sister
29:22He mistreated Gabriel,
29:23the transfers
29:24between her and Arturo
29:25through the exchange
29:25of the children
29:26and the tests
29:27from which you got
29:28I take advantage of that.
29:29I have all of this.
29:30If this comes to light,
29:31Who will be condemned?
29:33Lidia got nervous
29:34with a shifty gaze.
29:35You're lying.
29:36All of that is false.
29:37Fake?
29:38I made some progress.
29:39I said it firmly.
29:40All of that
29:41It is archived
29:42in court.
29:42Are you trying to blackmail me?
29:43with this scandal
29:44that you put together,
29:45TRUE?
29:46With the murmurs
29:46all around us,
29:47some parents started
29:48to record video.
29:49There were even people
29:50that they had contacted
29:51to the safety of the school.
29:52With that, Lidia
29:53He looked shy.
29:54She became uneasy
29:55by the crowd.
29:56I'm not blackmailing her.
29:57He continued to make excuses,
29:58but he retreated
29:59without realizing it.
30:00I wanted the child
30:00return to his lineage.
30:02Oh really?
30:02Gabriel said,
30:03suddenly,
30:04he stood up
30:05and looked at Lydia
30:06with a determined look.
30:08I don't have an aunt like you
30:09not even the mother
30:09The one you mentioned.
30:10Mrs. Marina
30:11She is my real mom.
30:12She doesn't hit me
30:13nor does it lock me up.
30:14She accompanies me to lunch
30:15and he takes me to school.
30:16He always takes care of me.
30:16Go away.
30:17I don't want to see you again.
30:18Lidia was surprised
30:19not knowing what to say.
30:20Then,
30:21Gabriel's tutor
30:22She arrived in a hurry.
30:22After learning about the situation,
30:24She stood in front of us.
30:25Lady,
30:26Please leave.
30:27But,
30:27We're going to have to call
30:28to the police.
30:29Watching how it was crowding together
30:30the people,
30:31I knew I wouldn't win anything.
30:32with the scandal.
30:33He shot me a death glare.
30:34He murmured that we'd see.
30:35Then,
30:36He ran out in the rain.
30:37He disappeared quickly
30:38on the corner.
30:39It was still raining.
30:40Gabriel's hair
30:45He gave her a napkin.
30:45to dry your face.
30:46Were you scared?
30:47He shook his head,
30:48He stretched out his arms
30:49and he hugged me.
30:50He answered in a choked voice,
30:51but firm.
30:52Mother,
30:52I'm not afraid,
30:53because I knew that you
30:53You're going to come for me.
30:55I was moved.
30:56I hugged him tightly too.
30:58Dear,
30:59I will always be by your side.
31:01Whatever happens,
31:02I will never allow
31:02Don't let anyone hurt you.
31:04Mrs. Quiroz,
31:04she never imagined
31:05that something like that could happen.
31:06It scared Gabriel.
31:07What do you think?
31:08if we take it to the office
31:09to calm him down?
31:10Thank you, teacher.
31:11I nodded,
31:12I took Gabriel's hand
31:13and we went in together
31:13to the school building.
31:14In the office,
31:14the heat of the water
31:15It could be felt through the glass
31:16and it reached all the way to the palm tree.
31:17Gabriel held the glass
31:18and asked in a low voice.
31:19Mother,
31:19Is what he said true?
31:20Aunt Lidia?
31:21Am I really Claudia's son?
31:22I looked at him while crouching down.
31:23and I answered
31:24with great seriousness.
31:25Gabriel,
31:26You are my son
31:27And that will never change.
31:29Dear,
31:30You are the person
31:30that I most want to protect
31:31in my entire life.
31:32He blinked.
31:33Her eyes turned
31:34a little red,
31:35but he nodded
31:35with head nods.
31:36I understand now, Mom.
31:37I only recognize you
31:38to you as my mom.
31:39That night,
31:39for the first time,
31:40Gabriel spoke to me
31:41spontaneously
31:41about Claudia,
31:42who brought Lidia home.
31:43Aunt Lidia
31:44He always told me
31:44that I was stupid,
31:45that I didn't behave
31:46as well as Matthew,
31:46I even took it away
31:47things done in secret.
31:48She snuggled up next to me,
31:49speaking very softly.
31:50At that time,
31:51I thought I wished
31:52had a mom
31:53that he loved me with all his heart.
31:55I hugged him
31:56while I patted him on the back.
31:57It will not happen again.
31:58The rain outside
31:59It was decreasing.
32:00The moonlight
32:00It passed through the clouds,
32:09And precisely for that reason,
32:10when I met Tomás later,
32:12I had courage
32:13for a start
32:13a new romance.
32:14I don't just want to give him
32:15Gabriel has a whole family,
32:16I also want to give myself
32:17to myself an opportunity
32:17to be happy again.
32:18I met Tomás
32:19in the book club
32:20of the community.
32:20In that,
32:21I accompanied Gabriel
32:21to lend books
32:22and the conversation drew me in.
32:23about feminism.
32:24Tomás was the host.
32:25He spoke calmly
32:25and security.
32:26When finished,
32:27He stopped me
32:27And he said to me,
32:28Your opinion was very interesting.
32:29Could we get to know each other?
32:30That's how we started
32:31our conversation.
32:32Tomás is not from here.
32:33It's been five years
32:33divorced.
32:34His daughter lives with his wife.
32:35He is a history professor
32:36in a high school.
32:37He dedicates his free time
32:37to the community.
32:38Our first date
32:39It was at the Science Museum.
32:40Of course, Gabriel
32:41He was with us too.
32:42Thomas did not try
32:43to please Gabriel.
32:44In the section
32:44of the space exhibition,
32:45He spoke naturally.
32:46about the Apollo program.
32:47Did you know why astronauts
32:48They were going to space
32:49with military knives?
32:50Gabriel shook his head.
32:50It was for a repair.
32:51of equipment.
32:52There's a loose screw there.
32:53that would mean a great danger.
32:54Gabriel burst out laughing.
32:56One year later,
32:56in spring,
32:57Tomás came home for dinner.
32:58After dinner,
32:59Gabriel was doing his homework.
33:00Thomas and I
33:00We used to have tea on the balcony.
33:01The night was cool.
33:02He covered me with his jacket.
33:03Gabriel has made new friends.
33:04I saw him play basketball
33:05with his colleagues.
33:06I was a little surprised,
33:07But he was always alone.
33:08Tomás remained silent
33:09for a while.
33:10Gabriel needs time.
33:11You too.
33:11That night,
33:12I told him what happened these past years.
33:13Tomás listened to me in silence.
33:14When I finished,
33:15He held my hand gently.
33:16It must have been very difficult for you.
33:18You went through all of this alone.
33:19It must have been very difficult.
33:20His words made me cry.
33:21It turns out that what I needed
33:23It was that someone understood me.
33:24Mother,
33:25If you like Mr. Tomás Herrera,
33:26You can be with him.
33:27When Gabriel said this,
33:28I was building a model airplane.
33:29I was surprised
33:30And I asked him,
33:31Why are you saying that all of a sudden?
33:32Because when you look at it, you smile.
33:33You're going to smile from the heart.
33:34You're not faking it.
33:35I sat down next to him.
33:37And what do you think?
33:38I want someone to love you
33:39as you love me.
33:40That's what you deserve.
33:42I hugged him.
33:43It turned out that he had already grown
33:44without me noticing.
33:45The romance between Tomás and me
33:46It's not like the youth thing.
33:48There is no longer any passion or anxiety,
33:49but a quiet intimacy.
33:51After dinner,
33:51We go for walks.
33:52I overheard myself talking about work-related things.
33:53And about Gabriel's situation at school,
33:55even from supermarket offers.
33:57He takes my hand and says,
33:58Life is made up of those little things
33:59And I enjoy this with you.
34:01Gabriel accepts
34:01what has happened little by little.
34:03When Tomás helps him with history,
34:04Sometimes they argue about some historical event
34:06and then they end up laughing together.
34:07One day,
34:08I got home late because of work.
34:09I saw them playing chess in the living room
34:10And in the kitchen, a broth was boiling.
34:12The aroma filled the entire house.
34:13Then,
34:13I realized that happiness
34:14which I thought was unattainable,
34:15I actually already had it.
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