Episode 54

Medico: How are you feeling, Alice?

Alice: Well, just tired.

Medico: Your tests confirm that you were being poisoned. These initial symptoms are what the poison used on you can cause in the long term, resulting in irreversible damage to vital organs and even death. The medication will take effect soon, and I will come by tomorrow to check on you. You need to rest and hydrate well, and the symptoms will soon disappear.

Alice: Alright, Doctor. Thank you.

Lorenzo: The doctor leaves, and Alice hugs me. She seems to understand that this is what I need right now. The thought of losing you is terrifying.

Alice: You won't, you said you would put up with me for a long time.

Lorenzo: I pull Alice closer to my chest and don't let go. We fall asleep like this.

Theo: Daddy, Alice...

Alice: I wake up with Theo by the bed. Daniela and Bruno are also here. I pick up Theo and squeeze him between me and Lorenzo, who wakes up with a beautiful smile.

Good morning, my love.

Theo: Good morning, Alice. Are you coming home today?

Alice: Yes, I am, my little one.

I say good morning to my in-laws, and they arrange breakfast, despite saying that I am fine.

Lorenzo: Good morning, son. Daddy is going to brush his teeth, and then we'll take some tests.

Theo: I don't want to!

Lorenzo: It's quick, son, and we'll come back to be with Alice.

Theo: I'm not going, Daddy!

Alice: Love, ask the lab to do the tests here, it might be easier.

Theo: I don't want to, Alice!

Alice: My little one, the food we were eating had something that is very harmful, that's why I slept here at the hospital yesterday. You and Daddy need to take the test to make sure you're okay. It will be quick, and I'll be by your side with Daddy.

Theo: No!

Lorenzo: I request the tests to be done in the room, and the nurses arrive. Theo nearly deafens everyone with his shrill screams when they try to take the samples. I hold him firmly, feeling powerless, while Alice cries at his desperation to have his blood drawn. It ends, and he becom…