Episode 3

Eric shoves the medicine down his throat and leaves the room quickly, going away.

Driving back home, I almost lost control, but that fragrance was too much.

At night, Mariana arrives and goes to look for Ranielly.

Mariana: "Son, are you alright?"

Ranielly is lying in bed, all sweaty.

His mother touches his forehead: "You have a fever, but it's under control."

She changes the sweaty sheets for clean ones and lets her son rest.

In the morning, Ranielly wakes up feeling better. "Why did that happen yesterday? How can I face him?"

Ranielly remembers that he has to tell his mother about the test results. After all, it's impossible for this result to be correct.

Marisa is in the kitchen organizing things when Ranielly enters.

"Good morning, son. Are you feeling better?"

"Yes, mom, but I want to talk to you."

Marisa is curious about her son approaching her so directly. "Yes, dear, talk."

He hands the tests to his mother with confidence. After all, he doesn't fear the result, he's always talked about everything with his mother. Besides being his mother, she is his best friend.

Mariana takes the tests and, upon reading them, doesn't understand anything. She looks at her son. "What does this mean?"

"I went to get the results yesterday, and the doctor told me that I'm pregnant, and that's not possible, Mom. I've never had sexual relations in my life, I swear, Mom."

Mariana doesn't know what to think but trusts her son. "Eat. You're not going to college today. We're going to get to the bottom of this."

They have coffee and then go directly to the clinic.

Upon arriving there, Mariana goes to look for the doctor who takes care of Ranielly and explains that her son went to change inhibitors weeks ago and when he returned to do the hormonal medication tests, the result was this.

The doctor takes the tests and turns pale. "The results don't lie."

"How is that possible if I've never..."

The doctor faces him. "You don't have to deny it just because your mother is here."

Ranielly is furious; how can they doubt him like this? "I'm telling the truth, Doctor. If you don't believe me, call a gynecologist, and she'll tell you."

"Son, calm down."

"No, I'm telling the truth, Mom. I've never been with anyone; how can I be expecting a baby?"

The doctor tries to calm things down and then grants Ranielly's request.

A female doctor is called. Ranielly changes clothes and goes to a room for the examination.

His mother waits outside, distressed. The doctor calls Mariana and says, "Yes, I can say with complete certainty that your son is a virgin; he is intact."

"Then, doctor, how can he be pregnant?"

"Redo the tests, investigate how this could have happened."

Mariana returns with Ranielly to the doctor, holding the results of the female doctor's examination. "Now what do you say, doctor?"

The doctor is speechless and redoes all the tests.

It's almost noon. Ranielly goes to throw up in the bathroom while Mariana sits waiting. She hears a couple talking.

"Honey, today we're going to do the insemination, and soon we'll have a baby."

"Yes, my love, very soon."

Mariana, "Could this have happened to Ranielly? But that would be absurd."

Ranielly returns and sits with his mother.

"Son, on the day of your consultation, was it your doctor who took care of you?"

Ranielly thinks for a moment and says, "No, it was another one."

"What was the procedure like? Do you remember?"

"Well, it ended quickly. He gave me an anesthetic, and I felt a small prick and stayed lying down afterward."

"Son, that's completely different from the exam you came to have."

Ranielly is getting scared. "What are you trying to say?"

"I have a suspicion, but let's wait for the results first."

The doctor calls them both and says, "The results are the same. Your son is pregnant, and that's a certainty, without a shadow of a doubt."

"My son came in for a consultation and ended up pregnant, and it wasn't even you who took care of him on the day of the consultation, so doctor, you owe me an explanation. Don't think that my son's case is going to be swept under the rug. I'll bring this hospital down."

"Calm down, ma'am. We will definitely investigate what happened."

"I hope so. I'll be back tomorrow."

Ranielly is in shock with the new results that confirm yes, he is going to have a baby.

Mariana takes Ranielly out to lunch; she knows her son is devastated, and she wants to talk to him.

At the restaurant, Mariana orders his favorite dish. While they wait, Mariana takes her son's hand and says, "Tell me, dear, how do you feel?"

Ranielly, with teary eyes, "What am I going to do now, Mom? I'm scared. I didn't do anything, and this happened." He starts to cry.

Mariana gets up and hugs her son, who cries with his head on his mother's belly. "My son, no matter what, I will always be by your side."

"Mom, I don't know what to do. I never thought about doing a..."

"Don't say that. I was young too when I had you, but you know, I don't regret the choice I made. You are the best choice I made."

Ranielly cries a lot, facing the new reality that is being thrown in his face.

"I know how it feels to be like this, my love, because I went through it. The difference is that I sought it out, but unlike me, you have my support. In my case, the only way my family would take me back was if I got rid of you."

"Whatever happens, my son, you have nothing to be ashamed of. Even if the world judges you, you have your mother who will always hold your hand, my love."

Ranielly hugs his mother even tighter. "I love you so much, Mommy."

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