Episode 4

Rafaela...

Once again I wake up early, make coffee, get Ana ready, and drop her off at school before going to the hospital. When I arrive, my prince is awake.

"Good morning, my love."

"Good morning, Mommy..."

"Are you feeling any pain?"

"No... But I want to go home..."

"I know, my love... Mommy knows... But Mommy came here to do a test that could get you out of here quickly if it turns out positive, okay?"

"Okay... I wanted to see Ana..."

"When she finishes school, I'll bring her, okay?"

He nods and I kiss his curls. I meet Dr. Natan and go to the sample extraction area. They take a sample and release me. I go back to Pedro's room and stay with him for about two hours, as the medication he is receiving makes him drowsy. When I see that he has fallen asleep, I go to Dr. Natan's office.

"Good morning."

"Good morning, Rafa."

"How is he?"

"Unfortunately or not, he's still in the same condition, depending on how you look at it, it's better to stay as he is..."

"When will the test results come out?"

"This afternoon."

"I hope it has the necessary compatibility..."

Natan looks at me a little sad, as if he already knows the result. I take a deep breath and leave; I have to work. I spoke to my boss about working only half a day now that Pedro is sick, and he understood my situation, allowing me to work only in the afternoon until Pedro is discharged.

I arrive at the store and greet the girls who are in the store, go to my office and start looking at the drawings I need to do today. I work until it's time to pick up Ana from school, so I leave and pick her up, since Pedro asked to see her, I go straight to the hospital again.

When we arrive, Ana goes with me to her brother's room, and when they see each other, they hug. My chest hurts to see them like this.

"I missed you, Ana..."

"Me too, Pedro... Igor and Flávia were asking about you."

"Flávia asked about me?"

"Yes, but Carlos almost hit her when she asked about you." Pedro almost gets up from the bed.

"Son, don't get up like that, you could hurt yourself."

"But mom, Carlos wanted to hit Fla just because she's worried about me..."

"I know, my dear, but you can't get up like that."

He lies back down, and soon Natan enters the room. He calls me and we go out into the hallway.

"The results are out, Rafa."

"And..."

"Unfortunately, there wasn't the necessary compatibility... Your blood types are different, and that influenced it a bit..."

I feel my eyes sting, I just fail... Damn it... Natan pulls me into a hug and I allow myself to be embraced. It hurts so much to see my son in this situation... And I don't even have Matheus' support...

"My parents can do the test, right? My in-laws..."

"They're already a little older... It would be a bit risky, especially because your father recently had heart surgery."

"And Pri?"

"Her blood is also not compatible. The most suitable would be Ana, but she's too young... There's only one way for him..."

When he says that, I only remember one person. I prayed to God that I wouldn't need his help...

"There really is no other solution?"

"Anonymous donors are even harder to find compatibility with, Rafa..."

"I'm afraid he'll refuse again. It still hurts, you know? To look at my children and remember that their father even said that I was just trying to trap him with a pregnancy... If he had seen in my eyes how much I loved him... Maybe everything could have been different..."

"Not everything is as we want it to be... But it's Pedro lying in that bed, Rafa..."

"I know... And it's for him that I'll do this."

Natan lets go of me and I go back to the room where the kids are. I stay with them until it's bedtime for Pedro, and when he falls asleep, I go home with Ana, who fell asleep in the car.

The next morning, as soon as I leave the hospital, I head straight to the Jones' store. The attendants look directly at me when I enter the store, and the one at the counter immediately comes up to me.

"Good morning, miss. How can I help you?"

"I would like to speak to Matheus."

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