Episode 1

Diana left her parents' house furious, disappointed, hurt, and sad. She said to herself, "How is it possible that the people who should protect me and look out for my well-being are the same ones who are now asking me to practically sacrifice my life to marry Roberto Zarco?"

It's inconceivable, she thought as large tears ran down her cheeks without knowing what to think or do. Her head was a mess. On the one hand, there was her family, which had always been the most valuable thing she had, and she knew that family is there to help each other in good times and bad.

With a grimace of pain, she wiped her face with the back of her hand, while saying in an almost audible tone, "It seems that my family only remembers me when things are bad. They rarely take me into account for important matters, but as soon as there's a problem, then they remember their daughter Diana," she said in an ironic tone.

"And what hurts me the most is that I'm a fool who always ends up sacrificing everything for the well-being of my family. But not today. I refuse. I refuse to marry Roberto. He's a womanizer of the worst kind."

"It's true that we were dating for a year. Our relationship began when I turned 18. I've known him for many years, and he had always pursued me. However, I knew him very well and knew what he was like, that's why I had never accepted him. However, after so much insistence and swearing that he would change, I ended up agreeing to be his girlfriend.

"At first, everything was honey and roses. He was cute, attentive, and I thought I was really the only one. But time made me realize that I was the only one, but the only fool who believed in him. He was only pretending to have changed, because little by little I began to realize that he was cheating on me. If it wasn't with one, it was with another, and I foolishly let it go. At first, everything he did hurt, but then, while he was doing it again and again, I think I stopped caring, and I really didn't care anymore what he did or who he was with."

"After that, when I turned 19, I definitely ended it. I was no longer interested in any kind of relationship with him."

"That day he was furious, he refused to end our relationship, he begged me, asked me for another chance. He swore that this time he would change, but it was in vain, he couldn't convince me, and he had no choice but to accept that our relationship was over.

"And today, a year after my relationship with him, my parents call me to come home, and I enthusiastically ask for permission at work to go, even though it's a bit far away. It doesn't matter to me. It's the first time my mother has asked me to come home. I rent a room from a lovely older lady, and that's where I spend most of my time. I only go home every now and then."

"And when I do go, I think everyone gets annoyed. I've always had a difficult personality, and that's why I think I don't get along very well with my parents. They almost always compare me to my sister Paola. She's older than me, and she has a docile and helpful personality."

"I'm more rebellious and determined, although the most important thing for me is family, and whenever they've needed my help, I'm there, willing to do anything to help."

"However, now I'm caught between a rock and a hard place. I know my father is in big financial trouble, and that's why he wants me to marry Roberto. He offered to lend him the money he needs in exchange for me marrying him."

"I don't know what the hell he's thinking. I don't love him, and I would never marry a guy like him. To him, I'm just an obsession, because if he really loved me, he would have given me my place when we were dating. I think the only thing he wanted was to be with me, and since I never accepted, it still hurts him that he couldn't have me, since, as he himself says, there is no woman who can resist him."

"And I won't deny it, he is handsome. When I thought he would really change for me, I felt happy and fortunate. I even remember how stupid I was."

"But it only took me a while to really get to know him. I was naive. The only thing that makes me happy is that despite how insistent he was that we have sex, I always refused, and even more so when he tried to justify his cheating by saying that it was all my fault for not agreeing to be with him since he, as a man, had needs. Ha! He's a stupid jerk."

"I feel a great pain in my chest that suffocates me. How is it possible that my parents, even knowing how he is and how my relationship with him was, are now asking me to marry him?"

Dina cried inconsolably, and without thinking, she entered the first bar she saw. Somehow, she needed to drown that pain that wouldn't let her breathe.

She entered the bar, approached the counter, and ordered a tequila. While they served her, she settled there, waiting for her drink. After a while, she had already lost count of how many she had had.

Finally, she felt drunk enough. Her face was burning. She took some money out of her purse and left it on the counter, then left. The bartender came back with her change, but by the time he arrived, Diana had already left, and although he spoke to her, all he could see was her back as she staggered away.

Diana went outside and crossed the street without paying attention. It wasn't until she heard the screech of a car that she came to her senses, only to realize that a car had hit her. Although it was only a slight graze, Diana lost her balance and ended up sitting on the pavement.

Without caring too much, she tried to get up, but she couldn't because of the state she was in.

The man driving the car immediately got out to see what had happened. He was annoyed by how irresponsible Diana had been in crossing the street without first checking that it was safe.

When he got close, the smell of alcohol immediately filled his nose, and he realized that the girl was completely drunk.

Diana, for her part, only looked up to see him, without saying a word, she just laughed.

Her attitude caused the driver a lot of annoyance. He immediately took her by the arm to get her out of there, and clenching his jaw, he said, "Are you crazy? Don't you realize I could have killed you? You're irresponsible! You have to check the street before crossing."

Mateo Covarrubias.

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