You helped him humiliate me. Remember that before you call yourself deceived.
She answered:
I will.
Two weeks later, Paula moved out of her apartment temporarily because Diego refused to leave after she ended things.
I heard that from Valeria, who heard it from Paula’s attorney.
Life, apparently, had a sense of irony.
My first trimester was brutal.
The nausea came in waves.
The exhaustion was so deep I sometimes cried because standing up felt impossible.
But every appointment showed two strong heartbeats.
I named them in my head.
Not real names yet.
Just secret names.
Sun and Moon.
One twin always seemed more active on the ultrasound.
That one was Sun.
The calmer one became Moon.
At twelve weeks, Valeria arranged a meeting with Diego’s lawyer.
Diego wanted to attend.
I agreed only if it was recorded and held in Valeria’s office.
He arrived wearing the face of a repentant man.
Soft eyes.
Unshaven jaw.
No Paula.
No mother.
He looked at my belly immediately.
