Chapter 40: Chapter 40

Learning to forgive and reconcile is the best medicine for the soul

—Hi dear daughter, I knew that today your friend would be born, I wanted to say hello, and well, can you tell me who is that baby that you have in your arms with Jeff? She asks him.

"Yes, of course she's our daughter," Jeff says.

"His daughter hers?" Lucrecia's mother asks.

"If we decide to adopt her since her mother passed away, if everything goes well tonight, then they'll give me the baby tomorrow, and I can take her home and well, mommy, we'll sign the papers and everything is settled," says Lucrecia.

"As an art of magic, and well, congratulations daughter, and Rosa as well congratulations, by the way, daughter you made me a grandmother in a few months," says Lucrecia's mother.

"Yes mommy, I'll be happy and well, with Jeff in the future we will have more children, I want to have about 5 children," Lucrecia says with a smile.

"Daughter, I see that you want to have many children," says Lucrecia's mother.

"We will have the children that fate gives us," Jeff says.

"Sure love," says Lucrecia, while she holds the baby in her arms.

"Well, you will really take care of the baby as if she were your daughter, that's a beautiful friend, that baby won the lottery with you two," says Rosa.

"Congratulations to being parents for the first time," says Julio.

"Of course I do," Jeff and Lucrecia say.

Lucrecia's father makes her intervention and realizes that Lucrecia has a baby in her hands, and her mother approaches her father and whispers in her ear.

"In summary, honey our daughter adopted a baby, since her mother passed away, and I have already signed papers, where it says that she adopted the baby, and now it is her responsibility to take care of the baby along with Jeff," she whispers to him.

"They look beautiful as first time parents, they look divine!" —Exclaimed the father, kissing the baby on the cheek.

"Those cheeks, how beautiful," says Lucrecia's father.

"I know Daddy, she's beautiful," Lucrecia says.

-What's her name? She asks.

"Sweet Maria," Jeff and Lucrecia reply.

"Beautiful name," answers the father.

"Thanks," Jeff says.

"How are you pink?" Lucrecia's father asks.

—Well, even if my parents do not support me, and they do not support Julio either, I will not give up, I will do it for my daughter, Julio and I have difficult lives, our parents are not happy about the arrival of the baby, they say that we ruin our future But it's not like that, says Rosa sadly.

"I'm sorry Rosa, I imagine that in your condition your mother didn't want you to have the baby, that's what I remember you told me," Lucrecia says.

"Exactly, and I'm alive, the treatment has helped me a lot against cancer," says Rosa.

"Yes, I am there for Rosa all the time, and for the baby I will be more, I love them, and well I hope that one day our parents will understand that our baby is unique," says Julio.

"I hope they fix that, and that her parents come to see the baby," says Lucrecia.

"Me too, but if my baby already wanted to go out into the world, you would have seen, she was desperate," says Rosa.

"I imagine a friend," says Lucrecia.

The doctor who treated Rosa tells her:

"Good afternoon, I just wanted to tell you that the hospital only gives 3 days for you to pay, and then if you can't, you will have to tell us to see how we can help you," the doctor's voice intervenes.

Julio and Rosa are silent.

"Don't worry, that money is on my account, here's my card." Jeff reaches out and the doctor takes the card from him.

"Come with me, I need your unique identity document, nit and all the information to process it," says the doctor.

"Okay," Jeff says.

The doctor and Jeff went to process and cancel payments.

Julio and Rosa feel that they are in debt to them and they do not stop thanking Lucrecia and what her husband does for them, who would have thought that a millionaire like Jeff would give his money and thus be able to help everyone .

5 hours later.

Rosa and Julio fall asleep on the hospital gurney, and 2 women plus two unknown men enter the room and observe the baby, the tender eyes of each woman and of the masculine men become teary, when they see that baby girl.

Julio wakes up, then Rosa wakes up, and they are both surprised.

"Parents," Julio says with a surprised face.

"Parents, what are you doing here?" He asks in surprise.

"Daughter, we owe you an apology, your daddy and I," the voice of Rosa's mother intervenes.

—We were talking with Julio's parents, and we reached an agreement, that it was our fault, for not doing the right thing with you, and that it is not anyone's fault, they already explained to me what happened and I owe you an apology and boy Your friend's husband paid everything that we cannot pay, because it is a lot of money, daughter forgive us, please, and I can take your daughter in my arms, I want to meet her, if you allow me — Rosa and Julio's parents approach.

"Forgive us son, I know we made a mistake, we are sorry, we are in fear, forgive us for not being in the process of your pregnancy," says Julio's father.

"Son forgive me, if I told you that I didn't want to see you again, I was afraid that you would suffer, or make mistakes, but I see that it was not the case, and that we made a mistake," says Julio's mother.

"If you forgive us today I realize that Julio loves you, sorry for not letting you sometimes see my daughter when we were undergoing treatment for her cancer, but good news has already reached me, daughter, you have beaten cancer, daughter," says the mother. from Rosa.

"I forgive you parents, I know it, and I know that they got into trouble, and with fear, and don't worry, we all make mistakes, and for me they will always be my parents and of course, if they can see my daughter, those cheeks have already seen her," she says. July.

—Of course I forgive you, I know that I thought she will die and that's why I did it, you know that my desire was always to be loved, and I never thought I had a baby, and for me at first it was difficult, and we made mistakes, but now we will have a baby that is our responsibility, and thanks for starting to support me, I really appreciate it, ”says Rosa.

"Thank you daughter for forgiving us," Rosa's parents say.

"We will always be there for you, united, for that beautiful baby," Julio's parents say.

Each parent hugs and congratulates those who will be parents for the first time.