by Wanda Boyd
- Man, you will not believe! - I look at Alana, arriving breathless, with its loose braids and sweat dripping down his face.
- What is it, girl! You almost scared to kill me! What happened to you?
- Toin, prepares! What I will tell you it will be a shock to you, but ... - My stomach hurts because I'm pretty sure I know what she's about to say - Well, I ...
- Tell logo, Alana! - Demand, raising my voice.
- Hey, do not yell at me! Not my fault that your crazy ex decided to appear in the city. - Immediately lose ground. Back in the car to keep from falling behind. So I was not crazy! She was actually there at the pharmacy. The air suddenly disappears and have trouble breathing.
- Oh, excuse me, Bro! I should not have told you that way. But I know that already I put my revenge plan into action, and she has suffered the first punishment. - Alana says with an impish expression.
- What did you do to leave you with that smile malevolent?
- Nothing more! Just went to the door of the apartment she rented with a friend and played a bucket of ice water whole damn it. - I let out a slight laugh, but without ceasing to remain nervous. My sister realizes this and hugs me.
- Do not worry, Toin! We are going to avenge her and she'll have to tell him what happened and where "it" was. I promise!
That night, I spent sleepless even a second. Scenes of all I lived with Cecilia, all our plans, his smile and all the things that were to be special, were going through my mind like a movie. As much as I did not want to think of it, I could not forget everything we've been through. It was so special that I hate her even more for screwing up.
My greatest resentment is that she never demonstrated that he was unhappy about to go away. And pregnant on top. My daughter ... How is she? This is the most recurrent thought I have. I imagine holding a girl with dark hair and rosy cheeks, the same mother. Imagine your teeth born, she riding ponies on the farm, playing with the rabbits and chickens. I imagine that embrace and feel your hands chubby around my neck.
Tears stream down my face. Her fault ... She took everything from me. All!
I try to close your eyes and clear your mind, but I can not. She is always there.
They are always there.
Both.
Sleep does not come. The sun's rays begin to knock on my window and give up to get even a second in this bed. I bounce it and take a cold shower, trying to feel more awake as possible, as the activities on the farm never cease and are quite numerous.
Since a worn jeans and even a little torn on the front of the thigh, but to work it does not matter. I not bother to wear a shirt. The heat was intense, so just spent sunscreen and decided to wear a red cap, instead of the hat. The dress back, as I always did. I put my war boots and went to the kitchen for breakfast.
My mother was sitting at the table and talking to Lucy, our dear cook, who works with us since I was a naughty boy.
- Good morning son! Are you alright? It seems a bit tired. - I'm going up to her and give a kiss on her cheek.
- I could not sleep right, mother. But I'm fine, do not worry.
- And I? No gain more kiss, is it? - Lucy complains and it makes me smile. It has almost sixty, and her hair beginning to show their age, but his smile remains the same as I remember it, and when she smiles, her feature is renewed, leaving her with a youthful air.
- And since when you need to ask, Luzi? - The hug and give two kisses clicked.
Sento and then she brings me a piece of orange cake, toast with cheese and a cup of black coffee, strong and unsweetened.
- As always, that your cake is divine. Thank God for we find you, Luzi!
- What do you mean, "we"? Who thought it was me, and you still could not even spell the word farm.
I give a faint smile and my mother realizes.
- You know, son. Previously you had the most beautiful smile in the whole city. Now it looks like he lost a little luster. I'm thinking, here to myself, if he will not return to shine again.
- Do not worry, Mom. I am determined to resume my life. I'm going to try dating seriously now. - She looks at me warily, but remains silent. When she looks at me that way, I know you're planning something, but I'm not in the mood for intense conversations. Just finish my coffee, thank Luzi for his treats and make the way of the garden into the henhouse.
I feel a cold air in my pelvic region and realize that my zipper is open. Paro to close it when I hear two female voices toward the stalls. Curious, I decide to go there.
As I approach, I can hear the conversation.
- Wow, this horse is wonderful! I've never seen such a beautiful animal in my life.
- Ceci, it seems somewhat aloof. I was trying to pass his hand on her nuzzles, but he let out a whinny scary.
- It's all about making friends with him, friend. And something tells me he's just waiting for someone to approach him to ...
I can not believe what I'm hearing, much less what I'm seeing.
Cecilia, here on the farm. What chutzpah!
- What are you doing here, Cecilia?
She turns to look at me and recognizing me, takes two steps back, stumbles on the hay and falls on his ass.
Chapter 5 - Cecilia
lively agreement, the headache was over, and the day promises today. It will be our first work in the city, before bedtime did a search, and the farm Blue Sky is one of the largest producers of milk in the region. But what drew the most attention was one of the segments of the farm, raising horses.
- Good morning, Mari.
- Good morning, Ceci. It's better?
- The head is lighter. - I grab a glass of juice to take and look at her. - I searched the farm, I am excited to work there. It has one of the best dairy cattle state.
- If all goes well, we will do our name. - She does the dishes she used and goes to his room to finish getting ready.
I was ready with a tight jeans, a shirt and black boots.
Half an hour later, we parked the car on a beautiful farm. When I go down, I see a somewhat remote building and see that is a pen, some horses are grazing nearby.
- Mari, look. - I point to the horses and go in that direction.
- Amiga, will you not feel bad?
- Only a sneak peak - speak and run to the corral.
Opening the door, I see the stalls and start going through them. In the fourth bay, a black horse as night, huge, moves and puts his head out. Mari approaches and tries to pass the hand on the horse.
- Wow, this horse is wonderful! I've never seen such a beautiful animal in my life.
I reach out my hand to him starting to neigh and move nervous.
- Ceci, it seems somewhat aloof. I was trying to pass his hand on her nuzzles, but he let out a whinny scary.
- It's all about making friends with him, friend. And something tells me he's just waiting for someone to approach him to ...
- What are you doing here, Cecilia? - A man cries interrupting me.
I turn to the nervous voice and realize it's the crazy pharmacy, give two steps back and end up stumbling and falling on his ass.
I look at him and I can not look away from his bare chest, as if a force greater than me to send in my body, my breathing is heavy and I feel my heart beat faster, my hands itch to touch it and my mouth gets dry desire to kiss him.
And just so it's weird, my body and my mind never reacted to a man, as they are doing with it.
- You know him? - Mari asks me, stretching a hand to get up.
- For the first time you ask me that, I can say yes. He's crazy pharmacy.
- What are you doing here, Cecilia? - It comes close, and scare me again. It is huge and exceeds me by several centimeters.
- How do you know my name? - I ask confused.
- For free - he shouts and grabs my arm.
- What's going on, friend?
- And I know? - I look at the guy and feel a chill down your spine.
- What are you doing here?
- We were hired to wo
rk here - I reply.
- Working? - He asks confused. - Does not matter. - He shakes his head and back to face me. - I want to know what you are doing here on the farm, you add all this time and appears here straight face, but as he had done nothing.
- I have no idea what you're talking - talk, and he approaches, almost sticking his body on mine. His hand squeezing my arm hurts.
- I'm talking about you go away from home one day, carrying my daughter without giving news.
- What your daughter crazy?
- Sorry, but who are you? - Mari question.
- Anthony, husband of Cecilia.
- What? - I feel the air out of my lungs.
The headache comes back with everything, I feel a sharp twinge, I pull my arm and support me in one of the bays.
- What did you say? - Mari comes in front of me, stop listening to what they are talking and go through them, running out of the corral.
I support the car and try to take a deep breath, feel the panic attack coming and a cold sweat running down my body.
- It's all right? - A woman's voice asks and turn to her. - Cecilia? - It widens his eyes and let out a groan. Once you know me and I have no idea who.
- Yes, I am. - Let out a sigh. My body is still shaking and she pulls me toward the big house.
- Sit here. - I sit on a chair while she picks up a glass of water for me. The kitchen was large and typical farmhouse with a wood stove in the center and a large table next to the window.
- Thanks. - Thank you and take small sips to calm me.
- How are you, Cecilia? - It gives a small smile and look the other way.
- Confused. Since I arrived in this city all my life's leg into the air. I found a crazy in pharmacy began shouting at a post. The next day, where I passed everyone recognized me and talked with me, and I do not know who they are. After that, a crazy threw me a bucket of ice water on the head; on the way to the hospital, a man started talking to me and said he knew me. When I got here, the pharmacy appeared crazy, yelled at me and asked his daughter. How do I know who is his daughter? And also he said that I am his wife. He's freaked out, just can not know who he is. - I speak all at once and she stares at me without saying anything.
- Cecilia, Antônio just want to know the child.
- What child? - shout. - Do not even know who he is, how do I know his daughter?
- How does not know who he is?
- You talking to me and I do not know who you are too. - Point to it.
- As well?
- I had an accident, I do not remember anything, not who I am I know right. I only know what I have told me. Even my parents, I do not know if you really are my parents.
- How long does it?
- Five years. Doctors said that my memory one days back, I'm not sure. I do not remember anything, I just have a headache when I try to force to remember something.
- I've never seen it. - She looks at me as if I analyze.
- They said that an important part of my brain was reached. I can wake up one day, remembering everything. Or pass twenty years, and only then remember something, you can also never go back.
- So you do not remember anything of your life?
- No, ma'am. I only know from my past what my parents spoke.
- Well, I'm Fatima. - She reaches out to greet me. - And we both have always been friends.
I give a weak smile for her and below her eyes.
- I can only believe what you say.
- For believe me, we really are friends.
- I'd better go.
I leave the kitchen accompanied by Fatima and see the Mari running towards me.
- Ceci, where were you? I'm looking for you for the entire farm. Are you alright?
- Yes I am - I say.
I look at who I imagine to be the Anthony, practically running toward me and I will shake.
- Anthony, please, not now - Fatima speaks and he looks at her nervous.
- I need to know...
- I know, but now is not the time. We will talk later.
- Mr. Antonio - a pawn runs to where we are - the storm is in trouble, the foal does not want to be born, I think it is crossed.
As soon as the words come out of his mouth, do I zootécnica mode and run toward the corral.
- Mari - cry, but she is by my side.
- What do you think you're doing? - Antônio shouts behind me.
- Save the mare and the puppy - answer over his shoulder and turn my back to him.
I go into the corral and hear a whinny of pain, I enter the bay and me down next to the mare. Step hands on her and feel the strong contractions in the stomach.
- She's in labor for a long time? - Mari asks someone, as I examine the mare.
- It has a couple of hours, but did not progress, the legs came out, but it seems that something is catching the puppy.
- I went out there, Cecilia. - The Antonio grabs my arm and pulls me.
- You know what to do to help? - I ask. - You know what's happening to her, by any chance?
- And you know?
- Know. I have a degree in animal husbandry and once treated a horse with the same problem. Now, let me work, I can save the lives of two. - Scream and pull my arm to release me and I position down behind the mare. - Mari, I need your help.
- Cecilia? - I hear someone asking and let out a groan angry and rise.
- Yes, Cecilia Avila in the flesh. But it seems that you all know who I am, even I do not have any idea who you are. Now you give to let me work?
Again I bend down and look at the puppy's paws trying to break through.
- He's stuck, right? - Mari question.
- I think the head arrested. Has Vaseline? - Ask for Antonio who is idly watching me.
- Has. - A pedestrian runs to fetch and deliver me.
- Thanks.
Game a little Vaseline on my left hand and rub my right arm. Since it is well lubricated, secure the puppy's paws and start pushing to get access to the uterus.
- What are you doing?
- Can you let us work? - Mari question while scrubbing belly mare move.
- Need to hold it. - I talk and see people move.
The safe Antonio hind legs and thus is beside me. My body trembles at the approach, even the smell of it shakes me. I try to concentrate on what I'm doing and forget the man next to me.
My hand gropes in the uterus to find the head of the puppy. As I imagined, it was crooked and stuck inside the mother.
- Quiet Storm. - Antonio tries to calm the animal with a quiet voice, quite different from that already used me.
- The head is stuck - speak and he looks at me.
- Can you drop?
- I'm trying. - I can grab the head of the puppy and try to pull to the side. - Mari need him to go back.
She stands with her back to me and try to push the puppy using hands out of the mare's belly like a massage instead.
The contractions squeeze my arm, and I can feel the pain that the mother is feeling. After what seemed like hours, but were minutes can drop the head, grab the leg of the puppy and try to pull it out again.
- A rope - ask.
- Canoe, a rope, if I drop the hind legs she can give a kick in Cecilia. - The Anthony cries and pedestrian rushes to grab the rope.
By the time I can take a bit of puppy paws, Canoe tying a tie and begins to help me pull. Again I put the fingertips into the mare's vagina and I guide the head of the puppy out.
- Are you out - speak lively and see the black muzzle appear.
Support colt body not to collapse on the floor, and then it comes out completely. I look at the animal in my arms and I realize that it does not move and does not breathe.
- Ceci? - Mari question and I know that saw the same as me.
- Anything. - I put his body on the floor and do a massage, trying to revive the baby. - Come on, brave - talk to him. I try to force your heart and lungs working. - Let's small, I will not let you die.
I feel a s
mall tremor in my hand and a weak moan then. The puppy moves and goes to a lying position.
- You got - Mari screams and rises, giving a lively jump.
I pick up the puppy in her arms, take to the worried mother and leave your side. At the same time she starts cleaning your child, and give a smile.
- We did it. - I raise my hand and Mari gives a soquinho it.
- Thank you, Cecilia. - A man thanks him and look at him.
- No need to thank. It's our job.
- Well, I think for today given, right. - Mari hold my arm trying to get my attention.
I was staring at Anthony, who did not take his eyes off me.
- I think so - talk and go through it to get out of the corral.
- We have to talk, Cecilia.
- Look, Anthony, or whoever you are. Yesterday I went to the hospital with a migraine bitch, now she's threatening to come back with you and all these people talking to me as if we were old friends. To make matters worse, you say you are my husband, but know what the funniest part? I do not remember being married. - I laugh and he stares at me without saying anything. - I just want to go home, get some rest and put my head that no longer functions well in place.
I go to the car and Mari follow me, we left the farm in silence, I can see that she looks at me sometimes and it pisses me off.
- I do not know if all this is true. - Loose a sigh. - Mari, if these people really know me, talk to me like I was something to them, then it can actually be my husband. Or is it a joke in bad taste it.
- He would not have to lie about it, friend.
- I know. - I look out the window and then back at her. - If he is my husband, so I left?
- I think that's the question.
- Even so, unless someone shows me something saying that it really is my husband, it will be nothing more than crazy pharmacy for me.
Chapter 6 - Ignatius
Damn it! This little devil knows how to make me lose my sanity. I'm remembering the confident smile she gave so saved the colt, and even though she was all bloody, never seemed so appealing. Linda, it is simply beautiful! Oh, hell! What she had to do here on the farm? Why do not you assume the reason for coming back and with this game not remember anything?
