Part 24

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"I'm looking for Carlos. Where is he?"
She walks in the room, pushing me away.
"It's not your business. Please leave."
"I have something to tell him."
She looks at my belly.
"He don't want to see you. We're getting married soon."
"Aha, I heard. I'll wait here for him." She is walking up and down to the room.
"No, you wont." I opened the door: "Get out of here."
I walk to her, grab her hand and push her out of the room.
"Why are you so aggresive? I need to talk to him!"
"Don't manipulate with me!"
"I am not manipulating," she almost starts to cry.
"Yes you are. Get out," I want to close the door, but she stops them.
"Fine. Then I'll tell you first. I am pregnant and Carlos is the father."
"You're what?????!!!!"
"You heard it."
I am furious, so I slap her face.
"You can't be pregnant. He didn't see you in few months."
Rebecca laughs: "Did he tell you this?"
I am loosing my mind. If I wouldn't be pregnant, I'd rush her to the floor.
"Stop lying!!!" I scream and she laughs: "Ooh, sorry, he cheated on you again. I am pregnant and he is my baby's dad." She caresses her (still flat) stomach.
What shoud I do? She is lying!
"Vanessa? Are you in here?"
It's Charles. Rebecca pushes me to the floor. I fell and hit with the head to the table.

"Vanessa, please wake up," I hear somewhere in the distance.
"Come on Carlos, pick up the f*cking phone!!"
Then I remember anything.

*

I slowly open my eyes.
"C-carlos," I stutter.
"Vanessa, love, are you okay?"
"My head hurts. Did I bleed? How are my babies?"
"No, you're not bleeding. They are okay."
He caress my cheek.
"Carlos, where am I?" I ask, weak.
"I'm Charles, dear," he says and looks at the phone.
"No, I know you're Carlos. The father of my twins."
"Ssssh," he caress my cheek again. Doctor walks in the room.
"You're awake. How are you feeling?"
"My head hurts."
He nods: "Of course. You have a small concussion. How is your memory? Do you know your name?"
"Vanessa Rivera, I'm 30 years old, I am pregnant, expecting twins. This is Carlos, my fiance."
I see how Carlos and doctor look at each other.
"Dear, this is not Carlos," doctor says and writes something.
I laugh: "I know my fiance."
"Mrs. Rivera, please rest."
Carlos and doctor step out of the room.
I am thinking a little. This has to be Carlos, why would be some Charles here?

*CARLOS*
It is 10.15 pm and I'm leaving golf club. I look at the phone.

37 missed calls from Charles.
12 messages from Charles.
What is wrong with him?

-Charles, 8.46 pm
Where are you?! Vanessa is hurt, I took her to the hospital!

-Charles, 8.48 pm
Carlos????!!!!!

-Charles, 9.02 pm
Where are you? Answer, please!!!

-Charles, 9.03 pm
We're at the Hamad General Hospital

-Charles, 9.08 pm
She hit with the head to the table. Babies are okay.

-Charles, 9.09 pm
Rebecca was at the hotel room and she pushed her.

-Charles, 9.17 pm
WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU????!!!!

-Charles, 9.29 pm
I talked to the doctor. She is fine, nothing serious. Maybe she have a concussion, memory lost.

-Charles, 9.32 pm
They need you for some paperwork. You're her fiance.

-Charles, 9.34 pm
?????????????

-Charles, 9.41 pm
You must come here!!!!

-Charles, 10.08 pm
She woke up. Her head hurts. She thinks I'm Carlos. Get your ass here immediately!!!!!

Vanessa is in the hospital????
I immediately drove there.
"Where were you???" Charles shouts when I run to the waiting room.
"At the golf club. My phone was in the car. How is she? Can I see her?"
Charles shook with his head: "Not now. She's sleeping. Go see the doctor, you have to sign some papers."
"No! I want to see her first!"
"Gentlemen, please quiet," an elderly nurse comes to us.
"I'm sorry. I am Carlos Sainz, fiance of Vanessa Rivera. Can I see her?"
"She's sleeping. She needs to rest. You can see her for a while. You have two minutes," she says and leads me to Vanessa's room. I enter quietly. She is so calm and pale. I step to her and caress her cheek.
"Amor, estoy aqui. Te amo," I whisper. She is breathing slowly.
It hurts seeing her like this. She's full of joy and energy, but now....
A tear slip down my cheek. I lean to her and gently kiss her lips.
"Mr. Sainz," the nurse whispers at the door. I walk out and sit on the chair.
"I can't.... It is all my fault. Why I left her alone?"
Charles sits next to me: "It's not your fault, mate."
I start crying. He hugs me.
"What are you doing in our room?" I ask.
"After the drink I return at the hotel. You know my room is in the same floor. I decide to check how is she. When I get to the door, I hear screaming. The door suddenly opens and Rebecca runs out."
"Are you sure it was Rebecca?"
Charles nods.
"Thank you, Charlie. You save her life."
"Mr. Sainz. You have to sign some papers," nurse interrups.
"I'll wait here," Charles said.

"How is she?" I ask the doctor.
"She is having a concussion, there is no internal bleeding, which is good. Babies are okay. She only needs to rest for few days."
"What about her memory?"
"She has lost some memory, but I think this is temporary. In few days she has to remember everything."

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