Go live your way Part 2

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Alvaro went to Mercedes the next day feeling uncomfortable. Mia had given him another kiss. The door to Mercedes' office was open.
"Come on in my son," she said to me with a smile.
Alvaro went to her and sat down "Jorge has sung praises of your playing skills. He will suggest a week to get to know you a the college for this school year."
Alvaro looked at her, "Who says I want to go to this university?"
"But of course you want to go there. It's one of the best universities in Buenos Aires that also offers sports, you wanted that, didn't you?"
Alvaro thought for a moment. "Yes, but I didn't want you to arrange a week there for me. Can I also study medicine there?"
"Medicine? You won't seriously consider something like that."
"Why not"
"Alvaro in our family has never studied medicine."
"But if that's my wish and I should have the grades ..."
"The subject is now over," said Mercedes. Alvaro took a deep breath. "I have planned you for the weekend at home. I hope it stays that way."
"Mom, I have other plans for the weekend."
"I am still making your plans," said Mercedes.
"Why are you doing this anyway?" asked he.
"What do you mean?"
"That you always break everything. I never come home on the weekend. So why now?"
"I have a lot to do at home and I need your help. That's enough as an answer."

"Please mom, we have already planned the weekend. It's been such a tough week so far because of the thing with Juanma's mother. He needs us right now, you know that he's not good at going over things like that."

"I know that you'll be spending the weekend with Mia again. You have a family, you don't really care."

"A family that doesn't accept the girl that I love. What is such a family worth, mom"

They heard the door of the neighboring office open and Ramiro looked around the corner. "What's going on here" he wanted to know. He saw Alvaro's sad but angry face. "I'm talking to my son." said Mercedes.

"Alvaro go to class." said Ramiro calmly.

"But I was ..." Mercedes began a sentence.

"I gave Alvaro a school instruction." said Ramiro.

Alvaro got up and left the room. Ramiro put his hand on Mercedes arm, reluctantly she pulled her arm away. Ramiro sat down.

"Mercedes, now please listen to me. You will lose Alvaro and that will not be due to me, Mia or Isabel. It will not even be his own fault, because you alone are to blame. You take from him what is holding him at the moment and gives strength. And I don't say that because Mia is my daughter, I would say that if Sophia were his girlfriend, too . Think about it. He turns more and more against you, which he has never done before. "

As Mercedes said nothing, he continued. "The four of them had a lot to deal with with the accident, they were all there for Juanma and supported him. That's what counts. Your hatred of Mia really breaks  every little sparkle feeling ."

"But it can't be that he's always somewhere else. He'd rather be with you than at home."

Ramiro just looked at Mercedes.

"Don't you say anything about that" she asked.

"Yes.But I'll wait until you ask me a question. The question why that's so. And I can answer it for you. Because I listen to the children. I deal with them. Mercedes, himself Javier has learned that."

"Lupe is only with this musician."

" Do you feel alone?" Ramiro asked a little more gently

Mercedes looked at her desk. "If that is the case, then give it a try by inviting the children over. Give them the choice to come to you. Invite Lupe with Gaspar. Or Alvaro and his friends. Try to hear and see them."

Mercedes was silent, Ramiro almost felt sorry for her again. He knew he had hit a nerve. "Ok, I assume that Alvaro will spend the weekend with me as planned. It would be nice if it stayed that way." With that he got up and left the office.

Alvaro had gone to his class and met with Juanma, Zoe and Mia during the break. He briefly described what Mercedes had said. "But a week at a university, that's not that bad," said Juanma.
"No, it's not, but she can't plan and determine everything. She should have talked to me about it before she promises Jorge that I will do that."
Mia asked "What's with the weekend now?"
"I can't tell you how she sees it, but I'd rather spend the weekend at school than let her have her way."
"We can say that my mother needs help, she will definitely play the game": said Juanma.
"I don't want to incite her to lie, she is mom's best friend. Then we'll help her too, if she can be at home." said Alvaro.