𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐏𝐒𝐄 (𝐋.𝐍)

9. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

9 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 2021

Elena found herself back in her therapists room, this time her vision was with her and later on her uncle would join in via conference call. The doctor had already explained what the son of the session was and was waiting for Elena to start speaking.

Yet the girl had been silent for the past three minutes. Finally she looked up fr where she'd been staring at her shoes, weighing out the significance her words would have.

"Carlos, I need you to go into this with an open mind. OK? Please promise me that regardless of how mad you get, you'll listen.
Por favor, te lo ruego."
(Please, I'm begging you.)

Her words shocked him.
Not only because of what they implied but because it was rare for her to speak Spanish, although she was fluent in the language her grandfather had always criticized her accent when speaking it thus making her insecure about speaking the language.

"Ok...Elena please just tell me what is going on. Are you pregnant? Did you do something bad but nothing could be worse than you getting pregnant right now. Who's the father?I-"
"This!" Her shout cut off Carlos' panicked rambling.
"This is the issue Carlos. Why would me being pregnant be the worst thing that could happen? Aren't there worst things that could happen? Aren't I old enough and financially stable to have a child? This whole thing where you and uncle lock me up this figurative ivory tower has to stop. When will I ever get to make my own decisions without you guys breathing down my neck? Huh. Isn't it enough that when I was at school you guys made the administrators spy on me? While other girls could hold their boyfriends hands in public, I had to sneak around and get a second phone just so I could score a few dates in hopes that it will last for more than just a week before you'd find out and threaten to pull me out of school."

By now Elena was shouting, tears streaming down her face and she was pacing in front of her cousin, sharp hand gestures highlighting her words.
She was tired.
She was tired of being another piece on someone's chess board.

" And how much do you want to bet that in five-ten years time everyone in the family will be asking why am I not married, as if they didn't sit back and watched as you prevented me from interacting with the opposite gender. And when I do find a guy I like you and tìo will find something wrong with him and will push him to leave me. When will it stop?! "

By now she was stood in front of him, looking at him with pleading eyes. She was ready to build her argument with the most shocking news.

"Now what I'm about to say will probably hurt you and you may never forgive me. But I honestly couldn't care less right now, this is my truth. Last year, throughout the year I was talking to Lando. We kept things friendly until that final triple header. It started off as casual flirting but then it turned into soo  much more. I fell in love with him and I gave him the most treasured part of me. And, God, I was so naive. After that he didn't text or call. So congratulations Carlos, you were right. All boys do is break your heart. "

With that being said Elena silently moved to sit down in her seat, tears still falling but she didn't care.
She'd said her part.
What she didn't know was that her uncle had joined the video cap earlier than expected, only catching the last part of her story.

"Elena Marisol Sainz! What have you done!? After all that I've told you about boys. You go and do exactly what I told you not to do. It serves you right that he left you high and dry."