What is This?

Chapter 04 Hope in the form of a star

The days continued to pass and José had not yet seen Tatiana, but it was when, after three days, he discovered that on his bedside table, under one of his old clothes, there was a blue box with a yellow ribbon adorning it.

He thought about leaving her there covered for longer but anxiety took hold of him making him take the gift and open it.

"I miss your kisses, but most of all I miss you," said the gift with a rounded hand. Immediately his eyes watered and, remembering those moments, he felt as if someone was hitting him.

It had been so long, weeks without seeing her.

Without allowing him to see him only because he did not feel prepared or, more than anything, because he felt ashamed of him being with her.

A person without a foot with a perfect girl like her.

He did not deserve that, no.

Someone who could never take her for a walk without catching the attention of the public and he knew that Tatiana was shy and hated that people saw her too much.

And he could not allow that, he could not let her life get so complicated because of his guilt.

He cried for a while in his room just thinking about Tatiana's future if he had to live with him.

I would have to maintain it, take care of it and serve it.

Even accompanying him to the bathroom due to the fact that he could not if he did not have his crutches with him.

He sighed resignedly as time passed.

I needed to see her.

It was the only thing he asked for, he did not ask for kisses, caresses, or that both of them became boyfriends, he just wanted to be by his side and enjoy seeing her with him as he always had.

That's why, as he could, he took the pair of crutches that were on the floor and prepared to get out of bed and go through the phone, which was right in the hallway that connected the rooms above with the bathroom.

It was not as difficult as he thought to try to walk with those things, but they were uncomfortable and made his armpits hurt.

He came to the hall examining each side, hoping that his parents were not around because he did not want to be seen using the crutches he had assured he would never use.

She took the phone from the small table next to her room and quickly dialed her friend's number.

His heart began to beat a thousand times per hour when it started to sound. She felt that she was losing her voice with each sound and even thought about cutting before someone attended, but just when she was about to do it, Tatiana attended.

- Hello?-

He asked and that was when José's heart turned around.

He closed his eyes tightly,

Hello?

Is there someone?

Each word entered his body filling him with emotion.

-Hello-

he whispered at last after a while

Hi, Tatiana

He heard a gasp from the other side.

- José!-

yelled her friend making him smile and his eyes watering when he heard her start crying

God, Jose, I miss you so much ...

-I'm sorry, Tatiana-

interrupted

I'm sorry I avoided you, it's just that I ...

I was not ready to see people.

-I know and I understand it.

It's just that I ... I needed to see you.

I needed it more than anything in the world ...

-I know, Tatiana.

And you can do it, you can come see me whenever you want.

Now I feel better and the truth is that I want you to be by my side.

- When I can go?

Jose thought about it for a while, he wanted to tell her to go home the next day, but anxiety overcame him and he asked her to go that same day and Tatiana accepted.

When he finished talking to her, he heard footsteps in his mother's room as they approached him more and more.

He tried to go to his room as fast as he could, but one of the crutches stuck in the leg of the small table next to him and it was impossible to remove it.

The door to her parents' room opened and her mother came out with a pile of clothes, because since the accident all she did was wash and wash clothes.

When she discovered her son outside her room, she froze.