You were everything to Carlos, his world, his life, you was more important than breathing, she was the only reason his heart was beating, and after a visit to Carlos' new nephew, he caught the famous baby fever and urged you to start your own little family. After a year without a good result on this test, it finally tested positive. The nine months were peaceful, of course Carlos didn't let you touch anything or do anything but relax, always taking good care of his precious wife.
But when you went into labor, everything that could have gone wrong did. They were unable to complete the natural birth, so an emergency C-section was performed. Carlos saw his wife almost lose her life in that hospital bed, he saw her dead for a few minutes before she was finally revived. It changed something inside him.
He couldn't see the baby as a son, the little Mateo just seemed like a burden, a little monster that almost took away his happiness.
The man hid it well, for five years he made excuses and avoided being with Mateo. His stomach still turned when he saw him, when he saw the innocence that almost extinguished the light of his life.
And then another positive test came, a wave of fear that it could all happen again, even the idea of aborting the pregnancy crossed his mind. Little Carmen was born without complications, she was the perfect mix of you and Carlos, and that made him fall in love with her and move even further away from Mateo.
At that moment, Carlos was taking care of Carmen, holding her in his arms, stroking the girl's hair and completely ignoring Mateo's presence at the room. Mateo walked out there, his footsteps echoing in the kitchen where you were cooking.
"Mami, papa hates me." He said, with a choked voice and seconds before starting to cry.