Chapter 160
ALICE
Before finally going to rest I remembered that I needed to get the pregnancy tests, so I asked Luis to wait and went to get them, but I didn't have the courage to open them without my daughter, I went back to the room and waited for her to come back from the cafeteria and asked to be alone with her for a little while. Matteo found it strange but agreed to stay with Luis who was also anxious, he wanted him to open the exams.
Luna - What's up mom? Did something happen?
Alice - I took our exams.
Luna - And then you saw? - Nervous
Alice - No of course not, I was expecting you
Luna - So open up
Alice - I know, I'll open yours and you open mine
Alice hands her exam to Luna and keeps Luna's
Luna - on three we open
Alice - one, two, three
They both open and stare open-mouthed at each other without reaction
Luna/Alice - positive
Alice - no, of course not, I don't even have symptoms. I had my period -....
Luna - I can't be a mother now. I still have my whole life ahead of me, then my God, what will Matteo say? My parents are going to have heart attacks, mommy what are we going to do?
Alice - take a deep breath - calm down my daughter, everything will be alright, we will be mommies together helping each other
Luna - How am I going to tell Matteo?
Alice - Leave it to me, I will prepare a surprise for him and his father and we will tell him
Luna - better wait until Arthur is discharged. Can Mama keep this secret?
Alice - Of course my child
Luna - Thank you mama so I can digest what is happening to me
Alice - then my baby will be a mommy, then my God I will be a grandma, I can't believe it, your father will faint when he finds out
Luna - I am going to be a sister again and mommy, I am so happy and so scared mommy. I'm so happy and so scared mama, I'm so scared that I won't be a good mother. - Starts to cry
Alice - oh my love of course you will be a good mother. You're good at everything and mommy and daddy will always be there for you, there's also your father Tom and your godmother, there's Matteo. You're well trained with your brothers and your little sister-in-law
Luna - wiping her tears - only you can make me laugh mommy, I love you so much, thank you for being by my side in this very important moment.
Alice - I love you so much more and I thank you for being able to share this moment with you
We went back to the room after talking for a while, I went home with Luis and the two of them stayed with Arthur.
POV ARTHUR
It's been three days since I had surgery on my eye and today I'm finally taking off this bandage I can't stand not being able to see anything anymore, not even knowing that mommy is nervous I know it's not good for her.
The big uncle told me that I am being a good boy and that everything will depend on me continuing to do everything right. I won't be able to use a cell phone, a computer, nor will I be exposed to too much light. I will have to wear a thing in my eyes to sleep and drip some medicine in my eyes ... The most annoying part of all this is that I won't be able to go back to my house, I'm only 5 days away from home and I'm already missing my brother and my little sister terribly. Because of this we won't be able to go to Disney right away, but the big doctor said that if I behave and everything goes well in a month I can go to the Harry Potter set and I really want that.
Alice - sweet for your thoughts angel.
Arthur - I'll have some ice cream then - smiles playfully -.
Alice - Um, that sounds good, but let's talk about what's wrong with you and your despondent face
Arthur - ah mom, it's a drag being blindfolded like this and I miss Bernardo, Melissa, Clarice, Aunt Annie and Uncle Tom.
Alice - Me too, sweetie, but soon you will be fine and we will go back home. Think on the bright side, we can enjoy spending a lot of time with Luna and Matteo
Arthur - That may be so, but the people from home can't come to visit us.
Alice - Only after they go on vacation will they come. Only you who went on vacation early, young man
Arthur - I had to have some advantage, didn't I?
Alice - You have no way, do you? - laughs -
Dr. Estevam - Good morning, is anyone here prepared to take the sash off?
Alice - Yes, we are very anxious for this moment, aren't we, son?
Arthur - Yes please
Dr. Estevam - Where is your husband?
Luis - open the door - I am here - he smiles - he smiles
Dr. Estevam - The time is right Sir, let's take the sash from our King Arthur.
Arthur - Daddy, record everything, I want to see it later.
Luís - I will, son.
Dr. Estevam - Okay, let's take it off - he places a tray next to Arthur on the bed with scissors, cotton, saline solution and eye drops - Mom, please turn off the lights and leave only the bathroom lights on and the door open so that Clarity can disturb you.
Alice quickly did what the doctor asked and he began the strip carefully
Dr. Estevam - do not open your eyes yet, I will clean them, I will pass cotton with saline solution, it will not hurt, it is just a little bit cold.
Arthur - Hurry up with this big doctor.
Alice - son - scolds
Arthur - I'm sorry doctor - he apologizes without saying anything funny.
Dr. Estevam - well now I will allow you to open your eyes, it may be that the brightness hurts your eyes, cause headache too and is a little blurry but little by little it will normalize, can open buddy
I opened my eyes very slowly as the big uncle told me to, and at first I wasn't seeing anything right it was a lot of blur, but he was telling me to take it easy that it was just like that, because I was many days with the band in the eyes little by little I could see and I couldn't believe it was my parents and all my family they came in and I didn't even notice. That's why Dad left even before I woke up, he had gone to get everyone
Bernardo - and there four eyes can see me?
Arthur - unfortunately he is uglier than ever - I show him my tongue, Uncle - seriously, am I not more handsome than him? This is my twin brother
Dr. Estevam - your partner in adventures?
Bernardo - That's right big doctor, and there eyes are those four eyes well?
Dr. Estevam - Well it is almost there, now I need to drip the eye drops and you are going to wear sunglasses inside the house
Melissa - but there is no sun in here
Clarice - Like the Cyclops in X-Men?
Bernardo - Don't be silly Clarice
Dr. Estevam - Yes, princess, just like the Cyclops and I will need your help, you can't leave Arthur without his glasses, he has to drip the eye drops at the right time, rest a lot, otherwise I will have to operate again
Arthur - For the love of God, don't bandage his eyes again.
Annie - then do everything the doctor says
Arthur - I will make godmother
Dr. Estevam - great so now I will leave you just a little with him, can not stay long all this people, later a nurse comes to paint the eye drops and give your medicines
Luís - Thank you doctor.
My brothers told me everything they had done without me, and I told them everything that had happened, from seeing Luna and Matteo fighting to our walk. Soon everyone left, leaving only Matteo with me because the rest had their appointments, but I don't think the adults were really up to something, especially the adult females.