The other is me

We packed up our things and went home. More days went by and I was having a little bit of a bad time, actually I was still having a bad time, but I made sure to ignore it and go on with my work, but today I was worse than every day.

-Better go to the hospital "advises Olivia".

-I have to finish the work.

-Stop it Helena, it's been too long, you need to know what's going on, if you die you'll leave the job anyway.

-Oh, my, how drastic you are.

-I'm serious and I'm telling the truth.

-All right, you win, I'm going to the hospital.

-That's it, I'll ask one of the girls to accompany you.

-Thank you.

I smiled and then she went to talk to one of the models and she accompanied me to the hospital, I took some long tests and after a long time we discovered my problem.

An unexpected pregnancy.

After I left there I worked normally and kept thinking about my life,how things would be now,even because Hugo and I have not talked about marriage again and having a child without being married,in my family is something bad.

The next day I sent several messages to Hugo,but he said he was traveling and would take a while to return,I just agreed and went on with my normal life,of course I took the necessary medication and made appointments.

-Good morning, madam.

-Good morning Helena, I'm finally getting out of this hospital!

-Yes, you are. But why are you so excited? I thought they took good care of the patients.

-They take very good care of them, but it's horrible to be stuck in a hospital, I was so used to going out, doing everything by myself, and suddenly I'm dependent on others.

-I understand, boss. I brought it for you.

I deliver the balloons, the flowers and the coffee, she soon drank and was even more excited about the gifts. Minutes later I helped her get ready, the maid arrived and we went to her car, the driver took her home and I helped her until it was safe.

-Are you coming back tomorrow?

-Not yet, I need to go to physical therapy, I broke some limbs in the accident, I was recovering there, but now I need to do more exercise, when the doctor authorizes me I'll come back, although I think I'm doing very well.

-But it's better not to disobey, follow the doctor's recommendations and come back when the time is right.

-Thanks for everything Helena, you are doing a great job as always and I don't even know how to repay you.

-You do well and come back, that will be a great reward.

-Thank you.

I leave home and go back to work, pick up my post and everything continues as usual. The other week, Larissa came back, but she arrived an hour before lunch.

-Larissa is here, she's in her office.

-I'll go there later and see how she is.

-Yes, she'll like it.

We smile and I finish my work,then go to the designer studio and meet Algusto on the way,we stop to talk a bit and then I go to Larissa's office,but halfway there I see her and a couple,but I knew the man who accompanied a woman who looked like my boss and herself.

I freeze as they approach, Hugo was not amused, but tried not to show it.

-Hey Helena, how's it going? - "Ask Larissa.

-Hello, everything... I came to see how you were.

-I'm fine. Let me introduce my sister Elisabeth and her husband Victor.

-Nice to meet you," says Elisabeth, smiling sympathetically.

-Please," says the former Hugo.

-Helena...Helena?

Calls Larissa, I was a bit bewildered, what do you mean he was married?, it was illogical, we were dating, how did he get married so fast.

-I didn't understand. -I said at last.

-What?

-You're married?

Now the two look at the man,my tears fall softly,I was disappointed,sad and pregnant.

-Helena, I said that, he is my brother-in-law, we did a job with him once, something more rustic.

-Hugo...we were together, how did you get married in such a short time?

-Hugo? -His wife asks confused.

-He introduced himself to me as Hugo, we've been dating for months and I'm pregnant! "I end up screaming from nervousness.

-You're pregnant?" "At last he pronounces himself.

-Yeah, the day I texted you I was going to say that, that we're going to have a baby, but apparently your business trip was a wedding.

-Victor, tell me this woman is just some crazy person who is confusing you.

-Helena, you idiot!

He says coming closer and taking my arm tightly, I just cried, he was always sweet to me, but now he was rude, he was lying, deceiving me.

-So it's true what she's saying, you were together?

-It was a slip of the tongue Elisabeth.

-Slip? -We're having a baby, we were thinking of getting married, I wanted to introduce you to my parents.

-I would never marry you! -I never talked about marriage.

-You used me! -You took advantage of me, you bastard!

-You were too needy.

-But she's pregnant, she must do something! "shouts Larissa.

-This child is not our duty! -Sister shouts.

-Elise, don't leave her helpless, she didn't know he was married.

-She knew, everybody knows, she took advantage and is being nice... we have had problems, he fell for her lies.

-What? Are you crazy? -Helena's not that type.

-Stop believing these naughty women, they come on to him, and when we get into trouble, they go for it.

-Unbelievable this...

-We go home and hope that this woman and this supposed child are gone from our lives.

They leave together and all I could do was cry, he used me, deceived me, and betrayed his wife, how could she judge me as the wrong one and him as the right one, this is illogical, it doesn't make sense.

-Calm down Helena, you need to stay calm because of the baby...you have a baby, right?

-I swear I've never seen him before, the first time I saw him was in the cafeteria, he helped me take his order and after that we started to get closer, I didn't know who he was.

-I know, calm down...they have been married for 10 years, my sister likes him a lot, he cheats on her all the time, she finds out and he says it was in bad times, he was suffering too much and ended up with others. When we came to do the designer of his house, he didn't stop hitting on me, he always did that and she, silly, is always on his side and against everyone.

-I don't understand why?

-The problem is with him and not with you, I know this sounds cliché, but it's reality, he's an asshole. Go home, rest, tomorrow is another day, everything will be better, maybe clearer.

-All right. Bye, thanks, and see you tomorrow.