Viviane
It was a very delicate situation and she would still have to go through radiotherapy. These would be complicated days, and for this very reason, soon after the consultation, I managed to convince her to at least her Rodolfo and João Pedro, since I made such a point of not interfering in João Felipe's perfectly planned life. Fortunately, she accepted my request and it was a moment of strong emotion for everyone to know about the state of health of Mrs. Marta's health.
It was very distressing to see how a woman, apparently so strong, was in such a shaken psychological state and had let herself be put down, but understandable at the same time. We were all trying everything to support her and the preparations for my wedding were put aside, as a result of everything that was happening, which turned out to be a problem, given my pregnancy, which was already beginning to appear.
I talked about this subject with João Pedro and we concluded that it would be better to make a discreet civil marriage and that, as soon as his mother had the surgery, which was already scheduled for a few days, we would tell everyone about the pregnancy.
Even in the face of Mrs. Marta's insistence that Mr. Rodolfo not be absent from work to accompany her, he did not attend to her and was in all her consultations, as well as at home, when she was more dejected or sad. However, in her surgery, she imposed herself in such a way that Mr. Rodolfo complied with his wife's request and I was her companion, during her stay in the hospital and also in her home, on the days when she needed more support and understanding.
I believe that the aesthetic factor was responsible for her need for female company because my mother was her constant companion when I was at university.
A fact that surprised everyone and that moved Mrs. Marta, even more, was the "disappearance" of her closest friends, those who were always with her, shopping and going to events in her company. These didn't show up even for a visit. I didn't get to comment on anything with her, but this was a subject that she brought up, sadly.
"Look, Viviane. I'm here wondering where my great friends are," she said wryly. I called Silvia a few times still, wanting to talk to someone with whom I was so intimate and who, as my closest friend, would understand me. But she hardly attended to me and was always too busy to talk to me. I felt like she didn't want to hear me talk about subjects that weren't as interesting as before. "
It was sad to see how superfluous some people were, to the point that they couldn't take time out of their lives to support someone who, until then, had such a friendship.
"But you must not be overwhelmed by this, Mrs. Marta. Some people are even better distant. At least now you know she wasn't the friend you thought. "
"You're so young, Viviane, but you have such mature thinking. I can only thank you for being with me these last few weeks," she spoke, holding my hand.
"I couldn't have done it any differently if you didn't mean Marta. "
"Lucia has also been very dedicated, but no surprise, is not it? She was always " This time there was a smile in her voice and even affection.
It made me quite happy, to see everyone so much closer, in a situation where unity was helping to overcome this horrible disease.
"My mother has great affection for everyone in the family, Mr.Marta. "
" I'm glad to see two women in my life like this, so well and willing, " João Pedro said, as he approached us, who were sitting on sun loungers, by the pool.
Mistress Marta needed to take some sun, after so many days inside her room, from which she had been refusing to leave, in those days that followed her mastectomy, the surgery to remove the breast. A nurse had been hired to accompany her in a specialized way and she indicated that leaving the room and sunbathing at convenient times would be good for her recovery I, after several days of trying, managed to get Mrs. Marta out of her state of apathy.
João Pedro had made several of his father's commitments, during the days when he refused to go to the company and leave his wife at home. He was trying in every way to support her and make sure that she would not be overwhelmed by the surgical procedure he had gone through and João Pedro, despite also seeking to always be by his mother's side, was supporting him in the company, keeping things working perfectly. His father had praised him at various times, as he had been showing great competence in the family business.
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Viviane
"Son, you arrived early. Didn't your father come with you? Marta was soon asking.
"Calm down, Mrs. Marta. Her husband stayed in a meeting with some European investors and asked me to come home, as just one of us would be enough, he said. But I'm glad I'm here. I missed seeing you here by the pool, Mom. I'm extremely glad you decided to leave that room. "
"Viviane convinced me. His future wife has good company. But I'm starting to worry about his studies' ' He looked at me incriminatingly but with a smile on his face.
The arrival of her youngest son seemed to have been more of a boost for her.
"I'm studying as always, Mrs. Marta. No need to worry. But, in this final phase of the course, we barely have face-to-face classes with the teachers. I am in the phase of the course completion work. "
"I get it. I've also noticed that it's a bit chubby, too."
She looked at me intently, and her gaze went to the region of my womb, which made me quite apprehensive. That still wasn't the right time and I looked disguised at JP. We exchanged a look of understanding and soon he was changing the subject and soon we were making some plans for the wedding, which would be in two months, by which time his mother would already be fully recovered from the surgery, and breast reconstruction would also have already been performed.