At first, Carlos thought it was pregnancy discomfort or that she felt heavy, but every day it seemed stranger to him. At mealtimes, she would just nibble on something and go back to bed. Even when she needed to go to the bathroom, she tried to hold it in. Worried, Carlos insisted several times:

“You can’t keep lying like that; it will affect the baby.”

But Sofía just shook her head, her eyes red. The way she clung to the thin blanket made him feel even more uneasy.

One night, Carlos returned late from his shift. He opened the door to the room and saw his wife in the same position as always: lying on her side, the blanket covering her from chest to toe. The strange atmosphere made Carlos’s heart race. He approached, sat beside her, and asked in a low voice:

“Sofia… are you hiding something from me?”