“I didn’t want to worry you… I was afraid you’d feel tired, that you’d get sad. That’s why I hid it…”

It turned out that, all those months, Sofia had suffered from a complication of swollen feet during pregnancy. Every day her feet hurt more, making it difficult for her to walk. But out of pity for her hard-working husband, she gritted her teeth and endured all the pain under the blanket.

Carlos hugged his wife, his heart full of compassion. He felt so careless for only worrying about work and not paying attention to his wife’s changes.