Chapter 4.

Christianne Bardot.

The test suddenly opened and the only thing that was heard was the thud of a big slap from my mother Christianne Bardot hitting my father's face and pulling and pinching my sisters' hair and one of her arms... hahaha

But the satisfaction and the mocking gleam in my eyes didn't last long when I saw her approaching the bed with a furious look... Running away was the only thing I could think of, when I felt her hands take my face in theirs, then I closed my eyes and waited for the blow, but instead I heard her say: Honey, ¿are you okay? Look at the bruises you have left.

I've got a lot of pain in those cheekbones, my dear son... and your forehead is a little swollen... ¿Why is one of your arms bandaged?...

So, speaking with authority, the woman asked: ¿can someone in this room tell me what the hell happened here and why your brother is lying in a bed all badly injured? It seems that he comes from the war... 

And then, everyone turned a blind eye; my father simply looked around and said that he had some urgent matters to attend to; Natalie just made a face and then said: I have a newborn to take care of, so good luck to you and almost as if by magic the three of them disappeared from the room and escaped from my mother's questioning gaze with a raised eyebrow and her arms crossed, while one of her feet clicked she said to me: so Caesar Bardot, tell me everything You…¿ or do you also have some commitment that you can't explain? I say this because I see you lying on a bed prostrate, you almost look like you're going to go to the other side, so start from the beginning, after all ¿how bad could it be...?

It wasn't until the woman let out a scream of rage that she said: but honey, you shouldn't have used that damn helicopter, you know how that grumpy old man is, if you touch his toys he'll cry worse than a child...

You should have used one of my private planes, I have no problem with that, after all I'll just go to a manufacturer and buy another one.

Money is not a problem, I expected any reaction and not that, so I smiled at her and said: but how pretty you look mommy, you look like a goddess.

I have a shallow wound on one of my arms and my face is completely destroyed, but from the shine in your eyes I can deduce that you have not come just to scold us and boast about your fortune; ¿Right? 

To which the woman said: Of course not, I want to tell you that I want some grandchildren from you, Brianna already gave me a granddaughter, by the way, she is a beautiful girl... Natalie just gave birth to a boy... and ¿when do you intend to settle down? ¿Or do you simply intend to let me leave this world without knowing your offspring?

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I immediately began to sweat cold, I knew that the woman would not stop until she got to this point, so I told her: The right time will come mother, for now I am convalescing, but she took me by the shoulders and shook me and her long nails dug into my skin and with an intense look she stammered showing one of her gold teeth with diamond inlays saying: If this year you do not solve this problem for me, I will take care of your "business" myself, ¿Is that clear, my sweetheart?

The way he was talking was chilling, but you could see the determination in each of his words, it was more than clear that there was an underlying threat and that made my skin crawl... ¿How could it be possible that I, a single man of almost 40 years old, expect to find a suitable partner and have children in a year? 

Those things only happen in fantasy stories; and before I could say anything else, I saw her close the door so hard that even the walls shook when she left this place, so relaxing on the bed and looking at the ceiling, I thought what was the reason for this because I had avoided this conversation all my life, I tried not to call too much attention and stand out so that they would simply ignore my existence and not ask me for as many things as I demanded from my sisters, suddenly the door opened and my father's face peeked out and with a low voice he asked: ¿has the beast gone?

 I nodded and then he proceeded to enter with two cups of coffee and offered me one, which was more than I could expect, so with a sigh he let his shadow rest, as if he were lowering a weight from his back and confessed: it's time champion, the definitive moment of every man has arrived, I don't know if I felt pride or pity for you, but I will simply tell you: good luck in it, so taking some coffee I looked at him with bored eyes and he clinked his head cup of coffee with me and said: good luck, cheer up, you can do it, you're not that ugly, I was uglier and I won your mom over, I don't know if that made me feel better or worse, but it definitely made me smile and we both laughed at the moment...