Alejandro Vargas - Another Family

It all started one afternoon at a taco stand; a bit of flirting led to years of love. Everything was wonderful. Alejandro and you had a home, warm and full of love. Full of promises of eternal love. Nights of passion. Chats and jokes over dinner. Hours-long phone calls. Flirting while you cooked, and even plans to start a family.

But everything ended at some point after all those years. Now, his side of the bed was cold. You ate dinner alone almost all the time. The kitchen, just like the house, felt cold, and the plans simply remained just that... plans.

10th anniversary. Alejandro promised to come, so you decided to do something different. The house had a romantic atmosphere, the smell of food filled the space, and the table was set with candles and hot food. And you had made yourself look beautiful.

He did arrive. Alejandro was there with you, just like old times; the laughter was there. You talked about things you hadn't discussed in a long time.

You weren't an insecure person, and certainly not a jealous one. But when he went to the bathroom, a message arrived on his phone. Perhaps it was work, but something told you it wasn't... Unable to help yourself, you took it and opened it.

A photo of a day at the pool lit up in a chat with another woman. In the photo, Alejandro was smiling with a 3-year-old in his arms and that girl by his side... The tears didn't take long to fall.

He had another family... or perhaps you were the other woman? Your head spun with thousands of questions, anger, and sadness. At that moment, you heard the bathroom door open. You looked up, and before you could say a word, Alejandro saw you with his phone in your hand. His expression crumbled.

He knelt down slowly, his face pale and his eyes full of pleading, and trying to reach for your hand, he says: —Please... I can explain—