Now in absolute control of the situation, Álvez spat out his words:
“So you chose me as a philanthropist, that’s a laugh. Would you care to tell me why? I’ve never seen you before, you turn up flat broke, your sister’s thirteen years old, almost three months pregnant and has a blood deficiency. The risk is enormous, your parents can’t authorise anything, they can’t even know about it. In spite of all this, happy as Larry, you want me to risk my neck to carry out an abortion on a child. Tell me, do I look stupid? Little girl, you’re mistaken, what you ask of me is rash. You’ve got no right, you’re outside the law and you want me to be outside the law as well. And, what’s worse, without seeing so much as a miserable cent. I don’t want anything to do with minors. It’s madness to get involved with them. Today they beg you and tomorrow they accuse you. I repeat, it’s imprudent, believe me.”
“Doctor Álvez... It’s not like that in this case, I promise you. My sister is incapable of hurting others.”
“You can’t assure anything, and well you know it. It’s a big pregnancy, almost three months. Do you have any idea what a foetus is like at that age? It’s already quite developed, it’s barbarous! I don’t like doing it, I have my limits. I don’t know why you’ve left it this late to look for a solution! Tears won’t solve the problem! You should have thought earlier!”
Defeated, embarrassed, Alicia tried to explain the reasons for the delay:
“Doctor, my sister is a child. She didn’t dare tell anybody. She didn’t even understand what was happening. A few days ago she realised and told me immediately. Since then I haven’t stopped looking for professional help, sadly without yielding anything. I beg you to save her, doctor!”
“How do you know I’d be saving her like that? What if tomorrow she puts the blame on you for forcing her to have an abortion? Your father knows nothing. Tomorrow he’ll be the first one to report me!”
Álvez’s bad manners humiliated her even more, but she couldn’t waver in her endeavours. Alicia continued her appeal with anguish.
“No doctor! Nobody will report you! Mabel is desperate, she threatening to commit suicide, she repeats over and over that she doesn’t want the baby, she says she’ll kill it if it’s born...”
The young woman’s voice contained a moving tone of supplication which was difficult to disregard. But Esteban Álvez was too used to such scenes to soften up. He was not a paragon of virtue, he didn’t stand out for his sensitivity. On the contrary, he was characterised by his cold, ordered reasoning. The profession for him was always a profitable business, he was not a benefactor. When he gave a helping hand, he did it more through sympathy than through piety. The only thing that Álvez was interested in was turning the young woman into his instrument. He had to persuade her to fulfil a dark mission, the conquest of a man... Roberto Burán. That was priority number one, it made no sense to take pity because he had already decided to solve her problem if Alicia would collaborate with him. The young woman could resist no longer, the pressure she was under was too great. For a moment, Álvez wanted to take advantage, she was too young and beautiful for him not to feel tempted, even a man of his experience. He moved closer slowly, holding Alicia’s fragile neck tight. She started to tremble like a leaf, but she didn’t reject him, she was showing him her absolute availability with her gesture. She would be his slave if necessary. Álvez enjoyed this lack of rejection. He realised that Alicia was limitlessly subjugated to him.
“She’s so beautiful!” he thought.
He lowered his right hand slowly, briefly brushing against Alicia’s breasts. He could feel them small and pert under her blouse. Then he held her, without pressing her against his body. His hands moved down, caressing the outline of the young woman. Alicia was palpitating, like a captured bird. He delicately squeezed her firm thighs, caressed her buttocks. He enjoyed his contact with this youth that showed itself to be indulgent, forcibly submissive. He had parked his right hand between Alicia’s legs when he realised she was crying.
Copyright © | Ricardo Ludovico Gulminelli, 1990 |
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By the same author | |
Date of publication | May 2002 |
Collection | Global Fiction |
Permalink | https://badosa.com/n145-04 |
Wonderful. I think that the story is fascinating, the situacion is provocative, and the end is surprising. Congratulations. It's a fantastic book. I'm so happy to have found it.
In my opinion, Ricardo Ludovico Gulminelli is an excellent writer... I'm from Miami Beach (Florida) and I have been studying Spanish since 1999 and I'm very happy indeed that I had the opportunity to be able to read this wonderful book. I know that I liked it because he described everything so well, as if he had lived it, and I felt very identificated. I hope to read more materials from Ricardo Ludovico Gulminelli. Thank you!
I fell in love after reading the description of the character Roberto Burán of Fraudulent Fertilisation (Episode 11). The man I am currently dating is so much like him... except, he's not an Attorney. I work with Attorneys. I'm a legal assistant... and I think Attorneys are so fascinating!
Me gustó la obra: me hizo sentir deseos de seguir leyendo página a página, no sólo por la trama, también porque me sentí identificado con su protagonista, su forma de ver las relaciones, su concepto de la mujer como compañera e igual. Hay también manifestaciones sobre determinados temas (aborto, matrimonio) que comparto y me hicieron reforzar mis propias opiniones.
Soy un asiduo lector y hacía mucho tiempo que un libro no me despertaba tantas emociones. Gracias a Badosa por publicar libros así (además gratuitos).
Creo que se trata de una novela-folletín que, en cuanto atañe a aspectos judiciales, está muy bien documentada; se nota que el autor procede de la abogacía y judicatura. En el e-mail que le envié, le dije que vale más un folletín bien relatado que novela suspirada, pero no conseguida. Salut i tenis-sala.
Como escribe de lo que entiende, se le entiende todo lo que escribe. Salut i tenis-sala.
Éste ha sido un gran libro, donde el lector se va adentrando a la vida de cada uno de los personajes, es un libro bien documentado en cada uno de los temas a los que se refiere. Debo felicitar a Badosa.com por brindarnos este servicio.
Mi opinión es que es una historia excelente. Me atrapó verdaderamente leer el libro, me enseñó, comprendí lo complejo que puede ser un tema que parece tan simple. Es un orgullo tener académicos de tan alto estirpe, espero que el Dr. Ricardo Gulminelli haga otras obras tan interesantes como es Fecundación fraudulenta.
Es un libro muy interesante, muy bien planteado, que lo atrapa en su lectura de principio a fin. Lo recomiendo ampliamente.
Inquietante la secretaria, se llama Estela, como mi hermana ídem de un médico... Un saludo Ricardo,
Un libro que atrapa, una historia plausible, muy bien tratado el tema, mis felicitaciones para el Dr Ricardo Gulminelli.
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