Capitulo
90: Don Juan in Hell
La
Costeña: Hissabela complained
to Enrique that the apartment Fernando gave her is smaller than a
horse stall. He said he didn't believe her and told her to calm down
because this wasn't good for the baby.
Like she even cared; she ranted at the foetus that it was useless
because it didn't get her what she wanted. "You
didn't do me any good, kid. Fernando has thrown me out of his house
and very soon I will be divorced and the only thing I will be left
with is you and all of the damned problems you are going to bring
me."
Enrique watched, his expression curious, disturbed, skeptical, or
all three. Hissabela stopped suddenly and looked appalled.
“Do
you think he will ever take her seriously again?” asked Hera.
“I
don't think he ever took her seriously in the first place. You know
men like him have no respect for women. But beyond that I think he
realizes she's probably off her rocker.” said Aphrodite.
“She
just doesn't get it, does she?” said Hera.
Lascuráin
Mansion: Ximena arrived and
told Ana she was there to see Nando and Fanny. Her flight was
leaving in three hours. She started to cry, telling Ana she wished
she'd had a mother like her.
Bruno
and Johnny were in the kitchen with the kids, Bruno speculating that
the children didn't like Johnny's pasta. Johnny told the kids not to
spare his feelings only to learn that plain spaghetti just didn't cut
it.
Brianna thanked him for his efforts anyway. He went on about
his forte being Mexican food and started rambling on as Ana entered
the kitchen.
In
the parlour Fanny said her farewells to Ximena as Edith watched. The
expression on her face said volumes.
Hospital
Room: Fernando entered Nick's
room and glanced at his cell phone. “43 missed calls from
Isabela,” he said. Jennifer started to laugh, saying that the
tarantula was finally out of the house. She caught herself and
apologized. Nick observed that Hissabruja would have a hard time
being put aside.
La
Costeña: Hissabela begged
Enrique to help her and he told her she could come to his place. He
then said he was extremely busy and sat down at the desk to take the
reigns of power over Fernando's company. Zerobela accused him of
being even more obsessed that Fernando. He agreed and told her he
was determined to be better than Fernando at running it.
“He
sounded rather desperate there, didn't he?” said Hermes. “He may
not be as competent as he presents himself.”
“She
might even know that. But she doesn't realize that she looks just as
scary to others.” said Apollo.
Hospital
Room: Fernando explained that
he couldn't renounce his feelings for Ana. Nick asked “What about
your brother?” Fernando told him he would talk to him and try to
reconcile because their estrangement had gone on too long.
Nick said
that would please him greatly. He told Fernando that Diego had been
drinking more than usual lately. Fernando kissed his father, who
thanked him in advance.
Diego's
Apartment: Diego was hitting
the bottle again, downing shots of tequila. He was looking at the
file of fashion photos he shot of Ana and remembering that after that
photo session she didn't want to make love with him.
He hit a key on
his laptop and got the dialogue box asking him if he wanted to delete
the folder. He hit the same key although the image was still on the
screen.
Lascuráin
Mansion: Ana peeked into the
kitchen before entering. The younger kids asked about Nando and she
told them that he was sad because Ximena was going to the USA, which
she had to say three times to pronounce correctly. One asked why and
she told them it was complicated. For now they were to go upstairs
quietly so as not to disturb Ximena and Nando because this was
difficult for them.
One of the twins kidded the other that he would
go out first because he was the one born first and the other answered
that he would be first because he was the handsome one.
The kids
stepped quietly toward the stairs as Ximena and Nando kissed goodbye,
promised to write every day, te amo'd, and she put her ring on his
finger. Nando tried to catch his breath as Edith watched him with a
combination of envy and sadness.
“Edith
has it bad for Nando, doesn't she?” asked Hera.
“She
does,” said Aphrodite. “I think it's because he looks safe. Not
like those predator stepbrothers.”
“Are
you going to let something happen?”
“I'm
thinking about it. Nando really needs more experience before
committing himself to one woman. Besides, he's too young for any of
that now.”
Diego's
Apartment: Natalia opened the
door to Fernando, whom she had never met before. Diego entered with
a new bottle of tequila, demanding to know what Fernando was doing
there. Natalia excused herself to go to the bedroom and was barely
out of the room when the two brothers began arguing, starting with
Diego telling Fernando that he was the last person he wanted to see.
Fernando noticed the bottle and said it would solve nothing. Diego
got sarcastic with him, saying that after losing the second love of
his life “you can't tell me what to do.”
He then poured himself
a shot. He then ranted about not playing the victim. Fernando told
him that Ana had never lied to him. “Not with words but with her
actions,” he answered, saying that Ana had agreed to be his
girlfriend. A few details later “Was that for compassion or to
hurt me?” he asked, sarcastically.
Fernando
told him that Ana had given him a fair chance. He had wanted them to
be happy and Ana had defended her relationship with Diego. He had
kissed her on impulse. Diego threw his words back into his face, the
words said in the jail cell. He now accused Fernando of lying to him
about giving him a clear field to Ana after having hurt her by
marrying Hissabruja. Fernando admitted that marrying Zerobela had
been a mistake and he had never stopped loving Ana.
He ended up also
admitting that he feared that Diego would hurt her because of his
womanizing. Diego's love life had been a game to him, so how could
Fernando be sure that Diego wasn't going to hurt Ana? They stared at
each other.
“Fernando,
why don't you tell him about the close call your father had? That
might help sober him up and forget about your rivalry for a while.”
“Good
one, Hermes,” said Apollo. “But how do we make him hear us?”
“That's
right; only those who believe in us can hear or see us. Maybe the
Fates can help out.”
Lascuráin
Mansion: In the kids'
playroom Ana explained Ximena's problem to Sebastián and the three
younger kids as they were doing their homework. She was going to
“Gringolandia” for treatment. They answered that they
understood.
Diego's
Apartment: Fernando watched
Diego take the second or third shot and told him not to drink. Diego
answered by hurling the shot glass at the wall. He finally turned
around and asked Fernando why he thought he had gone around the world
shooting photos and fooling around with so many women. Fernando said
that he was finding himself. Diego corrected him, saying that he was
looking for Estefania in every woman he got involved with.
Natalia
watched from a doorway and gritted her teeth to avoid vocalizing her
pain. Diego went on saying that no woman satisfied him so he kept
looking for Estefania in others one after the other until he met Ana.
Fernando said that this was therefore a caprice.
He
sought Diego out so they could reconcile because he loved him and
they needed to take care of their father and because they
couldn't go on like this any longer. Diego accused him of wanting to
alleviate his own guilt, but Fernando told him he felt none. “And
what am I supposed to ask you forgiveness for?” he went on. “For
asking Ana to be my girlfriend? For helping her find her mother?
For being in love with her?”
Fernando then said “No, it's for
abandoning me and our father.” But he was willing to accept some
responsibility. Diego finally told him “For more than 20 years
I've lived with ghosts and you are the biggest one of all. Because I
always had to obey you. Because I was second place in everything.
No, Fernando. I can't forgive you for that.” He walked past him
with a deliberate shove, indicating he wanted no more of this.
“I
hate when this happens,” said Apollo. “Brothers should never
fight like this. It's like that story a lot of their priests talk
about. Cain and Abel?”
“Yes,
it is,” said Zeus. “Only this time the 'judge' is a mortal
woman. That's a harder situation.”
“I
suppose so. Diego really should watch more novelas. Maybe he would
learn that el corazón no se manda.”
Lascuráin
Mansion: Sebastián suggested
they do something to cheer Nando up, the younger kids readily agreed.
They asked Ana if she wanted to hear the Witch Rap and she was
eager. Nando walked in and thought the kids were trying to get him
involved in something, so he awkwardly excused himself. After he
closed the door Sebastián suggested to the others that they practice
it first. They started.
Hissabela
came right in, bold as brass (Why does she still have a key?) and
immediately saw Bruno. She demanded to know where Fernando was and
he told her he didn't know.
She ordered him not to lie to her; he
replied he lied about nothing. She marched past him into the library
calling Fernando's name only to find the room empty. “As I said,
Señora,” said Bruno. He was obviously fed up with this.
She
interrogated him again with the same question, making fun of his
stutter. He answered back, “I do not know, Señora,” without a
stutter. She got insulting again, insisting he was only a servant
who had to obey her only a few days ago.
One more demand later she
doubled over as if in pain, saying it was urgent. He stared, as
though trying to determine if she was faking it this time.
“Why
is she still coming and going as she pleases?” asked Athena. “Why
didn't Fernando take away her keys?”
“He
might be too worried about his father right now,” said Hera. “But
I don't think that would be enough. Aren't there any locksmiths in
that entire country?”
“I'll
have to talk to Hephaestus about that,” said Aphrodite. “Maybe
he can lure some away from another country. Hermes can convince them
that the pay would be better. And see to it. I don't like that
Hissabela is going to be staying with Enrique. If Fernando doesn't
get the locks changed that means he will be able to get into
the house.”
Fanny
and Edith were talking upstairs. Fanny told her she knew this was
difficult for her but that she could trust her with anything. Nando
knocked, telling Fanny he needed to talk to her. She excused herself
and left the room. Edith looked a little pensive.
Hospital
Room: Nick asked the nurse to
keep her voice down so that his wife could catch a few zzzs.
However, Jennifer was waking up anyway. The nurse left the room and
Nick told Jennifer that he had a strange sensation. A bad
premonition.
Diego's
Apartment: Diego continued to
drink. Fernando reminded him that their father was in the hospital.
Diego asked why he didn't go and he answered “Because you worry
me.” Same old song about if Fernando had worried about him he
wouldn't try to take Ana away. Fernando tried to make him understand
that their father needed them to make up and be at peace with each
other.
Diego accused him of using their father's illness as a guilt
trip. Once again Fernando agreed to give up Ana for him. Except he
asked a question “Does Ana love you?” A question that Diego
ignored, asking whether he would give up Ana. Fernando said “Yes,
if she loves you.”
However,
this wasn't going anywhere good. Diego talked about love changing
and evolving. Diego made giving up Ana a condition of his
forgiveness. Fernando said “No. I can't because she doesn't love
you. Do you understand?” Fernando was trying to get them to a
place where they could deal with each other and come to peace for
their father's sake. Diego finally told him that he would never
forgive him. “Now get out of my house as you once ordered me from
yours.” He shoved him for good measure and pointed to the door.
Natalia
couldn't take any more of this. She came into the room, telling
Diego to calm down. He ignored her long enough to tell Fernando he
never wanted to see him again. Fernando told him he was doing this
for their father's sake, then turned and left.
He took a last look
before closing the door. Diego was crying.
“I'm
starting to have the same premonition,” said Zeus. “Can anybody
stop what I think is going to happen?”
“I'm
hoping Natalia can stop him. She may be hurt, but I think she really
loves him.”
Lascuráin
Mansion: Hissabela was on the
parlour sofa talking to Yolanda on the cell when Bruno entered with a
tray and a glass of water. She was telling Yolanda that she was
going to wait for Fernando until he got home. A few sentences later
the conversation (we don't hear Yolanda's half) went south as usual
and Zerobela ended the call, angry with Yolanda again. Bruno stopped
in front of her and presented the glass. After she had the gall to
say that her baby would be his future boss.
She took one sip, then
stirred the water with her finger while asking yet again whether
Bruno knew where Fernando was. Once again he said he did not. She
flicked the water in his face and told him she would wait in the
master bedroom so he can't tell her that Fernando isn't there.
He
followed her up the stairs.
“I
suppose she thinks that's the upper-class version of spitting in
someone's face,” said Aphrodite. “Honestly, it will come to the
point where she will look unattractive even to Enrique.”
“And
where does she get off thinking that her baby will be Bruno's boss
someday? Bruno will get to retire on a nice pension Nicolás has set
up for him long before this pretender will be old enough.” Hera
was disgusted.
“Fernando
will learn the truth long before that happens, no te preocupes,”
said Athena. “And if that child is ever born he or she will get
whatever Enrique has when he falls.”
Fanny
and Nando were talking in his room about Ximena. He was saying he
would check out the clinic's website and she reminded him they would
write every day. He was right, though, in saying that isn't the same
as being with a person.
The younger kids came in just before Nando
could cry and Sebastián set up the boom box. Ana followed as the
kids got into position, the music started, and Sebastián led his
younger siblings in a rap interpretation of “Ding Dong the Witch
is..” well, you know.
Ana followed their moves at the side while
Nando and Fanny laughed, clearly amused. Fanny started moving to the
beat. None of them noticed that Hissabruja was just outside the
door listening.
She went from surprise to shock to anger as steam
came out of her nostrils. Bruno, clearly amused, carefully remained
behind her and out of her sight.
A
Theatre in El Oro: In another part of Mexico Soledad Fuentes was
dismissing a children's choir from rehearsal. Her manner appears to
be strict but fair. The children obviously loved and respected her;
it showed in the way they said goodbye to her and waved to her as
they left.
She clutched her locket and flashed back to playing the
guitar and singing to her daughter, baby Ana. She stepped outside
and asked “Until when will I feel this bitterness?”
“That
has to be why she hasn't looked for Ana all this time. This is very
sad,” said Hera.
“I
wonder if the man she killed was Ana's father,” said Athena. “I
can't think of another reason why she couldn't face her.”
Lascuráin
Mansion: Ana went into
Nando's room and led the other kids in a cheer for him. He said he
felt better, the twins high-fived each other with a “Mission
accomplished!”, and everyone piled onto Nando to hug him.
Fanny
got Ana's attention because she wanted to talk to her. They left
while the younger kids piled affectionately onto Nando again.
Meanwhile
in the master bedroom Hissabruja was having a hissy fit about the
rap. “They did this to humiliate me,” etc. Bruno was trying
hard not to laugh. She went on about a woman of her level should not
have to endure this kind of disrespect. She finally said she doesn't
live there because she couldn't stand the servants. He said the
feeling was mutual. She demanded that he repeat himself and he would
not. She ranted that Fernando had promised two maids for her
apartment, hoping that they weren't nacas
or stutterers. She picked up her purse and left the room.
“She
really has no clue, does she?” asked Hera. “She has never
learned that respect has to be earned.”
“She's
got this delusional notion that servants are slaves,” said
Aphrodite. “As though she were a Roman empress or something.”
“Livia
Augusta would crush her,” said Athena. “If she weren't pregnant
I'd put her back in time to be Livia's slave.”
“I
like that,” said Aphrodite. “She'd never have a moment's peace
worrying about whether her own wine would be poisoned.”
Alicia
looked at her tablet and saw a message from “Pablo,” her
cyberdate. He wanted them to meet that night. Alicia said she
needed to transform so why not do it at Brianna's house? They agree
to arrange for her to meet “Pablo” at a cafe close to Brianna's
house and decide to tell Ana they would be working on a school
project.
Fanny
told Ana about her classmate whose full name turns out to be Vladimir
Lenin. She tells Ana about the haiku (which she has to explain) and
Ana tries to get her to sort out her feelings. The net of all this
seems to be that while Fanny loves León, she's liking this new kind
of attention she's getting from the Dictator.
“What
were that boy's parents thinking?” asked Hermes. “That name will
do him no good in his adult life.”
“Even
now,” said Apollo. “Did you know that a number of countries have
made it illegal to name one's child 'Adolf'?”
“A
sensible notion, at least for another century,” said Hermes. “At
least this kid didn't give Fanny a copy of Das Kapital.”
Fernando
came home and was instantly set upon by Isabruja, who demanded to
know why he didn't have the decency to take her calls. He was in no
mood for another argument and tried to get past her. She grabbed his
arm to stop him, saying he wasn't going to have the last word. Bruno
was there and he started to say something; Isabitch tried shutting
him down.
Fernando told her point-blank not to talk to Bruno that
way. Further, that he didn't call her back because he had more
important things to do and he was tired of her blackmail attempts.
She followed him into the library, the place he attempted to escape
to, ranting on like a typical fishwife. She demanded to know if he
had personally seen the apartment he gave her and then told him it
was filthy and went on about how she and her mother were not
accustomed to such things.
“Lying
won't get you anywhere, Hissabela,” said Hermes.
The
kids came downstairs and asked Bruno what was going on. Johnny came
in from the outside and immediately heard the argument. Bruno told
them it was nothing.
Fernando told Isabitch that if she didn't like
his answers she could leave. He left the library and told the kids
that Hissabela was leaving.
She followed him out and ratted out
Sebastián about the rap, even performing the first two lines
sarcastically. Johnny laughed. She whined that the problem was that
Fernando didn't make his children respect her and that nobody
respected her in that house.
Fernando
waited until she was out the door to ask “A rap?” Sebastián
owned it, saying “The Witch Rap.” Fernando said this wasn't
right, but didn't yell at the kids or threaten a punishment.
Fanny
and Ana finished their conversation and Fanny left. Alicia and
Brianna entered telling Ana that they were going to work on a school
project at Brianna's house. When Ana asked why Brianna replied that
she had the right books for it.
Ana was no fool, telling Alicia she
would have to ask her father's permission in view of the tablet
incident. Alicia didn't like this and pouted on her way out.
Ana
immediately went to Fernando to tell him about this, saying that
Brianna had her own tablet through which Alicia could still contact
this guy. She suggested that he cancel Alicia's account, but he said
that wouldn't work. Alicia would have to be watched.
It was all
getting more complicated and Ana tried to leave to let him think
about this. He asked her to stay and started to talk about Diego.
He explained that Diego didn't forgive him and threw him out. Ana
told him to be more optimistic but he couldn't be, telling her about
Diego's drinking and his fear that Diego was self-destructing. Ana
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