Episode 3

But little by little, she came out of her dream upon learning of his betrayals, one after another. At first, she refused to believe it, and it was easier for her to believe all the lies he told her. However, after a while, she finally opened her eyes to realize that Roberto had not changed and that he never would. So, after one disappointment after another, she finally stopped feeling love for him, or whatever it was that she felt.

She tried to break up with him, but it was impossible for her; he was too insistent, so she decided to give him another chance. However, she really didn't care anymore, nor did she expect much from that relationship. She stopped giving importance to his betrayals, and since she saw him little, she really stopped complaining to him. On the contrary, she only focused on her work, getting extra hours so as to have an excuse not to see Roberto, until finally he got fed up with all this and on her 19th birthday, he definitively ended it, with no option to return.

At first Roberto begged her not to end it, but seeing how determined Diana was, he knew there was no turning back, causing him great anger.

Roberto was furious and without further ado, he threw the bouquet of flowers he had brought her for her birthday at her. Diana moved deftly so that the flowers would not hit her.

Roberto left, but not before telling her that she would regret breaking up with him and that he would patiently wait for the day when she would beg him to get back together.

Diana was left even more disappointed to see his behavior, since in front of her he had always been understanding and affectionate, but now she knew that this was the real Roberto.

Diana bent down to pick up the flowers, as they did not look good lying there.

Upon lifting them, she was only disappointed once more; seeing that they were sunflowers with a bit of foliage, she thought, "How is it possible that Roberto, in all this time, has never paid attention to me when I told him that I loved roses and, on the other hand, that sunflowers were the ones I liked least of all the flowers that exist?"

But since they had recently become fashionable and all the girls were putting photos of sunflowers on their profiles and buying blouses, accessories, and even blankets with sunflower prints, she thought that's why he thought she would like them and that she would be fascinated, since it was every girl's dream to receive a large bouquet of sunflowers.

Sighing, she said, "I think Roberto doesn't really know me, not even a little bit. It's a shame that these flowers are going to waste and end up in a trash can."

So Diana's eyes lit up with enthusiasm, and she took them, and removing the ones that had been damaged, rearranged the bouquet. She looked at it from all sides to make sure it looked good, and after checking it, walked a block further, to finally enter a church. With a bow, she placed them at the feet of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Diana made a final bow to leave the church in high spirits and return to work.

That morning, Roberto thought to impress her by surprising her with a beautiful bouquet of sunflowers; however, he was the one who was impressed, seeing his relationship with Diana over.

That day Diana felt excited and lighter; ending things with Roberto made her feel as if a great weight had been lifted from her shoulders. Encouraged, she entered and prepared to continue filing some documents at her work.

That day, Roxana, the lawyer she worked with, had given her the afternoon off to celebrate her birthday, but with nothing to do, Diana asked her to let her work. On the other hand, there were several pending tasks, so if necessary, she would work overtime.

That day, Diana expected a call from her parents and her sister for her birthday, but it was not to be, so she finally resigned herself to not expecting anything from anyone and stopped thinking about it.

At closing time, Roxana handed her a personal cake and a small box with a watch, while giving her an effusive hug, which made Diana feel somewhat sentimental, and tears threatened to come out.

So, thanking her, she set out to leave before she started crying. At that moment, they had arranged to go to a club to celebrate with some co-workers, so as soon as she arrived and changed her clothes, she went to the club. There, they all had some drinks and toasted. After a while, they were all dancing on the dance floor until a stranger approached Diana to dance. She glanced at him and agreed to dance. He was taller than her and very handsome. Diana danced a couple of songs with him, until her friend dragged her to the bathroom to go with her. When Diana returned, she looked for him with her eyes, but could not find him. Although she did not find him, in her mind Diana thanked him for having danced with her, because it had changed her day a little, since someone had been interested in her on her birthday. That made her have a little faith that somewhere there was someone who would truly love her, with a pure and sincere love, different from the love she had received so far from her parents and from Roberto, which many times, or almost always, made her feel like they were only looking for her because they wanted something from her in return.

After that, Diana did not see him again, so after a few days she no longer remembered him.

After spending the night with that stranger, Diana woke up the next day. Her heart almost stopped when she opened her eyes and saw that she was in a different place than her room. Like a bucket of cold water, everything she had experienced last night came back to her. She still remembered how she had asked that stranger to spend the night together.