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The whisper of the wind, small crystal dolphins clinked against each other. Petunias and daisies rested majestically in oval vases, enhancing the beauty of the dining room, the diversity of the décor creating a climax of comfort.

One hot morning, Angeles was sitting with her eyes closed on the porch of her house, enjoying the tranquility and the sound of her crystal dolphin motif mobile. Suddenly Fernando arrived, took her fragile hand, surprised her by inserting on her ring finger a precious ring, which had a heart-shaped stone, he asked her:

"My love, will you marry me?".

Angeles, dazzled with her engagement ring, with a smile on her face, took his right hand, with a face full of emotion, answers him:

"To tell you the truth, I did not expect this proposal so quickly, but of course I do my love".

They set the date of their wedding, began to make preparations, in terms of dress, decorations and celebrations. Angeles was a lover of crystals, so the invitation cards were accompanied by a transparent box inside which were two crystal hearts joined together.

The wedding day was unforgettable, she looked beautiful, she looked like a princess coming out of her enchanted castle. The party room, between Petunias and daisies, looked like a place never seen before, the centerpieces were glass tubes in the shape of a spiral, which gave the atmosphere an incomparable touch. The bride and groom, now married, enjoyed their party, both the banquet and the toast with their family and friends until dawn.

After enjoying their wedding party, they took all the gifts home, some were kitchen items and others were crystal ornaments. They took a plane to Los Roques - Venezuela. They stayed at Posada La Gaviota, a warm place where they enjoyed the sun, sea and sand for a week. When they returned to their home in Mexico City, Ángeles was not feeling very well, for a moment she said:

"It's just tiredness from the trip, my love go to work, I'll make something to eat and go to sleep."

Fernando kissed Ángeles on the forehead, made himself a sandwich, wrapped it in paper, put it in his work briefcase and went to work. In the afternoon, almost at night, her husband came home from work and found Ángeles lying down. He gave her a kiss that woke her up, she whispered in his ear:
"My love you arrived, from work, how did it go?".

He, very affectionate, hugging her, answers her:

"Good, my love, how was your day, are you feeling better?".

She, still sleepy, answers him:

"I feel, much better, I think it's really the tiredness of the trip".

She got up, realized that Fernando had made a small market for the house, so she set out, prepared a meal with rice and pieces of chicken and orange juice. When she finished eating, she started to do the house chores, when she finished she went to her room, she saw that Fernando was in bed reading a book, she changed her clothes, put on her pajamas and lay down next to her husband, they talked until sleep overcame them. When it was two o'clock in the morning, the discomfort that Ángeles had before caught her by surprise and now, with more strength, she screams from the pain:

"Fernando, I can't take it anymore, it hurts so much, I feel like I'm going to die".

He, exalted, asks her very desperately:

"My love, where does it hurt, do you want to take a painkiller, do you want me to take you to the doctor?".

She, in her desperation, could not find where the pain was coming from, however, she agreed to let him take her to the doctor. He immediately grabbed the car keys, started the car, went into his house, grabbed a blanket, covered Angeles with it, carried her to the car, got in and left for the hospital. He arrived at the emergency room as an adult, Angeles was in pain and writhing without explanation. The doctor examined her, sent her for tests to rule out the possibility of a kidney stone, when he brought the results, the doctor diagnosed:

"she has a kidney stone that is obstructing her urinary tract, she needs to be operated on , the sooner she gets the supplies she needs for the operation the better".

Fernando and Ángeles, looked at each other's faces astonished by the diagnosis the doctor had given them. They returned home, he very thoughtful, she calmer, with a painkiller administered intravenously. When they were already at home lying in bed, she asked her husband:

"Fernando, how are we going to do, to buy the inputs?"

He, scratching his head, tells her:

"I am going to ask for a loan at the savings bank, I hope that will be enough to buy what is needed."

So Fernando did, he asked for his loan, they gave him the money and he bought all the supplies. However, Angeles gathered all her ornaments, the ones she had had for a long time, as well as the ones she had given her on her wedding night and some crystal jewelry she had, except the engagement ring, went to a store and sold them. It was time for the operation, she underwent surgery, the operation lasted 3 hours, which went very well. The next day, the doctor passed by Angeles' room and said to her,

"Today you are going home, I am going to send you post-operative medical treatment and a diet so that you do not produce more kidney stones".

Fernando took Ángeles home, he was given permission at work to take care of his wife. Every day, he gave her her medical treatment and fed her diet until she got better. One fine day, he approached Angeles and said:

"I noticed something strange at home."

She, looking him in the eyes, passing her hand over Fernando's head, tells him:

"it's been a while since I've seen all your crystal ornaments, I don't think you've even unpacked the wedding gifts."

She, looking him in the eyes with a low tone of voice, tells him:

"My love you are not going to like what I did, but I picked up all my crystal ornaments and even my jewelry, I only left the engagement ring. Amor I sold everything to help you with the expenses of the operation."

Fernando held his hands to his head, as if the world was going to end, he says to her:

"Why did you do that, crystals are your passion, you shouldn't have done that."

She, very sorry with him, tells him:

"You are right my love, but first is health. The material things come later".

Her husband hugged her and kissed her, expressing how much he loved her. When Fernando's paycheck arrived, besides buying the things for the house, he gave his wife a crystal jewelry box with Swarovski crystal earrings, so every time he had money, Fernando bought her crystals that adorned the house.