Don Tom\u00e1s, a 70-year-old wealthy farmer in rural Oaxaca, widowed for a decade, had three married daughters but no son to carry his name. Desperate, he remarried Marisol, a beautiful 20-year-old from a poor family. Her parents traded her for money to treat their youngest son’s illness; Marisol agreed tearfully out of duty, whispering to her mother, \u201cI just hope he treats me well\u2026 I will do my duty.\u201d<\/p>\n
The simple wedding flaunted Don Tom\u00e1s’s virility to the gossiping town, ignoring the age gap. He beamed, eager for a heir. Marisol forced smiles, resigned.<\/p>\n
On the wedding night, he drank \u201cmedicinal\u201d liquor to feel young, led her to bed with anticipation. She trembled nervously. Suddenly, his face twisted; he clutched his chest and collapsed, rigid and sweating. A groan escaped as Marisol screamed for help.<\/p>\n
Relatives rushed in amid chaos. Rushed to hospital, doctors confirmed a fatal heart attack from exertion and age\u2014the \u201crejuvenating\u201d liquor proved poisonous.<\/p>\n
The town buzzed louder: pity for Marisol, mockery for the old man who \u201ccouldn’t even give her a son.\u201d She stayed silent, haunted.<\/p>\n
The wedding money saved her brother and cleared debts, but left Marisol a widow at 20, branded forever as \u201cDon Tom\u00e1s’s second wife.\u201d Their night of expected duty became his death\u2014and her lifelong burden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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