Agony of the First Prick
By @leticia pereira
Gabriel, a polymath of unparalleled talent - professor, doctor, director - finds his meticulously ordered life upended by the vibrant, yet deeply vulnerable, Leticia. Despite his numerous accolades and positions of power, his greatest challenge becomes comforting his 18-year-old girlfriend, whose fear of needles is a chasm wider than any medical textbook. Leticia, hailing from a dynasty of renowned doctors and heiress to nine hospitals, grapples with a phobia that shames her lineage. As a crucial blood test looms, threatening to expose her perceived weakness and unravel her world, Gabriel must navigate the treacherous waters of love, duty, and deep-seated fear. Can his brilliance conquer her phobia, or will their love succumb to the agonizing prick of a needle and the weight of familial expectation?
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