- Catarina, I want to talk to you.- But you're really clueless, huh, you bitch, to come here and make my friend's life hell. – Samantha immediately spoke to Ana Carolina.- Catarina, if it wasn't important I wouldn't come after you, but please, just listen to me. – Ana Carolina spoke as if she was crying and in a clear effort to at least be pleasant.- No way. Get out of here and leave Cat alone. – Samantha was irritated and it was dangerous for her to go after Ana Carolina.- Sam, leave it, I'm going to listen to what she has to say, I don't want her to keep hanging around me. It's better to listen to her once and for all and get rid of this burden. – I told Samantha.Ana Carolina didn't waste any time, pulled the chair next to me and sat down.- Look, Catarina, I'm going to talk to you like a mother to a mother. – She began and put her hand on her chest. – You know it’s hard to raise a child alone and I know you’re raising yours because you don’t even know who his father is. – I wa

The days have dragged on, I've been immersed in work and I've been spending all my free time with my son and my friends. I wasn't sleeping well, and I had dark circles under my eyes that were already black.When I got to my office to work, there was a new arrangement of tulips on the table and a card with Alessandro's handwriting that said:"I would die for you and I'm going crazy without you. I would do anything so that you wouldn't suffer."I looked to the side and on the other table there was another arrangement of flowers, also with a card. But it was a strange arrangement, almost morbid, with flowers that I always saw at funerals. I thought it was strange and felt a chill, that didn't seem like Alessandro's thing. I took the card and opened it. Inside was a typed message:“You should go back to the sewer you came from. Alessandro and Ana Carolina are getting married in thirty days and will be very happy with the child she is expecting. He just used you.”I couldn’t hold back a so

I woke up in the dark. There was a faint light emanating from a lamp on the other side of the room. I looked around and recognized Patrício's office. Through the window I realized that it was already dark, but I didn't understand what had happened. The last thing I remember is that I was sitting at my work computer and had felt almost uncontrollably sleepy, but that was still morning.I moved and felt a warm hand on my ankle that tingled. I recognized that touch before I saw it. I realized that my feet were on his leg. I rubbed my eyes trying to adapt to the dim lighting and looked at him, who was gently running his hands over my feet.- You're awake, my angel. How are you feeling? - Alessandro asked me in a hoarse voice.- A little strange. What time is it? I don't remember coming to bed here. - I said feeling very confused.- It's eleven at night. Dona Margarida made you some tea to calm down and she was very nice, she said you needed to rest. – He gave a lazy smile. – I went into y

Levy wore charcoal gray dress pants with a matching vest. He didn't wear a suit jacket, just the vest and a white dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up and the top three buttons undone, and no tie. The outfit was clearly tailored and fitted so well to his body that it was impossible to see his muscles outlined beneath the clothes. He was wearing sunglasses and his short copper hair was impeccably combed. He had a well-trimmed beard, but very short, as if he hadn't shaved it for two or three days, and unlike his sister, he had no freckles. He was a truly handsome man.- Oh my! You took my breath away! – Levy said, stopping in front of me. – How can you be even more beautiful than the last time I saw you, Catarina?- Oh, Levy, you're so kind.He kissed me on the cheek and opened the car door for me to get in, offering his hand to help me. I sat down, buckled my seatbelt and watched that handsome man elegantly walk around the car and sit next to me, turning to me with a dazzling smile.

“Alessandro”When I found out that Catarina had gone to lunch with Levy, I wanted to go after him, punch him in the face and take Catarina with me. But I couldn’t do that. Levy had been very honest with me the day we met at Patrício’s house. He had told me that he would stay away, but that if things didn’t work out between Catarina and me, he wouldn’t miss the opportunity to try to win her over. And he hadn’t wasted any time.So, since every Tuesday the girls got together for the so-called “Lulu club”, my friends and I also got together to talk, drink and play. We had agreed to go to the Social Club, because Patrício thought that a more lively environment would lift my spirits.When I arrived, I went straight to the casino to meet the guys. We started a game of poker and the game cheered me up a bit. I was smiling, talking to my friends and drinking a soda. I kept my promise not to drink after the shit that happened at Mari's party.I felt a sickeningly sweet smell invade my nostrils