Nando had been hospitalized for a week. We talked every day via video call. He was badly hurt, but thankfully out of danger. Junqueira was still missing.

His parents were leaving the next day, leaving only Nando's parents, and I would miss the full house and all the pampering they showered me with, but they promised to return soon. I was lying on the lounge chair near the pool next to my mother when her cell phone rang. She answered angrily, simply saying no, and hung up the phone.

"What's wrong, Mom? Who disturbed your holy calm?" I asked jokingly.

"Nobody."

"Mom." I called her attention. "What's going on?"

"Nothing."

We stood there in that argument until Alessandro and my father arrived and became curious. Then Alessandro calmly asked her to tell him what was bothering her, so that it would be better.

"Okay! My sister won't stop pestering me to talk to Catarina." My mother finally spoke, and my father scowled.

"And what does she want with me?" I asked.

"Talk about Cláudio." My fathe