"Samantha"

What an awkward situation. I left the bathroom and ran into Heitor's father, who immediately grabbed me. What a despicable guy! I was incredibly nervous, but I tried to calm down before returning to the table. Catarina was devastated after finding out that that idiot Ana Carolina was pregnant with Alessandro's child, and we were there to cheer her up, not to cause her more problems.

"Is everything okay, Sam? You took a while," Manu asked me as soon as I sat down. That short girl is very observant.

"Yes, you are, Manu. It's just that my mom called me." I lied to justify my delay.

"Oh, Sam, I can't wait to meet your mom; Martinez is smitten with her," Melissa said.

"Oh, let's set something up at my place," I said, cheering up, and the girls agreed.

After many drinks and much conversation, we said our goodbyes. I had already arranged to sleep at Manu's house; I needed to talk to someone about what was going on. When we arrived, she immediately started interrogating me.

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