“Flávio”

As soon as Manu fell asleep, I went back to the living room; I had a pending conversation with Manu's brother.

"Look, I've seen a lot of bad things, but what this woman does to Manu is too much even for me," I commented as soon as I sat down.

"It used to be worse. Manu used to get horrible beatings for anything. One day Rita hit her with a belt; Manu's body was covered in marks from the buckle, all because Manu ran into the house and bumped into some ornament that broke. Manu was only