It had already been three months since I started working at the clinic. Rafaela, whenever she could, would show up so we could talk, we became friends and started going out on weekends.

Doctor Tácio always had his coffee in the break room and never went back to being rude or saying anything that would make me uncomfortable. In fact, he was polite and always asked how I was doing.

I ended up renting a small house; actually, it was three rooms located at the back of a woman's house, Rafaela's aun