"Mom, do you think Dad made me a monster?”My mother leaned over to see my face, because my head was slightly lowered. She seemed outraged.“Rebecca, who said that about you? You would never be a monster, especially because of your father. That has nothing to do with it. You are two totally different people.”" But do you say that because you are my mother, or because you really don't believe that I would do anything intentionally to put me in danger?”My mother was in doubt, looking more and more annoyed with the direction to which the subject was taking. Well, she didn't want to have that conversation, but I had said to end the damn subject about men long before it came up. The problem was that she didn't want to listen to me."I want to know exactly what you could have done to put yourself in danger, daughter.”I gestured with my shoulders, holding my gaze on my hands on my lap."I may have looked for men who did not respect me at all, or for men with complicated and obscure lives,
"Don't say that, daughter," my mother asked, caressing my hair again. "I'm sure you two can solve this situation if you talk right. Maybe he may be confused by the way everything took, but if he really feels something for you, then it won't end like that.”I swallowed it dry. It wouldn't be good to mention that maybe I didn't want anything to be solved myself. Because Fred might have expected me to be like any young and passionate woman. But I wasn't. I didn't know what I really felt, if it was really love, but I didn't want to give it up either. The way he made me feel."I'm confused, mom," I confessed again. "As long as I don't solve this mess inside my head, I'll never be able to make anything else work. Fred doesn't deserve someone like me."You really don't deserve it, because you are wonderful," said my mother, smiling.I stared at her, without any courage."It's not for that, mom. Remember that I was the one who ruined everything.”"And he was mature enough to admit the mistake
"Yes, I'm still going out with him," I gestured with my shoulders. "I need to relieve my head. Besides, Fred was having lunch with another woman today.”My mother made a shocked tone.“ Lie? Who?”"I didn't even want to know, but he doesn't have problems with lack of option, so it can be anyone. No one would refuse to go out with him.”"I need to meet this man," she joked, shaking. "Have you not thought about calling him to try to sort things out in a different place?”I frowned."No, and I don't think he would even come. Fred is a very busy man, Mom. He owns his own business, and I'm not talking about a simple grocery store or silly stuff. He is important, and would not lose something profitable to come after me. Even if I promised that I would apologize for all the shit and nonsense I talked about last time.”My mother laughed, looking away at her hands, checking her nails absent-mindedly."You know that Rapha also likes you, don't you? And it's not a silly like, it's a very old lik
In less than ten minutes that I sent a message saying that I was ready, Raphael had appeared knocking on our door. He wore a dark blue T-shirt and jeans. It was as beautiful as I saw him at the airport. The hair is very well combed and fragrant. I immediately felt embarrassed by my hard hair by the expired shampoo and cream."How can you be even better than earlier, Becca? "He provoked, giving a little smile. "I'm starting to think that my deluded heart won't keep beating this way for long.”I laughed out loud."Rapha, is this your best sung?”"I wasn't flirting," he said, with an expression that suggested otherwise. "I'm to blame if you don't already consider me a small and harmless friend? I'm just acting as I always did.”"You're drooling on my carpet! "I cursed my mother, sitting scattered in the living room. Raphael leaned over to see besides me at the door and I waved at her. "You two, if you drink too much, call a taxi. I don't want to have to pick up anyone at the police stati
I left my cell phone on top of the nightstand and went to the bathroom to take a shower. I turned on the two taps on my bathtub and waited. I knew it hadn't been a bad idea to buy an apartment in Georgia, I knew it would be useful for something. I left my clothes on the floor, getting completely naked. I checked the water temperature and went in completely.The apartment in Georgia had not been bought just because of Becca. I didn't even know if she would ever return to that state, remembering everything she had already spent there with her family. However, as I was always traveling, I preferred something fixed over hotels, for the sake of privacy.A few seconds ago I was on my cell phone with Becca, she seemed surprised to answer my call. And to make my mood worse, I was still accompanied by the same boy who took her to the restaurant, even telling me by email that he was just a friend, there was something inside me that was not convinced of it.I sank completely in the water, even c
I looked for Becca's number on my cell phone, and even with all the noise of the place, I tried to call. She still didn't answer. I kept walking in circles, going around, until I went to the bar. I couldn't find her and it made me frustrated, I needed at least one drink to put my thoughts in order.I ordered a drink based on red fruits, limiting myself to knowing what types of drinks would serve in that place. I soon imagined that Becca was so drunk that she couldn't hear my calls. At best, the asshole who accompanied her should be taking care of her at that time.Thinking that something serious could be happening left me at the tip of an outbreak. Becca was so irresponsible. The people around her were also so crazy, and only she didn't realize that. How the hell was she going to her mother's city, and on the first night she was already going to a nightclub? Traveling to Georgia seemed to me just a lame excuse."Are you alone? " asked a brunette next to me, I just ignored it, taking m
The fresh and fresh air touched us as soon as we left the nightclub. The security guard at the door did not move a single muscle while Becca struggled over my shoulder, asking to leave her on the floor. I only left her free when we were already near the car, she kept fighting me, but it was easy to put her leaning against the passenger door."You're such an asshole! "She cursed. "A real shitty asshole.”I took a deep breath, embodying the nanny to have to deal with an hurt drunk."You're just a little more altered than usual. I'll take it out.”"Fuck you, Fred. I got tired of all this bullshit.”“What bullshit, Becca?”She widened her eyes and gestured with her hands, in a very indignant pose."What do you mean? Which one do you want to know? Because you're an idiot in every way. You kicked me out for a ridiculous reason. You tore the contract. You chased me, put people to chase me too, and still come to tell me that you don't know what the problem is? YOU. You're the problem, Fred. I
"Childish? "She asked in a tone of offense. "And do you really think you can judge me by something, Fred?”“ Yes. I can, "I answered firmly. "Did you really need to go to a nightclub, on the same day you just arrived from a trip, and still involve a younger boy in history? What was that? An attempt to make me jealous?”“ Jealousy? "She laughed, choking soon after. I leaned over to get a bottle of water from the mini minibar of the car. She didn't even thank her, but at least she drank. "Do you think I wanted to make you jealous? Who was the one who chased who?”"That doesn't matter.”"Oh, it matters, yes. If it were the other way around, you would also be freaking out.”"It wouldn't exist in reverse.”"Of course it would exist," she insisted, looking a little less drunk. "If I were still in Seattle, when you said you were having lunch with a friend, I would have shown up there to make a scandal. Even so, you wouldn't be acting like I am.”"So you acted like that because you were jealo