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Friends with benefits CHAPTER 181
THERAPY"Good morning, Lara, my favorite patient!" The doctor greeted her with a wide smile and extended his hand."You must say that to all your patients," Lara replied with a half-smile and shook his hand."I don't! You're my favorite girl, but I hope you keep that a secret, alright?" the doctor laughed, winked at her, and pulled up a chair closer to her. "Lara, I don't know if you heard what Lipe and I were discussing, but...""I want to continue with the medication. The sedative!" she interrupted him. Lipe thought that she must have overheard a significant part of their conversation."But, Lara, the doctor explained that with the sedative, you can't wake up when the nightmares come!" Lipe spoke, concerned for her. He hated seeing her tormented even in her sleep. It was already challenging for her to fight while awake, and when medicated, she would sleep and suffer as well."I don't always have nightmares, and I'm already used to it," she said, looking at the doctor."You are the p
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MESS UP BEFORE YOU TIDY UP.Frank visited Lara in the morning without knowing that she was having therapy and would still spend another hour or hour and a half with Patrícia. He looked for Lipe in the hospital but couldn't find him. He leaned against the wall in the waiting room, even though there were dozens of empty chairs, and started scrolling through his phone.Someone bumped into him, causing him to move to the side, but the person bumped into him again, making him instinctively move further away. When the person bumped into him for the third time, he looked to the side, trying to understand why, out of all the available seats, they had to be right next to him."You're hard to find," Cecília, the physiotherapist, smiled at him."Hi, how are you?" He smiled back at her and raised an eyebrow, asking, "Were you looking for me?""You just told me your friend's name was Lara, and believe me, there are many Laras admitted in this hospital!" She rolled her eyes playfully, and Frank did
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I'M TIRED!Cilmo and Clara entered the room, and Dália filled them in on the situation."Guys, if someone is sick and hasn't told anyone, is it wrong to tell someone else?" Cilmo asked, taking a seat at the table where Dália had brought them and started making the much-needed coffee."Don't tell me you're sick too?" Clara asked."No, I'm great, just a bit sore from all the sex, but perfect! Fael is tireless," Dália said, earning eye rolls from Clara and Dália, as she managed to bring her boyfriend or fling into every conversation."Are you a doctor or a priest? Did the person ask you to keep it a secret at least?" Dália inquired."No, the person didn't ask me to keep it a secret, but they don't want to talk about it and refuse treatment," Cilmo replied, finally releasing what had been driving her crazy since she found out."Who is it? Márcia? She was doing better, she escaped from the hospital, probably because she thought she would stay there for many days like Lara. Weren't you the
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WALKING THROUGH THE PASTMy brother, two years older than me Scott, was my partner, my best friend for as long as I can remember — Lara continued telling the psychologist —, and I couldn't function without him, and he couldn't function without me. Amidst so many children, so many fights in our house, Scot and I were each other's lifeline. We took showers together, played together, went to the bathroom, slept, everything, we did everything together! After me, there was the youngest one, and she was born with a physical disability. So, apart from being the youngest, she was the sickly one and received a little more care from my parents, especially my mother, as my father was always drunk and claimed she wasn't his daughter most of the time. He would shout at the top of his lungs when he was heavily intoxicated — which was usually the case — that he hadn't functioned as a man for years when my mother got pregnant. And he only didn't beat up my little sister because he pitied her for her
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BEING BORN HURTS, BEING REBORN HURTS EVEN MORE!Lara took a deep breath, her voice filled with exhaustion. She continued her narrative:"But I don't know, I do know... it was a shame! The shame that my father felt, which made him disappear for a few days after being dragged onto the street and beaten by a woman much smaller than him, with his wife's help. He was drunk, he said afterward, and that's why he got beaten. But he used to beat us even when he was drunk. But what happened next was that Dinah entered our house again, breathless and strange, and fell to her knees in the living room. She vomited on our floor and cried. Then she apologized to us, crying with her bruised face from my father's punch. She begged us for forgiveness, from us and my mother, and she redeemed the love we had for her, the love that had been tarnished. But it was so easy to win us over. Any smile could buy us because they were so rare.Dinah told us that we could be whatever we wanted, that we were special
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VARIETIESThe next day wasn't as easy as he had hoped it would be. Patrícia arrived in the morning for the therapy session, but Lara didn't even smile at her. She seemed to be in a different mode, the "therapy" mode, and shortly after the psychologist and Lipe sat down, she began:"It didn't go as we imagined it would. My father came back home three days later. We didn't know where he was until that moment, and my mother and all of us automatically went into fear and apprehension mode, even though Dinha had told us not to fear him and kept repeating that my mother did very well in defending herself against him. But theory is one thing, right? In practice, it's very different. The social worker wasn't there. It was just us again with him, and he was very, very drunk! After years of torment, fear came rushing back, and we went into defense mode. Years of following the same script. As soon as he entered the room, he went straight to my mother's side, and my sister Lucy, the oldest among
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BODY FIGHTING"For years, decades actually, I haven't spoken his name," Lara said, and Lipe felt his heart being filled with bitterness. He tasted bitterness in his heart and soul as he listened to her recounting her life. And when she mentioned that name, he felt a chill down his spine. She wouldn't say the name when awake, but she would cry in her sleep and repeat that name when she had nightmares."Lara, I think we can continue tomorrow," Patrícia said to her in a gentle voice, and that seemed to awaken something within the girl, as she lifted her chin and her expression changed."I hate living, Patrícia. From the depths of my soul, I hate life and I hate living. And there's nothing you can say that will change that. Opening up about my life, the suffering I've already endured, won't bring me relief. Believe me, I never feel better when I open up, and Lipe is the one who has to deal with it afterward, and that's not fair! It's not fair for me to keep being hospitalized here, trying
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FILTHY GHOSTS"When I said martyrdom, it was because it truly was a martyrdom" - Lara resumed her therapy the following day from where she had left off the day before. "I went months without seeing my brother Scot, and the others weren't like him. Each one had their own struggles, they loved me, but not like Scot did. They cared about me, but none of them cared about me like Scot did. The age gap between my other siblings and me was significant, either older or younger, like the youngest one, and she couldn't help me either. She didn't even know what happened when I went to sleep at night, and because of her disability, I had to protect her from him too, from my stepfather. I imagined that it was already so difficult for me, she wouldn't be able to bear it. And before you ask if my mother could help me, let me tell you that she started treating me differently. She no longer had much time for me due to work, taking care of my little sister who frequently had to undergo surgeries and sp
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TWO YEARS LATER"It may seem like many people say that, but I'm being completely sincere when I say you are the most beautiful pregnant woman I have ever seen!" Clara exclaimed as Megan entered her apartment."I hope she believes you, Clara, because I tell her the same thing every day and she doesn't believe me," Gregory said, entering behind his eight-month pregnant wife, who waddled with her pregnant swagger."I believe you, Greg, but when his godmother says it, I'm happy too," Megan said, sitting down with some effort and with Gregory's help. The two had been married for a year and seemed to be in a constant honeymoon phase. "Friend, I also never tire of saying that your apartment is the most beautiful I have ever seen.""I'm obliged to agree, and Dália helped me furnish it.""Dália has incredible taste, doesn't she?""Yes, look at this painting!" Clara pointed to the wall where a beautiful landscape canvas was hanging. It was exactly the painting of Paradise – she says it's for me
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SO MUCH OLDER.When they left, Dália and Linda were buzzing with excitement, practically ready to take flight. Linda made calls to catering services, wanting everything to be perfect, and sent messages in the group, warning everyone and threatening anyone who thought about leaving tonight, as she wanted everyone present.Lara sent an audio message, saying she was heading to Márcia's house right now and promised to drag her along by her hair if she had to. Everyone responded with laughing and laughing emojis.Clara was practically dragged to the main house by Linda and Dália. Priscilla was already there with her boyfriend and their daughters, busy cleaning and organizing the house for the party later.Frank tried to help as much as he could, Jânio had left work to assist everyone, and Megan pulled Clara aside to tell her that this party would be good to get them out of the slump they were in. It was Clara's father's call that reminded her that she was supposed to be on her way to his h
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RESCUEShe locked the living room door, trembling at the thought of him showing up, knowing she would hit him if he appeared there now. She paced around the room like a caged lioness. Hurt, devastated, and feeling dirty. She felt like the dirtiest woman on the face of the earth.Dália must have seen the lights on in her living room because minutes later she knocked on her door. And she only opened it because she recognized her friend's voice."Why was your door locked?" Dália asked as soon as she entered. "I couldn't sleep thinking about Jaqueline and Márcia, can you believe it? I'm going to make some coffee."Her friend didn't look at her and didn't notice how bad she was feeling. Clara thought it was better that way and shouted from the living room."Okay, I'll get ready and take a shower, and then I'll come to the kitchen."She really needed a shower and took a long one, hoping that the water would wash away some of her pain and anguish down the drain, and that her eyes wouldn't be
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THERE ARE OTHER PLEASURES IN LIFE.And that's exactly how it went. Clara had a sleepless night. It was past midnight, and she was still stressed, thinking about how casually he had mentioned talking to her father, solving the problem, just like that. But by one in the morning, her feelings had changed, and she felt like a fool for getting upset and kicking him out of her house simply because he had said he would never have sex with her, ever! What kind of woman was she, getting rid of a man just because he said he would never sleep with her?But at two in the morning, she reconsidered. No, it wasn't about sex! The harsh reality of her situation with Otavio was that it was messy and strange. Perhaps deep down, she knew that it would have to come to an end someday. It wasn't about sex, it wasn't a relationship, it wasn't what they had. She knew that one day it would have to end, and now seemed just as good a time as any. A breaking point could come at any moment, even now.Reality final
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I AM AT MY LIMITDália messaged her shortly after, and she thought it was Dália who was turning the doorknob."Hi, my dear. Is something wrong?""Was it you at my bedroom door?" she asked."No, I'm already in bed, but I was there about twenty minutes ago, and Otávio was mopping the living room. Is everything okay?""No. We had an argument, Dália.""I understand.""I don't want him in my house anymore. Please let him know that he needs to go back to his own house.""I will, don't worry."After a sleepless night, she left her room and saw that the living room was sterile clean, but he wasn't there. Thank goodness for that. But his mother was there because the smell of fresh coffee was coming from the kitchen."Good morning," she greeted her friend, who along with Linda, was sitting at the table having breakfast."Good morning. Are you feeling better?" Dália asked, concerned."Yes. I'm feeling better now.""Was it one of his quirks?" Linda asked."No, Linda. I got upset when I joked with
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YOU DON'T SLEEP HERE ANYMORE!"I still can't believe it," she said, lying on his chest in the morning. "I don't even feel the urge to drink.""God, that's the best thing I've heard in centuries," Lipe said, his voice husky and smiling."I didn't sleep with Murilo, Lipe. I know I've said it already, but I want to emphasize it.""It's okay, love. I believe you, okay?""Especially because I could only think of you since I left the hospital, and my mind was filled with thoughts of you all the time.""Lara, I'm so happy, and it's so unbelievable to me that I feel like I might be dreaming, you here with me, telling me that you love me." He propped himself up on his elbows and looked at her with shining eyes."I don't understand why it's so hard to believe. I'd be crazy not to love you, love. I may be dependent, but I'm not insane. You're the most incredible guy who has come into my life, and it would be me not believing that you could love me. I just have to be grateful to the universe for
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I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO SURE IN MY LIFE"Are you not going to visit her at the farmhouse?" Clara probed."I'm not that evolved," he replied, smiling to the side."I don't understand," she said."She stayed at my house the day she was discharged from the hospital, Clara, and left in the morning without saying goodbye, just leaving me a note on the fridge saying she would spend a few days at the farmhouse. I could have taken her there, but she called Murilo. They're together at the farmhouse now, and my concern is that he and she, well... they degrade themselves sexually. I'm sorry for telling you this, but you've gone out with her to Jânio's parties and you've seen how she uses sex to vent," he explained."Oh my God, Lipe. I'm so sorry," Clara wanted to cry upon hearing that, imagining how much the young man was suffering."I guess deep down, I worry that she will resort to old habits that will lead her to relapse, you know, and she has struggled so much to get clean," he confided."You a
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LIGHTNING STORMMegan was thinking about Gregory even more now. She had stopped stalking him on social media a long time ago. It was too much suffering, why continue to do that, to hurt herself even more?Talking to Clara was always wonderful. It brought her relief and made her feel calm. But when she was alone, the thoughts assaulted her again. No matter how much she tried to convince herself that it might be her ego screaming, that her longing for him was because she couldn't have him, that it was the desire for the forbidden, deep down she knew it wasn't just that. It wasn't a matter of ego; it was love in its most painful and absurd form. It was the love for someone who was already committed, and if he were single, they would be together, end of story. She wouldn't be the mistress for quick encounters, the other woman who patiently or anxiously waits for the married and committed man. She had self-respect and wouldn't lower herself to be the lover who regrets being with the husban
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YOU DID THE RIGHT THING!When his plump, warm lips touched hers, the sound of the door being opened concealed her moan. Finally, a woman who valued her bladder!"Let's go to my place," Gregory whispered in her ear, intertwining his finger with hers, and she followed him outside. The woman who entered didn't even notice them there, nor did she notice that there was a man present. Megan walked with him, their fingers still entwined. It was only when they were going down the escalator that it hit her. One: she was walking hand in hand with a married man in the middle of a shopping mall. Two: he said they were going to his house?But she didn't want to ask anything. She feared that if she asked any questions, the enchantment would break, he would change his mind, see reason, and by God, the self-proclaimed moralist feared that. She mentally kicked herself. Rolled her eyes internally at knowing that she was falling for it as well, and this time, fully aware! She was aware that she was acco
