One week later... Louise The days have gone by a little too fast, I thought it would be exhausting and that I wouldn't be able to stand this new life of mine, but Mary always cheers me up somehow. I'm still horrified by that business of selling women, but everyone does what suits them and if I'm not among them I should be grateful for that! Maria kept talking in my ear, she had a lot to talk about, and out of the blue I went from one to the other. Mauricio had been treating me "differently" from the others. Last night he asked me to bring whiskey to his room. I think he is made of alcohol, because every night he drinks. Lately Maurício would come to greet me with a good night or a good morning, this is really strange. "You're really blind if you don't see how he looks at you." - Maria replied while wiping the dishes I was rinsing. - "Seriously Lu, he looks at you differently. I can't explain it! But, I've never seen him like this, he's different and..." "At the very least yo
"Son, where is Roberto that I haven't seen him yet today?""He must be somewhere! Then you must have a good purpose for being here today and not just wanting to know about my life!" - He spoke in an authoritative way, which made me laugh. "You're right, but I need you to stop picking on Norely, because lately I've been getting a lot of emails complaining about your disagreements. As I see your silence is consenting to the rumors, I could see the disgrace with my own eyes, what do you intend to do now and why all this violence?""I have my reasons, Mom. Now I have to leave, I need to refresh my mind before I go crazy.""Be careful, my son. Don't do anything you'll regret later, and remember: take precautions because I'm still too young to be a grandmother." "You never change! If I'm not back by seven, don't worry, I'll call, and please, if you see Louise, ask her to rest. And don't get yourself into any trouble." With bloody hands he left and left me with a tightness in my chest, so
Maurício "Why did you change your mind about letting her go?" - Roberto asks, remembering louise. "Emma showed up and made me change my mind! Did she say something she shouldn't have?" - I ask between a sigh and some concern."I thought I had looked at her long enough to know the color of her lipstick. but if you must know, she was no trouble at all, and besides, i take back what i said about her, she is a nice girl." If this was an attempt to make me jealous, I confess that it failed miserably. I was lining up my suit and I missed Maria, I haven't seen her yet today. "I am happy for you. What technique did you use for this? although you change your mind very quickly." - He frowned and looked at me, losing the cheerfulness he had until recently. "Which one is it, mauricio? She's a nice girl and I don't know why you would treat her like that. I've already said it, I'll take it back." "Didn't you yourself say horrible things about her? I'm surprised at how quickly you've changed
Louise Of all the places I've been, this is definitely one of the best. Drinking and music were two things we had plenty of. As soon as we arrived Maria introduced me to all of them and I was very happy because I was welcomed by all of them. I don't remember ever experiencing anything this good, in fact I was feeling light and happy. "Maria, what if someone comes after both of us?" - I asked with a certain amount of concern, not so much for me, but because she would get hurt and end up getting hurt for it, I didn't want her far away from me. "Can you enjoy the party without worrying, girl? Nobody comes after us, you know why? Because we don't make any difference in that house, so enjoy your first night of many here with us." - They all raised their glasses and bottles of drinks and I did the same."A toast to our new friend, may we enjoy together many more times from now on." - Matias's friend shouted and we all toasted. The first shot I took was of tequila and what a horrible t
Maurício The day was clearing up when Luise emerged from the trees, alone and staggering down the path. Before I could say anything she looked up and saw me at the window, hurried her steps and ran into the dorm, her face changed as soon as she saw me and as far as I could tell all the alcohol she had ingested was gone. Almost twenty minutes went by and Maria didn't show up, so I decided to go there to see what happened and why she didn't run away when she had the chance. I can't explain the relief I felt to see her. Today is a day off for everyone except Louise, which must be why Maria didn't return. (...) The bedroom lights were off and she was not in bed. I entered quietly and could hear noise coming from the bathroom, the door was open and I could see her kneeling with her hands resting on the toilet and her face looking very drunk. - Where were you? - She wiped the corner of her mouth and looked at me with a tired look on her face, I had no answer because she then threw up
Juliana Mauricio called me very early, it wasn't even six in the morning when he entered my apartment, how he got in I have no idea. I didn't imagine that he was going to change his mind about that girl, I'm not judging her or thinking she was inferior to the others, but there are much prettier women than her, who fall head over heels trying to get some kind of fling and he doesn't give a damn. From what he told me, she came back from somewhere recently, and alone. "Are you worried about her or what? What do you want me to do anyway, Mauricio? I told you that we shouldn't mix personal life with business, in fact, you said so yourself.""I want you to help me with this. I don't want her to join the others again, take her off your list at the auction itself. I don't know how to deal when she is too close.""You don't know how exactly? Can't a man fall in love only with what he sees? The girl has her deformities and so on... but she is still beautiful and above all polite, Parkinson
Laerte Norely's proposal I confess is very tempting, but I won't try to convince Mauricio only to give Louise on a platter to Norely later, everyone knows that he and Parkinson have always had a certain rivalry. I won't get in the middle of it. James has always been Norely's bastard son, but this fissure of his for the girl has aroused my interest, in fact it's not only because of the rivalry he has with Parkinson. I see desperation in his eyes, he is afraid that someone will find out something about James and now that I am interested in the subject I will go all the way to find out what it is about and why so much interest in the girl. I was in my office when Vanusa entered with the phone in her hand. "Sir, it's Charlie again. He insists that he wants to talk to you or he will not stop calling." - I picked up the phone and brought it to my ear. Active Call"Indecent proposals, you asshole?" - I heard his cynical laughter on the other end of the line."Not this time. I heard t
Mauricio"Mom, can you tell me what you are doing here?" - Emma looked at me and smiled, she always does that when she wants to tell me something and she knows I will disagree. "Excuse me!" - Louise asked and walked off at a brisk pace. "Oh! Don't worry, tomorrow I'll be going home, but first I want to ask you something." - I don't like it when she speaks in that tone either, it sounds too convincing and I can't say "no" to her. "You know you have me in your hands, but please, Mom, don't push it!""I want to take Louise with me. My fashion shows are going well and since I represent diversity she fits very well into the category of a fucked up woman.""What do you have to offer me?" - I smiled sideways as she settled back in her chair to prepare a short speech that I will disapprove of no matter what. "A good life for this girl, Mauricio. I was a long-suffering woman, and you of all people know how much I suffered to get where I am. I don't want this young woman to have an ending al
18 years later...Say"Why do you insist on continuing with this madness? If our mother finds out what you are doing, your punishment will be severe and you know it." - Charles was the typical protective brother, but nothing could beat our father, he was terribly terrible and I knew he monitored my every move."Calm down, Charles. Besides, tell me, don't you also find this place interesting? Why do you think they don't let us come here?"My father and mother have always been conservative. Charles and I were in our first year of college, I had chosen chemical engineering and Charles hadn't decided yet, but the annoying thing was that for my father this was normal when it came to Charles, since when the subject was Say here, he was always rude. Today was going to be our week, but I'm alone and Charles is just going to drive me, since I can't even walk by myself, it's just my life.The room we were in was forbidden for us to enter, but today our parents went to settle some things in Los
LouiseSay was in Julie's arms, I had no anger toward her for what had happened in the past. I trusted Mauricio, so as long as she didn't destroy my children I had no reason to hate her. Lucius was holding Charles in his arms and was softly telling Emma that he was her grandson too, which made me very happy. It's so good when your child is loved, isn't it?"I think we'd better go where everyone else is already." - Maurício says in a loud voice, taking everyone's attention. We had planned to spend this date with our brother and sister after supper, but he knew that this was not what I wanted, so he didn't want Julie to stay too long in our house either."I tried to talk to him, but he interrupted me immediately:""Don't even come, Louise. I don't want any trouble here today, it's only been two three weeks since you gave birth and you can't and I'm not going to let you stress yourself out. Not now!" - When he looked at me without bowing his head, I knew he was serious and didn't fight b
RobertoIt was like a joint effort inside the hospital. Edgar, Klaus (who was now Maria's daughter's boyfriend), Jason, Emma, Lucius, me, and Clarice. Mauricio was in distress in the delivery room, helping Louise who had gone into labor in the early hours of the morning. We were all waiting for news and I swear I never thought that the feeling of dread would come over me again, but now, I was feeling it all over again. It was the same feeling as when Clarice was having our child, but the difference was that I was inside, and now I am distressed that I don't know how things are going inside. Brian had stayed home with Mary, Clarice was more nervous than all of us put together. Edgar was pacing back and forth, when suddenly Parkinson came through the door, with a worried expression and all awkwardness, he looked as if he had been taking heavy drugs, so thin he was. Before he could come to us, I walked towards him discreetly and he followed me into the other waiting room."What are you d
Some time later...LouiseEverything was going well. The pregnancy was going well, I was 39 weeks and super heavy. I woke up and decided that I wanted to get out of here. We are living in the same place, and Roberto and Clarice are nearby. Mauricio had just come home from work, and I was in the kitchen preparing dinner with Maria's help."Honey, can you come up in a little while?" - Maria looked at me dubiously and smiled, denying it with her head.After having no trace of him, she began to speak:"I think he is very lucky to have you." - Maria said looking at my belly, which wouldn't stop moving. - "You'd better go, I'll finish the rest. I'll set the table and leave afterwards. I'll be back tomorrow.""Thank you, Maria. You are an angel in my life." - I climbed the stairs slowly because of the discomfort my stomach was causing me.We hadn't planned anything yet, Mauricio has some projects for the future. No more auctions, not from Mauricio and not from any of my ANC members. This gav
RobertoThe days have been passing quickly, but Louise still hasn't made any statement about her pregnancy. Clarice was devoted body and soul to Brian and I thought this was perfect.Mauricio had been moody lately and this was bothering me. We were on our way home from work when he brought up the subject I had been sworn to secrecy about."Did Louise say something to you?""About what? If she said nothing to Clarice, it wasn't to me." - I lied, but I was terrible at it and he didn't stop looking at me until I stopped walking."You are a bad fucking liar, Roberto. You two are good friends, I know she would tell you secrets. She sees you as a brother!""But you just told her a secret, and you know that you don't share it with anyone. It's no big deal, but if you want to know, ask her yourself.""Are you on her side now?" - Was it immature of you? Yes, but Mauricio was really outraged and he was pissed off when this happened."I'm not on anyone's side, I'm just not going to meddle in any
MaurícioEveryone was singing Happy Birthday to Brian when I saw someone passing by the garden, the service was short, but I know it wasn't from any ghost. I left without anyone noticing and went to the garden, while everyone was too excited about what was going on inside."I don't want to get in your way, please. I need to talk to you, just listen to me for a few seconds and then you can do what you want with us." - Willy had Edy, Alícia and James' son, by his side.The boy was all bruised and Willy was almost unrecognizable. He had never hurt anyone, had always been against Alicia's atrocities and was only with her because... because he was the only person she could turn to, her family was a bunch of junkies and she had chosen her fate."Alícia committed suicide, it's been three months since this happened and I don't know what to do anymore." - In her eyes there was despair, I know how Louise won't like this, but I can't leave it like this."Okay, what do you need?""Someone to take
One year later...LouiseThe preparations for Brian's birthday were in full swing. Clarice was more than happy, as were Roberto and all of us. The time on the invitations was 6:00 PM, but Edgar and his darling daughter arrived early, and I would not deny shelter to her who sponsored me, that would be too selfish. He taught me too much, but I couldn't stand her. In the past, Edgar forced Mauricio and his daughter, Julie, to be together. And wherever Mauricio is, she won't mind forcing herself on him, and I knew that a long time ago."Do you know what I want?" - Clarice smiled wickedly as she looked at Julie. - "To teach that bitch not to stare too much at other people's men.""You have no idea how much we both think alike." - I smiled at her and she did the same. Mauricio approached us both with a small box in hand, handing it to Clarice. He wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed my neck."This is our present for our little boy. You know that he is the most precious thing in our f
ClariceThe feeling that I would die at any moment was still very present. My son was in the incubator in the UV light. My body hurt even under anesthesia. I still hadn't eaten anything, I couldn't even drink water, but now, I was waiting for the nurses to help me up. If not, my blood would not circulate and could lead to a thrombosis, because of the anesthesia. Louise and Roberto's voices were loud, and when they talked, they sounded like they were fighting, and Mauricio was always quiet."Where is my baby?" - Louise came hurriedly to see him, but was disappointed when she didn't see him there. - "I forgot he's tiny. But, how are you feeling? - She sat down next to me and held my hand.""I am fulfilled, sister. I have a wonderful family. I have a strong sister that I have been very proud of ever since I met her, and now, you don't know how much I admire you for all your strength.""Do you know that even though I haven't seen him yet, he is the most important thing I have in my life?
LouiseWith each sip I took of the different drinks, I felt my stomach turn and the vomit want to come out, until I realized I was overdoing it and needed to sober up for the morning.The last time I looked at the time it was almost two in the morning, but I didn't intend to leave now."I finally found you, do you know how long I have been looking for you?" - I couldn't believe who was standing in front of me! It was Klaus, now in a nice suit, but with the same shoulder-length hair."Oh my God! I'm sorry I left without any warning. How is Miss Margot?""She passed away two weeks ago. But, she knew you were fine and that's why I didn't come after you. But now, I was going home when I saw her hiding here and thought: why not go and talk to her?" - Why did he have to be so handsome? He was very similar to Maurício in some ways, but so different in some."I was sorry." - If it weren't for this man and this woman, I wouldn't be suffering now, I would be dead. - "Sit down, have a few beers