Louise"Hey, how are you?" - There were some blood marks on his shirt, and when he came in he didn't have them on. The worst part was that I was wearing it."Hooray! What's this?" - I pulled the cloth with the stain close to my nose and actually smelled blood."This is that bastard's blood. I saw the images from the cameras." - He spoke in a natural way, as if it was the most natural thing in the world to say that he killed someone."I'm sorry. It was all my fault. I am a mess. I didn't mean to mess up his life." - I felt like a burden in Mauricio and Emma's life, even more so now, sick. At no point did I want this, and now I feel terrible and guilty about it all."It's not your fault, Louise. And you're not a mess. You're the best thing that could have come into my life, you know." - Maurício hugged me before we got into the car and gave me a tender kiss while he caressed my face. - "I think we deserve a night alone, I promise I'll be as gentle as possible!" - He whispered in my ear,
Roberto The accounts were not matching the calculations that I had been making all month. It was supposed to be triple the amount, I warned Mauricio that between us there is someone rooting against us and stealing from us, I have suspected Juliana for some time...Active Connection"It's ugly, brother." - I said as soon as he answered the phone. "Now is not a good time, Roberto. We are being pursued and if I am not mistaken I am sure you will talk about the values. Louise was looking at it this morning and saw that things were out of order too.""Damn it, where are you? Are you bringing Louise? Do you need help with something?""Yeah, we're leaving today. Just let Emma know that we're fine and that we'll arrive a bit devastated.""Great! If you need me just call, you know that." "I don't think calling would be a good option. Talk to you later."Inactive LinkEarlier today I was seized with some messages from Clarice, or rather, some pictures of me in the club while drunk. I told he
Two days later... Maurício The news of Emma's dating had me stunned, not only me but also Roberto, Louise and Jason. She only took advantage of the moment I told her my decision together with Louise, she didn't wait even a few days, then she went on to say she was dating a certain Lucius, I have no idea who he is."So you mean you would keep this from us? Until when, Aunt Emma?" - Roberto asked as he stuck his fork into his mouth, pulling it out and making a terrible noise."Hey, do I owe any satisfaction to either of you? As far as I know, you are the ones who owe me an explanation, not the other way around. Oh, what are you still doing here? Didn't I ask you to help me today?""Mom, I know you are a young woman, beautiful and all... but don't you think that this dating thing at this age is not a bad thing? If the guy was your age, but the guy is almost my age. Besides, the guy is Lucius. We always thought that you two were together, because that's what it looked like, isn't it Ro
Emma"Auntie, do you think she will come out of this? I know we are all rooting for her to come out of this, but since she found out, she has been getting worse. Yesterday I heard her vomiting quietly in the bathroom. I helped her and Mauricio doesn't even know about it, he wanted to drink again yesterday." - Roberto and Maurício grew up being friends and after they became adults their friendship only grows."I don't know, my son, but I hope so. Her father is a fucking negligent, he could have found out about this while she was still a child and she would be fine by now, but I don't know anything. I hope she will be fine and stay with us. Have you noticed how Mauricio has changed since you met her?""Not only Mauricio, Aunt. You too, ma'am. You gained a friend who laughs together with you, something I haven't seen for years, and with that I met Clarice, thanks to Louise who worked with her, that woman is really magnificent.""So I was right all along? You had been watching the girl fo
Clarice"Come on, Mom, you have to tell me why you are helping this creep who disappeared with his daughter." - Once again I was demanding from my mother some explanation as to why she is helping Parkinson, he was very strange and full of secrets to me, to say the least."I already told you, Clarice. We've been friends for years and…""And that's why you could ask him what happened to Louise, I was the only friend she had, Mom. Do you think I look like this on the inside? I haven't seen or heard from her in over two months. Meanwhile that bastard is stuffing his face with booze and placing bets, that's all he knows how to do.""That's enough, Clarice. You are going too far. This is not the education I gave you.""Not at all. You brought me up very well so that I would never mess with people like that rascal Parkinson. Now, if you want to come and act like a goody two-shoes, I'm sorry, but this side of you doesn't work anymore." Look at what a guy is managing to destroy, the friendshi
Emma "Can you believe that everyone already knew and never said anything? Even my daughter-in-law already knew…" - I said indignantly, feeling like a fool. - "Lucius, what did I do wrong?""You did nothing wrong, my love. Young people are smarter to figure things out, but do you think this is bad?""Are you calling me old? Because if so, Lucius." - I leaned my face against his chest and sighed. - "I love you so much, my love. But I don't want to involve you in my problems."Regardless of anything that has ever happened, Lucius has always stood by me. We met in a disco when we were still young, I was not married to Mauricio's father and nothing like that had happened, today I do not regret marrying another man, because God blessed me with Mauricio as a son, but I feel like a complete idiot when I realize that I have lost a man as wonderful as this one. I have loved Lucius since always, I got married when he left and I felt too much of a fool, but after I came to live in Los Angeles, w
ParkinsonClarice's sober look at me whenever she sees me makes me uncomfortable, I don't know what happened between Clarice and Reuben, but for her own personal reasons, Clarice isn't coming here anymore. She has the same personality as Louise.Louise, it delights me to know that even though they were raised apart and don't know the truth, the two are so similar. "I'm going out, I hope you won't give me a hard time when I get back. Or better yet, don't leave until I get back, you know that if the owner asks for this house because of you, I don't know where I'm going, so I'm going to break your balls.""Why so violent, Reuben? I'm not leaving here, okay? But ask your daughter if she knows anything about Louise. I need to know about our daughter!""Your daughter, Parkinson. Have you forgotten that I didn't want that child and I only didn't abort it because you asked me to? So I don't have to lie to you by saying that I miss what I didn't experience, because I don't. - Reubia had coldn
ClariceI had never traveled by air before and this was the first time. I felt the chill run through my body and for a second I didn't feel it, Roberto was too relaxed, as if this was already part of his routine. When I arrived I was welcomed by a guy named Jason, his aunt was not at home and so it was not possible to see her. "What time is she coming? I find it strange to say the least to stay in the house of someone I don't know. So…""Like what? I already told you that you're family now, besides you'll see what a nice person Emma is.""You speak with such conviction that I believe and trust you, but what if she doesn't like me?" - I kept harping on about my belief that I was not confident that his mother would really like me. My mother always told me that I talked too much and that was a point that people hated, I didn't judge her, but even though I never said anything I didn't agree with what she said, I thought I was very quiet actually. "Are you dating her or me? And where is