1981In the high school arena, in the evening, the prom took place.Couples formed by students, teachers, and some parents danced to the sound of "Just Like You", by Carly Simon.Among them, Josias and Melissa are dancing.Simeon and Dora were also dancing, recalling the time when they had their ball.William is furious at the dating of Josias and his older sister. He is sitting by the candy table, eating in anger. Countless girls ask him to dance, but he refuses, not in the mood for it.As Melissa had planned, she had managed to get Wallace to lend one of his suits to her boyfriend, and now Josias is looking good in a navy blue suit and tie.Melissa's dress made her look like a princess; it was pink, with short sleeves and lace details, plus a red ribbon at the waist.The school pedagogue prowled among the couples and took notes: she is evaluating who is going to win the crown of the king and queen of the ball.When the

Pamela exclaims at the top of her lungs. "Are you crazy? Where did you get that I got pregnant?"Carmen remains cold and icy. "There is no point in denying me, Pamela. During medical procedures, Dr. Silvana discovered that you are no longer a virgin. And that you unintentionally ended an embryo that had just begun to develop. It may be that you stayed pregnant for a day or two, but the accident caused you to miscarry."Pamela listens to everything with wide eyes, terror on her face. Was she pregnant? And did the pregnancy last that short?After pondering this for a few seconds, Pamela buries her hands in her face and starts to cry desperately. She cried, screamed, yelled countless 'no', sobbed, and trembled in the hospital bed.Carmen does not know if this was crying for mourning the baby's death or if it was crying for thanks for getting rid of an unwanted pregnancy."Now do you understand the consequences of your actions?" Carmen tries to discipl

Outside the Church, Josias hurries out, passing among the faithful ones, looking back and forth, in a frantic search for Everaldo. How did Everaldo pass by and not even stop to greet him? Could it be that he hasn't recognized him for so long?On the lawn, Wallace approaches him, noticing the concern. "Hey, buddy, what is it? Looking for someone?""Everaldo! He knows me... you have no idea how he has an influence on my life, man!" Josias speaks in a mixture of anger and despair. Once again Everaldo evaporates as if he were not a human being!Wallace holds Josias by the arm, eyes narrowed. "Hey, hey, hey! Calm down, my brother!""Wallace, I'm not kidding! I'm since God knows when trying to thank him for the help he gave me and I can't do it, something always happens!""Let's go home and you will tell me more. I will call Uélton."When everyone is at the Freire family home, Josias is on the couch drinking a passion fruit juice to see if

Monday, working day. Josias is sleeping peacefully, now using a more appropriate blanket, no longer the thin sheet of yesteryear. The thin sheet will be used on hot days, but yesterday it was cold. Even the balcony door was closed.And in order not to be caught by surprise, Josias now has an alarm clock. And it starts to sound loud as soon as it is seven o'clock in the morning. Josias stretches out and reaches the hand for his clothes. He couldn't help it, now that Josias has gotten used to sleeping naked, he can't sleep any other way.The alarm clock is on the dresser, on purpose, to force Josias to get out of bed, otherwise, he ends up falling asleep again.In the bathroom, he brushes his teeth with two neighbors taking a shower, but they do not leave the environment uncomfortable and even politely greet Josias. If everyone were like that, and not annoying like Jeremiah, Josias wouldn’t mind and get used to it faster.Now wearing old jeans, Josias

Josias is now gaping at the new information.Romualdo and Tiago are starting a company and want Josias to be their helper... what do they mean?"Gentlemen, I must warn you that despite my young age, I don't want to be taken for an idiot." Josias frowns, "Do you think I serve as a leader because I am impulsive and like to solve problems? There are other ways to criticize me for that, you did not need to play this joke."Josias once again stands up as if there are ants in the chair."Josias, take it easy!" Romualdo tries to contain him, "We are not making fun of you. In a way, you explained why Tiago believes you have the potential for better positions.""But, I don't want better positions!" Josias exclaims loudly, "I'm barely learning basic service! What am I going to help them with?""You will be our supervisor." Tiago replies, "You will work with us at the office. You will help us solve problems. Did you never notice how people respect you