Carmen is upset at having to go to the cafeteria chosen by Josias. Crossing the avenue near the school reminds her of the accident and her dear sister lying on a hospital bed with a cast on her leg. For a moment Carmen thought she was not going to survive! She could be forever paralyzed! But, worst of all, she had lost a baby that was barely past the embryonic stage! Did it affect her uterus? Will Pamela return to having children?
She hopes Pamela finds out much later, with her husband, and not with Josias!
The cafeteria was commonly frequented by the school's students, which makes Carmen more melancholy. Was Josias purposely torturing her?
Upon entering, she finds Josias already seated at one of the wooden tables. As it was January, the cafeteria was almost empty. Only a few tables were occupied.
Carmen did not pay attention to a man in his forties not far from them, all suspicious and stealthy, barely disguising that he was not trying to pay attention t
Josias begins to realize that Carmen was not being unpleasant on her initiative, but because she was being deceived. Once again, someone slandered about him and someone else believed him. And everything indicates that it was Pamela.The first time with Simeon, he was unable to prove it. But now with Carmen, it is as clear as water. Who else could have told Carmen that Josias was the father of Pamela's baby but Pamela herself?However, Josias decided neither to accuse Pamela in front of his older sister nor to tell her that he intended to visit her today. He just adds, "I understand that you are going through a difficult situation, Carmen. So you need to relax and enjoy that Mr. Bento is taking care of everything.""I don't know, sometimes I'm apprehensive about Mr. Bento." Carmen takes a sip of guarana, "Someone in our midst with so much money, he mustn't have gotten it legally."Josias didn't even want to think about that hypothesis. Working in a company
Romualdo's warning was right. Carmen, as soon as she left the cafeteria, went to the nearest bus stop, and when the first bus arrives, she signals desperately for him to stop. After she arriving Downtown, she bursts into the hospital practically passing over everyone."Miss, it's not visiting time yet!" A receptionist tries to contain her.Carmen runs like American comedy movies, dodging doctors and nurses. Upon entering Pamela's room, she slams the door shut."Who got you pregnant, Pam?"Pamela bounces on the hospital bed, even hurting her plastered leg."Careful, Carmen, I'm recovering!"Carmen approaches with hatred in her eyes. "I want to know at once who it was that got you pregnant! I paid the greatest shame accusing Josias and he told me categorically that it wasn't him!"Pamela returns the machine-gun look to Carmen. Damn it! Why did Carmen go to where it was not her business?Pamela intended to wait to return home, rec
Melissa narrows her eyes even more. Carmen had asked for secrecy on the subject of pregnancy, but now Josias is repeating the story. How did he find out about that?"Was that the story she was telling me before I showed up?" Josias asks, also with a cold face."My love, Carmen had asked me to keep the secret. How did you find out?" Melissa asks instead of answering directly."She showed up just yesterday, making the biggest scandal and slapping me twice. She insinuated that I was the father." Josias shakes hands to Melissa, "But, that is a lie, dear! I love you, I would not suffer as much to have you as a girlfriend as I suffered for right after cheating on you, and even more so with your best friend!""No, of course not," Melissa has a strange expression, "if you were to betray me, it would be with a completely unknown person; so that I won't find out so easily."Josias is startled. That was not what he meant."You are distorting what I sai
Contrary to what Josias said, he was not going home but was going to the hospital, for the correct visiting hours. So he would not be shamefully expelled as happened to Carmen.As soon as he entered the room, Pamela dared to smile. But, the smile didn't last long when Pamela saw that Josias remained rough and cold.Josias approaches menacingly and Pamela feels shivers down her spine. "Do you still smile when you know exactly what I came to talk about?""Don't do anything stupid, or I'll scream for help!" Pamela speaks with fear, "My sister was kicked out of here without ceremony.""I bet she gave you a well-deserved concealer." Josias is not intimidated."Say what you want and get out of here, this is a place of rest and recovery." Pamela looks away."Do you want to tell me why you lied to your sister that I was the father of your stillborn baby?" Josias asks, the words coming out laden with contempt.Pamela just smiles wryly, not car
A week goes by. Monday is Pamela's day back to Happiness Slum.It was with great displeasure that Pamela received the news from Dr. Silvana that she would be discharged the next day. And it was with great embarrassment that Pamela received a sheet of paper, on it was written a referral from the doctor to the Gynecology sector; so that Pamela could better deal with this unusual situation of the interrupted pregnancy.The doctor wanted to make sure that Pamela's reproductive system had not suffered permanent trauma, but Pamela was so terrified that she kept the paper in the bottom of her trouser pocket and did not tell Mrs. Chaves about it.The cast of the leg was removed, but it was agreed that Pamela would continue to be careful as she steps, leaning on crutches when she is at home. A girl named Abigail was hired by Tiago to be the nurse and help Pamela, especially with the stairs.Tiago took Pamela home, and he was trying to cheer her up with the prospec
After they finished talking, Josias and Uélton decide to leave, since they have nothing else to do in Tiago's new house. They go to the sidewalk and admire the fully built house. The single-stored house with colonial roof tile and a wall made of blocks has nothing to do with the other rectangular and dull houses that surround it. It looks like someone took this house from Saint Gabriel and put it there."Man, it is good for Mr. Bento to put an alarm system in this house; otherwise it will be robbed every day." Uélton, as always, makes jokes about everything."Do you think he doesn't think about that? Whoever has a nice house in this place, unfortunately, catches the attention of a thug. So there's no use for us to have a better life in here." Josias concludes with a regretful tone, "That's why I want to raise my family in another neighborhood. I intend to talk to Melissa about it.""Well, I'm going home." Uélton pulls Josias by the shirt, "D
Wallace is annoyed to see his feelings exposed by his younger brother. Was he that obvious?"Stop, Uélton, for Christ's sake!" Wallace pleads, "Why does everything have to be taken as a joke?""Life is too boring to be taken seriously, brother!" Uélton stops laughing. "We are going to dinner, and you apologize to Josias."Wallace is alarmed and reacts like a cornered animal. "Wow, what do you mean? Apologize to Josias? He's the one who has to apologize; not me! How about Melissa?""Stop that idea, brother, I put my hand on the fire and I swear that Josias was not cheating on Melissa, especially with Pamela! It's something so easy to discover.""Ah, so the problem is to be found out, is that why Josias doesn't risk sleeping with Pamela?" Wallace's voice is filled with irony.Uélton, in a rare fit of seriousness, crosses his arms and glares at Wallace. "Listen here, my brother: I don't say that Josias is capable, but if on
The next day, Josias is having breakfast with Teodoro. Today there is no service at Tiago's house, so Josias is wearing a normal shirt and casual shorts."Son, I want to ask you something, but you don't have to accept it." Teodoro pulls out a chair and sits down, somewhat afraid to anger Josias, "I know that now you have nothing to do, so I thought you could help me tidy up the backyard. It doesn't have to be today, maybe tomorrow..."Josias smiles at him. He wanted to take the day off, and Teodoro is embarrassed to ask for this favor."You can relax, Seu Teodoro. I could help you today.""No, son, leave it for tomorrow. Today is your first day off after many months. I know very well that the mason service is strenuous, and you took that building basically from the beginning.""Uélton who was not so lucky," Josias takes a sip of coffee, "he went to the home of Tiago Bento's younger brother. Like the rest of the team. I am even embarrassed to