On Wednesday, Fabrício was already calling Melissa. Dora answers, with the broom in the other hand because she was sweeping.
"Hello?"
"Ms. Campos? This is Fabrício. I would like to speak with Melissa."
"I just don't know if she would like to talk to you. Young man, why don't you give up at once? It was always clear that she was never interested in you, that she was only staying with you on the recommendation of her false friend. There was never love."
On the other side, Fabrício is thinking about how to kill Dora without leaving any trace of suspicion. Why did everyone decide to hate him?
He takes a deep breath and decides to continue the conversation, paying attention to the detail of the 'false friend'.
"False friend?"
"Yes, Melissa and Pamela broke the friendship. Pamela was not being true as far as Josias was concerned. She had a fire for him, but she lied to my daughter saying she hated him. She hoped you wou
Jeremiah feels entitled to feel offended by Josias. "What are you laughing at, bastard?""Your face," Josias replies without being intimidated, "I don't have anything else to do, right?"Teodoro gets up with a frown on his face. "Jeremiah, let's talk in my office."Josias stops smiling and concentrates on bread with mortadella, sensing serious conversation. When Jeremiah and Teodoro enter the office, the latter closes the door."Is there a problem, Seu Teodoro?""Do you still have the nerve to ask?" Teodoro sits at the desk, "I was informed by Josias about the terrible scene you set up at the bar. Were you trying to get another girl drunk to bring her here?"Jeremiah's eyes widen and he swears at Josias in his thoughts. The kid went straight to tell the owner of the building, but what a gossip guy!"No, Seu Teodoro... I mean, I was in a good mood with the girl, but I wasn't going to bring her here." Jeremias gives a suspicious smile,
Josias feels unworthy to receive Elisa's wedding invitation. He lowers his head and shakes it."What is it, Josias?" Elisa asks, puzzled."No, Miss Bento, I am not worthy of receiving that invitation." Josias tries to explain himself. "What I did at the bar, anyone would do in my place.""Anyone who wasn't that drunk," Igor replies, "but speaking of that unfortunate neighbor of yours, it didn't look like anyone was going to defend my sister."Josias had to agree on that. Elisa's screams for help should have awakened those who live next to Jeremiah. But the tenant did not appear until Josias had broken through Jeremiah's door. If it weren't for that..."I think you are thinking that I am on the same level as you." Josias continues to dodge.With that, Uélton approaches and takes the invitation from Elisa. "He accepts, madam."Josias is startled by Uélton's sudden appearance and his daring."Uélton, what are
Melissa is frightened, her hand is shaking in the indecision to close the door in the face of Fabrício or not. Fabrício, however, is serene and smiling."What's up, Melissa? Is something wrong?"Melissa takes a deep breath and tries to compose herself, but her voice comes out shaky."Yes, didn't you know that I broke the friendship with Pamela?""Your mother told me over the phone and I came to find out exactly what happened, and if I could help with anything."Melissa sees sincerity in Fabrício's countenance. And she is right because Fabrício had not been informed of the fight."How funny, Mom didn't tell me about your phone call.""She must have forgotten." Now Fabrício is pretending with a yellow smile."Well, I don't know if I'm allowed to let you in, so I answer you right here at the entrance: I found out that Pamela had lost her virginity to Josias while she pretended to hate him in my p
Pamela goes to the main door of Melissa's house to beat her up. She was pretending to argue and belittle Fabrício, but the hatred she feels for Melissa is real.Pamela still hasn't forgotten the day Melissa dropped Mrs. Chaves's shelf on top of her, full of junk and sewing trinkets. She had several injuries from the needles and scissor tips.But, Melissa is faster and goes inside the house, closing the door tightly. Pamela stands outside, unhappy."Hey, don't run away, you coward! Open that door now, let's get this over!"Pamela starts knocking violently on the door, her right hand hurts from hitting the solid wooden frame. Neighbors start to come out and notice the confusion.Embarrassed, Fabrício wraps his arm behind Pamela and pulls her out of Melissa's door. "Hey, you freak! Do you want her to call the police? We were both supposed to pretend we hated each other, we weren't supposed to talk to her!""She teased me and I wil
Tiago receives Josias with concern when he sees his countenance."What happened, master? Sit down, let's talk.""I came here to ask you for another favor, my friend." Josias sits on the navy blue sofa. The comfort of the furniture makes him calm down a little."Well then, tell me about both matters." Tiago sits in the armchair, settling in as if he were indeed a king, "My employees need to be happy to do their jobs well."Josias smiles at that phrase, and after taking a deep breath, spills the whole story of Melissa, Fabrício, and Pamela, ending at the last meeting.Tiago slowly fades his smile, and when he finishes listening, he is already frowning and with clenched fists."Who does this idiot think he is? Is he from Saint Gabriel? Do you know his last name?"Josias feels a shiver. What does Tiago want to know his full name for?"I think it was Cerqueira, I don't remember..." Josias adds the last piece to see if he disc
Somewhat upset that she was visited by Fabrício, Josias knocks on Melissa's door. She opens it with apprehension, still vigilant."Melissa? Take it easy, it's me. Was Fabrício's visit that unpleasant?"Melissa could have lied, but she decided to ask, "How did you know that Fabrício visited me?""We met at the corner of your street." Josias smiles slightly, "And believe me, it was not a fraternal meeting.""Oh, Josias, I'm sorry... come in, please." Melissa opens space and Josias enters. The two sit on the couch."Mom is making nut cake if you wait..." Melissa tries him with a smile."Look, I think I'm going to try another recipe from my mother-in-law—" Josias stops and puts his hand over his mouth, "Ehr... I'm sorry, Melissa."Josias is still thinking about Melissa as his girlfriend, and talking about Elisa's wedding ended up confusing his mind, as if he were going to talk about his wedding with Melissa.
Thursday, Pamela appears in the living room, radiant and wide awake, coming down the stairs with a fuss to make sure her leg is fully healed."Oh, how good it is that I am no longer disabled! I need to thank Mr. Bento satisfactorily for all the good that he has done."For Pamela's depraved and sickly mind, 'thanking' Tiago is going to his bed and not leaving until they both pass out from exhaustion.There is a knock on the door and Pamela answers without asking who it is. If it were Fabrício, she was already screwed. But, it was someone worse..."JOSIAS??"Pamela's scream was so scandalous that Carmen came running out of the kitchen."What is the bricklayer helper doing here?" Carmen yells, "Pam, I thought you were done with this antic!""You two keep quiet that I am the one who will speak!" Josias punches the door, opening it fully, and strides in, staying in the middle of the living room. He's frowning and his gaze is bloody.
Josias is walking to Tiago's house and trying not to laugh in the middle of the street, remembering how the Chaves sisters went from excited to angry in the blink of an eye."As I suspected, she always kept an eye on me. That talk about getting away from Melissa, saying that I was not worthy for her, was all bullshit. Pamela wanted to get away from me so I could stay with her. She liked the body of the 'bricklayer helper'."Josias smiles again. Pamela's stunning face will stay in his mind for many days.When Tiago receives him, he tells what he did. Tiago listens with some apprehension."When I was with them to talk about the medical treatment, they didn't seem so mundane and inconsequential." He ponders."Take care, Tiago." Josias warns with his index finger, "They are this way, like spiders in a web: first they trick you into being a sweet person, then they trap you. I shouldn't have taken her to my room...""Well, that's in the past. Some