2002
Josias is reading an e-mail from Caroline on the office computer located in his mansion. Alan enters the enclosure and finds his father smiling.
“What’s up, Dad? Excited for 2002? You will be forty years old!”
“Schi!” Josias puts his finger to his lips, “Do you want everyone to know?”
“Everyone will find out anyway.” Alan chuckles, “Especially whoever bought the biography.”
“Go on, keep mocking, age will catch up with you too.” Josias tickles his son, “Beto is going to be fifty.”
“Thank God, it looked like he wasn’t going to arrive sooner.” Alan sighs.
“Daryl Mountain will also be forty, we are the same age,” Josias remembers with a smile.
Upon pronouncing the enemy’s name, William suddenly appears, “Hello! The butler let me in! But why are we pronouncing the name of the villain?”
Beto is surprised by Patrick’s decision. The tall, strong, and resolute boy no longer looked like that teenager in love with his ‘daughter’.“Pat, do you want to explain to me what’s going on?”“Mr. Reis, my father is being transferred to the Serra team.” Patrick informs him, “And with that, he will move there.”“Dr. Antenor went there too.” Beto mentions, “But what about you?”“I’ll turn 18. According to the contract you printed, I am entitled to own an apartment or studio apartment, correct?”“Very correct.” Beto blinks.“Therefore, I’ll continue to live here and work. I graduated from high school, remember that.”“Yes, I remember, congratulations.” Beto holds out his hand and Patrick shakes it awkwardly, “But won’t you be alone a lot in a two-bedroom apartment?”&ld
After the meeting ended, Mayor Tobias approaches Josias.“Hey, hey, hey, buddy! Come here, there is something I want to discuss with you.”“I’m listening,” Josias replies between chuckles.“First, congratulations on forty years.” Tobias gently states, “Don’t worry, it’s not as scary as I thought.”“Thanks.” Josias laughs.“Secondly, speaking of homeless street children, I have another project that needs to be put into practice. We require another orphanage in the city. I was thinking of honoring it with... how about your best friend, the funny one?”Josias feels a lump in his throat, “Uélton Freire Orphanage?”“Yes, excellent!” Tobias nods, “This shelter would specialize in boys. According to research carried out by my advisors and the Housing Department, the majority of street children are boys.”
Jacques and Ingrid are passing through the interior of the supermarket, talking about the meeting they had with the mayor.“My love, let’s help the homeless children of the city.” Jacques announces, “One of the orphanages needs food donations.”“And we have plenty of food and drink to donate, right?” Ingrid gestures to the crowded gondolas.“Yes, that way we feel good about being able to help others.” Jacques nods satisfied.“Let’s talk to Thierry then. He said he wants to take care of advertising and publicity, right?”“It’s his chance to sign a beauty from the modeling agency.” Jacques laughs, thinking of Nadia getting mad at the commercial.Thus, the father and mother move to the back of the supermarket. The loudspeaker plays the song “Hands Clean” by Alanis Morissette, encouraging shoppers to buy.But when Jacques and Ingrid pass
In the Mountain Penthouse, Diane is in the kitchen preparing steamed vegetables and ravioli. Daryl appears in the doorway with a Lafayette grocery bag.“Honey, I brought that red wine you love so much for us to celebrate!”Diane widens her eyes and turns to her husband, “Did we... make it?”“Yes, we managed to get selected for an interview—”Diane immediately turns the beam into a frown, “NO! Throw that bottle in the trash! We’re not going to celebrate anything!”Daryl approaches her, leaving the bag on one of the islands, “Why not, honey?”“I thought we were going to welcome our son.” Diane frets, “What you mean is that we are going to have an interviewer or an inspector who will still evaluate us, to see if we’re decent and responsible people to adopt someone.”“Exactly,” Daryl is confused, “Honey, you know how the
The next day, Patrick returns from the bakery to Teodoro’s building. The radio is now playing the song “In the End” by Linkin Park.Pedro appears in the school uniform, “Now I’m going to school alone. You’ve graduated, and Rosemary is doing her senior year of high school with Caroline at a posh Capital school.”“Lucky for her.” Patrick shrugs, “May she not get pregnant with a preppy over there. Oops! I forgot, her thing is beggars!”Pedro takes a deep breath, “Pat, I know how upset you are—”“No, man, you don’t, and I hope you never do!” Patrick exclaims, shaking the bag of bread, “May your girlfriend become your wife and mother of many of your children to continue the Reis family. In my case, the Nogueira family will become extinct!”“What it is!” Pedro laughs, “You are a handsome dude, there will be many females knee
In the lobby of the Teodoro Building, Thierry realized that fourteen-year-old Pedro Chaves Reis is mature enough to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.“Pedro, I know you are nervous, but allow me to explain.”“No, I’m not nervous.” Pedro explains, “I’m disgusted, indignant, revolted, but nervous, not so much. Nervousness would mean punching you, but I don’t have enough muscle mass for that yet.”“Why do you think everything would be solved by punching me?” Thierry leans against the news bulletin board, “Punching me won’t bring Rosemary back.”“And you’re dying to get her back, correct?” Pedro pounces.“She never needed to leave here in the first place.” Thierry shakes his head, “How come the family didn’t convince her to stay? You guys talk so much about the mother who is in Victoria...”“She’d rat
At the Mountain Penthouse, Daryl is nervous and embarrassed in front of the inspector who has come to ask some questions. She is in her forties, wears glasses, has her hair pulled back stiffly in an old-fashioned bun, and is dressed in sober clothes. A clipboard and red pen rested in her arms.She glanced at the living room clock and sighed. Avril Lavigne’s song “Complicated” didn’t cheer her up.“Mr. Mountain, we definitely got off on the wrong foot.” She mutters, “If Mrs. Mountain doesn’t have the proper commitment to receive me—”“Calm down, Mrs. Brito.” Daryl was buttoning a dress shirt as he was at the pool.Mrs. Brito pretended not to, but she checked Daryl’s physique as he wore his shirt and smiled out of the corner of her mouth.The bell rings and Daryl goes to answer it, tucking the bottom of his shirt into his dress pants.Opening the door, Diane gasps, &
The next day, Daryl and Diane are crying their eyes out with the rest of the family at Café Montanha.“Failed, people, we were FAILED!” Diane tears non-stop.Isabel tries to comfort her with her hand on her shoulder, “But, Diane, calm down. One rejection is not the end of the world. Have you tried other orphanages?”Daryl isn’t crying publicly, but his red eyes indicate that he did it privately, “So far, we’ve only received contact from this orphanage. This means that the others have written us off right away.”Francisco serves them chamomile tea, “Don’t worry, you’ll make your dream come true.”Diane sobs, “I’m seriously considering getting checked out again with Dr. Silvana! Why can’t I get pregnant, WHY?”Daryl fumes, “Honey, don’t do that! No more exams, you already know the result. So, you’ll get more depressed.&rdquo