Contrary to what Uélton thinks, Wallace did not have a whole night of shamelessness with Pamela. She slept on the bed and he slept on the cold floor, wearing only a few blankets. And Pamela still felt entitled to be upset when she saw that Wallace was going to sleep dressed.
"I thought you slept naked," she says, smiling slyly.
"I don't have that habit; and even if I had, how am I going to sleep without clothes on this cold floor? Do you want me to get pneumonia?" Wallace scolds her.
Upset, Pamela doesn't even say 'good night' and lies down to sleep.
So, the next day, they wake up and go to the bathroom. While Wallace is in the shower, with the shower curtain closed, Pamela brushes her teeth and decides to ask about Josias.
"Honey, do you know what Josias has been doing in Seu Romualdo's new company? It seems that he is no longer a bricklayer assistant."
"He is no more." Wallace's voice is heard from inside the box, "Uélton sai
"Then that's it?" Josias asks, "Are you really going to be with Pamela, even after everything that happened, even if it cost your family's happiness?""What else can I do?" Wallace revolts and looks at him harshly, "You guys don't want to understand me. You don't want to understand Pam. She needs someone, and I want to help her.""The question is if she deserves to be helped." Uélton disdains, with a twisted nose, "Let's see if she will remain grateful.""Please, go away!" Pamela now speaks pleadingly, "You came too early; we just woke up. We don't want to ruin our Saturday with you here."Josias and Uélton look at each other and decide to leave. After closing the door, Pamela collapses on the bed."Phew, I thought they would never leave! What a bunch of inconveniences!""I'm going to the bakery to get some bread, dear. Wait for me." Wallace says this and approaches his girlfriend. The two exchange a kiss lightly and he leaves.
In the afternoon, a soccer match is taking place in a medium-sized stadium. It is the municipal championship where the Happiness Slum team is participating.Melissa, Dora, and Simeon are in the stands, cheering effusively for the team and for William, who has been devastating as a striker since the beginning of the season.But when news of Pamela's pregnancy surfaced, everything changed in William's mind.The enormous possibility that he was the father moved him deeply, and this has been affecting his performance on the field. In some matches, the coach was so furious that he left William on the bench.However, this match was decisive for qualifying for the quarterfinals, and the team was from the neighborhood of Saint Gabriel. The team was the favorite and has already been declared champion by the fans.Fabrício's memory had given the Campos family one more reason to root for William to defeat the team.But, the players seemed to be
"He was more lost than a dizzy cockroach and ended up getting a violent foul. I think he broke his leg in such a way that he will never walk again."Jeremiah narrates the result of the soccer match yesterday, for Wallace and Pamela in the kitchen. Teodoro prepared eggs with bacon with furrowed eyebrows. How annoying Jeremiah is!"Guys, how absurd, I'm sorry for William!" Pamela speaks in genuine concern. Wallace strokes her hair."Your concern moves me, dear. I'll look for them later." Wallace praises her.Jeremiah stares at Pamela and cannot contain an ironic chuckle.Teodoro approaches the table with the frying pan still hot. The three need to get away, as Teodoro did not warn them."Um, I really wanted bacon!" Pamela provokes Teodoro. He just looks at her like a sheepdog about to attack her.Josias enters dressed socially to go to the Church. "Ah, but what a joke is this? Are you out of gas on your stove?""Humph!" Pamela sn
Dora hurries into the room, startled by her son's screams. "Hey, what's going on here? What is this circus?""Mommy, get those bastards out of here!" William screams shamefully."Gentlemen, you are bothering my son!" Dora turns to the visitors.Simeon does not agree with his wife. "Honey, don't support William's tantrum! These are Uélton's parents; they came to see how our son is doing.""I was much better off before you came, so get out of here!" William's face is red with anger.Harold takes offense and replies, "Young man, I now realize that you did not deserve to represent our community. What a shameful behavior!""You don't offend my son that he just had an operation!" Dora approaches Harold menacingly.Isabel stands between them. "Excuse me, darling, do you have a problem with my husband? We both better solve it!"Dora purses her lips and looks at Isabel with disdain. "Better not. I don't want to disturb the order
At the hospital entrance, two burly security guards expel Josias and the Freire family after the confusion in the previous chapter."And next time, we'll call the police!" One of them screamed.After they leave, Isabel asks, "Aren't we going to eat at the restaurant anymore?"Harold kisses his wife on the forehead, without answering.Josias looks at Uélton and he shrugs.Meanwhile, inside the hospital, Wallace is standing at the door of the ladies' room. Pamela comes out from it with her makeup remade. She gestures that she was going to keep the case in her bag, but she has no bag."Ah, I left my bag at home; it didn't fit in the suitcase." Pamela regrets and keeps the case in her jeans pocket."Are you feeling better, dear?" Wallace asks."I'm going to charge these people for plastic surgery. I've never been so slapped so many times in my life. I don't think even a soap opera villain has this treatment! How am I going t
A few days pass. William continued to recover in the hospital. The certainty that he is the father of Pamela's baby has given him a new reason to live. The doctors were happy and concluded that it was William's psychologist who helped him heal.Meanwhile, Pamela was fortunately chosen and hired to work as a cashier at the supermarket. Great service for her who is pregnant: she can sit and validate the customers' purchases and get paid without everyone suspecting that she is generating a child.When the pregnancy is more evident, it will be too late to do anything. Unless the supermarket owner is too cruel to fire her at eight months pregnant.Teodoro receives loaders from a furniture store carrying a refrigerator and stove, being guided by Pamela as if she were the madam of some luxury condominium."This way, gentlemen." She says in a pompous way, "Ah, Seu Teodoro! I hope you don't mind, I'm buying some things for my apartment.""Ah, good to know,"
"Honey, you are not being expelled by Seu Teodoro for any confusion, are you?" Melissa questions with great concern.Josias walks away from Melissa, walks around the kitchen, his head down, staring at the floor. Melissa is distressed by the delay in the response."There was a serious problem," Josias responds darkly. This sends shivers to Melissa's spine."What happened? You can count on me, baby." Melissa approaches and hugs Josias from behind, to give him comfort.However, Josias feels unworthy to receive this affection from Melissa. After a few seconds, he turns away from her. Melissa gets more scared."Well, tell me what it is!" She begs."Pamela broke into the men's room. I was in the shower. She saw me entirely naked." Josias speaks at once.Melissa reacts as if she were Lot's wife: frozen, a salt statue, with wide eyes."Did this... did this even happen?" She asks with a rusty throat."It's unbelievable because sh
Dora approaches her son and looks at him, barely believing the announcement a while ago. "Are you trying to make fun of us?""No! Mommy, how did something like that cross your mind?" William looks back at her with sad and frightened eyes. He didn't expect his mother to react that way!They were more likely to be relieved because of the fracture."Son, we know that you always dreamed of being a soccer player," Simeon adds, "but, now we are wondering about your decision. Could it be that you were so upset by the accident that you are now afraid to go back to the field?""No," William crosses his arms. His father thinks he's scared! "I was thinking while I was in this bed. I could be disabled because of sports. Just imagine: if I were paralyzed, I wouldn't be able to play soccer or get another honest job, like you, father.""Yes, son, I agree, but that is not what happened. The situation will be reversed and you will return to the old way." Simeon spe