Nadia enters Café Montanha with the sole objective of dating Rodrigo. But he is very preoccupied at the counter as he takes care of the establishment. The clientele is enjoying the coffee and snack options. The radio plays The Darkness’ song “I Believe in a Thing Called Love”.“Hello, my dear!” Nadia tries to hug and kiss Rodrigo.“Honey, today I ain’t in the mood.” Rodrigo dodges.Nadia smirks, “Manly men like you are always in the mood. Don’t you remember how we spent New Year’s Eve in your apartment?”Rodrigo blushes to the roots of his hair, afraid that the customers have heard, “Schi! Calm down, dear. I am going through a serious moment.”“And can you tell me what matter it is?” Nadia sits on the stool, “I’m your girlfriend. I’m here to help.”“Well, since you insist...” Rodrigo prepares a cappuccino for her, “Melissa is in town. But don’t tell everyone!”Nadia lowers her voice, “Rod, is Melissa your cousin, married to Kelvin, the ex-wife of Josias Rocha?”“It’s her. Apparently,
At Rocha Mansion, Daryl is waiting in the main living room, sitting on the couch because of his foot. He has a mysterious smile, thinking that he will convince Melissa to return to her husband.Daryl can barely hide his surprise when he sees Simeon enter the living room instead of Melissa.He’s torn between sitting still or getting up and running, “Ehr... Mr. Campos? I was hoping to speak with Melissa.”“What the hell, what right do you have to talk to my daughter?” Simeon blusters, “GET OUT of here, before Josias returns and starts the ethical cleanup here!”“What are you talking about?” Daryl is startled.“Do you want to bring about the extinction of the Mountain family here?” Simeon asks with his arms crossed.“No, and I doubt he could pull off such a feat without drawing the attention of the authorities,” Daryl responds confidently.“No one will miss you if Josias buries you alive in the beach sand.” Simeon asserts, “Now get out of here because you won’t talk to my daughter. How d
Days later, Francisco and Isabel returned to Lagoon City.At Café Montanha, Rodrigo and Nadia were making out on the counter when he received a call on his cell phone.“Wait, honey, I need to get it.” Rodrigo walks away.While Nadia waits, Cláudio enters the cafeteria and smiles maliciously when he sees her back.“I would recognize you from anywhere.” Claudio jokes.Nadia is startled and turns to him, “How would you recognize me from the back? Have you been memorizing the details of my butt?”Cláudio was about to confirm it rudely, but Rodrigo approached them again.“Nadia, I... Argh, what are you doing here?”“Aren’t you going to sell me a cappuccino?” Claudio asks ironically.“I don’t feel like it, but who am I to suppress the free trade law?” Rodrigo turns to Nadia, “My father and Isabel have arrived and need a ride.”Reuben appears in the cafeteria, “Rod, Grandma said to me hold the fort while you get her.”“Yes, Imma going there.” He smiles at Nadia, “The twins came.”Nadia isn’t
In the Teodoro Building, Tiago appeared to say goodbye to the Reis family. Beto reacted with surprise when he discovered that another dear friend was leaving.“God, everyone is leaving Lagoon City!” He jokes, “Why doesn’t anyone else want to stay here?”“The city got boring.” Pedro jokes, causing the others to laugh.Tiago explains, “James was run over and Carmen is desperate, alone in the capital. I need to be there with them. I need to be with my family.”Wallace narrows his eyes, “Tiago, Carmen moved to Victoria because of the war between Josias and Daryl that ended up not happening. From what’s been rumored around, it looks like things are going to heat up between them again. Is this when you intend to leave?”Tiago nods, “Josias assured me he would be fine. But to be on the safe side, I’ll keep a few ‘boys’ to keep an eye on my master. And you won’t be helpless either.”Teresa and Vera look at each other, always feeling something creepy when Tiago talks about these ‘boys’.“Okay,
In Daryl’s office at Crystal Blue, Daryl is taken aback by Josias’s proposal.“Are you serious, Josias? First, you symbolically kidnap my sister-in-law, and after my brother has suffered hell, you decide to ‘give her back’, but not without demanding something first?”Josias stares at Daryl seriously, “I didn’t kidnap Melissa. She showed up at my mansion of her own free will. And another thing, Daryl: you know this Victoria franchise was a mistake. I don’t know all the details, but I do know that Kelvin and Melissa’s marriage has been affected. Kelvin wasn’t prepared to take over a restaurant all to himself. He neglected Caroline, and would likely neglect the twins when they need a father figure at the time. So if Kelvin goes back to Lagoon City, goes back to his old job, and goes back to being the kind guy I knew... Then I would be willing to let Melissa go back to him if she wants to.”Daryl faces Josias with the precision of a surgeon. He is surprised, “You are quite serious...”“Ye
The next day, Thierry was walking around Ibrahim Square, watching the activity of citizens getting off the buses and heading to their respective jobs, spreading out like a swarm of ants.This urban look was captured through the lens of his Nikon Coolpix 3100 camera.Thierry smiled at the expected result and headed for a shop where he was developing photos.Afterward, he left with an envelope of other photographs he had delivered. Upon checking the contents, he could hardly believe that he could have captured such precise moments perfectly.One of the photos was precisely of Happiness Slum. Thierry chose a spot in the favela, and with the right angle and lighting, he managed to capture the moment and make people think of Happiness Slum as an ordinary, bucolic place.He knew that people managed to win even prizes for photographing inhospitable places and transmitting beauty and art to those who saw it. Who knows, Thierry wouldn’t have the same luck?Thierry headed to Quantium Studios, t
Thierry is checking the photos he took inside Café Montanha. The shop is set to the song “Jenny from the Block”, by the aforementioned Jennifer Lopez.Reuben walks over to Thierry to pour him a cup of coffee from the coffee pot and spies a photo of Sunset Village’s beach skyline at sunset.“WOW! What a beautiful photo, man! Are you going to publish it in a poetry book?”Thierry is startled and turns to the smiling and clueless teenager, “Hmm... No, nobody will pay for this photo.”“You could enlarge it and sell it framed in as a huge painting!” Reuben gives ideas, “I bet you could make some good money with them. Do you have talent...?”Thierry smiles, “Thierry Lafayette.”“Oh, you’re from the supermarket.” Reuben recognizes the name and speaks quietly, “Were you the fake beggar who wanted to violate Rosemary?”Thierry keeps smiling, understanding that Reuben doesn’t do this out of malice, “I fell head over heels in love with her, and she also with me, but unfortunately, we didn’t work
At the Lafayette mansion, Ingrid fearfully enters Thierry’s bedroom. At least, she is reassured by the fact that the place is clean and orderly. Thierry had never again forbidden the maids to sweep, dust, and wash clothes grimy with pee and marijuana. And Thierry kept his hair trimmed and styled, and shaved.Still, his serious expression in front of the computer and Evanescence’s song “Bring Me To Life” blasting through the speakers intimidated her. Would it be a good time to talk to the son...?“Sonny?” Ingrid clears her throat unnecessarily and takes a chance.“Yes, Mom?” Thierry responds, still staring at the computer.“Do you have a minute? I need to ask you something.”Ingrid plucks up courage and enters the room. Then she sees what her son does.Thierry was applying color and lighting edits, making a panoramic photograph of Lagoon City’s urban scenery even more perfect and pleasing to the eye.“THIERRY! What are you doing? This... this photo is just mar-ve-lous!” Ingrid is fille