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
Josias doesn't know what to do to explain to Melissa that William was rejected, so he goes back to work without saying anything to the secretary."Are you going out today, dear?" She asks."Yes, one more visit to Mr. Barbosa." Josias looks at the floor, "And I think I better go soon. Bye, dear!"Josias quickly kisses Melissa's cheek and leaves.Melissa looks at the door and begins to suspect that Josias had spoken to Romualdo. She ponders for a few seconds and decides to get up and go to the office room.Romualdo is reading some documents at the desk when she enters."Excuse me, Mr. Silva?" She asks."Before it was 'Seu Romualdo', now it is 'Mr. Silva'?" He asks with a smile."Every time the company grows, I must have more respect." She approaches, "I came here to talk about an important matter.""Has Josias already told you that I am not going to hire your brother?"The question leaves Melissa in shock. She stops
Simeon is in his overalls to work. Dora, from time to time, looks at her husband with desire, because she believes that men are attractive with this garment.William is walking on crutches, but he is smiling for coming home. Dora hugs him sideways."Son, your father needs to go back to work, but at night we talk about your future. Now I want you to rest, do you hear me?""You can leave it, Daddy," William responds like any obedient boy."Bye, honey!" Simeon kisses Dora and William once again feels uncomfortable in front of his parents who never exchange a quick and simple kiss."If you guys continue like this, I won't be the youngest anymore." William jokes.Parents laugh at their son. Simeon leaves."Well, now you need to go to yours—" Dora is interrupted by the ring of the phone. She goes to answer. "Hello?"On the other side: "Mommy? It's Melissa. How's my brother doing?""Hi, daughter! Your brother is fine, sti