Saturday, William's graduation day. He's in the living room, trying to imitate Michael Jackson's footsteps, with "Billie Jean" playing on the radio. Caio is in a baby seat on the sofa, and the baby is laughing and clapping his hands, being entertained by his playful father.
"See, son? That's how you do it." William pretends that he is dancing with mastery; what matters is the child's fun.
The door opens and Josias and Uélton are faced with the scene. Uélton frowns and says: "Another one who's trying to dance to this song? It's becoming a fever in Brazil."
"Brazil and in the world, my comrade," Josias admits. He had already seen the music video on TV.
"Only the hair that doesn't match," Uélton points to William's hair.
"What can I do?" William responds with a smile, "My mom is watching the soap opera and says I look like Michael Damien."
William's hairstyle matches the person he speaks to. He sits next to his son and tick
At the same high school where Melissa graduated, William's prom was now taking place. Couples of former students dancing to the sound of Hot Chocolat, "Started with a Kiss". Among them, William was very smiling and charming with his prom partner, an incredibly blonde and good-looking girl.William had told his family that Stacy was the smartest in the class and wore tacky clothes and glasses. Well, now she was without her glasses, in a cherry color dress, with makeup and hairstyle like the other girls, attracting the envy of the girls who were bullying her and attracting the boys' hatred towards William."This is my boy!" Simeon said with evident father's pride, "He chose the most beautiful girl in school!""Will he be awarded the prom king just like us, baby?" Melissa asked dreamily."It will be the tradition of the Campos family." Josias jokes.The same director from when Melissa was a student, now with gray hair, steps onto the small stage and i
The graduation party turned into a wrestling camp when Stacy and Magdalene started fighting over the crown and offenses at the first girl. Magdalene tried to return the slap, but Stacy held her hand and the two stayed like that for a long time, pushing each other, until Stacy managed to free herself and deliver another slap at Magdalene.The envious girl became unbalanced and ended up falling to the ground in a vexing way. All the students around them laughed ruthlessly as Stacy took the crown from the floor and replaced it on top of her head."Don't mess with the queen!" She speaks in a confident and firm tone. The other students applaud.The principal gestures for the doorman to continue with the music, to see if it changes the chaotic atmosphere of the party. The doorman chooses "Gloria", by Laura Braginan, and students who are already electric and excited about the fight begin to dance."Come on Will, let's dance this one!" Stacy pulls William by the
Wallace is getting dressed for the Sunday worship service. He puts on his trousers and passes the belt through the waistband. As he opens his wardrobe and picks up a shirt, he notices an undisguised stain of earth on his white linen shirt."Honey, did you put a dirty shirt in the wardrobe along with the clean ones? And what is that stain? Is this dirt?"Pamela has her back to Wallace sweeping the floor. She opens her eyes wide and stops sweeping in the act, remembering that she was embarrassed to see Beto's nice body yesterday."I accidentally dropped some pieces." She turns to him with a forced smile, "I must have put it in the wardrobe without realizing it. Leave it there and I'll wash it again.""Pay more attention, dear." Wallace smiles sweetly, "It's not good to do the job twice."And Wallace looks for another shirt to wear. Pamela runs and grabs his dirty shirt as if it's proof that she was all lustful for Beto.In the Church, Wallace
Weeks go by. At Silva Constructions' office, Romualdo, Josias, and Tiago are in the majority partner's room. Romualdo is wearing a gray double-breasted suit with two buttons and a sober tie. Josias and Tiago hardly believe that this old man wore a cement-stained shirt and jeans in the buildings."The rumor is no longer a rumor, guys." Romualdo starts the meeting, "Yes, the City intends to make the coastal strip of our city habitable. At the moment they are going to open a new neighborhood called Sunset Village, aimed at the upper class. There is a demand for residents of this type in our city.""And when these high society residents come across our construction company..." Tiago barely manages to finish his sentence, wondering how much money he will earn."However, my fellows," Romualdo continues to speak seriously, "We cannot be negligent with these clients. Tiago, we will need a legal sector for our company, in case we find a client as problematic as Adrian Ba
Josias is at the supermarket doing some shopping for the office. He is on the shelves of the coffee and tea brands, undecided on which brand to choose when a guy his age is going the other way pushing a shopping cart. The man wore glasses and had black hair; his white skin was sunburned. The boy adjusts his glasses when he sees who he was and approaches."Josias? Josias Rocha?"Josias shakes his head looking for whoever called him, and when he finds the boy, he smiles in recognition: "Octavio Motta!"The two are close and Octavio reaches out to Josias to greet him. Both are grinning.Octavio asks curiously: "Dude, how are you? We haven't seen each other since—""Since my father was murdered and I ran away from Rainbow Garden, I know." Josias adds, already intending to change the subject, "And you, how are you doing?"Octavio notices the change of subject and does not want to force Josias. He just kept smiling and replied: "I'm fine, st
The supermarket is being set with Phil Collins's song "You Can't Hurry Love", but Wallace is not excited by the cheerful music. He goes to the office of the supervisor who fired Pamela last year."Sir, my girlfriend has already given birth and has recovered. Can she go back to work?" Wallace asks suddenly.The supervisor takes a start and then pulls himself together. "Is she going to be pregnant with you again?""Not so soon, obviously," Wallace responds, feeling offended.The supervisor disagrees with his thoughts. In his opinion, muscular and robust men like Wallace usually father at least five children.Wallace takes advantage of the supervisor's silence and adds: "And I also need another job at this supermarket. Otherwise, I will have to resign."The supervisor smiles very slightly and raises an eyebrow. How daring is this boy! "Well, Wallace, since you plan to grow in our company, I can refer you to another position. You with your big p
On Tuesday morning, Beto is having breakfast in the kitchen. To remember the time when Josias lived with him, Teodoro happily prepares a delicious breakfast.Beto is already chewing bread with scrambled eggs when Teodoro puts another frying pan with fresh, tempting-smelling bacon on the table. "Okay, Dad, I don't need anything else."Teodoro does not seem to have heard, as he puts on the table guava jam and buns. Then the landlord pulls out his chair and sits down. "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.""You still treat me like I'm eight." Beto is not complaining; he is talking with a wistful smile.Teodoro cuts a bun, fills it with guava jam, and hands it to his son without knowing if he wanted it or not. "So, can I already buy a camera to photograph the busted?"Beto starts to laugh. "I don't know. How are we going with Vera?""Vera is not coming very often." Teodoro explains, "She said that Pamela's mother was at the apartment
Pamela is drinking a passion fruit tea, sitting on the sofa in the living room of her parents' house. Coincidentally, Carmen is also there. Since Cristina made peace with her youngest daughter, the oldest daughter has also been forgiven.But, it seems that the owner of the house still holds the same opinion. Raymond steps down in a dress shirt and jeans, going straight to work. He just mumbled a "good morning" and left without paying attention to his daughter, who is shaking with anger and stress.After he leaves, Cristina takes a deep breath and asks her daughter: "Should I tell your father later?""Better not. I don't want him to know that I'm fighting with Wallace, I don't want him to be excited about looking for him to find out what's going on.""So he is not accepting the story of Caio and Josias," Carmen says."No, he wants me to stay with Caio, to challenge Josias in court." Pamela takes another sip, "But, I already said that I don't want to