As in the movies and soap operas, this time no cars or pedestrians are passing on the avenue to help Pamela. She runs and screams like a possessed, but Fabrício is faster and grabs her around the waist.
“NO! Let me go, you bastard!” Pamela screams at the top of her lungs.
“Schiii!” Fabrício orders in her ear, “Do you mean that the best friend is keeping an eye on her younger brother, seducing the minor?”
“I am too, damn it!”
“But, he's younger, and he's Melissa's brother! Come on, Pamela, you're on fire for Josias and him, but you're not for me?”
“Get your paws off me, let me go! Or I tell Melissa everything, and the plan is over!”
Fabrício smiles wickedly, somewhat devilishly. “If you tell her, I'll tell her next that you're misleading the little brother. She will never forgive you. And I can add some details to shock her even more.”
Pamela tries to be as false, lying, and evasive as possible. Never that she will admit the plan, even more to the family that never understands her!The first time, she came into the house all dirty, her clothes torn, crying for the rest of the day, and they didn't give a damn. It had to Melissa show up to suggest to them that Pamela might be raped. Even so, Mrs. Chaves only assumed that Pamela had been mugged.“This is a lie, Carmen! I don't want to sleep with Josias. He is my best friend's future boyfriend!”“Are you talking about the ‘assistant bricklayer’? You used to call it that nickname with scathing contempt. What has changed?” Carmen approaches her like a shark, “Did you happen to see him work without a shirt and fell in love with his worked body?”“It’s only a lesbian so as not to be turned on by Josias without a shirt!” Pamela yells defiantly to Carmen, “The point is that i
Dora is not at all upset to see Melissa drop an expensive portable stereo. But Carmen, like Melissa, is well aware that this walkman cost a fortune. The two crouch at the same time and pick up the walkman, anxious to see if it broke.Apparently, everything is under control. Melissa presses 'play' and Donna Summer continues to sing “On the radio” on her headphones.“Good thing, it didn't break.” Melissa presses 'pause' and continues to say, “Carmen, this is not funny.”“How can you think I would ask something like that as a joke? Pamela is behaving out of the normal.” Carmen straightens up on the couch, “She's getting a lot of calls, and she never says who is calling. I’ve seen her after those calls; she’s always nervous and tense.”Dora sits on the other couch, next to her daughter, to listen better.“Do you remember the day when she appeared all tearful and desperate? Sh
There’s panic and commotion on Raul Coelho Avenue, with the running over of Pamela. The blow that she suffered was so strong that she even flew for a few centimeters. She fell on the asphalt and is now unconscious.“PAMELA!” Melissa screams at the top of her lungs.The other students who approached the school flock to it. The driver gets out of the car and despairs at the scene.“I'm sorry, it wasn't my intention! Why did she cross out of the crosswalk and all distracted?”The students tried to blame the driver and discredit him, but Melissa defended him. She notes that the driver is black and burly; if he gets irritated, he may want to attack clueless students with punches and kicks.“Jenny, go back to the slum and tell her parents!” Melissa orders, even though she knows that only Carmen will come.Jenny runs out and crosses the favela, drawing the attention of the neighbors once again.&ldqu
“I know the driver.” Josias says solemnly, “It's Tiago Bento, who lives with us. Excuse me; I'm going to talk to him.”Melissa and Uélton are amazed at the coincidence. Romualdo is also startled and narrows his eyes, but with one more reason...Josias approaches Tiago who is reporting to the police.“... And then she appeared out of the blue, walking distractedly, looking at the sky. She looked like she was saying a prayer to the Lord. I honked, I freed, but there was no time and she didn't wake up from the trance.”“Drugs?” The policeman asks insensitively.“Pamela is not a drug user.” Josias strikes firmly.Once again, Josias's temperament makes him defend people (mainly women) without being asked to do so. The policeman is irritated to see a boy in dirty cement clothes interrupting the questions.“Boy, wait your turn, if you can help us.”“O
Josias returns to the crowd that is beginning to disperse since Pamela has already gone to the hospital. The school principal screams at the students severely.“The recess is over, you bunch of lazy people! Everyone get inside the school NOW! Whoever cuts class will be disapproved!”Students run fearfully to school, some complain that they did not have time to mourn the accident. Melissa turns to Josias.“Honey, thank you so much for coming.”“I didn't do anything, Melissa,” Josias says.“Just being here has already nurtured my heart.” Melissa smiles and Josias smiles back.Jenny appears and pulls Melissa by the uniform shirt. “Come on, or the principal is going to drop us off!”Melissa says goodbye to Josias and runs to school with Jenny. The principal makes a face at them but allows them to come in.Uélton smiles and gives a little shove in Josias's shoulder.
Josias gets upset when he sees the walkman in Melissa's possession, and concludes that this was Fabrício's gift given to her.“Is this the gift?” Josias asks, trying not to be rude, “I heard about this news. How much did it cost?”“I do not know.” Melissa replies serenely, “I didn't open the package until I got home. I didn't expect it, but it was a good gift.”“I'm glad you're enjoying it, Melissa.” Josias gives a faintly smile.“Come on, honey, let's go to the kitchen to prepare dinner,” Dora calls her daughter and winks at Simeão.Simeão, who wanted to talk in the kitchen, sits down again on the sofa. Josias sits down on the other sofa and vis-à-vis him.“So, young man, is that what I'm thinking?” Simeão asks with an easy face.“I want to know first if I'm not too late.” Josias heaves a sigh of discoura
Melissa screams when she sees her younger brother fight with her current boyfriend. She gets up from the couch.“William! Stop it right now, Josias and I are dating!”William looks back at Melissa, hardly believing what he heard. He is gaping and extremely shocked.“What did you say? You two... did he manage to seduce you? Damn bastard!”Josias takes advantage of the distraction and gets up, pushing William away. He rubs his face, but nothing is bleeding.“Anyway, brother-in-law, it looks like we're going to have to learn to get along for the peace of the family.”“You will never be part of our family, you worm!” William voices upset.“William!” Melissa screams even louder.Dora and Simeão leave the kitchen to see what's going on.“Hey, what’s this shouting over here? William, what are you doing?” Simeão asks, taking control as he
Josias enters as if he were Gene Kelly about to sing “Singin’ in the Rain”. Teodoro is still at the reception desk, waiting for him.“Ah, boy, I don't even have to ask!” Teodoro comes out from behind the counter and hugs Josias tightly, like father and son. Then they let go.“I need to make arrangements with Uélton to go to church. God is being generous to me, Seu Teodoro, and I need to thank Him.”“Yes, Everaldo's promise is being fulfilled,” Teodoro remembers Josias when it all started. Josias looks up, out of respect for God.“Well, the only thing that didn't work was my future brother-in-law,” Josias speaks with a hand to his face, where the punch was. “As soon as he saw me try to kiss his sister, he punched me very well.”“Jeez, you weren't doing anything inappropriate, not in the middle of the father-in-law's room.”“We were right in