=Flashback=
“I'm totally lost. I have no idea what to do now in my life, but one thing has definitely been decided. I'm leaving the East Zone Complex.” said the blonde, placing the pistol on the table. The bandage was visible on his forehead and his face relaxed that his soul was at peace.“I think that after everything it would be good for you to see a psychologist, perhaps a specialist will help you adapt better to your new life.”Marcel said coldly.“Yeah, who knows.-I know exactly who to recommend to you.”A malicious smile that Chico didn't understand was shown by Moraes. From inside the office drawer Marcel took out a red card with Chinese characters and handed it to the blonde.Three days passed after that morning in which he left his gun at the Meneses Moraes' house and in exchange received a card from a psychologist. He was no longer the leader of the Rodrigues, he had abandoned that position and left it in Luciana's hanOkinawa was a good place to live. Around Christmas, the streets were decorated with colorful lights in all establishments, Christmas trees and Santa Clauses were seen in the windows of sweet shops and digital billboards advertised Christmas food and products.Clebão and Pardal had been given two days off by the current leader of the Moraes, the two mafiosa employees decided to move from São Paulo to Okinawa to visit Max's younger brother. Elvis hadn't had the same luck, Cléia had asked him to do some dirty work. “trafficking cocaine in porcelain angels “reluctantly, the oldest of the killers Max remained in the Brazilian capital.The couple approached a house with yellow walls, the small garden was partially decorated with colorful lights and a large inflated Santa Claus. Pardal didn't like that friendly old man, but Clebão spent a few seconds playing with the friendly object. They rang the doorbell and waited to be answered.The door opened and behind it appeared the apathetic image
A few years out of Saudade.It didn't matter what season it was, in Denmark it was always cold. The freezing breeze was more severe that month and the snow fell, leaving the country sunk in a white landscape, the inhabitants didn't care, they went to the squares to watch the snowflakes fall, the children made huge dolls with the help of some adults, fights of snowball events happened.The square that morning was reasonably full, it was Christmas Eve and everyone wanted to admire the huge tree decorated with red balls and white angels. In the center, the choir made up of teenagers sang typical Danish Christmas songs at the foot of the huge tree.On a gray stool an old man with long gray hair sat between two fifteen-year-old girls. The two teenagers looked at their grandfather tenderly. The ones who used to be called the Moraes twins, now used Philinks, one was called Kethy and Ellen were competing for the attention of their grandfather who had arrived just
A few years out of Saudade.It didn't matter what season it was, in Denmark it was always cold. The freezing breeze was more severe that month and the snow fell, leaving the country sunk in a white landscape, the inhabitants didn't care, they went to the squares to watch the snowflakes fall, the children made huge dolls with the help of some adults, fights of snowball events happened.The square that morning was reasonably full, it was Christmas Eve and everyone wanted to admire the huge tree decorated with red balls and white angels. In the center, the choir made up of teenagers sang typical Danish Christmas songs at the foot of the huge tree.On a gray stool an old man with long gray hair sat between two fifteen-year-old girls. The two teenagers looked at their grandfather tenderly. The ones who used to be called the Moraes twins, now used Philinks, one was called Kethy and Ellen were competing for the attention of their grandfather who had arrived just
He gently touched his wife's belly, every time he touched it he felt the baby move as if the child knew that the father wanted to feel him.— I hope that at least on my birthday I won't work. — Karina rubbed her face against her husband's neck, her hands delicately caressing his chest through his clothes.— On your birthday I will only be yours and our daughter's.The name he chose for his daughter was a tribute to his late wife from his first marriage, whom she had loved intensely. Karina didn't mind giving the baby that name, she gladly accepted, wanting to please her husband's wishes.Even after having married another woman and having lived with her for fifteen years, who was now about to give birth to his daughter, Duarte could not forget Nenzinha, he loved her in the same way and intensity.Life was smiling again, he was older. Despite feeling old, judging by all his years, he understood that it was not the end, it was not too late t
Guilherme and Renata got out of the taxi in front of the ten-story building that Guilherme had rented through Airbnb on Marginal Tietê.It was Renata's dream to visit São Paulo, but her parents forbade her. They were scared to death of the big city.At nineteen years old, the young woman had to run away, just like this time, she pretended to her mother that she was going to Tocantins, got on a plane and was in São Paulo. The city shone, she loved it, even with her heart beating wildly.Uber helped to unload the bags, Guilherme paid and Renata jumped with joy.“We're in São Paulo” she said “My parents are going to kill me, but I can't believe I'm making my dream come true.“I don't know... But if you're happy, so am I.”Renata narrowed her eyes, Guilherme blew her a kiss.“Besides all the thongs and bikinis you bought at Riviera...”Guilherme took the bags."Open the door please. The building is very modest and has no doorman. I did as you asked. A
Two pairs of eyes stared at the board lying before them taking in everything and nothing at once. Their concentration was so great that it could no longer be felt, it just was. At first glance it appeared to be a game board of some kind, perhaps something a little like chess. First glance would not be wrong. It was a game, a game older than time itself, a game that has been before there was. The board was vast and yet small in comparison to the game itself, existing everywhere and nowhere at the same time. It was complex. So much so that the rules could not be taught, they must be known. And yet there was nothing simpler. Contradiction at its truest form."The players appear to all be in place," the first voice said. It was a surprisingly light voice, considering all that was behind it. And if one listened closely one could hear the dry humor that seemed laced through it, as though every little irony it encountered amused it.The eyes belonging to the voice that had not yet spoken fli
At the moment she opened her eyes, she immediately recognized that foul-smelling room; it had been her captivity for the past five days. It was dark, with only a small opening high on the wall as her sole chance to know that a world still existed outside.This time, she couldn't move. Her assailant and kidnapper used all his strength and tools to torture her, especially with ropes whose ends had iron claws, tearing pieces of her already exposed skin on her back. Her clothes were in tatters, and when she could move, she did her best to appear presentable.This time, she had to pretend to faint from the pain, as had happened on the first day when he twisted her ankle, crushing any hope she had of escaping. He tormented her both physically and mentally every day.In the outside world, she hoped her friends were searching for her. It was what kept her strong and lucid enough to endure. But that didn't mean she would wait. Her captor, a cold hanyou seeking the remaining shards of the four-
...“Now why do you look so terrified Ms. McCall,” spoke Brunoas he continued to walk towards the hot tub. “Or should I call you Renata? What would you prefer?” His brown eyes sparkled down at her.“I would prefer if you would go to hell,” whispered Renata harshly, her face hard with determination. She didn’t know why Brunowas here, or how he had gotten into her apartment, the door had been locked. Her face might have read, confident but her heart was beating with cold fear at what this psychopath was going to do to her. Watching as he came around the side of the hot tub towards her, she tried to move swiftly away. However Brunohad reflects like a cat.Brunohad grabbed her by the wrist, twisting it painfully behind her back as he forced her out of the water, onto the snow cover patio. “Now play nice, Renata,” he spoke into her ear, a smile appearing on his face once again. “Chico wouldn’t want you being rude, now would he?”“Chico wouldn’t want you touching me,” spat Renata in respons