Walking through the trees, Susana tries to find the main road that leads to the city. She still didn't understand what had really happened the previous night, having no idea how she ended up in that place. Her last memory was of Nicole drinking and dancing at the party they were invited to. Spotting a car in the distance, she steps into the middle of the road, waving her arms. Finally, the car stops, giving her the much-needed help.
"Thank you so much, sir..." Susana immediately says as she gets out of the man's car who was kind enough to help her. Looking at her front door, she simply sighs before entering. "How am I going to explain what happened last night?" Entering slowly, she tries to imagine something that would justify her absence from her bed. But how? She had drunk so much that she hardly remembered anything.
"My daughter!!!" Susana's mother immediately rushes towards Susana. "Can I know what happened to you?" She observes her daughter from head to toe and immediately becomes worried. "I was so worried. Why did you come so late? And why is your dress so dirty?"
"I went out with Nicole... remember, Mom?" Susana tries to sound firm, without stumbling over her words, but with no success. "Then... as the party went on... well..." She had to come up with something logical. Only Nicole could tell her what really happened after they left that party. She needed to talk to her as soon as possible. "I thought it would be better to stay at her place... that's it..."
"And you couldn't have let me know?" Her mother sighs disappointed.
"Sorry, Mom..." Susana speaks nervously, not wanting to answer any more questions. Heading to her room, she adds, "I'm going to sleep for a bit, we'll talk later."
"Be careful, my daughter, you're not married yet..." Susana's mother sighs frustrated. "Andre may not like these late-night outings." Taking a deep breath, she adds, staring at her firmly. "Be mindful of your reputation, you're still very young."
"I know, Mom!" Susana bites her lip anxiously. She had met Andre during a job interview, and since that day they had never really separated. She should have been careful not to hurt him. "Don't worry, everything's fine."
She lied with every tooth in her mouth, but now she had to do it until she could talk to Nicole. Only she knew what could have happened and nobody else.
Throwing herself onto the bed, she becomes pensive for a few seconds. Her body tingles as the image of a stunningly beautiful man appears in her mind. Without even realizing it, she slides her fingers along the curve of her neck. Her whole body feels sensitive at that moment, and the sensations are only noticeable when she imagines that stranger touching her so intimately. Blushing intensely, she jumps out of bed and runs to the bathroom. She needed to forget that night, to pretend that nothing had happened and move on with her life, but before that could happen, she had to talk to Nicole to understand what really happened.
After a relaxing shower, Susana wraps a towel around her body and another on her hair. Looking around, she realizes that her purse was hanging on the hook behind her bedroom door. The night before, her friend had insisted so much that she go to that party that she had dragged her out of the house with only the dress and shoes she had on. Taking a deep breath, she takes out her phone ready to call Nicole but, at that moment, it rings.
"Hi, love." Susana takes a deep breath upon hearing her boyfriend's voice. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, everything's fine!" Andre smiles widely upon hearing his girlfriend's soft voice. "How about we have lunch together today?"
"I'm sorry, Andre." Susana bites her lip anxiously, not wanting to hurt her boyfriend, but before being with him, she had to figure out who that stranger was from the previous night. "I'm not feeling well."
"What do you mean?" Andre immediately becomes worried. "Did they call the doctor?" His tone of voice changes, as do his plans for the afternoon. "I'll come by and take you to the hospital, no problem."
"Thank you, love," Susana smiles weakly. "But it's not necessary." Sighing, she throws herself back onto the bed. "I think I just need to rest, I drank too much at Nicole's party yesterday."
"I know how manipulative she can be," Andre shakes his head, laughing.
"Okay then," Andre sighs, frustrated that he wasn't with her that night. "Rest." The day he laid his eyes on her, it was love at first sight, but his work now took up most of his time. "See you later."
"Yes, until later," Susana says affectionately. "A kiss."
The call ends and Susana covers her face with a pillow to disguise the shriek that immediately escapes her throat. The frustration she felt in that moment was so overwhelming she didn't know what to do. She didn't want to lie to Andre, but she also couldn't tell him what had happened when she didn't even have a clue herself. Lost in these thoughts, she almost falls off the bed when suddenly, a loud noise breaks the silence of the room.
"Mom!" Susana's eyes widen as she sees her mother burst into her room. "Do you want to give me a heart attack?" She almost broke the door when it hit the wall.
"Where is it?" Susana's mother asks anxiously, holding a broom ready to be used as a weapon.
"What are you talking about?" Susana is confused, imitating her mother as she looks around her room carefully and cautiously.
"The cockroach!" Susana's mother huffs as if it's obvious. "You only scream like that when there's a cockroach in your room."
"Oh... well..." Susana bites her lip, embarrassed. Walking quickly, she takes the broom from her mother's hands. "Sorry, mom, there's no cockroach."
"Then what happened?" Susana's mother furrows her brow, staring at her curiously.
"Well..." Swallowing nervously, Susana laughs awkwardly. "I bumped my little toe... on the corner of the cabinet."
Susana watches as her mother shakes her head and walks away from her room. She didn't want to worry her, knowing that one day she would have to take responsibility for all these lies, but for now, she was the only one who needed to worry about the consequences of her actions, not... her mother.
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