Episode 8

Sebastian

It's just a movie, and I think having someone describe the scene to you will take away all the fun.

Ingrid

It won't take away the fun. When someone narrates something to me, the images form in my head. When Luiza told me about her garden, I could imagine it, and it was beautiful.

Sebastian

How did you imagine it?

Ingrid

Haha, I imagined that from the pergola where we sat, there was a beautiful path of flowers that led to a pond with beautiful koi fish.

Sebastian

But a pond with koi fish? Seriously?

Ingrid

Yes, I always thought of having one with koi fish of all colors, and in the evening, I could sit there reading a book and observing them.

Sebastian

I understand.

Ingrid

And what about you?

Sebastian

What?

Ingrid

Have you ever dreamed of something and achieved it?

Sebastian

I always have everything I want, so I guess I don't need to dream.

Ingrid

That's good, but why do you do wrong things?

Sebastian

Everyone does wrong things.

Ingrid

True, but you've done a lot of wrong things, haven't you?

Sebastian

Why are you asking me this?

Ingrid

I'll take the blame for everything you've done. I just wanted to know if there are many wrong things, like killing your ex-fiancée?

Sebastian

I don't feel like talking about any of this.

Ingrid

I see.

Luiza arrives with popcorn and the movie begins. The atmosphere between the two was strange because of the conversation, but as the movie starts and Luiza begins to narrate some scenes, Ingrid starts smiling again, as if nothing else mattered but that moment. Sebastian doesn't even look at the TV; he watches the expressions of surprise and joy that Ingrid shows. It was more interesting to him than anything else. When the movie is almost at its final stretch, all problems solved, and the couple about to show their love for each other, the phone rings and Luiza gets up to answer it.

Ingrid

What's going on?

Then Sebastian begins to narrate for her.

Sebastian

They are on the bridge, and it starts to rain. She was about to leave, but he holds her hand.

Ingrid

Haha.

She smiles and sighs.

Sebastian

Now they are getting closer.

She listens to the guy declaring his love while I was narrating the scene. Her eyes shine as if she were about to cry.

Sebastian

They kissed.

A tear runs down the corner of her eye, sliding down the side of her nose and across her face until it falls from her chin. I was about to reach out and wipe it away when Luiza comes back, and I move away.

Luiza

It's the secretary, he said he needs to talk to you urgently. I transferred the call to your office.

Sebastian

Thank you, Luiza. I'll take it.

I hear the sound of him moving to get up, and then his footsteps moving away.

Luiza

I'll come back to narrate the ending for you, ma'am.

Ingrid

You don't have to, Sebastian already narrated it.

Luiza

Seriously? That's good, haha. I think we should get ready for bed, right?

Ingrid

Yes, let's go.

Luiza takes Ingrid's hand, and they both go to the bedroom. There, as they change, they talk and comment on the movie. Ingrid is still very excited about everything.

In the office.

Sebastian

What is it?

Jonatan

You asked me to keep an eye on the Bennet family, and I did. Mr. Bennet has a meeting at the xxxx restaurant with the owners of Mendes company.

Sebastian

Does it have to do with the shares they put up for sale? That idiot wants to use my money to buy some shares of a company that is growing rapidly in the country.

Jonatan

It seems so. And sir? About earlier, I'm sorry. I just wanted to help because you seemed a bit nervous. You said it was you in the pool, but I didn't know about the kiss.

Sebastian

What did she tell you?

Jonatan

She said she came out of a complicated engagement and married a man who could be her father's age. She didn't want to cause me any problems and asked me not to do it again.

Sebastian

Father's age?

Jonatan

I didn't understand that part either, sir.

Sebastian

It's fine, tomorrow we'll have a little chat with the people from Mendes Company before this meeting.

Jonatan

Ok, sir, I'll arrange that.

They hang up and Sebastian stays in his office, with each passing day he cares more and more about Ingrid, and that bothers him, especially since they had an agreement and this marriage would soon be over. He needs to get Ingrid out of his head, he changes clothes and leaves, heading to a bar he knows where some of his colleagues hang out. While they drink, play pool, and talk, he doesn't think about Ingrid. But when everyone sits down to drink, the girls approach their table and one of them gets closer, kissing Sebastian, the same type of kiss he gave Ingrid by the pool, and his mind fills with thoughts of her and he pushes the girl away.

Woman

What's wrong?

Sebastian

I'm not interested!

Denny

Not interested? What's new? The girl is really hot.

Sebastian

I see that, but I'm just not in the mood anymore. It's late, I'm going home.

Sebastian gets up and leaves, it's already past three in the morning. He parks and when he opens the door of the house, he hears the sound of something breaking. He quickly goes towards the kitchen. Luiza didn't hear the noise because the door was closed. Ingrid closed it precisely to not disturb her, as every time she got up to drink water, Luiza would wake up to come along. Ingrid realized that it was becoming tiring for her, so now she closes the door every time she gets up, so as not to bother her.

When Sebastian reaches the kitchen, he sees shards of glass on the floor and Ingrid standing there. When he approaches, he notices blood on her feet and picks her up without saying anything, which scares Ingrid.

Ingrid

What are you doing? Put me down.

I smell alcohol and cigarette coming from him. I don't recognize the smell. I put my hand on his face, he looks like the same person from the pool, but what would the secretary Jonatan be doing here at this hour?

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