Once inside the car, on the way to Mrs. Beth's house, Allan was talking on the phone with his friend Michael, telling him about what happened in the square. Judy was paying attention to the street with the first snowflakes of the evening hitting the window, her thoughts of a little adventurer working at full throttle.
Suddenly, she finds herself smiling as she remembers the balloon stuck in the tree and imagines herself climbing up there to get it.
Judy - My little balloon!
She muttered softly and looked out the window again until the car entered her grandmother's street.
Allan - We're here!
He gets out of the car and takes his daughter out of the car seat, they walk to grandma's house and Allan rings the doorbell, it didn't take long for the door to open.
Beth - Wait, weren't you going to the park and then home?
Judy - Grandma is strange!
Beth - What's strange?
She opens the door wider to let them both in.
Beth - Why are you all wet, son?
She asked worriedly, closing the door after them. Judy runs and sits on the couch, grabs the remote and turns on the cartoon.
Beth - Take off that wet clothes, you're shivering!
Allan - It's okay, Mom! You know I'm trained to handle these situations.
He goes down the hall to his old room that Mrs. Beth still kept organized just the way he left it when he moved out.
Allan - I saved a girl who fell into the lake at the square!
He starts undressing and goes into the bathroom for a hot shower.
Beth - My God! I want to know exactly what happened later.
She gathers all the wet clothes from the floor and puts them on her forearm.
Beth - I'll make you a nice hot tea to drink, you have to warm up urgently.
Allan - I'm fine! I'll go to the hospital to see how the girl is.
He responds from inside the bathroom.
Beth - Not before having the tea!
She leaves the room, goes through the living room, and puts the clothes in the laundry room, then takes the kettle to prepare the tea.
Judy - Grandma?
Beth - I'm here in the kitchen, my little princess.
The little girl looks at the cartoon and smiles, but soon gets distracted by the clattering of dishes in the kitchen and goes there.
Beth - Do you want tea? (laughs)
Judy - Grandma, the strange lady fell into the lake!
She looks at her granddaughter not quite understanding what she meant since they arrived.
Beth - Your father saved her, right?
The little one confirms, nodding her head.
Beth - I'm sure that lady will be fine!
Judy - She swallowed a lot of water, and my pink ball disappeared.
Beth - Really? (laughs)
Judy - My balloon also, it's up there...
She reaches up, and in the face of so much cuteness, the grandmother couldn't resist and gave her a tight hug, putting her in the chair, then took out a batch of chocolate chip cookies from the oven.
Beth - Look what I just made, they're still warm! Want to have them with tea?
Judy - Yes! (laughs)
At that moment, Allan enters the kitchen already dressed in dry clothes and drying his hair with a towel.
Allan - Mmm... What a nice smell of warm cookies!
Judy - Grandma made them!
Beth - Sit down and eat!
Allan - No, Mom! I need to go to the hospital.
Beth - Negative! You will sit down and drink the tea I made for you to warm up your body, only then you will go to the hospital to see if the girl is okay.
Allan - But...
She interrupts him.
Beth - It can't be like that, son! You always help others, and who takes care of you?
He thinks for a few seconds and sighs in defeat, approaches and hugs his mother, giving her a kiss on the forehead.
Allan - You take care of me! (laughs)
Beth - Exactly! Now sit at this table to eat these delicious cookies with Judy and have your little tea.
She hands him the cup, Allan looks at his daughter and pulls a chair to sit next to her.
Beth - So? Are they good?
Judy - Very much, Grandma!
Allan - When I was your age, I used to take these cookies to school for a snack, just like you do sometimes.
Mrs. Beth smiled, remembering, and grabbed a cookie, taking a bite, leaning against the kitchen cabinet. Allan drank the tea very quickly and got up towards his old room, took a coat from the closet, and put it on.
Allan - Do you mind staying with Judy until I come back, Mom? I won't be long.
Beth - You don't even have to ask, I love spending time with my granddaughter!
Allan - It's just that I don't want to overstep, since Judy stays with you in the afternoon, I know you go to the gym at that time...
She interrupts him.
Beth - It's okay, son! There's no problem at all, you can go to the hospital and see how the girl is doing.
He stands there looking at her.
Allan - I love you!
Beth - I love you too!
He leaves the room and heads towards the exit door in a hurry, looks to the side and says goodbye to his daughter.
Allan - I won't be long, sweetheart!
She turns her head while still eating cookies.
Judy - Okay!
Allan - Listen to your grandma!
He turns the doorknob and leaves the house, gets into the car and drives towards the hospital. On the way, Luiza's eyes kept popping up in his mind, they seemed to have a different sparkle that he couldn't decipher how much it affected him.
She was definitely the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life. His heart warms up as he remembers the exact moment she opened her eyes, they surely left a mark on him forever.
Allan - Who is this girl, after all?
He wondered, hoping to get answers from his subconscious, even though he was sure he wouldn't get any answers.
His phone starts ringing.
Allan 📱- Hello?
Michael 📱- Turn on the TV!
Allan 📱- Why?
Michael 📱- They filmed the whole scene in the square and posted it on the internet, it went viral in minutes and the news channels are broadcasting it.
Allan 📱- My God! How sickening, how can they do something so low? The girl was agonizi...
He was irritated and getting worked up, but he held himself back.
Michael 📱- Are you going to the hospital?
Allan 📱- Yes!
Michael 📱- Keep me updated!
Allan 📱- Okay!
He ends the call and focuses back on the road, still outraged by the media sensationalism surrounding the tragic event.
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