Alice: I notice Valentina's absence at the party, I go home to find her sobbing in her room. I sit down on the bed and she hugs me. I wait for her to calm down and she tells me everything that happened with Souza.
Daughter, Souza is a serious and respectful man. He would never dishonor you like that. You should have trusted me and told me what was going on. He could have advised you!
Valentina: Now I can't change what I did, mom, he'll never give me a chance and I had to see the way he looked at me. I'm so ashamed of myself, Mom, I didn't think, I just did it and I realized my mistake right away.
Alice: If he doesn't notice you, he's a fool, he's made a mistake, my child, but you're an incredible woman who just had an impulse for a repressed passion. Give Souza time, after his trip to the beach, he's going back to college abroad and maybe it's for the best.
Valentina cries, she calms down, I bathe her and wait for her to go to sleep before I leave the room. It's her first love and first love isn't always what stays.
(Gustavo, Valentina's twin brother)
Gustavo: I go after my mother and Valentina worried, after looking for them all over the party hall.
Mom, is Tina okay?
Alice: Hi my love, she slept. It's a woman thing, but don't worry, she's fine.
I say, running my hand over Gustavo's face.
Gustavo: Tomorrow I'll bring the chocolates she likes. Did you cry, Mom?
Alice: Cecilia was my maid of honor, in fact my cupid. She was by my side when grief hurt me in a cruel way and to see her healed, with little Maicon in her arms, getting married, was very emotional, my son.
Gustavo: I hug my mother and kiss the top of her head.
We've been through yet another mother. Life isn't perfect, but I hope that from now on you'll be more generous with this family.
Alice: I doubt that very much, but I'm sure there's no shortage of strength here. We are proof that love can withstand anything.
Gustavo: Yes, you're right, Mom. Theo's getting married soon, are you ready to see him move out?
Alice: Camila's going to put him off for a while, but I'm sure he'll wait patiently for her. When are you going to give me a daughter-in-law and grandchildren, my son?
Gustavo: Not any time soon, I want to enjoy my freedom.
Alice: I'm in no hurry, he's an incredible man and when he finds the right person he'll stop being a confirmed bachelor and will help leave this house full of children.
Gustavo: Who knows. I go back to the party with my mother, my father is with my uncle Beestádo laughing out loud, it's nice to see everyone so cheerful after this complicated year! I join my cousins and enjoy their company well into the night. I get home at dawn and get ready for my trip.
Valentina: I wake up and curl up in bed with a mixture of sadness and shame. I get up, do my hygiene and put on the biggest glasses I have in the hope that no one will notice my swollen eyes from crying so much.
(Alice, 48, and Lorenzo, 50. The main characters in "The Impious Widower And The Babysitter". The photo is just to remind you of the characters).
Lorenzo: I put the suitcases in the car, Valentina comes out of the house dejectedly wearing a pair of sunglasses. I hand her bag to Souza and walk over to her. I take off her glasses and she looks away.
Have you been crying, my love?
Valentina: Souza looks at me and I look away in shame.
Dad, it's okay!
Lorenzo: You're not, daughter, because I've never seen you like this. What happened?
I ask worriedly.
Alice: Souza watches Valentina from a distance and I can see how uncomfortable and embarrassed she is.
Love is nothing, I've already talked to Tina.
Lorenzo: Alice looks at me seriously, Valentina puts her glasses back on and gets into the car with her head down.
I want to know what happened!
Alice: You'll have to trust me, it's a woman thing.
I say, kissing Lorenzo, hoping he hears me.
Lorenzo: Daughter, Souza will accompany you on the trip, Lucas has chosen him to be your bodyguard.
Valentina: My eyes burn and I don't even change my expression. My father cannot suspect anything, I don't want to harm Souza. Souza doesn't say a word and gets into the car to drive, we all follow for the family trip. Gustavo tries to play, but I'm not in the mood for that, and I stare at the road without looking forward, afraid that Souza will see me through the rearview mirror.
Souza: Valentina's words don't leave my mind, her saying that she fell in love at sixteen, the kiss, her body pressed against mine, it's driving me crazy. I've never tasted such an intense kiss that messed with my mind so much. Her surrender and especially her disappointment when I judged her harshly are tormenting me. I asked Lucas to let me accompany her, wanting an opportunity to apologize to her. I never really noticed any of the girls in this mansion, except for one time when Cecilia appeared at the hotel door in a bathrobe, I confess she caught me off guard, but I didn't look at her with malice. Lucas went crazy that day, he seemed like a psychopath, and I decided to keep to myself because I can't afford to lose my job. I have a friendship with Ana, she's special, and I consider her like a younger sister. I can't believe she's moving away, she'll be greatly missed. Lorenzo notices something wrong with Valentina, her eyes are red and swollen, I feel guilty for leaving her like this. I was also hasty and judged her wrongly, during the trip she keeps staring at the road in silence.
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Clara Paul
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2023-12-09
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