At break time, Anderson arrives wearing sunglasses and holding a bottle of water, signs of a possible hangover. He sits next to the girls on the patio benches.
Filipa - Wow...
Anderson - Good morning, girls!
Elisa - Looks like you had a good night! (laughs)
Anderson - I drank like crazy, I'm feeling terrible, man. I only came to class because my dad made me!
Filipa - That's what happens when you don't know how to drink!
Anderson - Says the saint who almost got naked in front of everyone at her own mother's party!
Filipa - Shut up, you idiot!
Elisa - Guys, please....
Filipa - Oh! Friend, that's what this imbecile is like!
Anderson was about to say something back, but he stopped himself when he saw Elisa's burning gaze upon him, she couldn't stand profanity.
"Sorry, Lisa!"
Elisa - I'm going to find my cousin, I'll see you in class!
She gets up and walks away from the two.
Anderson - Filipa, Elisa must be really bad with this situation with her parents, right?
Filipa - Of course, you think it's easy to see your parents getting divorced, and you can't do anything to help?
Anderson - Damn... I really wanted to ask her out!
Filipa gives a laugh
"Is that what I'm thinking?"
Anderson - I don't read minds!
Filipa - Do you have a thing for our friend?
He just shrugs...
...
From afar, Elisa sees Raquel talking to two other girls near the cafeteria, she waves and walks over. Raquel says goodbye to her friends and goes to meet her cousin.
Raquel - Cousin! I was dying to see you!
Elisa - Me too.
Both hug each other tightly.
(...)
Raquel listens attentively to every detail Elisa tells her, she was holding back from laughing, because her cousin was being very dramatic.
Raquel - Cousin, you need to show me a picture of this man, he must be smitten with you already!
Elisa snorts
"Of course not, we don't even know each other, he's a complete stranger to me, nothing will ever happen between us, that's out of the question..."
Raquel - How old does he look, more or less?
Elisa - I don't know, maybe 35... I don't know
Raquel - Oh Lisa, I wish I had a hunk like that... I love older men, under other circumstances, of course!
Elisa - He's charming, I can't deny that, but then he walks into my room in the middle of the night, tries to kiss me, and on top of that he's drunk...
Raquel - Well... technically, the room is part of the house, and the house is his, so...
Elisa - Cousin, you're not helping!!
Raquel - I'm kidding, silly, if I were you I would have made a scene, woken up the whole house!
Elisa - I thought he was going to try to abuse me!
Raquel - What are you thinking about doing now? Are you going to tell Uncle Eduardo?
Elisa - I don't know yet, but for now it's just between us, okay?
Raquel - Of course, my lips are sealed, you know that!
The two chatted for a while longer and soon the bell rang, announcing the next class. They said goodbye and each went to their respective classrooms.
Upon entering the classroom, the teacher calls Elisa to the corner of the room.
Teacher - Elisa, the principal wants to see you!
Elisa - Now?
Teacher - Yes!
Elisa - What about the class, can't it be later?
He shakes his head and begins to explain the subject to the other students, she picks up her things and leaves in the direction of the principal's office. Elisa had no idea what it was about, she had always been an excellent student, always got good grades and always had exemplary behavior.
She knocks on the door and is soon allowed to enter.
Elisa - Good morning, sir, did you ask for me?
Principal - Yes, have a seat!
Elisa - Did something happen?
Principal - Well... I believe you are aware that here at this institution we do not accept students with more than one monthly payment outstanding!
Elisa - Huh?
Principal - Miss Almeida, we will be canceling your course if you do not settle the last three months of arrears, in fact four, as today is the due date for another payment!
Elisa felt so ashamed, she had never been charged in such a way, she always believed that Eduardo was paying the tuition fees correctly.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't aware of that, my father is currently going through a crisis at work, I believe he forgot about the payments!"
Principal - You have until tomorrow to settle everything, otherwise you will no longer be able to attend classes!
Elisa - Tomorrow? But...
Principal - No buts, this is a respectable institution, we do not tolerate any kind of delay in the financial part here!
Elisa held herself back from crying, lately due to recent events, she was very sensitive and anything made her cry.
She gets up from her chair, thanks him and leaves the room, goes to the bathroom and stands in front of the mirror for a while.
"I can't believe this is happening!"
"I can't take any more bombshells, what did I do to deserve this?"
"Ah, but Eduardo will hear from me..."
Elisa washes her face and leaves the bathroom, in no mood to return to class, and goes to get a taxi, but to her surprise her "husband's" driver was there waiting for her.
Driver - Home, ma'am?
Elisa - No!
She gets in the car and he starts the engine, she looks at the time on her cell phone and finds that at this time her father could only be at the company, and that's where she was going, so she gives the address to the driver and it doesn't take long for them to arrive in front of the building.
Impatiently, she gets out of the car and enters the empty building.
The driver makes a call as soon as she enters.
📱- Sir?
Christian 📱- Did something happen to my wife, Marcio?
Marcio 📱- Sir, she asked to go to her father's company, she was quite restless and tearful!
Christian 📱- What does she want with that worm?
Marcio 📱- I don't know, sir!
Christian 📱- Find out!
...
Meanwhile Elisa took the elevator to the top floor, there wasn't even a fly in the building, it was completely deserted.
The elevator opens and she walks straight to her father's office, the man was slumped over his desk and next to him was an empty bottle of cognac.
Elisa - I don't believe this! Dad?
Eduardo raises his head with great difficulty to open his eyes, he had a dejected expression, the beard that was rarely seen on his face was already starting to grow, his messy gray hair made him look even more haggard, Eduardo could barely see a foot in front of his face, until his vision stops on Elisa.
"Daughter? What are you doing here?"
Elisa - I can't believe you got yourself into this state, Dad!
The man stretches a little in his chair, but does not get up.
Eduardo - I'm sorry, my daughter, it's just that I can only sleep after the alcohol makes me lose my senses!
Elisa - Look where your addiction has taken you...
Eduardo - If regret killed, I would already be dead, my daughter, you don't know how difficult it is to lose everything overnight like this. The company, your mother, you... I've honestly even thought about doing something stupid with my life!
Elisa - The biggest stupidity you already did, Dad, now all you have left is to live with the consequences of your actions!
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