Episode 14

Eduardo — Have you spoken to your mother?

Elisa — No, she doesn't answer my calls, I believe she is already remaking her life far away from us!

Eduardo — She's just mad at me, she loves you!

Elisa — Well... I didn't come here to talk about her, I came to find out why you didn't pay the tuition fees, they gave me until tomorrow to pay, otherwise I'll be expelled!

Eduardo — Honey, I don't have a penny in my pocket, I couldn't even sell the house yet!

Elisa — And what about my studies, Dad?

Eduardo — Honey, your husband is loaded, ask him, I'm sure he'll help you! Your father here is bankrupt, all I have left are debts and more debts!

Elisa — No, I'm not going to ask that man for anything!

Eduardo — It's either that or you'll have to drop out of college, honey, I'm trying, I swear to you, but it's not as easy as I thought, the situation is critical!

Elisa — In that case, I'll drop out, I'll get a job and that way I won't have to depend on that man's dirty money or come asking you!

Eduardo — I'm sorry, honey…

…

Elisa takes the elevator back down to leave, her face clouded with tears that insisted on falling.

"Damn it!"

The driver opens the door and she gets in with her head down trying to hide her tears.

Driver - Is there something wrong, ma'am?

Marcio asks as soon as he starts the car, Elisa doesn't answer, she was staring out the car window, lost in her thoughts.

…

Sometime later they arrive at the mansion, Elisa goes straight up to her room and locks herself in.

Soledad — What happened to her, Marcio?

Marcio — I have no idea!

Soledad — Well... she seemed fine this morning!

Marcio — All I know is that she left college early, asked me to take her to the building where her father works, she left there like this!

Soledad — Poor thing, I'll go talk to her!

Marcio — And I'll let the boss know!

Sol enters the house and goes up to Elisa's room, she knocks on the door but gets no response.

…

Elisa throws her bag on the floor and goes to take a shower, she spends a long time under the water, when she gets out she puts on shorts and a tank top, the weather was pleasant.

After a while her cell phone rings, hoping it's Gisele, she answers without looking at who it is.

Elisa 📱- Hello!

Anderson 📱- Lisa, I'm glad you answered...

Elisa 📱- Oh, it's you...

Anderson 📱- Where did you go? The last class had a pop quiz worth a grade for the semester!

Elisa 📱- I had to take care of something, I'll catch up later!

Anderson 📱- If you want I can stop by your house so we can study, I'm really close!

In fact, he was parked in front of Elisa's old house, little did he know that she didn't live there anymore.

Elisa 📱- I'm not feeling very well, maybe next time!

Anderson 📱 — If you want we can go out, maybe catch a movie? There's a new movie I really want to see...

Elisa 📱- Sorry, Anderson, but I'm not in the mood to go out, ask Filipa!

…

Anderson gets frustrated and speeds off through the city, stopping at the first bar he sees and starts drinking.

"Shit!"

"Why don't you see that I love you, Elisa?"

"Why don't you ever give me a chance?"

"One more, please!"

The bartender brings another shot and Anderson downs it in one gulp.

(...)

At home, Elisa ends up sleeping all afternoon, she wakes up around six in the evening to the sound of knocking on her bedroom door, she sits up in bed, rubs her eyes and looks at the time on her cell phone.

The knocking continues and she gets up to open the door.

Elisa - Sol?

Soledad - Hi dear, did I wake you? I'm sorry!

Elisa — No problem, I think I overslept anyway!

Soledad — Are you hungry? I made chocolate cake and coffee, do you want me to bring it up to your room?

Elisa — You don't have to bother, I'll come down!

She grabs her cell phone from the bed and goes down to the kitchen with Sol.

Soledad — You need to eat properly, Lisa, you could end up with low immunity like this!

Elisa — Lately I haven't been very hungry, so much has been happening in my life, and everything so suddenly that I have zero appetite...

Soledad — I saw that you arrived sad, do you want to tell me what happened?

Elisa cuts a piece of cake on her plate and pours coffee into the cup.

— Never mind, Sol, I don't want to involve you in my problems!

Soledad — Oh, honey, it breaks my heart to see you like this. I've really grown fond of you, you're like a daughter to me, just like Chris!

Elisa — Is he home?

Soledad — No, he's not here yet!

Elisa — Hmm..

She finishes eating and goes to the library, chooses a random book from the shelves and starts reading, sitting in the armchair behind the desk.

…

Christian spends the whole day at the club sorting out financial matters, he owns a few businesses in town but always worked from his office at the club headquarters. After Marcio's call, he is intrigued, wanting to know at all costs what Elisa went to talk to Eduardo about. Impatient, he decides to call the man.

Christian 📱- Hello, Eduardo?

Eduardo's speech was slurred, his words were not being pronounced correctly, Christian was sure the man was drunk.

Eduardo 📱- Wha..do..you.want?

Christian 📱- I want to know what my wife went to do at your empty company today?

Eduardo 📱- Why.don't.you.ask.her? You.already.have.my.daughter, leave.me.alone.you.bastard,son.of.a...

Christian was then certain that Eduardo was drunk, otherwise he would never speak to him like that.

📱- Don't you dare finish that sentence you fucking junkie, you don't know what I'm capable of, now answer the damn question I asked you!!

Eduardo 📱- She.came.to.ask.for.money.to.pay.the.tuition.fees.that.I.missed.the.payments.for.college...

Christian hangs up the call, as it was impossible to have a decent conversation with Eduardo drunk, but he is extremely irritated by what the man said, even with his slurred speech.

— Damn it, why doesn't she ask me?

At that moment, Rodrigo enters the room without knocking.

— Chris, I...

Christian — Shit, don't you know how to knock before you come in?

Rodrigo — Sorry, man, I apologize!

Christian, very irritated, runs his hands over his face, combing his hair back.

— It's okay... I'm not mad at you!

Rodrigo — Want to tell me about it?

Christian — No!

Rodrigo — I think you need a shot of whiskey.

Christian — You're right, I really need it. Now tell me, what's so important that made you come into my office without knocking?

Rodrigo — Right, I almost forgot, I did what you asked me to do the other day, I found a woman with all the requirements you asked for, to be your wife's driver.

Christian — Very good, and what are her credentials?

Rodrigo — She's great, besides being hot, she's a jiu-jitsu fighter and has experience with weapons, as you requested!

Christian — Great... No, I don't want just anyone doing my wife's security, I need someone I can trust completely and who, besides driving, is also prepared for any unforeseen circumstances that may arise.

Rodrigo — Don't worry, Aisha is a great professional, in fact, she's out there, want to talk to her?

Christian — Perfect, ask her to come in, I need to give her some instructions!

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