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Friends with benefits CHAPTER NINETY-EIGHT
SHOW AT THE MEETINGShe was applying makeup when she heard the alert of her cellphone, picking it up, she saw the audio message that Megan sent her. She listened to it and saw that the girl was excited and telling her that she was already on her way to the meeting.Clara got in Megan's car and set off. The traffic was smooth and she arrived at the meeting in no time. She parked and greeted the people; she remembered some from the previous meeting she had attended, but this time there were new faces for her. However, everyone warmly greeted her. The meeting was about to start, and she had not seen Megan yet. She went in and sat in the circle of chairs already arranged. The Serenity Prayer was said, and still no sign of Megan. When Marco started, everyone heard the young girl coming in.Megan was visibly drunk, and Clara's face instantly turned red when Megan approached with high-heeled sandals that made a loud noise on the floor. And it was not just the heels, it was also her voice:"G
Friends with benefits CHAPTER NINETY-NINE
FAST ATTACKLipe was in a tough situation with Lara at his house. According to what Clara told him, the girl had caused trouble during the meeting they went to and brought her back with them. He watched her sleep on her stomach, sprawled out on the bed, and stayed there for a long time listening to her snoring and occasionally saying incoherent words. Sitting on a chair facing the bed where she slept, with his elbows resting on his knees, he pondered ideas. He had invited her to go out for a drink. It had never crossed his mind that she was dependent, and during the three hours he spent there watching her sleep, some of the words he had said in his alcoholic coma, he noticed in the silence of the room that some were painful cries and she called for her mother, asked José to let her go, cried, and pleaded for him to leave her alone.Lipe lay down next to her when she cried desperately, struggled, and begged for her mother, for God, and for José to leave her alone, and spoke softly and
Friends with benefits CHAPTER HUNDRED
PARALYZE OR ACT?Lara still had one more thing to ask him, and she felt selfish after what she had already asked, but she would muster up the courage later and ask him."I will clean your house tomorrow, right?" she asked between bites of pancake."Yes, you can come later because unlike you, I sleep in. I like to wake up at eight-thirty. I've slept until noon before, and I don't mind," he laughed at her."Okay, then I'll see you tomorrow at eight-thirty, you sleepyhead, and not a minute later!" She took her plate to the sink. "I'll just clean your house tomorrow, you wash the breakfast dishes, and don't leave them for tomorrow, okay?""Damn it.""Seriously, Lipe, dirty dishes attract ants and even roaches. We caught a big roach at Otávio's house yesterday!""Okay, I'll wash them."Then Lara went to Megay's house, where she would do the cleaning today, and had arranged with Patrícia for their first therapy session at five in the afternoon. The first session wouldn't count, according to
Friends with benefits CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND ONE
ABSTINENCELara arrived home and felt afraid of being alone. She didn't avoid her neighbour this time and when she unlocked the gate, the woman's light turned on almost instantly. Lara waited for the woman to go out into the shared yard."Good evening, Lara. How are you?" asked Márcia."Well, Márcia. And you?" replied Lara."The same. Do you remember Father Cleiton? He finally showed up last week," said Márcia.Lara unlocked her door, trying to remember the subject the woman had previously mentioned."Oh, that's good news," she commented, hoping it was the right answer."Yeah, he said that Marília should stay single unless she goes back to her husband. It wasn't adultery, right? So, she either stays alone or goes back to him," explained Márcia.Lara couldn't remember who Marília was or what they were talking about."Do you want to come in?" Lara invited her in, and Márcia didn't waste time entering before Lara changed her mind."Were you working?" Márcia asked, sitting at the kitchen
Friends with benefits CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWO
HEAVY BATTLE It took a few minutes for Lara to feel a little better. Better enough to sit down. Her stomach instantly improved, and her head was no longer spinning. Her nausea had weakened, but she still trembled. It was the first time she had experienced withdrawal like this, but it was also the first time she had gone so long without consuming alcohol. Shame. Shame about her humble home, shame about the psychologist being there. The disparity in their financial situations was glaring. Patrícia didn't fit in that two-room house in the community, and even though Lara was proud of her little house and found it tidy, seeing the psychologist there was strange and didn't match. Patrícia wore a cream-coloured suit that reached her ankles. Underneath, she wore a high-necked salmon blouse. The pants were formal, beige with tiny flowers that were barely visible. Her low-heeled sandals were adorned with intricate decorations. "Do you feel a little better?" Patrícia asked. "Yes, thank you."
Friends with benefits CHAPTER HUNDRED AND THREE
FARM TOMORROWOn that same day, Lara began the process of seeking help to stop drinking.Patrícia helped her take a shower, assisted her in getting dressed, and put her in the car to go to the psychologist's friend, a psychiatrist who worked at a clinic for addicts.Lara remained silent in the car for the forty minutes it took to reach the clinic. She didn't want to tell Patrícia that she was dying to drink again, that the dose she had taken didn't sustain her and she needed more.Dr. Roger personally attended to them and was in the clinic's veranda courtyard, located in a rural area, forty-five minutes away from the city centre."Will he be able to help me?" the girl asked softly when she saw the guy stand up and walk towards the car, smiling. "He looks like he's in preschool!""Don't underestimate him, my dear, he's an excellent doctor.""I pictured him being over fifty years old.""He must be approaching that age," Patrícia said, and when the doctor approached closer, Lara could se
Friends with benefits CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR
JOINT CLEANINGLipe was worried about Lara. He hadn't talked to her anymore after she slept at his house. He called her several times throughout the day, but she didn't answer or return his calls.He was at Dalia's house, measuring the walls for the furniture he would make for her, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop thinking that Lara might be out there drinking or going through something and needing help.He knew her well enough to know that she wasn't the type to ask for help. She tended to push away people who offered to help her."Lipe, can you also measure some parts in the backyard where I want to have a gourmet kitchen?" Dalia interrupted his thoughts."Sure, Dalia, but don't you think it's better if we focus on the living room and bedrooms first?""That could work, but I'm anxious to have everything measured so we can start gradually making the furniture. Lipe, do you think it will take a long time for the furniture to be ready after the renovation I'm doing?""
Friends with benefits CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE
OVERALLS, THE FAVOURITE OUTFITLipe was touched by his friends' attitude. He observed everything, helped them clean up the big house from all the drinks, and was also shocked by how much alcohol they consumed. When his friends mentioned that they would be more mindful of their drinking, he decided he wouldn't drink anymore. He loved juice and soda, so he would replace the beer he used to drink every night when he got home with a healthy juice. He would do this not only for Lara but for his own health as well.Lara was oblivious to what was happening. She was taking her first steps towards sobriety. Megan called her to tell her about the news that Cilmo had given them.Megan told her they had to celebrate on Saturday, that everyone would be at the big house, and the party would go on until morning because it was a big day.Lara politely declined the invitation.Lipe was touched by his friends' attitude. He observed everything, helped them clean up the big house from all the drinks, and
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