CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR

GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST

" What?! " Megan jumped off the couch as if she had a spring, spilling the hot coffee on herself and not even noticing. " Clara, are you kidding me? Are you talking about our Otávio? Tavinho, from Paradise? "

" Please speak softly! " Clara pleaded and glanced out the window to see if anyone was listening, and judging by Megan's expression, things were worse than she had imagined. " Yes, that Otávio. "

" No, you must be mistaken. You might be confused because he's special and different. "

Clara sat down, now the friend who remained standing and shocked.

" I thought the same at first, but no, I'm really in love with him. What should I do? "

Megan stared at her as if a horn had suddenly sprouted from the middle of her forehead. She stood there for minutes, facing her friend, looking at her and lost in her own thoughts.

" Help me, say something, Megan, you're making me feel worse than I already was. I thought you could help me. "

" What do you want me to say, what sh