[ New York, Manhattan, Upper East Side - View by Aya Millenis]
- What do you say we go out for a drink? - suggests - We haven't done that for over a year - Leandro comments while arranging the papers on his desk.
It's been over a year since we all went out for a drink together, Leandro keeps calling, but both my sister and I are busy, she because of her work, and I?
- I'll go to the orphanage - I answer, smiling.
- I understand, you can't stay too long away from her.
- No - I agree - I like her so much... Today I'm going with my sister.
- Well, then I'll take my cat for a walk. Oh no... She is also at the orphanage, it seems that now you exclude me from your programs. I feel lonel
[Aya Millenis' Sight]- Why do you look like that? - I ask Luana and she looks at me with a sad look.- Come with me - she walks away from the room with the children, I follow her to the corridor where there is no one.- Is there a problem? - I ask, but something tells me that it is a problem, and a big one.She sighs and hugs her own body, this only makes the tightness in my chest increase.- I have two pieces of news, Aya, and neither of them are good ones-serious accent, that worries me.- What is it? - I try to control my vocal cords that want to shiver.- Well," she sighs and I hold my breath, "first I want to thank you for all yo
[Iuri Stevens' Sight] - Finally, my boy is back! - my father hugs me tight and I return the same way. Seven years away from here, from my parents, from Mrs. Lueni - God rest her soul - and from my only friend. During the vacations from one semester to the next, I dedicated myself to the gym and to learning martial arts. I worked hard to improve myself physically, and I am happy with the results. Today I look in the mirror and feel handsome, even though I am still tormented by Aya's words that insist on hammering in my head day after day. - You have become a very handsome man, my son," my mother also hugs me, and I lift her from the floor by her waist and spin around with her in my arms. How I have missed her. - You are even more beautiful, Mom," I say, and let her go
Her voice is cut off as the doors are opened simultaneously, a woman of short stature enters with her head bowed, who is she? I wonder if it's someone from the management who was late, she already started off on the wrong foot with me, I hate being late... What is she doing!? She kneels down and sticks her forehead on the floor, I have seen this position before, however, only in anime. Who is this woman? She has to be a crazy crazy person. - Good morning Mr. Gustam, forgive me for entering your office like this, but I no longer knew what to do or who to turn to, I am desperate, I urgently need help, and... - she is silent for a few seconds, her voice sounds soft - I know it is very abusive of me, but please, BUY THE ZAIN ORFANATE - she shouts the last part, what does she think she is doing? - I know I have no right to ask that... But the children... They... They are amazing... They are very special... - t
[Aya Millenis' vision] - Wait Aya - I hear Leandro's voice calling me, but before the elevator doors close he manages to get in - What's gotten into you to make that scene, Aya? - I-I didn't know he was back... Why didn't you tell me! You know how much I wanted to talk to him. - I'm sorry Aya, I-I... I was eating myself up, I also did and said many things with Iuri that I regret, I even thought he would fire me for revenge... I... I'm sorry. - Now it's done... I was embarrassed in front of the entire management of the company and worse... In front of my parents... I...- tears cascade down without me being able to control them - Why do I have to be such an idiot...I... Leandro hugs me, the elevator doors open again,
[Carmen Stevens' Vision]- What are you thinking about? - my husband asks.- Was it really a good idea to put her there? - I scrutinize, but the question is more for me than for him.- Let's let time tell, darling - you hold my hand, to this day, whenever I feel your contact, warm, I feel like the happiest person in the world, the best man in the world is mine.It was my idea to put her in the company, I wanted Juliana to see her conquering things, overcoming the abandonment she suffered, however, after a year and a half of being a model employee, she started going out with practically all the men in the company, even going out with partners. I never questioned why she started acting this way because it is her life, however, Iuri left asking us to take care of her becaus
[Aya Millenis' Sight] - Here - my sister hands me a mug of hot chocolate. - Thank you - I take the mug. It's been two hours since I got back from work and I feel down, the first thing I did when I arrived was to call my sister, she came immediately and the first thing she did... That's right, she made me take a shower, a cold shower... It helped, but I still feel bad. - Come on, tell me what happened - she sits down next to me, also drinking hot chocolate. I sigh and run my index finger over the rim of the mug, Iuri comes into my thoughts... He gave me an order, and just told me to meet him tomorrow to talk, what will happen? Remembering how rude he was to me hurts me, but I can't feel anger, I treated him much worse in the past, but now I know how he felt when I said and did those things to him without even caring how he was feeling. - Iuri... He is back... - And, is he still a skinny spindly guy? - I remember when she used to go to social functions and say that the boss's son
[ Aya Millenis' Vision]Thick, thick, thick! How angry!I take a deep breath, my day yesterday was bad, today is going to be even worse. I get out of the elevator and walk to my old desk, Leandro must already be in his office, surely he found it strange that I wasn't waiting at the door with my agenda ready, I always arrived ten minutes before him.My brain tries at all costs to find a logic for what happened, why did he choose me as his secretary? Although I already work as a secretary, I don't have the best track record with him.Calm down Aya, at least you already know that you won't be unemployed. I know that if I were fired, it wouldn't be a problem to find another job, but I have always dedicated myself in my position as a form of gratitude for everything they have
[ Aya Millenis' Vision]With only five minutes to go before the workday is over, I have spent the whole day with the foot of my stomach tingling. The whole day in the mix of sadness and anxiety. The image of my little girl still makes me very sad, and what is distracting me from this sadness at the moment is the apprehension about how it will be from now on with Iuri. I can't believe it, after all these years, seven long years, I will finally have a talk with him, I will ask for forgiveness for everything I did and I will try to explain why I acted that way, try to explain that I am now a totally different person.With all these years, after being saved by Leandro, I regret so much that I didn't give Iuri a chance back in the days when he loved me. Would we still be together today? Now it is too late to regret the spilled milk, maybe he is even dating already,