NOW I UNDERSTAND YOU"It was like magic, my friend, exactly like magic. We were both on an escalator, which, you know, is nothing unusual, except that our eyes couldn't detach from each other. While I was going up and he was going down, our gaze remained fixed, and when we passed each other on the escalator, him on one side and me on the other, we reached out our hands towards each other. The tips of our fingers touched, we laughed, and there we were, me at the top of the escalator and him on the ground floor, just staring at each other. I must have looked like a fool, looking down at him, and he looked the same, gazing up at me. We finally moved out of the way when we realised we were obstructing the flow of people. Clara, I know it may be hard to believe, and even now, after all this time, I can hardly believe it myself, but I think we stood there, just looking at each other, for about two minutes until he came up, placed his foot on the first step of the escalator, and started asce

AN EX-PADRE."Wow, my dick is sore!" Jânio leaned back in the seat next to the driver and exclaimed with a smile."Oh, stop being naughty, Jânio!" Clara reprimanded him, trying not to show her laughter in her voice. "No one is asking you anything!""Just so you know, I had sex about five times!" he continued, teasing them, and even the driver laughed."Not just you, you idiot. Everyone here had sex, and I think I had way more than you did. And I only started this morning!" Clara threw it back at him."You slut!" he whispered, unable to hide his laughter. "And what about you, Pri? Did you enjoy the party? The parties I throw are always like this, you know?""I had a great time, and I'm retiring now," Pri said, and Jânio looked back, turning in his seat, concerned because her voice sounded joyful but mentioned retirement."She fell in love, Jânio. The silly girl gave her heart away at the first party," Megay told him."It's true, and brace yourselves because I'm getting married soon!""

DO YOU NOT MENSTRUATE?Clara said goodbye to Patrícia and went home feeling terrible for Lara. She couldn't come to terms with the fact that she was going through this. She never imagined that alcohol dependency could be so savage. It never occurred to her in her life that such a dependent person was considered an illness, but now she knew that alcoholism was a disease, and a very serious one at that.She went straight to Lipe's house and found him sitting on the porch, just as disheartened as she was. She sat next to him in silence. They remained like that for several minutes until he spoke up:"She kept asking me to let her go, the whole time.""The same with me. In the end, she became aggressive, and if she weren't untied, I believe she would have attacked me. She asked me to help her die.""She was staring at the wall when I arrived and said that the waves of the sea were almost reaching her, and it seemed like she could really see the sea right there beside her," Lipe said, on th

ROMEO AND JULIET?"Patricia relied on her friendship with some doctors at the hospital to allow Lipe to stay there with Lara. She even sacrificed her morning of work to speak with the administration, expressing her belief that it was not right for him to have invaded the hospital, taken clothing from one of the nurses, and infiltrated the girl's room. Moreover, she had untied Lara without the doctors' orders, which could potentially cause future problems for the patient who was still on the list of aggressive patients."Melinda, I believe that the danger period for herself has already passed, and the patient could even be discharged if she wanted to," Patricia spoke to the hospital director."That's something only her psychiatrist can say, Patricia. For both of us, it would be mere speculation.""We both know how this works; the doctor can extend it as long as they want.""I shouldn't even be discussing this with you," Melinda was unyielding, and Patricia could see that she was losing

I HATE YOU!"He then left the room and closed the door so that the nurse couldn't enter. If Laura saw the restraints and the containment equipment, she would regress again."No!" he said to the nurse."What?""Not yet, please. Let me talk to her first, and if it doesn't work, then you can use that."The nurse looked at him with confusion. He had been instructed to administer medication if she became unbalanced and restrain her until she calmed down, and now a male companion was interfering - please, she will regress if you do that."Look, I'll give you five minutes," the nurse put the syringe and restraints on a cart next to the door and went inside to assist his colleague."See? He didn't bring anything," the nurse spoke to Lara, who still looked suspiciously at the nurse, her eyes bloodshot, and anger evident on her face."Lara, didn't I tell you I'm here?" Lipe drew her attention. "If we stop shouting, they will leave and let us be, right?""Yes, of course. We just ask that you don