2021-05-19 19:43:00“Amen!” Josias responds; somewhat moved. Despite the need to get off, (the driver gets wild when asked to stop and no one gets off the bus!) Josias wanted to stay a little longer, as he felt a connection with Everaldo that he was unable to explain at the time. But, it was time to get down.
After the two say goodbye with a handshake, Josias goes to the front door (the driver also notices Josias's little clothes) and disembarks. When the bus goes on its way, Josias and Everaldo see each other for the last time, the two waving their hands on their foreheads, the typical military greeting. So, Josias turns on his heel and faces his new neighborhood.
“Well, Josias!” he said to himself, trying to cheer up, “Time to get to know your new neighborhood!”
Josias starts walking. He is walking down the widest street, the main one. That's because, in Happiness Slum, there was no type of urban planning. The main street was the only one opened by the City Hall, as it was a street connecting Happiness Farm. The family who owned the farm sold all the land to the City Hall and moved to the United States. The City did nothing with the land and little by little the residents invaded the place, building houses without care around the street.
As the residents were poor and miserable people, in very low living conditions, the houses built were not of the best quality and reflected the identity of their owners. Many of these houses were not plastered. Most of them were built very close to the sidewalk of the street, which removed the privacy of the resident. Nobody thought about leaving a space for the front yard or garage, the main door opens directly onto the street.
With this type of construction, when Josias inadvertently looked at the window of one of these houses very close to the sidewalk, he saw another totally naked man looking for what to wear in the wardrobe, without caring about the open window. In another house, he accidentally saw a woman in her thirties watching the soap opera in a nightgown, lying on the sofa.
Ashamed, Josias leaves the sidewalk and starts walking in the middle of the street. At least in Rainbow Garden, the houses had a front yard, and no one was so exposed. How easy it must be to be robbed in this place if people inadvertently leave everything open!
Now Josias had to watch the street. Even though it was wide, it did not prevent people from driving their vehicles carefully. A cyclist could easily dodge Josias, but he made a point of almost running him over and demanding that Josias look where he is. Cars pass down the street with no sense of minimum speed. Bikers pass by leaving smoke and deafening noises. Josias starts to wonder if the residents here can sleep.
To complete the noise, one of the houses was listening at an absurdly loud volume “Xanadu”, by Olivia Newton-John. Josias knew the music, but now he was not in the mood. In front of the house, a group of black teenage girls tried to reproduce the choreography. Another insensitive car driver drives at high speed, very close to the girls. They scream in fright and separate to avoid being run over.
“Where's the happiness in this place?” Josias asks gritting his teeth.
As he approached a crowded and messy bar, with a group of drunks singing a samba out of tune with drums and tambourines, Josias realized that the commerce was on a corner. He passed through many alleys, but this passage had room for at least one car to pass. He noticed that the residents parked their cars on the sidewalk so as not to block the street. Josias approaches. “Hope Street”, so it was written on a hand-painted blue-colored sign. The residents maintained their optimism despite everything.
Josias needed a place to stay. Somewhere in this favela, there must be some kind of boardinghouse or building that rents rooms. Even more than that, in this street and the main street, most of the buildings are of several floors. In the building where Josias saw the lady in a nightgown watching television, there were six floors. She had the discomfort of staying on the ground floor.
Therefore, Josias started to walk in it, when he realized that Hope Street also had buildings. No, he didn't want to be on the main street, with all that noise and lack of privacy. Gradually the noise of drunks and samba decreased.
Josias found a five-story building with the sign “rent rooms”. There, it was what he wanted. Josias put his hand in his pants pocket, and he didn't even dare take out the money to check how much he had. Obviously, he wouldn't have enough for even one night.
However, Everaldo's voice echoed in Josias's mind as he stared at the building. The main door was open, and from where Josias could see, the interior appeared to be the lobby, as if the building were a guesthouse or hotel. Well, the guy that had it built knew what he was doing.
“I will pray for you and plead that God will bring you the best for your life. You will get out of this and be successful. And I believe that you will have the willpower to overcome your adversities! Amen?”
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Chapter 3276 No Pressure
Caio and Brigitte met at home. Caio was sitting in the armchair watching TV, so sprawled out that he looked like he was posing for a certain magazine. Brigitte felt struck by lightning upon seeing her chiseled, attractive husband wearing only a pair of shorts so short it looked like a boxer shorts. The bulge in Caio’s pants was inviting and tempting... “Good evening, darling,” Brigitte greeted him, her eyes fixed on his ‘package’ as she sat down on the sofa. Instinctively, Brigitte hid her purse. The tip of her pharmacy plastic bag was visible. But Caio didn’t notice his wife’s purse, gazing at her sensually and fixating on her with the most charming smile possible. “Good evening, dear,” Caio sang the words. “How was your talk with Rosemary?” “It was great and enlightening,” Brigitte admitted, still looking at Caio’s manhood instead of his face. “Rosemary understood that we can’t achieve anything with insistence and pressure.” “I definitely don’t want to pressure you, my love
Chapter 3275 Josias Advises João Paulo to Take a Break
Rosemary returned to Lafayette Mansion. Walking through the mansion, she found the place silent. Looking at her wristwatch, she decided to go upstairs. Entering her suite, she heard the sound of water from the bathtub being splashed. Rosemary smiled, realizing Thierry wasn’t bathing alone. She entered the bathroom and was greeted with a little giggle from Jean Luc, who was happily splashing in the bathtub with Daddy Thierry. Thierry also seemed to be having fun, and to Rosemary, it looked like she was seeing two babies in the tub. Of course, sometimes Thierry held the child to prevent him from diving into the water or slipping and hitting his head. He asked in French, “Le bébé de papa s'amuse, hein?” Then he noticed Rosemary’s presence. “Regarde, Jean-Luc! Dis hello à maman!” Rosemary laughed, approaching. “I only understood ‘Mom.’ What silly stuff are you teaching my son in French, huh?” “Nothing, I’m a responsible father,” Thierry winked. Rosemary found a stool, dragged it
Chapter 3274 Playing with My Kids
Rosemary questioned Brigitte at Café Montanha if she really wanted children or if she was just trying to please Caio and her family. Rosemary had a faint suspicion when she saw how Brigitte took a long time to answer, looking into nothing. It seemed Rosemary had asked Brigitte whether 250 x 250 was the same as 250 x 250. There was even time for Neilton to prepare the cappuccinos and bring them to the table. “Two fancy cappuccinos for two fancy ladies,” Neilton joked, breaking the somber atmosphere. “He, he, he...” Brigitte took her cup. “Thanks, Neil.” “You’re welcome. Call me if you need anything else.” Neilton left. Brigitte turned to Rosemary, feeling she owed her an answer. “Rose, I honestly need to tell you that I didn’t know exactly what I was doing.” Rosemary reacted disappointed but tried not to be too harsh on her sister-in-law. “I suspected that when Caio told me you two hadn’t talked about it.” “Rose, what should I do? Everyone’s driving me crazy with all this press
Chapter 3273 I Don’t Want Him to Leave
Rodrigo and Nadia were chatting at Café Montanha about family news. Frank was on one of the stools, eating coxinha without catupiry. “Is the coxinha delicious, son?” Nadia asked maternally. “Yes, Mom,” Frank replied with his mouth full. Rodrigo had already told his son not to do that, but it seems he forgot... “So, my cousin Felipe is leaving. What a shame...” Rodrigo sighed. “He’s not moving too far away,” Nadia joked. “It’s right there in Sunset Village. When we visit Josias and Melissa, we can take the trip.” “That’s good. But we’ll miss the daily contact,” Rodrigo admitted. Rosemary and Brigitte entered, the latter dressed as a lawyer coming straight from Damascene Lawyers agency. “I needed to talk to you about a family matter, sister-in-law.” Rosemary pulled up a chair and sat down, with Brigitte doing the same. “I’m curious. Is it about some case or about OUR family?” Brigitte wasn’t sure whether to adopt the tone of a lawyer or sister-in-law. Rosemary gestured toward
Chapter 3272 Gossip Is Always Good!
Caio and Rosemary continued talking in the Teodoro Building canteen. The pressure cooker Rosemary was cleaning would have to wait after she said something that confused her older brother. “Did I say something wrong?” she asked. “No, I just reacted to what you said. Funny: there wasn’t exactly a dialogue,” Caio admitted, finding it amusing. However, Rosemary remained serious. “You two didn’t talk about it? Why?” “There was no reason for us to do that,” Caio explained, taking the pressure cooker from her hands. “I just saw from afar Brigitte throwing away her pills.” “You guys discussed this before. And after?” Rosemary looked genuinely worried. “We didn’t talk about it after,” Caio replied, a bit apprehensive this time. Rosemary shook her head. “Caio, I know you’re eager for a baby. But you need to check if Brigitte did this for you, for herself, or just out of spite.” Caio was stunned by that possibility. Brigitte, just getting pregnant out of spite? Rosemary smiled sadly. “D
Chapter 3271 The Importance of Dialogue
Caio appeared at the Teodoro Building, still dressed from Rocha Constructions. He was surprised to find Thierry at the counter instead of Rosemary. “Huh? Did you abandon the supermarket again?” he asked, approaching the counter. “Nah, my sister said I could stay here for a few days. Soon, we’ll have more reinforcements,” Thierry responded cheerfully. “More reinforcements? Are you swimming in the tenants’ money?” Caio smiled. “Somewhere around there. This building must be the most profitable in the entire slum.” Thierry joked. “And the best part: no one tries to rob us.” “Of course, who would rob from the most powerful man in town?” Caio looked reverently at the portraits of Teodoro and Beto. “Your dear sister is in the canteen. I believe she’s the one you want to gossip.” Thierry pointed while heading to the computer. “Exactly. Thanks.” As Caio was leaving, he said, “She’ll tell you the gossip later!” Thierry chuckled as he took the computer out of standby mode. In the cantee
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