Giulia

"Very well, and then... Where are you going to sleep? "I asked with a smile on my face.

Gina and Gabriella looked at each other, then expressed the same countenance of debauchery.

"Giulia, you're not really thinking that you will have enough rooms for each of us in the house, are you? "Gabriella asked, and my smile began to die little by little. "We are going to share this room, while the boys stay in the next room. I said it was silly that they had to be in another room, because you are already well used to them, but you know how country parents have a very closed thought.

I was jaw-dropping with Gabriella's information and audacity.

"And how would I sleep in the middle of two couples? You can barely look at those men without wanting to jump on them, and would I have to put up with all this while I try to sleep? The cruelty that is being put me in a tiny room is not enough, do I still have to share it with other people? That's too much for me. I can't stand it.

Gina rolled her eyes.

"About the part of sleeping with two couples, I don't agree either, but about the rest... Giulia... Please, you know why we are here. Don't make things difficult. I have no doubt that Cadu's brother is already telling his parents about how spoiled you are. Remember that we will not be able to leave here for a few days.

I sighed, falling sitting on the single bed that was already totally full of the clothes I took out of the suitcase. To my surprise, she didn't move or creak. So I lowered my head and lifted the hand-sewn quilt, taking the biggest fright when I noticed that much of the bed's structure was made of bricks as construction. I straightened up again with wide eyes and denied it with my head as if I were in an outbreak.

"Oh, no, Gina. That's too much... We could go anywhere.

"And we would be found anywhere too," she replied.

"Gaby, I can't stay in this place," I tried again, already forcing an air crisis. I didn't have asthma, but I used to use that tactic to have something I wanted or have some attention. When you are raised in a home with five sisters, you learn a few things about always being in the spotlight. "It's not just about the animals, nor this horrible smell of manure, nor about the people here being so outdated that they don't know what the internet is, but it's about not thinking that this will change something. And when we get back? And when they meet us again? You and Gina have been through life or death situations, but what if the same is happening with one of our sisters and we don't even know? I don't want to be isolated anymore.

"You're trying to convince yourself that this place is more dangerous than the city, but it won't work," said Gabriella, irreducible. I sighed again, Gabriella approached. “Listen, Giulia. I know it's a little shocking for you, but we're just following mom's orders. She told us to stay close to our men, because only they could understand what was happening and keep us safe. She trusts them just like Gina and I. And I know that the reality of the interior is not something you dreamed of knowing, but it can be good, if you allow yourself to appreciate the place.

I made a face, but I tried the effort to see the good side of the whole thing. I even took the trouble to get out of bed and look out the window. The material of the walls was weird, it reminded me of a cake dough, so fragile, and at the same time, it was too strong to withstand the few foundations of the structure. The window was of a green tone that released paint, and it was also of a material that reminded me of something edible. I looked outside, and saw nothing but bush, animal, and a bad smell that impregnated the brain.

"I can do this "I guaranteed for myself, despite knowing that that nature was nothing compared to the luxurious sites I have already visited for events, and that those animals did not have half the vaccines and treatments that expensive breed animals. "I can get used to it and not cause problems.

"That's the thought! "He celebrated Gabriella, grabbing me by the shoulders. She shouldn't be having any idea of the heat of that room, or she wouldn't hold me so close to her own body. The place looked like an oven, and I didn't know how I would get used to the hot days and without an air conditioner. "Besides, you can try to have a friendship with Bernardo and be taken to the parties in the countryside. Pablo said that there are many of them, almost every weekend, because they get together after work in order to relax, just like we do.

I doubted that anything in that place was the same as what we did, because I would never submit to going to the end of the world in order not to die easily at the hands of the people who had been looking for us for years to settle scores. Gina and Gabriella were going to our mother's idea that the safest place was on the side of people who said they were willing to protect us, but they didn't understand my point of view. And even if I explained, they would still not understand.

"I can do that," I reheated with a false smile.

"Great," said Gabriella, pinching my cheek. So she turned to Gina. "Did Cadu not tell you that there is a waterfall nearby?

"It's a stream," said Gina, watching her long, well-made nails. "Besides, I don't think it's a good idea to go out without them. You know, they are still taking their parents' sermon, and now that their brother has joined them... This should take much longer than we think. Maybe we can go tomorrow morning.

Gabriella waved with her hands.

"Oh, no, I won't wait for them to have the chance to refresh myself. It's hot to kill in this room!

"I thought no one would notice, "I booed when I crossed my arms.

Gabriella had a naughty laugh.

"So let's find out where this waterfall is.

"It's a stream! “Insisted Gina.

“Are you coming? "Gabriella asked, arching her eyebrow for me.