Lahat ng Kabanata ng MY FATHER'S BEST FRIEND IS MY LOVE: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

There was a different body beside me, and at that moment, there was no strangeness at all. We lay there, each in our own thoughts, after discarding the condom. With the effort, the alcohol, and the sleepless night, I simply fell asleep.Maybe I understood Maria Clara now. I needed to be with another woman to understand her. I wasn’t the same anymore, and the desire for sex seemed to have diminished over time. I woke up with an intense headache. I got up, noticing—perhaps grateful—that the bed was empty, the memories of our last moments together in bed bringing sharp pangs of pain.I swallowed hard, sitting on the bed. The condom was still on the floor, filled with semen, and there was no trace of her anywhere in the room. "Mavi?" I called, feeling uneasy, but I didn’t find her in the bathroom either. I would tell her it had been a mistake, that it shouldn’t have happened, but looking at the bed where we had made love, it seemed more than enough to caution me about this. I hadn’t even r

The days away from the office left me with an absurd pile of work. Endless hours. Stacks of notes. Patients scheduled without a moment to breathe.And yet, Heitor still managed to show up to torment me.“Maria Vitória is just like her mother,” he began, pacing back and forth in my office. Always restless when he’s nervous. “Can you believe she’s living alone? Working in a fast-food restaurant, Alex?”I sighed, setting my materials aside.“Hmm… wouldn’t that be a good thing?” I asked, picking up my notebook to keep writing notes.“Of course not! How could you let her work in a fast-food restaurant, Alex? Is Laura insane?” He huffed, running a hand through his hair, his eyes gleaming with indignation. “Laura had the audacity to tell me I need to bring Mavi here to the city. And when I asked what she was studying, that woman lied, saying she’s studying medicine! How could a teenager possibly study medicine?”I made a mark on the paper without looking at him.He kept pacing, his heavy foot

I looked around once more. Everyone seemed to be finding their relatives, their friends. Everyone, except that man.He was still on the phone, his expression clouded with confusion. Then, our eyes met. My stomach twisted.“Ah... I think I saw your aunt. Where are you, my love?”I kept staring at him.That couldn’t be.Two Maria Vitórias at the same bus station? Two people waiting for them? It felt like a joke.“Aunt? What aunt?” I frowned. “Aunt Lena didn’t come. Tell me where you are.”The confusion on his face deepened.The girl beside him froze. She swallowed hard, as if something had gotten stuck in her throat.“Is it her aunt, love? Where’s your daughter?”Daughter?I let out a weak smile.He knew nothing about me.The driver unloaded my luggage and placed it beside me.“Thank you very much, sir.”I glanced at the man again. Too young to be my father. And the girl next to him... “love,” “daughter.” She couldn’t be my sister.I started walking toward them, but he remained still.N

I walked through the hospital while Ana Liz was still on the phone with my father’s mother. I didn’t want to stand next to her, much less hear her narrating things about me.At some point, I knew I’d have to meet my paternal grandmother. She seemed kind—at least over the phone. My maternal grandmother had been good to me too, even though she passed away early.I wandered off, distracted, not really paying attention to where I was going. I was starving.That’s when my body collided with someone.I turned quickly, my heart racing.The man in front of me was wearing a blue lab coat.I swallowed hard.I knew him.All too well.My mind flooded with memories I wished I could pretend were meaningless. His eyes, his breath, the way he moved over me. His hand gently caressing my face, his fingers holding mine above my head, his mouth exploring my neck, my breasts… Minutes that should have faded away, yet burned vividly inside me.I froze.The blue coat told me he was a doctor—but I didn’t need

Eu apaguei completamente. Quando acordei, meu estômago estava roncando. Olhei ao redor da sala rosa e branca, sentindo como se tivesse caído em um conto de fadas... castelos, bruxas, magia - e tudo o mais que só existe em nossa imaginação.Levantei-me lentamente e caminhei até minha bolsa. Exceto pelas ligações da tia Lena, não havia nenhuma da minha mãe. Suspirei e mandei uma mensagem para minha tia, informando que havia chegado em segurança e encontrado meu pai. Respondi a algumas de suas perguntas e coloquei o telefone de lado.Coloquei um vestido cinza solto e desci as escadas na ponta dos pés. Vaguei pela casa até encontrar a cozinha. Abri a geladeira, procurando algo para comer, e fiz um sanduíche rápido. Minha fome não podia esperar. Enquanto eu comia, meus olhos vagavam pelo espaço. Realmente houve algum amor entre minha mãe e meu pai? Ou tudo tinha sido apenas uma armadilha?Depois de comer, voltei para o meu quarto. A casa era enorme - basicamente uma mansão. Pelo que perceb