exactly a month ago. ─ Take this test soon, Aline. ─ I face Márcia, my friend who is there to give me strength.
in this desperate moment. do you know what is funny? Many people have the courage to open their mouths and say that during sex, no one remembers the problems. I want to know who remembers the problems when we are at the height of pleasure? Who's going to remember anything, whether good or bad, when you're
fucking good? Ah, to hell with the world. Screw people. The body is mine. It's my life, my problems are mine.
And the only one who solves everything is me. I wipe the tears running down my face and take a deep breath.
before getting out of bed and heading to the bathroom. Telling my mother won't be a very easy task, especially.
since I came to live with her two days before my birthday, just because I was angry with my father, for leaving.
my stepmother and fnding another girlfriend in less than two weeks. It's the frst time I've done this kind of thing, so I follow all the steps in the exam box. I open the door so my friend can see the result with me. The product packaging suggests that you wait fve minutes for a conclusive result, but in less than a minute, the
result is printed on that white object. Even though I'm sure it would be positive, I'm still not prepared to know.
that I'm going to be a mother. No, I'm not a mother. Because there's a heart beating inside me. With shaking hands I take the exam and check it once again. ─ Pregnant, Ali. You're pregnant – Márcia says, and even
though she tries to sound calm, I can hear the desperation in her voice. She didn't need to say that information.
out loud, because I was seeing that result with my own eyes. With shaking hands I bring it to my eyes and burst into tears. I know that crying won't solve my life, but at this moment it's all I have left. Then I would try to get my head straight to sort things out. Months later I put Theo's bottle inside my backpack and
go to the living room to pick up my baby who is in the stroller. Since I had Theo, my rush has only increased.
because in addition to helping my father in his grocery store, I also had to take care of the house. I had no choice, despite everything, my father helps me with a lot. He welcomed me into his home when my own
mother said it would be better for me to live with him. I confess that when I heard this I felt very sad, but the reality is that we were never very close, not even when she was still married to my father. I always chose him.
He was always the one I preferred. And come to think of it, today is no different. Months ago I fought with my father because of his new girlfriend, but the truth is that it was my daughter's jealousy speaking louder. He is
single. What can I do but swallow the women he chooses? Well, I'm glad he left the woman who made me leave home, today he has a new girlfriend, and I really like her. When he comes to visit, he always helps me with Theo. . ─ Come on, sweetheart, see grandpa? – I talk to my baby while pushing the stroller out of the
house. The place is just a hundred meters away from our house, which makes our trip easier. My father is crazy about his grandson, I thought he wouldn't accept my son so well, but what I see is that he is much more than a grandfather to Theo, he is a father too. Seeing him drooling over my son makes me emotional. ─ Mom
is thinking about looking for a job. What do you think my love? – Theo looks at me and shows a toothless.
smile. – Do you agree, my dear? And even? I don't mind sounding like a child in the middle of the street. When we became a mother, we became silly. Paying attention to the movements on the street, I take care and head
to the grocery store. I work there to help with the expenses my father has with me and Theo, and even though I refuse every month, he always gives me some money. Mr. Joaquim no longer has any obligation to support