In the Name of Ambition

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g room open. I immediately recognized the sound, but the excited smile that Andressa brought with he

about?" I asked, trying to contain my s

wait a second to

store near home!" she announced,

, and just starting her journalism course, it was a big s

the news. "Now go wash your hands so we can

ceful, a moment of calm amidst our busy lives. We talked about the day, laughed at Isaque's antics, and

helped me tidy up the kitchen before w

ng a time when life seemed simpler and my dreams were bigger. Even now, far from London and the plans that fell a

I thought were possible. I remembered how we met at school, how his smile enveloped me in a world of possibilities, while I, in turn,

hat seemed promising alongside Thales, my boyfriend at the time. Together, we had plans,

o face the grief was painful but necessary. It was then that Thales showed

ed years earlier, leaving us abandoned. The responsibility weighed heavily on my shoulders, but there was no choice

heart. He represented not just a lost love, but also memories of a t

ourney had imposed on me. Despite the hardships and losses, I kept moving forward, hoping to bu

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ove the door rang, and with a glance around, I looked for an empty table. Upon finding one available, I grabbed my orde

embered so well. My heart leaped into my throat, and a familiar, old anger began to bubble up inside m

always been a playboy, a source of complications I didn't need in my already complica

my dismay, was the closest to the counter. He sat down with an air of someone in no ru

ionally, as I would with any other customer. I walked up to Anton, gripping

, what would yo

d soon that charming smil

u." He said, disregarding th

, forcing a prof

this time, trying to maintain the emotional d

ent, as if genuinely considering

pecial of the da

down, trying to ke

d, already preparing to get away f

before he could say anything else. I walked to the counter

ent. Anton was used to the best life had to offer and ce

then? That was the ri

e I waited for the order to be ready, I tried to focus on the other

t noon, he seemed like he had just woken up. Judging by the coffee he or