Rhodia River - In the stream of love [Book 1]

Chapter 32 - Ricardo and His Help

RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION - DAY

Célio and Cássio start responding to letters in the name of the mayor.

Cássio uses the typewriter, angry. "Okay, I think even my dad bought a computer."

Célio scoffs at him, "Who ordered your calligraphy to be a scribble? If you write in your usual way, nobody would believe that it belongs to Tito."

"And they really aren't, we're doing ideological forgery."

"And are you a communist to falsify Tito's ideology?"

Célio laughs, but Cássio remains swinging.

Célio stops laughing and asks in amazement, "Are you gonna tell me you didn't get the joke?"

"Was that a joke?" Cássio ignores it.

"Yeah, I have to fix the soccer field for you to practice; in politics, you have no future."

"You boring..." An instant of silence, "Huh, what do you think of Ed's information?"

"I doubt very much that Seu Tito wants to divert funds to renovate the car while the police station barely has a computer to record events."

"Ah, dude, I don't know. We don't know him very well."

"I'm concerned about another problem."

"Which one?"

"Monica is being chased by Fábio and Fábia Peres. After we said goodbye to the ball match I went straight to his house to question this clowning of blaming Monica."

"What do they accuse Monica?"

"Monica made fun of Fábia about Fábio having immoral magazines kept and she says he threw them away. Monica didn't believe it, and Fábia became suspicious. Apparently, Fábio really threw the magazines away, and Monica was considered a troublemaker. Fábio visited Monica and he said insults, the coward made her cry."

"Banana, he doesn't mess with us—" Cássio just now realizes which magazines Célio is speaking about.

Célio goes on talking sternly to him, "That's why, Cássio, I ask you once again to be careful when doing a favor for these people. And I'm still waiting for you to tell me what you did at that scoundrel's house."

Cássio, pretending he didn't listen, started to type with more strength.

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MALTHUS SNACK BAR

Sandra and Miriam meet again with a cup of coffee. Rosa is sitting back to them.

Miriam is whining, "He didn't want to take the pictures with me, friend!"

Rosa starts to tune in to the conversation from here. Sandra speaks at a low volume, but Miriam sometimes screams.

Sandra explains to Miriam, "He is a serious and respectable police officer, girl, you should be grateful for that. When you get married, he will be different from many fools."

"Are you including your boyfriend in the middle?"

"Yes, as much as it hurts me: Men who do not mature; only the body and not the mind."

"I admire that about Carlos, but did he have to be so serious? When I reveal the photos, I'll show them to him. He, even without intention, was very hot and sexy in the photos!"

"If I go to see, I'll become Fábia Peres."

"I don't know this chick, but she must have good taste to keep pictures of Carlos. But, it's better that only I do."