The love of Curupira ( Valley of Portal - Book 1 )

Surprises and Confessions - Chapter X

The Valley of the Portal 

Chapter X 

Surprises and Confessions

Clara was so eager while waiting on the Victoria-Regia Lake. It was her seventh birthday and in the previous night at the Valley she got a wonderful birthday party. It was so funny but Rico couldn't be present, of course. He hadn't permission to come in at Valley even everybody over there was aware about their relationship.  

Rico asked her to meet him in that place in the afternoon and there she was. The myth turned up silently and Clara watched his style and had to admit he knew how to dress up. She felt a strong curiosity to know what kind of sources he was used to use to buy expensive clothes and shoes, but she didn't ask him. 

The animist girl loved to see him like that because the clothes made him to seem very ordinary and human. 

"Hey you."

"Hi."

"Always pretty one."  He twisted her to admire her appearance. Clara was wearing a light summer dress and he kissed her hand as a gentleman and pulled her towards a different trial inside the wood beside the bank of the river. 

"Come with me. I want to show you something."  

She followed him and made no question. They went up the narrow trial and the forest became more and more close and unexplored. Normal people couldn't ever get into that area.  

Rico was very acquainted with all place and when they reach out a high hill in the middle of the way, he stopped. There was a huge rock covered by green moss and made them seemed like ants in front of it.  

The Curupira took her by hand and entered in a imperceptible gap and like being in a transition of places, very fast in a kind of charming moment they appeared in front of an incredible samaúma all surrounded by a natural wood staircase beautifully sculptured on the giant trunk. Small flowers decorated that place and an amazing garden extended as far as the eye could see. A waterfall formed a natural pool not so far away from there. How impressive it was. A real hidden paradise inside of the forest.  

Clara started to up her eyes to see on the top. Very high, almost impossible to be truth, it was a huge wooden house. 

"Once, you asked me where I lived. Well, it's here." 

He made a wide gesture opening the arms to indicate all space around them. Rico had a childish smile in his face. 

"Wow...and...wow."  She was speechless. 

"Would like to know my house?"

"I'd love it."  

He bowed. "Ladies first." 

It was dozen and dozen steps artistically hewn. They could have opted to jump from blanch to blanch until reach the top. It would have been easy and fast, but the couple weren't in hurry. 

On the top, from the balcony view, she could see a big part of Amazon forest. It's was awesome. Rico invited her to come in and she stayed even more marveled.  

The house was adorable, spacious and entire built by natural resources, it was furnished with modern furniture and part of decoration was done by vines, stones and other sources came from forest. 

The balcony was the entrance to a wide room what had been set in a bedroom living room combo idea. Some bookshelves full of books and a kind of homemade counter separated the space between the living and kitchen. Enormous and comfortable couch and a furry carpet covered part of the floor. A small middle table was carefully ready for romantic dinner for two.