Chapter 01

It all started when I was 18 ...

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6:22 am, the alarm went off bothering me with an irritating noise, I got up from the bed, took a shower, put on my school uniform, got my hair done and when I finished getting ready I grabbed my backpack and went down the stairs towards the kitchen.

Luiza: Good morning!

Isabella: Good morning Aunt Luh(she wasn't really my aunt, just a very dear employee who has taken care of me since I was a child, and I consider her a lot. More than that) Aunt you can stay home today and rest

Luiza: Are you sure? _ She looked at me uncertainly and suspiciously

Isabella: Yes, I'm sure, and don't worry, I'll manage on my own, I'm already pretty big and you deserve a rest

Luiza: Okay, but if you need anything, just call me, okay?

Isabella: Okay, I'll call. I'm going be late. I walked away holding an apple, picking up the backpack and with a goodbye and a kiss on the forehead

As soon as I arrived at school, I joined my best friends Paula and Rafaela, we studied together since elementary school, the two of them were like sisters to me, as soon as I saw them I immediately invited them to sleep over, my parents were on a trip ,and as I am only daughter I always stayed alone. I got home in the afternoon, had my lunch and watched TV, minutes later I went up to my room, checked on my social media, read some chapters of a book I bought last week and then I ended up falling asleep.

Usually my days were limited to a few chores, like going to school, going out once in a while with friends or staying home watching Netflix, it made me realize that I miss having siblings , I wonder how would it feel, but Anyway, it's just me, and thank God I have wonderful girlfriends and an incredible friend named Lucas.

I woke up three hours later, took my guitar and went down the stairs, sat on a big pillow on the balcony, trying to learn another international song, minutes later the phone rings.

Call On:

Marcele: Hi sweety

Isabella: Hi mom

Marcele: Is everything okay over there?

Isabella: yes mom

Marcele: Okay, we'll be back the day after tomorrow when your father and I settle some issues here. Take care of yourself, huh?

Isabella: Ok, okay mom

Marcele: Your dad wants to talk to you, I'll put him on the phone Bye kisses* mom loves you

Isabella: love you too, kisses

Lorenzo: Hi daughter, how are you?

Isabella: I'm fine dad, everything is under control around here

Lorenzo: Great. I need you to do me a favor

Isabella: just say it ,

Lorenzo: I need you to hand in a green folder that is on my desk in the office to a co-worker of mine

Isabella: Okay, where does she live?

Lorenzo: No, you don't have to go anywhere , I already spoke with her and she told me that she will be there in a little while. Her name is Luana.

Isabella: Right

Lorenzo: Thank you, are you all right around there?

Isabella: speaking like that, it seems like I set the house on fire when my parents left, I smiled. I called the girls to sleep over and keep me company, I ended up the call

Lorenzo: Great, good that you won't sleep alone. Take care, we'll be back soon my sweet daughter, love you.

Isabella: love you too, kisses. See you

Call Off.

I put my cell phone to charge, grabbed a towel and went to take a shower. As soon as I finished, I put on a little tight drooping shoulder dress, dried my hair, put a light lipstick and went down to the kitchen.

I glanced at my watch, it was already 4: 53pm.i was starving, I made a sandwich, I got a can of soda from the fridge and I went to the living room, then I

turned on the TV and I ate my snack over there watching a silly cartoon. After a few minutes I heard the doorbell ring, I got up from the couch and headed to t

the door.

Good afternoon said a blond young man with beautiful green eyes as I opened the door.

Good afternoon, I replied

"Does Lorenzo Fercondine live here?" He asked, looking a little unsure.

Isabella: Yes, I am his daughter, but at the moment he is not at home.

My Pleasure, my name is Nicolas he said introducing himself

I'm Isabella I introduced myself ,with a smile he kissed my hand, making me uncomfortable.

Nicolas: I'm Luana's son, your father's coworker, he asked me to come and pick up some documents here.

Isabella: oh yes, come in I said giving him some space

Make yourself at home ,I'll get the documents right away, I went towards my father's office.

As soon as I found the green folder with the documents, I took a quick step in the bathroom in front of the office, I looked in the mirror to see if I looked decent and went back to the living room.

Isabella: Here you are, I said, giving him the green folder with the documents.

Nicolas: Thank you he received it, and then a moment of silence broke through

You have beautiful brown eyes , he said looking at me right at them.

Isabella: thank you I smiled timidly

And You have beautiful green eyes as well

Nicolas: thanks he answered staring at me, I confess that he made me embarrassed with those green eyes over mine.

Yeah ... so I think I'll be going ,see you later he said while getting up from the sofa.

Isabella: Yeah ...see you I said ,a silly smile escaped from my lips

Nicolas: Bye he smirked and got in the car.

I closed the door, took a few steps back but the doorbell rang again, I thought that the greenish eyed boy had forgotten something.

Lucas: Hello (kitten)* smiling accompanied by Paula and Rafaela, there were my best friends who came to keep me company

Isabella: Hello kitten*, please come in ,they arrived early

We talked for a while about school issues, we ordered a pizza for dinner, watched a movie together, and after a couple of hours , Lucas left. The girls and I went to the room, we were supposed to sleep ,instead we spent most of the night talking, dancing to our favorite songs and eating chocolate.

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*kisses: a common way to finish a call with someone you care about in Brazil

*kitten :a tender way of calling pretty girls and even boys in Brazil