- A new boy arrived in Luisa's class, visibly embarrassed, he preferred to be kept in his desk and not mess with anyone.

- It's even worth going to college that I didn't want, it seems that some very cute engineers are going to come out of here...

Commented a girl who was sitting in front of her.

He just looked out of the "corner of his eye" and said nothing.

- Good morning class!

He greeted Olivia, the advisor.

A chorus replied:

- Good Morning!

- Today we are going to attend a lecture with Juliana Guerra, one of the greatest engineers in the state, so take the opportunity to clear up all your doubts, this lecture will take a large part of our class, but it will be very fruitful, so it will be very worthwhile watch it. she said without trying to contain herself. The whole class cheered up, and the students were excited to comment on the questions they would ask Juliana. Otávio, on the other hand, remained calm, without the slightest excitement.

- Look, I know no one greeted you, but welcome. said Luisa sorident.

Thanks!

he replied.

- But, just for the record, I particularly hate presentations.

Luisa gave a shy smile and returned to her seat.

- Let's go to the auditorium, Juliana is already in the waiting.

The teacher communicated. The class hurried toward the college auditorium. Seeing Juliana on stage, everyone gets excited and the room is filled with a chorus of applause:

Thanks!

She thanked her, happy with the greeting.

- I knew that I would give a lecture to engineering students, but, I confess that if I didn't know, I would say that they are graduate engineers, because, let's face it, you already look like an entrepreneur.

The group looked between each other and they all smiled hopefully, because receiving a statement like that from a woman like Juliana was like receiving an award. The woman continued her speech:

So let's start the lecture?
she proposed.

- Sure! The students replied.

- Our lecture will be about how to lead large projects, such as buildings, buildings, etc... An image of a building appeared on the screen:

- This building had the project maintained by the engineer Greg Montim, he was one of the greatest engineers in mindo in the 90s, today he is retired, but even so, he is still very recognized, so for the construction of the career of each one of it's important to know the story of people like him.

Greg Montim's story really interested that group, and everyone was inspired. Otávio showed a smile for the first time, a charming smile, it seemed like an innocent smile, of a simple person, without many ambitions, and Luísa found herself attracted to him. That lecture passed, before dismissing the students, Olívia gave them a job so that they could express what they had learned from Juliana's lecture. will be pairs, formed by drawing lots, so that there is no type of excessive valuation for some and devaluation for others.

- Then...

She said, taking a piece of paper from a small box that she used to use to draw lots among her students for the exclusion of work:

1st pair: Esther and Tarcisio;
2nd duo: Patrick and Fernanda;
3rd double: Erica and Paola;
4th double: Josiane and Magno;
5°double:Luísa and Otávio; 6th double: Celina and Bruno;
7th double: Joana and Alberto.

- Get together with your pairs and start defining how the work will be built, make a lot of effort, because it will be worth a quarter of the note of this period.

He communicated the woman and let her students work:

- And so what do we do?

Otávio asked doubtfully.

- Which do you prefer: a mockup or a slide?

- Good. she began. A mockup is concert material, and it can be more useful and get more people's attention. What do you think?

- Are you sure? She asked thinking that he had only said that to please her.

-Yes I have. he replied.

- I think we'll have to meet to finish the job on time. She said.

- I also think. he replied.

- Then? Do you want to go to my house? Or whatever it is in the your? she asked.

- If you don't mind, it could be yours, because I realized that you have a very good financial situation and my house is quite simple... he replied, embarrassed.

- What do you know!

She said. But, if it's just this simple house problem, don't worry, I might even be rich, but I'm not an unscrupulous prick, I know how to treat people, and I don't usually treat people according to social class, believe me ... I've been treated like this before, and I know how horrible it is.

Luisa confessed, sadly remembering Mathias.

- What you mean?

Otávio asked without understand

- there very well.

- It's nothing, never mind. Luísa immediately tried to say.
- As you wish.
Otávio agreed.

- I know we don't know each other, but, you can unburden with me whenever you want.

- Thanks!

She thanked Luísa, smiling. At home, I don't have anyone to let off steam, my best friend was my brother, he left to work in another city, and we keep in touch via email, but it's not the same thing as talking in person. I miss him so much.

- He knows?

Otávio started.

- My brother and I aren't as close as you and your brother are, but until we got along, we didn't have a normal childhood, we were taken to our uncles and grandparents' house almost always, while our parents worked, when we got home, they didn't have time to ask us how our day was, and we went from shower to table and table to bed, then the next day the routine would repeat itself, over and over and over again, And so I didn't even see my childhood go by right, that's why I decided to run after a better future, so if one day I build a family with children and a wife, I'll give them a better childhood than mine, I'll try my best to be a father and husband present, even so, I will try to achieve a better future with whom fate wants me to love.

Otávio finished his speech and Luísa was paralyzed with such courage and desire to be someone in life. He was just the opposite of her old boyfriend, Mathias, a rude, ambitious, possessive and scammer... She remembered the last conversation she'd had with him, which had been full of promises of love and false promises:

Flash-back on

- I didn't want to go, I swear to you not, my love, but my parents need me a lot, I promise I'll come back, I'll come back to marry you and to live our love, the way we always dreamed.

Mathias falsely peomete.

- I know you didn't want to go, I didn't either, but it's necessary, and it's for your parents.

Luisa comforted him. Pedro, Luísa's father interfered in their conversation:

- Mathias, I'll open an account in your name, and there I'll put everything you need to solve your parents' financial issues, as soon as a good account will let you know.

Mathias played innocent, as if he couldn't accept the money:

- Mr. Pedro, I really appreciate your generosity, but I can't accept it, you may think I'm lazy, and if I can't help my parents, in the future I won't be able to give Luísa a good life, like she has here.

Leave it boy.

Peter hurried to say, smiling.

-  You are now part of the family and it is my obligation to help you.

- But... Mathias started to speak, but Pedro interrupted him:

- Without more, or half more, the account will be opened later this week, and will start to pay immediately, it's already decided. - Since you insist, I accept. Luisa's boyfriend replied smiling.

- When will the trip be?

asked Luisa annoyed.

- In fifteen days at most.

Replied the boy.

- I do not want to waste time, my parents need my help and I have to hate everything they did for me, and nothing more sensible than helping them to get back on their feet when they need it most.

- You are an exemplary boy.

Commented Cecília, Luísa's mother.

- I'm upset with that comment, Dona Cecília.

- He smiled at his mother-in-law.

Cecilia continued to speak:

- When I see you, I remember a lot of...

She stopped talking when Pedro looked at her with a piercing gaze.

- Remember who?

Mathias asked, smiling not understanding why she had stopped speak.

- Nobody doesn't, in fact, it's just a misnomer on my part.

Cecilia replied embarrassed.

- I'm sure you were going to talk about Henrique, weren't you?

Luisa asked, addressing her mother, and Mathias was curious about the direction that conversation had taken:

- Henrique? Who is Henry?
he asked curiously.

- My brother!

Luísa replied with tears in her eyes.

- Henrique and I haven't had any contact except through social networks, for three years, and I miss him a lot, our conversations, my outbursts, his support, everything I miss.

- Oh! Mathias began.

- But that's easy to solve. When you want, we can take a trip to visit your brother.

Luísa was extremely excited and addressed her parents:

- What do you think?

she asked her parents.

- I think a trip now would not be a good idea, Daughter.

Started Peter.

- You've just started a new period in college, it's better to leave this trip for a while longer, okay?

Luísa was embarrassed, but agreed:

- Okay, Father, who knows, but I really wanted to see my brother, you can't imagine how much.

Pedro said nothing and the conversation ended there.

When Mathias left, he and Luísa had one last moment alone:

- Do you really need to go?

she asked sadly.

- Can't postpone this trip?

- Unfortunately not, my love! He replied, feigning sadness in his voice.

- I didn't want to make her suffer, as I'm doing now, you know that right? - I know.
She confirmed it.

- Take it easy, I know that everything you're doing is for a good cause, it's to help your parents, that's noble, it makes me more and more proud of you. They kissed. And he promised in her ear:

- As soon as I get back, you'll have a big surprise...

Luísa was very curious and asked:

- What?

- If I tell, it won't be a surprise...

Mathias smiled in her ear.

They kissed again, and he said goodbye to her:

- Be well, my love, I promise I'll text you every day to see how you are, and if you need me here, just say that I'll find a way to come see you.

- He is well! She agreed, smiling with tears running down her uncontrollable face.

- I do not want you to be bad with me, nor that you suffer because of me, do you promise that you will stay or at least try to be ok?

I... She started.

- I will be fine. - I really need to go now. he said, and blew her a kiss, leaving her to cry.

Pedro saw that Mathias had left Luísa and took the opportunity to call him:

- Yes, Pedro, I can help you out ?

- I called you here, because I want to give you a treat...

Pedro wrote a credit card in the name of his son-in-law.

- Mr. Pedro, I'm very grateful for giving me all this financial support, but the account that will open in my name is already good, I can't let you have an extra expense because of me. - I already told you inside that, you are now part of the family, it's my duty to help - so, accept, okay?

Peter asked smiling.

- He is well!

Mathias replied, pretending to be defeated, but inside, he was dying to take that card and put it in his pocket. He took the card.

- I need to go Pedro, I'm very late. He said trying to get away from Pedro, before his father-in-law started asking questions.
- Our!

exclaimed the man.

- Calm down. It even seems that he doesn't want to talk to me, running away like that.

Peter laughed.

- Oh Seu Pedro, it's not like that, it's just that I'm really looking forward to this one trip. The boy lied.

- I know how it is.

Guaranteed the father-in-law.

- But don't worry, I'm sure everything will be all right, and soon this money will yield many joys for your parents.

- Can I ask you something?

Peter asked.

- Sure.

Mathias allowed.

- I ask you, that you don't do anything with Luisa about that trip she proposed at dinner, okay?

Pedro asked and Mathias was confused:

- Okay, but why? - Good... Peter began saddened.

- My son died in an attempted robbery some time ago and Cecilia and I didn't have the courage to tell Luisa anything, she loved her brother very much, and besides, she had depression as a teenager, and tried to commit suicide several times.

- I promise not to talk about it anymore, Mr. Pedro.

- Excellent!

exclaimed Peter.

- Can go. He released his father-in-law by squeezing Mathias' hand.

- I hope I can come back soon.

said Mathias.

- He walked away from Pedro. From that day onwards, he began to ask for more and more money to his in-laws, saying that the money from the account that Pedro had opened in his name was running out and was not working out in relation to his parents' financial situation, and it was like that during months and months, until Mathias made one last call to Luísa:

- Hey my Love!

She greeted Luísa, very happy with the call of her beloved boyfriend.

- Hi!

he replied dryly.

- What is happening?

Luisa asked, finding it strange that such dry speech. - Luisa... He started it.

- I called to say that... That something happened that I didn't imagine could happen. - What?

asked Luisa worriedly.

- I found a person... A person who is making me very happy, much happier than I was all this time by his side, he drives me to be someone better, and he can always be by my side when I need to, and I'm not being pressured to do something I don't want, like when your father wanted to force me to work in his family's company, I don't love you anymore, and it's not fair to keep hurting you, making you think we're going marry us, because that won't happen... Don't call me anymore...

Luísa couldn't contain herself and despaired:

- Mathias this joke has no fun, stop it, please.

- I'm not kidding, I don't like you anymore, as you like me, don't look for me anymore...

But you took that account with an absurd amount of money, if you didn't like me anymore why did you accept it?

asked Luisa confused.

- You and your parents are really idiots, I can't believe it was so easy to deceive them, and what about the money my dear ex-father-in-law gave me to " help " my parents, this story was another one of the countless lies I've told you, my parents are not going through and have never gone through any financial difficulties, and just for the record, I've scraped off the entire bill and passed it to an account Folks, now leave me alone, and if your dad comes after me, he'll be sorry and he'll be sorry, you can tell him that part of the conversation.

Luisa hung up the phone and cried bitterly, and never saw her now ex-boyfriend or spoke to him again. Pedro and Cecília were horrified when Luísa told them everything the man had said to her, they never went after him to get some satisfaction, Lúisa had never known why Pedro would regret it if he went after Mathias....

Flash-back of:

Otávio was impressed with everything that Luísa had told him:

- From what you're telling me, he either captured this plan very well, and for a long time, or he was a natural-born scammer, and you were just a few more victims on his list."

- After all this happened, I never saw anyone talk about him again, and I don't even want to know, for my part, that he disappears off the map and never comes back.

- I'm sorry for what happened to you and your parents.

Otávio said with a tone of solidarity.

- Thanks!

Luísa smiled at him and the bell rang:

- Tomorrow we keep trying to run this work... Otávio proposed.

- What do you think about going to my house so we can continue doing the work?

Luisa asked.

- Oh, it's nothing personal, but don't you think your parents will be mad since they don't even know me? He was afraid, Otávio.

- I talk to them before you arrive, and besides, they won't be able to judge you, after all you will be my guest.

Luisa reassured him.

- I think I'll arrive at your house at three, okay? Otávio asked.
- All right!

Luisa agreed.

- I'll text you the address. Luísa and Otávio got up and said goodbye with only a wave of their hands and a shy smile.

They thought about each other as they walked back to their homes:

- I don't think I've ever met anyone with such determination as him.

Luísa thought.

- I do not believe that a girl who seems to have a good heart could have been deceived in such a cruel way.

He imagined Otávio. They no longer knew the well-known "love at first sight" could be invading their hearts all of a sudden.

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