A week had passed and the mysterious member of the group hadn't sent me messages again, which I think is good! I didn't like his sarcastic manner.

The day dawned wet, it had rained all night, so before leaving for work I grabbed my raincoat and put it on, even though the rain had stopped there were many puddles along the way and I had learned my lesson and wouldn't let bad luck take its course. I got on my bike and was about to leave my house's gate, when I saw a black car parked on the other side of the street, the window was tinted and I couldn't see if there was anyone inside, I felt butterflies in my stomach because the car looked like the same one that had gotten me wet, afraid it was the car of the owner of the island, I ran back inside the house and locked the door, waited for a few minutes, went to the window and hid behind the curtain, looked out and saw that the car was no longer there. I went out again, looked around and didn't see the car. Without thinking twice, I started pedaling fast. It was with relief that I entered the printing shop where I worked.

Sitting at my desk, my thoughts continued to be on the black car, whether it was a coincidence that the car was parked in front of my house. "If it was his car, why did he leave and what did he want?" My mind kept searching for answers. "Damn the time I posted that text." I thought.

When it was lunchtime, my colleagues Sara, Maike and Theo came to invite me to have lunch with them, and even though I was afraid of going out and coming face to face with the black car, I decided to go. I can't become a hostage to fear.

We always had lunch at the Tempero Bom restaurant, because it was close to the printing shop and the owner was Theo's father. He gives a good discount to his son's friends. It wasn't just because it was cheaper that we had lunch there, the food was really good.

The lunch was delicious as always and the weather was pleasant, but my mind couldn't stop thinking about the black car. I thought about telling my friends and getting their opinion, but I thought it best not to worry them.

__Kari, don't look now, but two monuments to sin just came in and sat down at the table near the entrance. __ Sara said excitedly.

I discreetly turned around slowly and saw two men dressed in suits, well-groomed, they were impeccable, Sara was right, handsome as angels. The shorter one had blond hair, blue eyes and a happy face, he seemed friendly. The taller one had black hair and a serious face, it seemed like he didn't like to smile much. He didn't seem friendly at all and his eyes seemed to be looking for someone in the restaurant, when suddenly they stopped on me. They were the most beautiful green eyes I've ever seen. In fact, the whole set was beautiful, but he looked like he was a bad person.

I was lost in those eyes for a few seconds until I was awakened by the voice of Theo's father, who went to welcome the strangers and bring them the menu. The man with green eyes let his friend order and continued to stare at me. Embarrassed to realize that I was staring at him too, I lowered my head.

__Our friend, that dark-haired hottie hasn't taken his eyes off you, I mean he hasn't because he's still looking this way and I can already tell he's not looking at me. __ Sara said.

__What's up, Sara? I know I asked us to take a break, but praising someone else in front of me is a low blow. __ Maike called Sara's attention.

__And don't bring my Kari into this, she's not as horny as you are. __ Theo said jealously.

__My Kari, since she's been your girlfriend, as far as I know she's free to date whoever she wants. __ Sara replied. __And now I am too. __ she said, looking furiously at Maike.

__True Theo, I'm not your girlfriend and I don't intend to be, I can look at whoever I want. __ I quickly dashed Theo's hopes, I hate clingy men.

__You know what! I'm done with this lunch, I'm going. __ Theo stood up angrily.

__Me too, and you, you naughty girl, when you're alone and afraid of cockroaches, call the MONUMENT, because I won't do you any favors anymore. __ Maike said to Sara and also stood up.

I discreetly turned around slowly and saw two men dressed in suits, well-groomed, they were impeccable, Sara was right, handsome as angels, the shorter one had blond hair, blue eyes and a happy face, he seemed friendly, the taller one had black hair and a serious face, it seemed like he didn't like to smile much, he didn't seem friendly at all and his eyes seemed like he was looking for someone in the restaurant, when suddenly they stopped on me, they were the most beautiful green eyes I've ever seen, in fact the whole set was beautiful, but he looked like he was a bad person.

I was lost in those eyes for a few seconds until I was awakened by the voice of Theo's father, who went over to the strangers to welcome them and bring them the menu. The man with green eyes let his friend order and continued to stare at me, embarrassed to realize that I was also staring at him, I lowered my head.

__Wow, that hottie with green eyes hasn't taken his eyes off you, I mean he hasn't because he's still looking this way and I can already tell that it's not me he's looking at. __ Sara said.

__What's up Sara? I know I asked us to take a break, but praising someone else in front of me is a low blow. __ Maike caught Sara's attention.

__ And don't bring my Kari into this, she's not as horny as you are. __ Theo said jealously.

__ My Kari, since she's your girlfriend, as far as I know she's free to date whoever she wants. __ Sara replied. __ And now me too. __ she said looking furiously at Maike.

__True Theo, I'm not your girlfriend and I don't intend to be, I can look at whoever I want. __ I quickly dashed Theo's hopes, I hate clingy men.

__You know what! I'm done with this lunch, I'm going. __ Theo stood up angrily.

__Me too, and you, you slut, when you're alone and afraid of cockroaches, call the MONUMENT, because I won't do you any favors anymore. __ Maike said to Sara and also stood up.

The two of them left together and when they passed near the two monuments, they stopped and glared at them, who were shocked, not understanding those two idiots looking at them like two fools.

Sara looked at me with a laughing face, and unable to hold it in, we burst out laughing, with great difficulty we managed to calm our laughter and continued eating lunch. Sara continued exchanging glances with the monuments, I preferred to keep my head down.

We finished lunch and after saying goodbye to Theo's father we headed towards the exit and as we passed near their table, I risked one last look and to my surprise he was still looking at me and I noticed that he was smiling, a sinister smile as if he was laughing at some evil thought, I felt a shiver in my body and I left the restaurant in a hurry.

As soon as we got back from lunch, the rain fell, it was raining so hard that it seemed like the sky was falling, I worked all afternoon thinking about those dark green eyes, and I ended up forgetting about the black car.

When the workday ended the rain had already eased, I grabbed my raincoat and started cycling back home, looking back the whole time to see if I could see the black car. "Stop being paranoid, you'll end up getting nervous like that," I kept telling myself in my mind.

When I was stopping in front of my house and was about to open the gate, a car stopped next to me. When I saw that it was black, I lost the strength in my legs and I was paralyzed. The car stopped.

A few seconds passed and no one came out. The rain kept falling. Suddenly, the passenger window opened just a little, so that a hand could stick out of the window, but I couldn't see who was inside. The hand was holding an envelope. It stayed out for a while, as if waiting for me to grab the envelope. But my legs got stuck. That's when he gave up waiting and threw the envelope in my direction. The car left right away. Only a few seconds later did my legs return to normal and I grabbed the envelope.

I had already taken a shower and was sitting in the kitchen eating the soup I had made. When I remembered the envelope, I lost my appetite right away.

After I washed the dishes and tidied up the kitchen, I took the envelope I had placed on the refrigerator and opened it. It was an invitation.

"You are my special guest to come and spend a weekend in my humble residence, to visit Ilha dos Remédios or Ilha Sombria, whatever you prefer to call it."

I felt my body shiver, that was proof that he knew about the text posted and something told me that he had bad intentions when inviting me, but it didn't matter because he would never accept such an invitation.

It was still raining when I went to bed in my room, I was already under the covers, almost asleep, when WhatsApp signaled that a message had arrived, I looked and it was the irritating gossip who had certainly shown the text to Natanael Gasparini.

🐺 Heartless

"Are you going to accept the invitation, or are you going to chicken out?"

When I read the message, I got angry. Why does that idiot think he's sending me a message at this time? I'm not even going to waste my time replying. Since I ignored him, he decided to call me. I tried to ignore the calls to see if he would give up, but he kept calling me nonstop and was getting on my nerves. I decided to turn off my phone so I could sleep in peace.