"- Mom, when are we going to see uncle Bruno? - Nathan asked.
Soraya was sitting on the couch with her temples throbbing because of the heat. The humidity was low, and because of that she had spread a few bowls of water around the apartment. She remembered to ignore the fact that Nathan hit one of them and now the carpet was wet.
- Tomorrow - she answered, inviting the boy to sit by her side - And we will celebrate your birthday on the beach.
He smiled.
- Will Taísa and Renata be there, too? - he asked about his cousins.
- They live there, Nath - she said - They will be there everyday.
The boy went quiet, lying on Soraya's lap.
- Do you know what that means? - she asked.
- What?
- It means that you're growing - she said - And that's a good thing.
Nathan smiled, but soon the smile faded from his face.
- Did daddy say the truth? - he asked with a serious face - When I broke his dolphin? Does he really think that I'm a bastardo?
Soraya felt herself powerless. How would she explain to her son that Paulo didn't mean that? He was just angry. That dolphin was really important, but Nathan didn't know that.
- He didn't mean that - she explained - It's not true.
- Oh - he said, but he didn't seem to be more relaxed about it.
- Be careful, son - she warned him - You don't even wonder the value of some objects in our apartment.
- I won't break them - he said, turning to the other side.
The mother smiled and turned to cuddle his head, sliding her fingers along the thick and black streads of his hair."
- Laila.
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