Chapter 1

Carolina

- Carolina Dubois Souza, right?

– the well-dressed brunette woman says.

- Yes - I answer.

- Twenty years old, single, without children, with no proven experience in a portfolio – she made an ugly face – How do you intend to take care of my children if you have no experience, do you know whose children they are, the importance of these children in society?

- I'll take care of it the best way possible ma'am - I try to be polite, but it didn't work out because her face changes right away.

- Don't call me lady again - she brings her thin body forward - Or you won't even have a job opportunity.

- I'm sorry if...

-Thamara – she filled her mouth to say her name – Or rather, call me Senhora Carvalho.

- Yes, Miss Oak.

- That way we don't create intimacy, I hate intimacy with employees - she gestured - And we won't have any problems in the future.

She analyzes me, looks at her feet and goes up her arrogant gaze until it reaches my face.

- I will test you for two days, because my husband insisted a lot - she looked at her watch - You can start now, I have dinner with Mr Carvalho and I have no one to leave the children with, since I fired the last nanny .

- Now?

- You say here that you have time availability, if you don't have that availability, just leave.

- Yes I do – in my situation I cannot refuse the job - I take care of the children now – I answer promptly so as not to miss the opportunity.

- Great, I knew you would stay – she gets up and goes to the door – Are you not coming or are you going to sit there for the rest of the day?

Did you come here to work or am I wrong?

- I'm going - I get up and run after her who walks too fast with her long legs.

And that's how I met the Carvalho family.

The father had little Thomas in his arms when we entered the room and the little girl with dark hair and blue eyes like her mother was sitting on the edge of the bed with a sullen face.

- This is Mr. Carvalho – the man I should stay away from as Ivone instructed me and I didn't even look, I just mumbled a good afternoon, it was late afternoon – I hope we don't have any problems.

The last nanny was fired, as Senhora Carvalho thought that the girl was hitting on her husband, so Aunt Isabel said to avoid him as much as possible.

That he was a good and generous man, but Thamara didn't like anyone approaching him and that he was her golden goose, I should keep as far away from him as possible.

Aunt Ivone said that he was a very good and generous man and that he only had eyes for his wife who took him in a bain marie and ruled everything, my aunt said that he did everything she wanted and was in love with his wife, but everyone in house, when I say everyone, I mean the employees, suspected that she was having an affair with a mysterious man.

But that's none of our business and we're here to work and that's all.

Mr. Carvalho handed Thomas onto my lap and little Luna sat sullenly on the bed.

The father went to her and kissed her face that rolled a tear, but remained firm.

- Let's go Pedro, let's miss the time – she had already left the room – If we had opted for the helicopter as I said, we wouldn't have to leave so early.

-Anything call me - she handed me a card - My number is there or go to the kitchen and ask him to call me.

Goodnight.

The children's father was a polite and kind man and unlike the mother who didn't seem to like her children very much.

Luna didn't move, Thomas found my glasses interesting and wanted to take them, as he was still a baby in arms he didn't understand what was happening, but little Luna already knew what love and affection was and that's why she was so upset.

- Hello Luna – I told her who continued in the same way – I want to help you, I can sit here with Thomas next to you.

- I don't want your help - she was hurt with her parents.

- How about we take a walk around the house?

– I wanted to please her, I felt sorry for the girl.

-We can't leave the room at night - and she lowered her gaze.

- I'm sorry - she continued immobile - Too bad, but we can play here, what do you think?

- I don't want.

And then I left her at ease, what could I do?

Soon one of the cooks brought the bottle for Thomas who fell asleep after breastfeeding.

I put him in his crib and Luna was already dozing on the edge of the bed, I looked at the clock and it was after nine at night.

I took Luna on my lap and she woke up and cried, probably some bad dream, I hugged her and she clung to me and I lay with her on the bed and let her hug me.

It reminded me of Mom, when I was scared and I would run to her bed and she would hug me and sing so I could sleep.

And so I did with Luna and fell asleep next to her with her clinging to me.

I was dreaming of the same old thing in the same green field, while I was galloping with a white horse.

Since I was a child the same dream took some of my nights, the horse's gallop, my hair in the wind, as I looked back and smiled at someone I never knew who it was.

My horse continued to run and the feeling of happiness that ran through my body.

- Carolina – I feel a hand hold my arm – Carolina, we're here.

- Hmm, I'm happy, let me.

- I'm glad you're happy, but you need to get up or you'll have body ache this bed is too small for you.

The voice reached my brain.

In my dream.

And talk about bed.

So I was reluctant to leave that world that I invented to escape my reality, which was so harsh, after everything I'd been through in life.

When I open my eyes, I see the man in front of me who seems familiar to me, but at the same time I don't know him.

I'm confused, imagine opening your eyes and coming face to face with a strange man, or is it not strange?

What a mess.

- Who are you?

– I get up and grab the first object I find, the bottle that will land on my new boss's forehead.

- Oh - he puts his hand on the place where the bottle hit - It's me Pedro, you're working at my house, do you remember?

– he says there one more time and I see that his forehead is red and then I fall into reality from where I am.

- Mr. Pedro, I'm sorry, I got scared with you.

- It was nothing Carolina I should have called you from afar it was my mistake, clearly you would be scared - he passed his hand on his forehead.

- I apologize – I look at his face – I hurt you, won't you fire me for that?

Go?

– I'm already shaking all over at this point – I really need the job.

-No, I'm not going to fire you, don't worry - he held my arm and I looked at his hand.

- You'll have a room downstairs and you'll have to sleep here – so I looked around where I would be sleeping – I mean here at the house during the week I imagine Thamara talked to you earlier.

-No, she didn't say anything to me, I was even worried about how she would get home, because it's already dawn – so I adjust my glasses.

- I need you to stay with the kids for the week full time, I figured Thamara had said – I shake my head – Do you need to go home today?

Is someone waiting for you at home?

- No, I don't - I lowered my head and that made me sad, I was alone in the world - I can stay, but if I can go home tomorrow to get some things.

- Of course you can - he passed his hand on his forehead, I think it was hurting - In the afternoon ask the driver to take you, get your things and come back before nightfall and ask Ivone to stay with the children.

And then he looked at his children who were sleeping like angels and went out of the room and called me to go with him and that he would take me to the room.

We went down the stairs and went through the kitchen, where Aunt Ivone worked as a cook and we went down a corridor and stopped in front of a staircase and Senhor Pedro opened the door and said I would sleep there.

I entered the room and found a room better than mine, the double bed with a white comforter that felt so soft.

A chest of drawers and a small wardrobe, white rug and two servants with a vase of flowers in each.

- You will have a day off during the week and you will have another person who will help you and cover your time off, Ivone gave good references about you and I hope everything goes well.

- Me too - I replied promptly.

- Thamara can be a little moody sometimes - he was embarrassed and I thought to myself sometimes he was very kind to her - But be patient with her and take good care of my children, please.

- You can leave Pedro, I'll be patient – ​​at least I think I will be, that's what my brain screamed – And I'll take care of your children properly.

- So I'm going - he showed to the door - Any questions talk to me or Thamara, or better with Isabel, it's better to avoid my wife - he gave an awkward laugh - Have a good night.

- Good night, Pedro.

And then he closed the door and left and I could breathe easy, I looked at my cell phone and it was after three in the morning, I ran to take a quick shower and lay down on the bed it took me a while to get to sleep, but when he came I slept like a stone, the day was very stressful.

This lady Thamara is going to end up with me, but when we need a job, we have to know how to deal with the situation and turn on the monk of tranquility that exists within us.