* PHYSICAL ATTRACTION *
You're here...
Did you sleep well?...
- So-so...
What about you?
- I had nightmares... I didn't sleep well at all...
Is anybody else home? - No, No. Everybody left...
- Good... Because I really wanna talk to you...
David, I need to know if you thought about us... About the talk we had yesterday...
Is this what you really want? Didn't you change your mind?
- Yes, I thought about it a lot... Actually, I can't think about any other thing...
But, I really meant... what I said yesterday, Susana...
I don't wanna deceive you...
Therefore... And, to answer to your question...
Yes. This is what I really want to do...
- I need to understand what's happening with you...
If you really don't have another person in your life, I'm willing to help you to surpass whatever you need to surpass.
- There's nothing you can do! Seriously!... I'm the one who has to surpass all of this! By myself!
I don't wanna deceive you, Susana...
I don't want you to keep on with false hopes...
- False hopes? What do you mean? Is this your final word? You really don't wanna be with me anymore? Is that it?
- It's my final word...
- David!... You're the love of my life! I'm willing to do whatever it takes! I'll wait for you! Tell me what do you want me to do! I'll do it!
- Don't insist! Don't make this harder!
- Come on, kid. Give me that t-shirt of yours!...
- Oh, I guess this needs to go to laundry! - You have to organize yourself better! You won't have any clean clothes, this way.
- No way! Mom's always checking it! She won't let me down! - I wanna see when mom's won't be around. How will you do it?
- I'll hire a housekeeper! It's all under control! - Then tell me: How was it with Daniela? Did she accepted your invitation? Didn't she play hard to get.
- Yes! She accepted it right away! I couldn't believe it! - I told you! You just had to go ahead! Now you must impress her at dinner.
- Impress her? - Yes!...
You come close to her... Take her hand, tell her that you like her and give her a kiss! - Man, stop it!
- But... Can I do that... out of the blue? - Of course not. You must have a good chat before that.
But she accepted to have dinner with you, then she's on the same page.
- Do you really think so? - Yes! Do it as I say: No more insecurity! Go ahead! I wanna see you with a girlfriend!
- Sure... you and your "cheap talk"... How can you give me advice? I never saw you with a girl! - Yes, I don't have girlfriend.
- Or maybe, you hide yourself pretty good! I know you brought somebody here, when you asked me to leave...
I bet it was somebody special... - Perhaps you're right!...
- Oohhh! Who is it? Tell me!
- Excuse me, I was just going to wear my uniform...
- Susana, I don't want things to stay like this between us. I know it's not easy, but we work together. We must separate the matters.
- I know, I know... You're right.
But, I can't stop liking you from one day to another... This is being really hard for me...
Think better... Come on. This doesn't make any sense! We were so good together. I don't know what's happening with you...
But, I'm sure we can surpass it together! We just need to talk more! - Susana, don't insist! Please! Don't do this to yourself.
The sooner you accept we broke up, the sooner you'll get over it. It's the best thing to do. Otherwise, it'll be hard for us to work together.
- But, I can't accept the fact that we're not together anymore. I thought you liked me...
- But, now I don't like you the same way I did...
I don't love you anymore... I'm sorry. There's nothing to be done. Seriously. I thought I had been clear about that.
And don't ask me to think better... It's not worth...
- Dinner's ready! - I'll go in a sec, mom! Let me just finish to read this! - Are your studies going fine?
- Yes, I've got some more things to study. That's why I'm staying home for tonight.
- And... What about that other matter? How is everything going?
- It's better... Or at least, I believe things will get better...
David broke up with Susana...
- Did you have anything to do with that? - Yes... I mean... Not exactly. We're not dating, but he broke up with her 'cause he's confused.
And I guess I'm the reason why he's so confused... He's acting like this... since we kissed...
- Did you kiss?
- Yes, mom. And It wasn't me who started it, if you wanna know...
- Well, things are going faster than what I expected. I just wanna see you happy. I'm here to support you, son.
But, promise me this: promise me you'll be careful not to get hurt and to be sad...
- I am careful... - Well! Let's have dinner! Your father is waiting at the table already!
- I'd love to know how's André doing with Daniela at the restaurant! - Me too! I'm feelling so nosy!
I'm really avoiding the temptation of calling Francisca and ask her how's everything at the Nautical Club! - Call her!
- Are you crazy? I can't do that to your brother! Let him have some privacy! - You're right!
You're the best mother in the world! Did you know that?
- Oh, my "dribble" is falling... Now your t-shir is dirty!...
- Are you going out, so early? What time is it? - I'm already late!
- What for? It's sunday!
Are you looking for this? - Thank you...
- Why the long face? - Yesterday they call me from the hospital saying Pedro were there at critical state...
- Seriously? - He got an opportunistic infection...
I guess it's some kind of pneumonia...
- But, they can treat him, right?
- Yes. It is treatable when people seek help right away. But he didn't... that's why he's not in a good shape...
Yesterday, before I go to sleep, I searched some related stuff on the web... and... I found out that... he may die...
- When it comes to health and disease, the best is not to read anything. The best is just to trust doctors.
- I know, but the doctor wasn't very confident about Pedro's situation. He said we'd have to wait until this morning to see...
- You'll get better news, today. Are you going there, now? - Yes. I was there with André yesterday, but they didn't let us stay for the night.
- With André? - Yes, when they called me from the Hospital I was having dinner with him. He has been amazing...
I don't know how would I be facing all of this, without him...
- And... did he find out... about Pedro?...
- Yes. I mean, I had to tell him that Pedro has AIDS... - But did you tell him about yourself? - No.
He doesn't know about me, yet... It's too soon and this is not the right time...
Well, I really have to go now. I called to the hospital, but they don't tell me any news by the phone. - Do you want me to go with you?
- No, there's no need. Thank you. André said he could go with me and I accepted it. - Ok, Go then. If you need something, just tell me, ok?
Be strong.
- See you later...
- See you...
- Why are you awake at this time on a sunday? - I've got things to do!
- Humm, so... You didn't do "everything with her"... and you're meeting her now, to finish what you've started yesterday? - It's not that!
- But, tell me! How was your dinner?
- It was good... - But... how "good"? - Good!
- Ok! Don't talk so much! I'm getting lost here with so many words! - It was good! She liked it!
But then, something happened and we had to go out! - What happened? - Some stuff. - Tell me! Was it serious?
- I can't, right now. I have to leave! - I'll tell you later!
[To David:]
"Are we going for a jogging today?"
[To Xavier:] "Challenge accepted!"
- I'm sorry, I didn't know you were home. - Daniela already left. - I didn't come for her. I came to pick my stuff. I'll move to my mom's place.
But I can come when you're not in. - I can be the one who leaves, if you prefer. - No! I will leave this place.
I'm not rich to pay for a rent! It doesn't even makes sense anymore to live here.
If you don't remember: I just leave my mom's place to live with you...
- I'm sorry, Susana... I'm sorry that things ended up like this... - I'm the one who's sorry, David...
I'm gonna pick up my stuff. Don't worry, I'll be fast. I won't bother you.
- Do you want me to get you a beer? - No, son! It's ok! I'll drink juice today.
- Won't André come for lunch? - No, he texted me saying he'd be with Daniela...
- Oh, so she was the one he was meeting this morning. He didn't wanna tell me...
- Your brother is surprising me! He used to be so shy, but he's getting much better now! - He'll get there with "baby steps"!
- Well, I was thinking... do you wanna go for a bike ride later? What do you think?
- Today I can't, dad. I've got other plans... - Oh... What plans?...
I bet you'll be with your new girlfriend. The one you don't want us to know about, right?
- That talk again? - You can't deceive your dad! There's something going on! I've got a 6th sense. - Then, it must be broken...
I'm going for a jogging with David. - That's even better! Why don't you invite him to come for a bike ride with us?
Does he have a bike? If he doesn't, we'll get him one! - Maybe another day. We're going for a run at the National Stadium.
- Ok, then... But, next time, talk to him and invite him to come for a bike ride: The three of us!
- Well, I liked to spend the night with Francisca, but it's not so "crazy" like before...
- Why? What changed? - I changed! I'm not in the same page anymore. I was upset about that Captain America story.
- Then, why did you sleep with her again? - I wanted to know if I'd feel the same way as before, I guess.
- But, you didn't. So, you'll break up, right? - Of course not! I'm not giving up like that! I'll give her another chance!
- You're such a weirdo! - And you shouldn't have broken up with Susana! She's a really cool girl!
You used to get along so well. You're being such a fool. - Ricardo, do me a favor: Don't talk about that again! We broke up! For good!
- For good! Really? "Finito!" Forever?...
Ok! I won't talk about it again! You get too sensitive, little boy!... Ok, Ok...
So, what are you going to do this afternoon? You're going to meet the other chick, right? - There's no chick! I've told you!
I'll meet a pal of mine, nothing special. - You know, women are much more complicated than we think!
They are a really freaky animal! But we can't live without them, right? Sometimes I think it'd be easier if we were gay!
Right? Oh, pal!... You're acting really weird! I made such a good joke!... And you don't even react? Oh, pal!...
- I guess I'd better go home and take a shower! - You'll go in a while, take a rest! I thought you'd die running. - Hey, don't overreact!
Ok: I don't have your good shape, but I managed to make it good! - Well... Not bad...
- Won't your parents come anytime? - No. My mom's working and my dad went for a bike ride. They won't come so soon.
Actually he invited both of us to go with him...
- He invited us?....
Both?
- Yeah. I told him we'd go for a run and he invited us both to go for a bike ride with him. But I refused it.
- Do your parents know that you are... - That I'm gay?...
My dad would freak out if he find out. My mom is the only one who knows it. I told her recently...
- And, how did she reacted?
- She was shocked, at first... But then, she accepted it...
I believe that it's not easy for her to listen to the things I tell her...
But she's cool... And understanding...
- But, what have you told her? Did you tell her about me?
- Yes, I did... I'm sorry...
But I told her that I was the one who was interested in you...
But don't worry...She won't say a word. She didn't tell anything to my father...
- Ok...
Once you told me about that story...About the guy you have dated in college. But you never told me how did you find out you were gay.
- I didn't "find out". I always knew it. I had a lot of girls interested in me and I've dated some of them...
But, just because it was the supposed thing to do. You know?
But, in the end of the day...I was just deceiving myself. But, why do you ask?
Are you still confused about your feelings for me?
I still don't know how I really feel about you... I just know it's totally different from what I felt about Susana: that was love at first sight.
- So, you're not in love with me...
- No...
I like you. I like our talks and the things we do together. You're totally cool!... But this is more of a...
Physical attracion...
Got it?
Sure...
But, I'd like things between us to be more than that...
But... that is a good way to start...
We'll see what happens then...
Where have you been, kid?
- I was with Daniela all the time. - Well, I see you're going ahead... Not bad for a shy kid... - It's not that, man!
Something really bad happened and I was giving her my support...
- Did something happen to Pedro? Is he ok? Isn't he getting better?
- Pedro is dead...
- He's dead? But... what happened? Was he that ill?
- I'll talk to you later...
I'd better be going to meet Daniela... She must be needing my support... - Sure...
I don't even know what to say... Tell her, that I'm here for her. - Sure! I'll tell her. - I'll pass by the Coffee House later. - Ok!
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