at that moment I could feel her gaze on my back making my skin goosebumps and unconsciously I looked at her again and her eyes completely ignored me
⁓ "Thank you neighbor" ⁓ my mother said it with a smile, but her face looked totally different
Mrs. Dolores was the opposite, her smile was even brighter
she put her body in profile and answered my mother but at that moment she was looking at me
⁓ "No problem, neighbor, that's what we're here for, by the way, Nathan, I need you to uncover my pipe because my husband is going to work and he told me he didn't have time to do it, you could go home for a moment, it won't take long"⁓ Mrs. Dolores tells me
Oddly enough my mother had a smile on her face and before any of the three of us responded we heard a car horn
*Pi-pi-pi-pi* 🔊
making the three of us turn to look towards the street
it was Mr. Eduardo greeted from a distance and while he does so the lady tells us ⁓ "Eduardo is excited this week he will go on a trip with his family" ⁓
my mother sighs and replies ⁓"how timely right"⁓
the lady just shrugs her shoulders ⁓ "don't ask me, was Laura's idea, she just got here this morning" ⁓ as Mr. Eduardo's car drives away, Mrs. Dolores's smile gets bigger and bigger
god knows what the hell he was thinking, but he was licking his lips every now and then
for my mother it was the opposite, her face became sadder and sadder ⁓ "well Nathan what do you think..."⁓ Mrs. Dolores' voice suddenly stopped because before Mr. Eduardo's car was lost another car entered the in our vision
changing the environment
at that moment nobody spoke, we just watched as my brother Félix's car approached and parked in front of the house
my sister-in-law got out of the car and walked to the trunk, taking out a backpack with two suitcases
this time my mother tells me ⁓ "honey, please help your sister-in-law" ⁓ as I walk to help my sister-in-law, Félix waves to us from his car before driving off
before arriving where my sister-in-law was, she tells me ⁓"thank you brother-in-law, those are the heaviest" she points out the two suitcases, but at no time does she help me, much less greet me, she just walks towards my mother
I felt like a pack animal (working while only those three women, they see me go by, talk and laugh) and my mother saying ⁓"hurry up darling, we'll make sure the bags aren't stolen" ⁓ that was a clear sign of (we won't help you, don't ask)
my sister-in-law is wearing gray leggings, white tennis shoes with a white sweatshirt, no makeup and a ponytail in her hair, as she approaches the door of the house she greets my mother with a couple of kisses on the cheeks
with a smile on her face Agatha comes to the front of her mother-in-law and apologizes
⁓ "I'm so sorry, mother-in-law, but Félix has an urgent trip out of town and she doesn't like me staying home alone" ⁓
After her brief and cordial greeting, Agatha looks at Mrs. Dolores from head to toe and then greets her ⁓ "good morning, ma'am" ⁓
Aurora tells her ⁓"daughter-in-law, I'll introduce her to you, she is our neighbor, Mrs. Dolores"⁓
Agatha greets her with a smile on her lips ⁓"Delighted to meet you ma'am, but I already knew"⁓ her words arouse the curiosity of both women and they stay silently watching intently
After doing a little memory, Mrs. Dolores could not locate the moment that the young woman is talking about, seeing the doubt in her eyes, Agatha tells her ⁓" yesterday when she went in her car to leave my brother-in-law at work, he was in the door"⁓
having no idea, Dolores replies ⁓ "sorry she was distracted at the time" ⁓ Agatha looks at her brother-in-law's back as she picks up one of the suitcases ⁓ "right, right she would be distracted" ⁓
I make two trips to carry Agatha's suitcases to the guest room when I return Mrs. Dolores was gone and my mother took my sister-in-law Agatha to the kitchen
She was a little hungry and when I entered the kitchen, I heard my mother's voice telling me ⁓ "Nathan, go get ready for school" ⁓
while my sister-in-law ate what Mrs. Dolores had brought me with a smile on her face ⁓"I'm sorry brother-in-law my mother-in-law said she was fine and I'm hungry"⁓ she just smiled and let out a sigh as I went back to my bedroom ( was mine)
my mom and sister in law decided to go shopping this morning and drop me off at school on the way to the mall
When I got in the car, my sister-in-law told me ⁓ "take that face away, brother-in-law, it's just a meal, your mother will cook a better one" ⁓ when I heard her voice full of ridicule, I just ignored her
makes me sigh every time I look at the crusty sandwich in my hand, a bun with nothing in it, just a bit of mayonnaise made by my mom (I think mom, if she's upset)
*sigh*
my mother only waited for me to get out of the car to leave at full speed between laughter and the bad jokes of my sister-in-law
At the entrance of the school sat the prefect who guards the door, Mrs. Matteis who only gave me a small note when entering the school
where was it written:
in my office 10:00 am
Mrs. Matteis orders us in a strong voice ⁓ "her classrooms only have 10 minutes left before her classes start" ⁓ without clear answer options from that lady, walk to my classroom
on my way I am eating white bread and near the building in the 10th grade several groups of boys between 14-15 years old were waiting for me
when they saw me they surrounded me preventing me from continuing on my way ⁓"what's up, fatty rod"⁓
one of those guys calls me by my nickname, while smiling at me and raising his hand with two fingers in front ⁓ "second notice"
after their message they let me pass and when I was walking some hit me with the shoulders when they passed by, that was intimidation of the day by these groups
the other bullies would sneak into the classroom at breaks and surround my spot or follow me at lunch until they called me ⁓"second day you bastard"⁓
when it was 10:00 a.m. I go to Mrs. Matteis's office, I didn't find anyone inside, that place was alone again
when I leave the building I meet Mrs. Matteis and with a smile on her face ⁓ "see you tomorrow boy keep it up" ⁓ Mrs. Matteis turned around and walked towards her office as if nothing had happened
didn't understand anything
in the following breaks a group or two of those bullies visit me, they enter the classroom leaving their warnings, even when I go to urinate they follow me to give me a warning
I remembered that I had to see my aunt Anastasia, I didn't want to have another call, in front of my mother
On the way to the workshop building, these groups of harassers wanted to follow me to the plastic arts class, but they were chased away by the students.
arguing that there are too many men in the classes they were all being sent back but recognizing me one of the plastic arts guys tells me ⁓"you have to go to teacher Anastasia's office, she is in big trouble"⁓ after her words, I'm running in the direction of my aunt's office
* Truru, ru, ru * 📲
I receive a message
12:50 pm ► accept the deal
after reading the message I put the phone away and hurried to get to the offices
I could hear my aunt screaming several meters away outside her office, it was a very heated conversation
⁓"okay fuck you, as you heard son of a bitch, I want you to go, GO GO"⁓ seconds later a man like 26 years old opens the door and yells at my aunt
⁓"you're crazy, you heard me you're going to be alone forever damn crazy"⁓ when leaving the young man slams the office door
After the young man disappeared, for a moment, everything was silent, until my aunt's sobs were heard leaving the office.
*sniff, sniff*
walk slowly and knock before you speak
*tock.tock*🚪
my aunt's voice yells at me ⁓"I didn't speak clearly enough, you son of a bitch"⁓ then she opens the door and yells at me ⁓"GO AWAY"⁓ but when she sees me she stays still, covers her mouth and runs to hug me while I she says ⁓"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean that honey"⁓ I hug her and pat her on the back a little ⁓"I know aunty, I know"⁓
after a moment I tell her⁓" let's go inside "⁓ my aunt won't let me go and we have to walk arm in arm until we reach her desk
When my aunt was able to calm down a bit, she told me in broad strokes what had happened.
the young man who left is called Esteban, he is his official model, what happened with Esteban was not for money or fame, it was that the model wanted something, a little more serious with my aunt (partner)
for every time he modeled, my aunt Anastasia would give him a date, things were merging only that Esteban wanted more than what he received and wanted to blackmail her
this time Esteban wanted something more than a little date (sex)
my aunt Anastasia refused and things did not go as expected
after several sighs I ask her ⁓ "what do you have in mind aunt" ⁓ my aunt was fixing her makeup because she had her face all stained
⁓ "I don't know Nathan, I guess I'll call the agency tomorrow" ⁓ she told me with a sad face
I stood in the middle of the office and made my proposal ⁓"what do you think about me being your model Aunt"⁓
my aunt returns to see me from head to toe, then hen continues with her makeup ⁓ "I don't know if this will work" ⁓ making a not very agreeable face
Seeing that he did not like the idea so much, I decided to remain silent (dignity) it is not good to be very insistent on this type of topic
Anastasia was looking at Nathan in the mirror while putting on makeup again, she got a little nervous when she saw that her nephew no longer brought up the subject to be the model
Anastasia got up and walked to her desk and took out a piece of paper from the bottom drawer of the desk.
then she tells Nathan ⁓ "you know what, I have this contract, take a look at it and if you like you sign, what do you think" ⁓ she put it on the desk
Anastasia pretends to look at it for a bit and passes it to Nathan, then puts her hands on the desk to keep Nathan from noticing her nervousness.
because her hands trembled
when Nathan took the sheet from her and without reading it he signed it while Anastasia held her breath until she finished signing it
when Nathan returns it Anastasia just grabs it and pretends to read it again then immediately puts it back on her desk with a sigh
she gets up and with a big smile on her face Anastasia tells her⁓ "she has to come with me" ⁓ without waiting for an answer Anastasia walks towards the buildings and explains while Nathan is following her
⁓ "you will wear a mask, to avoid misunderstandings, remember that you are a model and you need to be still at all times"⁓ they arrived at the building where they are giving classes, we entered through a service door
then we walk to the prop room ⁓"we have sculpture class today remember you need to stay completely still and quiet"⁓ hand you an astronaut suit and point to some changing rooms ⁓"you can change in there"⁓
the suit was terrible, it was completely closed plus the ventilation of the suit was failing, inside the suit was an oven, I had to ask for a break every 30min. to be able to breathe fresh air
It was 2 hours of complete torture, when the bell rang to announce the end of class, it was a complete relief without waiting a moment more I ran
I didn't understand the purpose of the message and why the hell did I have to endure two hours locked in that damn poorly ventilated suit
As I continued grumbling silently behind my back, my aunt's voice told me ⁓"Come on honey, I'll take my home so you can take a bath"⁓ was when my eyes widened and I unconsciously asked her ⁓"what?" ⁓
With her hands on her waist, she answers ⁓"don't tell me you prefer to bathe here"⁓ then my aunt looks for her things (purse, car keys and house keys) while she tells me ⁓"it was in the contract, you can't get there to your house smelling like subway " ⁓ after finding her things she walks towards the exit while I follow her