MARCAS DO DESTINO

A new story

With everything ready, on the date scheduled, Eduardo is waiting for the call of the flight, Gabriella checks into the maternity ward! Now he boards, Gabriella is giving birth to his son! Now she is suffering the pains of childbirth, inside the plane, Eduardo felt his heart tighten, tears were streaming down his face without him being able to understand. Already Gabriella, in the middle of the delivery that was difficult, had small flashbacks of her first kiss and her first time in the arms of Eduardo, reliving the small moments she spent with him before the accident.

In an incredible harmony, both crying and feeling each other's anguish, it doesn't take long and at the exact moment when the plane takes off, little Arthur is born, the fruit of a pure and true love.

Three years have passed… Eduardo tries to fix himself studying as he had never done, diving headlong into an ideal. Gabriella also remakes her story! The same fate that separated them, will act to unite them again and plotting another of his exploits, putting Gabriella and Arthur face to face with Clovis and Maristela. In one of his walks with his son through the mall, during a small distraction to get the phone in the bag to answer a call from Marina, Arthur escapes from his eyes, being very curious goes towards one of the toy shops at the exact moment that Clovis and Maristela who were leaving the shop next door, were impressed to see him, the moment they saw him, it was as if they were returning to the past in front of his son still small, then Clovis approaches Arthur and asks:

— Where are your parents, big boy?

The frightened boy repeats the same gestures and signs of his father when he was scared of something at that age, leaving Maristela perplexed by his little way. At that moment, Gabriella, desperate, calls for her son, asking each other if anyone has seen the boy. After asking for help to the direction of the mall, she sees Arthur already in the lap of Clovis, when they arrive, Maristela soon realizes that it was the mother of that little one who had left her so upset, immediately opens a smile. Left her delighted, immediately opens a smile and says:

— The prince's mother has arrived!

Startled by the rapid disappearance of her son, Gabriella thanks them emotionally for finding her little one, without even imagining who they are, taking Arthur in her lap, she kisses him while thanking him.

- Thank you, madam, for looking at my son, I don't know what would become of me if I didn't find him.

Maristela looked at Arthur in her lap, caressing his little face.

— You're welcome, my dear, I just wanted to tell you that it was this little boy who saved and brightened up my day today! — he answers. Soon after, raising one of her hands, she introduced herself. — My name is Maristela.

— The pleasure is all, ma'am, my name is Gabriella!

Clovis, who was also completely surrendered to the little one, made a joke:

— Well… Since between the dead and the wounded everyone came out alive, then let's do the following, I invite you all for a snack, shall we, Gabriella?

Gabriella at first hesitated but accepted with the insistence of Maristela who was already with Arthur in her lap again and seemed not to want to let go so easily, in fact, was kind of obliged to accept the invitation even as a form of thanks. Together they went in the direction of the food court, and soon they settled down to order, while what they had ordered didn't arrive, Clovis, all foolish with Arthur, made the party playing with each other, even without having the slightest idea that Arthur was Eduardo's son, the chemistry between grandfather and grandson was so great that Maristela didn't think twice in inviting Gabriella to take Arthur to her house under the pretext of taking a bath in the pool on Sunday.

Between one conversation and another, the affinities were increasing until it did not take long and exchanged phone numbers for future contacts. Maristela was so impressed with Arthur's resemblance to her son Eduardo, that she asked Gabriella if she could take a picture of that moment beside Arthur to keep as a souvenir in case, she would never see them again.

The time passed, it was time to say goodbye and go away, Clovis and Maristela who were also going, offer a ride, Gabriella does not refuse. Arriving at their destination, Clovis stops the car in front of Susana's house and to say goodbye to go away, Arthur refuses to leave, it seemed he did not want to be unglued from his grandfather, even so, they said goodbye with emotion, making Gabriella promise to take little Arthur in his house. On the way back home, Maristela comments to her husband.

— What a lovely girl that is!

— She seems like a nice person, but that little boy is the cutest little thing I have ever seen, especially after Edu grew up and became an adult. You know, darling, it's been a long time since I felt such a good feeling as I did, and I'm still feeling it after meeting that little one! — he agrees.

— I know, darling, I feel the same way, and I'm still emotional, it seemed as if we were still with our Edward as a child.

Meanwhile… After so many ups and downs, Eduardo decided to return to his country, after having been away for so long, a little unsure about the trip, but certain that in order to move on with his life the first thing to be done was to face his traumas and fears, he was convinced that this was the only way he could give himself a new chance to live in peace with himself. Resolved to make a surprise for his parents, Eduardo boarded the plane, but before reaching home, he was determined to do something very important for his new beginning.

For the first time since the accident, he wanted to return to the country house.

Maristela, with a restless heart, cannot get little Arthur out of her head, intrigued and trying to understand what was happening, she has no other subject, she can only talk about the child, trying to unravel this mystery that is taking away her sleep, she asks her husband.

— My dear, have you noticed the similarities between Arthur and Eduardo when he was a child?

— Yes, I did, it was really like seeing Eduardo when he was small, even his gestures were the same! — Maristela, more than quickly, takes the picture of the three of them, Clovis, Eduardo and her and compares it with the picture Gabriella took of them in the Shopping Mall, and when she looks at it, she screams: — Clovis darling, come here quickly.

He approaches her eager to see why his wife is euphoric, surprise Maristela shows the photos to him who also immediately, upon seeing, sits perplexed.

— Wow… how amazing this resemblance between the two, they even seem the same person, but in different times, if it were not madness I would even dare to say that Arthur is Edu's son. — Hugging Maristela. — No, no… that wouldn't be possible, I believe that we are a little lacking in our son when he was small, my dear, the truth is that we have been a long time away from Edu. — Also, with the flea behind her ear, she asks: — Do you remember his mother's name?

— Yes, I remember it, very well!

— Does that name ring a bell? — She, who was sitting down, gets up, walking from one side to the other and says. — How could I forget Eduardo's despair, I carry the pain of every tear I saw my son shed when I heard about the supposed death of that little girl. — Again with the photos in my hands. — Could it be? My God! It can't be! Better we forget it, my love, this can only be a coincidence.

— It’s even better, because our son would never forgive us! — Clovis agrees.

A week after this feat of fate, Maristela anxiously calls Clovis to go to the mall again. Arriving there, it was visibly clear that both were searching with attentive eyes to see if they saw Gabriella with her little Arthur, Maristela was with an enormous desire to see the child again and Clovis, even not wanting to admit it, was also crazy to find them. They walked from one side to the other, walking around the mall, but they didn't see them. Passing by the toy department, noticing that Clovis was looking, he asked:

— Are you thinking the same thing I am?

— I suppose so! — he answers.

No other way, they entered the shop and when they realized they had bought several toys. They headed to where Gabriella lived with little Arthur. Marina, who attended them, was in shock and left Maristela confused with the feeling that she already knew her.

— Well, what can I do for you?

— Hello, dear, good afternoon, may we speak to Gabriella?

— Gabriella is busy, may I know what you want with my sister?

Before Maristela answers, Arthur arrives at the door next to his aunt's leg and rushes out into Clovis' arms.

— We came to see Arthur a little… I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but we decided at the last minute while we were passing by the mall — answers Maristela.

— What? What do you mean to see Arthur? — asks Marina, not understanding anything.

— Hello, ma'am, are you all right? Is something wrong? — Gabriella, very kind, arrives just in time.

— Sorry, my child, we just wanted to see this prince for a while, we don't want to disturb you!

— No, that's all. Welcome, come in, please. Marina, this is the lovely couple I told you about who helped me find Arthur the day he disappeared at the Mall! Do you remember I told you?

— Yes, I do remember! — she said, with a frown, nodding her head to Gabriella to come into the room to talk.

Maristela, embarrassed by Marina's indifference when greeted, enters the room, explaining her visit:

— I won't be long, my dear, we came by quickly just to see and bring a little souvenir for Arthur, but we are already going. — She hands one of the presents to Arthur who was on Clovis' lap, and then they say goodbye to leave. As they put the boy on the floor, he refuses to leave his grandfather's lap, Maristela takes the opportunity and asks: — Gabriella, are you very busy?

— No, ma'am, why?

— What do you think about taking little Arthur for a walk?

Taking advantage of being off with her son, she didn't hesitate to accept the invitation. Marina remembered Maristela's words at a time when her sister was going through a difficult phase.

— Are you crazy, Gaby… Are you going out with these people you don't even know? Do you even know who they are?

— Not now, sister, I am in a hurry, then we can talk!

— Gaby, I have to talk to you right away.

— I told you, Marina, I'm leaving, and we'll talk later…

Then, to the joy of Clovis and Arthur, they leave together towards Clovis and Maristela's house for the so-famous walk. Marina, who was engaged to Victor, Susana's son, already desperate to see her sister going out with the very people who in the past wanted to see her behind her back, tried to call Susana, but the mobile phone was dead. Eduardo takes a taxi straight to the country house.

Arriving at his destination, his heart seemed to want to jump out of his mouth. While passing by the same route taken with Gabriella, he felt as if life had robbed him of the only opportunity to really be happy. Sweating cold, feeling a bitter taste in the mouth, his eyes do not obey, those stubborn tears insist on going down his face, reliving every minute of his first time with his great love. Finally, he arrived, Eduardo paid for the taxi and was soon welcomed by Mrs. Sonia and Mr. Antônio, completely moved, still in his arms. Antônio, completely moved, still not believing what was in front of them, Mr. Antônio and Mrs. Sonia embraced him, crying as they lamented what had happened to them, Mrs. Sonia held Eduardo's hand.

— Come in, son, come in, Antônio will put your things away in the bedroom.

Eduardo enters, resting for a while in the living room, through one conversation after another, he tries to gather the strength to finally go to his room. Without courage, he looked to one side and to the other, trying not to relive the memories with Gabriella. In a moment of internal madness, he thought about asking Antonio to change his room and thought for a few moments about never again entering his old room.

In front of so much suffering, Eduardo decides to face all that emotion and move on, with the purpose of getting up and trying to win this stage of his life. After some more time there, Eduardo was finally ready to enter the room, but he had no idea that everything was still the same as they had left it. When he entered and found his old room and all the collages and frames made by Gabriella and him on the day they left, a shower of emotions threw him to the floor in tears, he stood up taking only his old helmet and the key to the motorbike, totally upset and was leaving in a rush through the asphalt without any will to live, leaving Mrs. Sonia and Mr. Antonio without knowing what to do. Near the mansion, everyone is very happy until the moment they arrive at the house. Approaching the gate, Gabriella has a strong reaction to see the place.

An incredible feeling of having been there before, messed with her psychological, the closer they came, her neurons were shorted until finally start to hurt her head, to realize that Gabriella felt bad, Maristela arrived and after giving her a painkiller to relieve her pain took her to one of the rooms. Meanwhile, Clovis was in the pool, looking like a child with Arthur in the water playing with his airplane. Maristela, watching from afar, was moved by her husband's happiness; she hadn't seen him this happy in many years. Looking at Clovis there with Arthur, it was like travelling back to the happiest time of his life.

— Hey… What a good thing, boys, I also want to fall into this water with you — said Maristela, as she approached the edge of the pool, Clovis radiating good humor replied.

— Come, dear, the water is delicious!

— No, my loves, I will ask Lurdes to prepare a snack for you, because you have been in there for a long time, and you forgot that you need to eat.

After a while, Maristela comes back to the room to see if Gabriella was feeling better, showing concern she began to talk with Gabriella about this pain, but the conversation changes of tone when Gabriella tells her a little of her story and how she lost her memory after suffering a serious accident, when she finished telling, Maristela perplexed, holds her hands.

My God, my dear, is that boy Arthur's father? — With her sixth sense practically screaming, she asks that wouldn't shut up. — What was the name of this boy who was with you, Gabriella? — With tears in her eyes, she knew she carried a great deal of guilt in part of the couple's suffering.

— Look, ma'am, I don't remember him, in fact, all I know is from photos and reports of what the people closest to me tell me. Let me show you a photo from when we travelled before the accident. — Looking at the mobile phone of Gabriella, the sobs of regret were heard even from the kitchen, Maristela hugged her tight asking for forgiveness, Gabriella without understanding anything gets up quickly from bed and says: — I don't know what you are talking about, why are you asking me for forgiveness? Did you already know me? Answer me, please! Did you already know me?

In the midst of an infinity of questions without answers, she leaves the room and goes to the pool to get Arthur to dry off and put on his clothes. Meanwhile, Eduardo is overwhelmed by the emotions of the reunion with the past, almost arriving at his house without knowing the surprise that awaits him. Maristela running after Gabriella in the pool asks.

— Please, miss, don't go now.

— So answer me, Madam, who are you, and where do you know me from? Answer me…

— I will explain everything for you to understand my daughter, calm down. — Maristela calls Clovis, euphoric amidst the happiness and despair of losing Arthur, and says: — He is our grandson Clovis! Our heart was right, he is our grandson and son of Eduardo! That is why there is a resemblance.

Gabriella, confused with what she had just heard, waits for nothing else, decides to leave, with Clovis and Maristela asking her to stay.