Adventures of Youngsters

Presentation   Dear reader, I want to share with you the experience of launch my first book, a dream, finally accomplished. At first, I would like to emphasize that this is a fictional narrative and any coincidence with real life situations is just a reflection of my creativity. In this perspective, brands, like the mall where two characters meet, are my creations, in other words, they are fictional and exist only for the purpose of composing the scenarios of the plot. It is also worth remembering that due to the description of some strong scenes, this plot is not recommended for under the age of 16. In addition, I believe it is necessary to emphasize that this story takes place in Brazilian lands, more precisely in the Northeast of Brazil, in the popular city of Recife, located in the state of Pernambuco, one of the most famous in the country and which was one of the host cities of the Men's Football World Cup in 2014, besides having beaches that receive several tourists throughout the summer, such as Boa Viagem and Pina Beach. For this reason, the narrative is based on customs and situations that happen in Brazil.              Therefore, I would like to present a short synopsis of the narrative:             Adventures of youngsters: At an elite teen school in the famous neighborhood of Boa Viagem, in the famous city of Recife, a 17-year-old young man, Artur Donetes, faces a lot of challenges in the turbulent relationship with his family, the friction with the swimming club colleague, Patrício, and intense love relationships. And everything gets even more complicated when Alex, one of his best friends, goes through a desperately tragic situation, which makes the young man wonder if his efforts will be enough to bring Alex back to normal.                                                         Chapter 1 January 20th, 2017. In the famous neighborhood Boa Viagem, in Recife, in a luxurious penthouse by the seaside, lives Artur Donetes, a 16-year-old young man, blond, 1 meter and 57 centimeters high, Canadian descent, and communicative, although sometimes a little distracted. The students considered him one of the most hadsome guy in that place, because he wore clothes from famous brands, has green eyes and a sincere smile. Artur lived with his mother, Isabel, a Pharmacist and owner of a very popular pharmacies chain in the Northeast of Brazil, a woman who was always very discreet, she was a little overweight, but with well-treated skin, sometimes she received some male looks. However, she never responded to any boldness. Sometimes, these situations made her husband jealous, the renowned Urologist and director of the Urology Department of a famous hospital in Recife, Gabriel, a 47-year-old man with brown hair and always had serious facial expressions. Gabriel had a very turbulent relation with his son, because sometimes the young man did badly in some subjects at school, in addition, he was impulsive and forgot about doing many household because of inattention. One night, they were having dinner together.  ­— Son, did you pay the bills that I asked you to pay? I was going to say to the housekeeper pay it, but since her daughter wasn´t feeling well at school, I asked you to pay because the due day is today. — My goodness! I forgot it! I'm sorry, mom. — As always, forgetting everything, right?! Since you were a child. I even thought of taking you to some memory experts, because I have never seen it! You also forgot to pay the school many times, you forgot your swimming classes... In a little while you won't even remember to eat! You only pay attention to those boring quantum physics books. — The father screamed, he was furious and annoyed with his son, and his eyes was quite intimidating. — It is easy to complain to me, right? Who knows if you would give me a little more attention! You never showed affection for me, did you? Always focused on your office, it seems that there is only your profession in your life, my mother and I always become the coadjuvant. — Artur, go to your room, now! Is it possible that both of you will never get along ?! We are a family! — Isabel said, waving her hands as she always did when she got nervous. — Are we really a family, mom ?! At least, not for the great doctor Gabriel!  — Artur replied, in an ironic tone and angry with his parents, he thought they do not pay attention to him. — What a cheeky kid! It is your fault, Isabel! You always overlooked his mistakes. — Please, Gabriel, you too ?! At that moment, Artur looked angry, but even though he was enraged, he locked himself in his room. *   January 30th, 2017. Days later, Artur was looking forward to his return to classes at the Recife School of Youth and Knowledge . The owner of the school was a famous British businessman, who became a widower after his wife had a stroke, then he came to live with his children in Brazil. The Recife School of Youth and Knowledge has always been described by the media as one of the most traditional and expensive schools in the Northeast of Brazil, where a considerable part of the elite enrolled their children. Through very expensive monthly fees, the structure of the institution make the others envy: it had bilingual Portuguese-English programs, a sports court, a semi-Olympic swimming pool, modern art studios, music classes with renowned names and laboratories with the most advanced technology. Artur's newsletter was very unstable, if on the one hand he always did well in the most difficult subjects, like Chemistry and Physics and he was very interested in these, on the other hand he had  difficulty with subjects considered easier, like History and Philosophy. Artur could not wait to see all the classmates, especially the red-haired with light eyes, Alex, and the beautiful Aurélia, one of the nicest girls in the school, who always attracts attention because of her beautiful blue eyes. She also had a nice smile, her hair was tied in a ponytail and she smelled like the aromas of her French perfumes. As soon as he entered in that educational institution, Artur, coincidentally, saw Aurélia and Alex, and embraced them. — Guys, I couldn´t take anymore of missing you. — The blonde said, with an expression of hapiness while seeing his friends. — How was your vacations? —Alex asked. — Same as always: I would travel to Canada to visit my grandfather, but my mother had some unexpected problems at work and we could´t go, so I stayed at home, sometimes I went to the shopping mall, but I confess I was kinda bored. — Artur answered.  — But you didn't even go to the Ilha do Retiro to see some Sport matches? — Alex questioned.[1]  — Alex, did you forget that he cheers for the Flamengo football team? — Aurélia asked. — My goodness, how could I forgot that?! — And you guys say that I am the one who is distracted. And what about my friends' vacations, was it good? — Artur asked, he really wanted to hear the answers of Alex and Aurélia. — Well, I went to Curitiba with my sister Kátia. I loved that place! The city has many trees, I loved the botanical garden there. And Kátia introduced me to her friends , I had a lot of fun. I love my sister Katia. Last year, when I had a hard time with Biology, she as a nurse, taught me a lot of things and always helped me when my parents got upset because of my grades, she talked to them until they gave up of blocking my allowance. And my another sister Alessandra, she is getting bigger, she turned into 12 in January. I love them both, but Alessandra is the one I love the most, she is such a little princess, you gotta see when she is talking to her classmates about makeup, I feel like she is going to be very vain. — Alex declared. — But you didn't overdo the drink again, did you? — Aurélia asked, with a worried expression. — What is the problem? There is always a clandestine bar out there that sells drinks to minors, we even drank a few glasses when we gave money to the owners. — Alex said, trying to alleviate the problem. —Two wrongs don´t make a rigth. We are 17 years old, but Brazilian law only allows the consumption of alcoholic from the age of 18. — Aurélia pondered. —Ok, "right" lady... Don´t come with this politically correct speech, you know very well that we always give money to someone sell us drinks, and they take the bribes, one more thing, there are many bars that sell beer to minors illegally, you don't have to be the "owner of morals", it doesn't suit  you, my dear. — Alex joked. —Two wrongs don´t make a rigth. You know that sometimes you exaggerated. You got drunk often. If Artur and I had not hidden this story with the help of Kátia, your parents would have killed you. — Aurélia emphasized. — It´s better we talk about that boring topic later. — Alex said, avoiding the topic. — It´s better. —Artur commented. —Let´s talk about other things. And about you, my friend Aurélia? I saw your pictures in Madrid on Instgram. Did you like there? — Artur asked. — It was a dream. I celebrated the new year in Puerto del Sol, I visited the very modern Santiago Bernabeú Stadium, where I cheered too much for my team, Real Madrid. I need to mention that the gastronomy of that city is impeccable! But then, the classes returned and a lot of boring subject comes up again. — The student regretted. —Take it easy, the Carnival is comming, I can´t wait for the Galo da Madrugada[2], I booked some cabin tickets, I´m going to have fun! —Artur said, very excited. Minutes later, the bell rang and the young students went to the first class of the day, the Sociology class of teacher Sheila, who always draws the attention of the guys because of her charming appearance, and she was always highly commented by the girls for their discreet and stylish looks. — People, I know that the vacation is over and many of you are sad because the routine is back at school, but the year has already started and we need to remember what I taught last year. I will ask some basic questions. —Oh, no — The students murmured. —Who was the sociologist who addressed the concepts of social facts? —Émile Marx. – Artur answered. — Arthur, dear, you mixed it up! It's Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx is another thinker. —Do not care about it, teacher, Artur has always been the ‘’ disconnected ’’ of the class, he even forgets about swimming classes, this guy is unbelievable. I think he was born with a screw loose. — Patrício joked, the troublemaker and athlete of the swimming team. Patrício and Artur never had a good relation, they were ironic to each other in class. The swimmer was always irritated by the teammates' delays and forgetfulness, and also felt a little jealous to see him being looked by the girls, especially by his beloved, the beautiful and brunette cheerleader of the swim team, Júlia, for who Patrício always had a ''fall'', although she never corresponded. —It seems that the great genius never made a mistake. — Aurélia said in a ironic tone. - Hey smart guy, ask my question. If you are as smart as you say, why do you always go to the final exam of Physics[3]? Artur is not an expert in humanities subjects, but he scores 10 to 0 on all of us in any calculus. — Alex said, irritated by the provocations made to his friend. — Guys, there is no necessity for discussion. I just spend my time with those who deserve it. The insignificant ones is better to ignore. — The protagonist said. — Hey, Artur... I missed you. Let´s talk after class ? I´m so needy these days. — Júlia insinuated with an air of sensuality, provoking Patrício's jealousy. — So... we'll talk more later. —Students, stop it now! It's only our first day of classes and there are already many discussions ?! Behave youselves as responsible young people, which I know you are. — The teacher complained. — He was the one who provokes, teacher. — Artur said. — If my colleague was a little smarter, I didn't need to do that, now he just wants to get me out of my mind. — Patrício argued. — Enough!  You both stop it now, otherwise I'll  take you to the director. I guarantee that your parents will not want to receive this displeasure on the first day of school. — The teacher complained with irritation and tiredness. At 5 pm, the bell rang and the Sociology class was over, then started the Biology class, by professor Márcio. Dear students, I would like you to receive the winner of the school scholarship contest. Unfortunately, because of some unexpected circumstances, she was unable to attend today's classes, but she would like to say hi to the class and tomorrow she will be part of our classes. You can enter, Yasmim. — The professor warned. Yasmim, with her soft and loose hair, strawberry flavored lipstick and amazing skin, she was seen with disdain by most of her colleagues, in contrast to the attentive masculine looks, mainly from Artur, which aroused Aurélia's dissatisfaction. What no one knew, not even Alex, was that Aurélia was in love with Artur in secret, she even wrote many poems for him in her diary. She always tried to be close to his beloved and, sometimes, she had hot dreams about the blonde guy, although she didn't confide this fact to someone, not even to her sister, Jaqueline. At 6 pm, the bell rang and the day's classes ended, which made the students celebrate. Minutes later, Julia went after Artur to ask him to come to her house. He was a little shy, but asked to talk to Yasmim, who was still at school to get to know the place where she was going to study. Then, Júlia was frustrated, and before getting to the car to meet her driver and return to her residence, Patrício questioned her: — Until when are you going to keep insinuating yourself for that crazy guy ?! Don´t you realize that I'm the guy who loves you and really wants you ? He doesn't want anything serious with you. — Hey, I'm a big girl, I can take care of myself. Now, excuse me, because my chauffeur is waiting for me. Meanwhile, Artur tried to talk to the newcomer. — So, Yasmim, are you from Recife? You must be superintelligent, you were approved with praise. Look, I'm not a nerd, but if you need to fit in with the class, or if you want some physics tips, you can count on me. Do you want my cellphone number ? We could talk more, I mean, about the school, of course. — Artur said, with a charming look at the newcomer. — Thank you, I want your number. I don´t know anyone else here. But I guess we’ll be friends. — Yasmim emphasized. At that moment, the janitor Renato, arrived. - Hey Artur, didn't you hear the cellphone? Your father has been looking for you for almost an hour! And are you the newbie? I think it's really you, I saw your picture on the banner that they did to publicize the approved of the scholarship contest. If it´s you, your name is Yasmim, so I have to warn you that your aunt is calling you to take the bus. —I gotta go, see you tomorrow. —Tomorrow I let you know more about schoool. —Artur answered. Both said bye and went to their respective homes, looking forward to the next day.                             Chapter 2 January 31th, 2017. Yasmim arrived a little anxious at the Recife School of Youth and Knowledge. That was her first day of school officially, she was well received by her colleagues, who were very friendly, except for Aurélia, who was jealous. At 3:15pm, the break bell rang and she met Artur and Alex to get to know her colleagues better. — Artur, I enjoyed the class, everyone is very friendly and welcomed me. Now, if it's not a problem, can you introduce me to your friends?  — Yasmim asked. — My name is Alex and I'm Arthur's best friend. Me, him and that girl Who likes to use a ponytail, Aurélia, are an inseparable trio. —I have realized that you guys are really close. — I have the impression that we will also be great friends. — Alex Greeted. — So, newbie, did you like our school? — Artur interrogated. — It´s too early to have an opinion, but the first impression is that I will get along very well, the teachers are great. Only professor Edvaldo of physics, who seemed very demanding to me, and I´m not good at this subject of electricity. — Ah, about that you can take it easy, my dear. Our friend Artur detonates everything of electricity and those crazy calculations of physics. —  Alex attested. — It´s nothing,  guys. — Artur said. — Of course it´s something. Last year the whole class was in the physics final exam and the genius here was the only one who passed first, with 9,8. [4] — Alex remembered. — Hm.. I don't know, I think it´s because when I like a subject, I feel so focused then I can´t hold myself. — Artur ascertained. — Don't be surprised, my dear. He's kind of crazy. In the most boring subjects, he concentrates a lot, however, in the coolest ones, he gets distracted by anything, even the rain takes his attention away. — Alex joked. — I already know that I have peculiar colleagues, for sure, it will be an interesting process. February 22th ,2017. Two days before the carnival, the students were looking farword for the Galo da Madrugada, one of the carnival blocks that is located in Recife and is quite famous throughout Brazil. Therefore, the Spanish teacher, Ester, suffered to get their attention. — People, I know everyone is in the mood for carnival. - Despite that, I have to teach you, it will be quick, it's only 50 minutes! Well, let's start remembering a few words. What it means: “Desde que embaracé ,me puse más celosa” ? You mean that since you got pregnant, you've become more jealous. — Patrick replied. — Professor, are you pregnant? I think the class can organize a baby shower. — Artur commented. — Artur, my dear. — You need to pay more attention, this is just a simulation for me to see if you got the matter. — He spaced out through the class. Earth is calling you, my buddy. — Patrick joked. — Oh no, if you guys start fighting, I'll  take you to the director. — Esther intervened. —You don't have to, teacher. Artur has already learned to reveal these types of people. — Aurélia affirmed. —Stop, Aurélia. — The Professor complained. At that moment, the bell rang and classes took a break due to the approaching carnival. The students were excited. At Galo da Madrugada, Artur, Alex and Aurélia stayed in cabins, with famous premium open-bars, they were with their older friends. They had a privileged view of the Brazilian carnival attractions. The blonde was always with beautiful women in those blocks. For this reason, her friend tried to disguise, despite disguising this feeling like no one else, she brooded herself in jealousy and frustration.