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Last week he was fucking Aline behind the stage and everyone saw it, he doesn't care about commitment, his business is just to enjoy - said Carlos, who was none other than Leandro's best friend. - Don't say that kind of thing in front of her, idiot! - Davi slapped Carlos on the head. - Better for her to know once and for all from us, than to get her hopes up and let him break her heart. I rolled my eyes. - I wasn't chatting with Leandro, he just came to ask me something about Júlia. There was a collective sigh of relief.

- Is Julia single? - Hector wanted to know, who had been silent until now. Men were unbelievable. - Júlia is single, and I don't want to know about any of you making any moves on it. - Better one of us than Leandro - Diogo recalled, shrugging his shoulders. - Who is Leandro? - Dad arrived in the room in the middle of the conversation. - Carlos's friend, father. He was talking to Clarinha yesterday, at the club - he threw Diego into the circle again. - Daughter, you are not at the age to date, you need to graduate from college first, and then think about starting a family. More than shit. - Leave the girl alone, João. - Mom entered the room with a tray of dulce de leche that she made for dessert. - At her age I already had Apolo and Hector and you had already gotten me pregnant with our first twins. Dad blushed, Mom laughed, and my brothers sulked. - Can you stop this, please, I already said that Leandro doesn't want anything to do with me. Neither him, nor any other boy I know, since, to face all of you, I would need to know a Rambo clone. Another collective sigh of relief. I looked at my mother, but she was busy serving the sweets. - I signed up for an exchange program - I started as [1] someone who didn't want anything. - UFMG will provide a scholarship for a student to attend the next period of the veterinary medicine course at a college in Austin, Texas, in the United States. The winner, in addition to the scholarship, will receive a stipend so they can support themselves there for the entire semester. -Austin? - Dad reflected. - You have to go by plane. - And it's not just about buying the ticket, dad - Apolo intervened. - To enter the United States, you have to get a passport and get a visa. - It took me a while to get a visa to go to Europe on vacation last year, can you imagine getting a visa to go to the United States? - Hector asked, as if he were the one competing for the scholarship. - You don't need to worry about that, if I win the scholarship, the college will facilitate and pay for all the travel procedures. They looked at me and they all snorted, shaking their heads. - The question is not that you go, princess, but that one of us can accompany you. - I don't need company, I'm of legal age and fully capable. - I looked to my mother for help. - She has been studying English since she was seven years old and is old enough to know how to take care of herself. If she gets the scholarship, she will. Alone. I saw my father give her dirty looks, my brothers start an argument, and I slumped in my chair, head down. - He arrives! - Dad interrupted everyone. -Your mother is right. Clara is already a girl, and a very intelligent one at that. If she gets this scholarship, it will be because she is capable of facing the world - she turned to me - if you pass, you will, but to study and return as a doctor. No spending time there flirting with foreigners, okay? - You can leave it, father. My intention is just to make you proud. And, that night, I went to my room and started separating everything I was going to take on the trip, as I had already passed the selection process. Chapter 1 Sam Mackenzie "Let's take the pinky oath Join my pinky with your pinky So it's done, the deal's done Here there's no signature we seal it with a kiss" Pinky Oath Bro Walter - I would take them to my farm, man, but I'm really going to need to travel to be with my sister in New Haven. She just had a baby and is alone. I knew he was having trouble with his sister, who was abandoned by a loudmouth who got her pregnant and didn't want to take responsibility. And the difficulty of raising children alone is something I understood well. Damn! Jonh was my best friend and always helped me with my children, being an excellent godfather, so I couldn't refuse. - How many are we talking about, anyway? - There are only five students, the nerdiest in the class, they won't give you any trouble. - Okay, you can send them here, but I'll let you know that I don't have the patience to act like a teacher. I already have enough issues to deal with, I'm going to ask one of the farmhands to guide the tour and take them to the animals, but I'm not going to let any of them use them as experiments. They will just observe. He laughed. - And what's the point of a practical lesson if you're not even going to let them milk a cow? I snorted, and he continued: - Seriously, man. It's okay that my students are at the beginning of the course, but I'm not going to let them graduate without setting foot on a real farm. Most students nowadays prefer to stay in the city to take care of small animals, because it pays to open a pet shop and certainly a lot less work than spending a day at the farmyard. Nothing against the ladies' Yorkshire, but I miss seeing that sparkle in their eyes that I had when I graduated and visited all the farms in the region, offering my veterinary services for free just to gain experience. I want to give this experience to all my students to encourage them. You know my passion has always been horses. Unfortunately, the semester is coming to an end, I won't be back in time to guide this visit. I could understand how frustrating it must be for him, when he couldn't get any of his students to fall in love with the same major he was in. - Right. I'll wait for them here on Monday at 5 am if they want to participate in the milking - he said mockingly. - I'll owe you one, brother. - He shook my hand, got into his truck and drove away. I went to finish my duties and enjoy the calm while my children didn't come home from school. At 6pm they arrived at the nail, bringing the house down. - Daddy, Jacob made Leticia cry - Jason shouted. Who was Letícia? - I didn't, it was all Joshua's fault, who said more than he should have - Jacob defended himself and, as always, pushed the

Letícia, but rather his mouth. - I let go of one's ear and grabbed the other's. - Are you dating! Are you dating! Are you dating! - Joshua began to sing to Jacob, who responded to the mockery with a push. I left Jason to separate the two and found myself like almost every other night, with three demonized pre-teens wanting to kill each other. It didn't take long for the landline phone to ring and the school principal to accuse me again between the lines of being a bad father. The worst thing is that she was right, that's what I was. - Mr.

Mackenzie, your children are suspended next week and I need to speak to you personally about their inappropriate behavior. I sighed, nodding. - Can we make an appointment on Tuesday afternoon? - Clear. I'll wait for you at 2pm. Have a good night. I didn't know exactly what I was doing wrong, but I had tried everything to correct their behavior, except spanking them, because I didn't believe in that type of education. Even the child psychologist couldn't help, she said they were healthy boys, they missed their mother and took out their frustration with their mischief. - It's just a phase, Mr. Mackenzie, it will pass and they will be quieter - said the dishonored woman three years ago. I had no social life, once I brought a girlfriend for them to meet, the poor girl left my farm covered in rotten eggs and wheat flour, calling me all sorts of bad names, but what could I do if she was careless? and passed under their bedroom window without making sure they were up to something? Knowing that there was no woman crazy enough to live with my little devils, I resigned myself to being alone and stopped trying. Love wasn't for me. At least not until they go to college. - Have you taken a shower, son? - I went into Joshua's room. - Of course, dad, I'm not a child anymore, you don't need to keep checking on me - he said sullenly. - So, if you're not a child anymore, you won't need me to tell you a bedtime story. - Who said stories are told only to children? - The smart guy tried, and I couldn't help but laugh. I started to read, but he soon interrupted me. - Dad, I didn't want Leticia to cry, I just got jealous of her with Jacob, and I ended up accidentally telling Camy, who told the whole school. She's a gossip. I sighed. - Do you like Letícia? - Errrr! No, how disgusting! Girls are disgusting! - Then why were you jealous of your brother with her? - Because Jacob was supposed to pretend to be me in physical education class, but he let me down for a girl and everyone made fun of me, because I don't know how to play properly. - I looked at him in disbelief. - Oops! I talked too much... My children were unbelievable. - Do you ask your brothers to pretend to be you in classes when you don't get along? - I looked at him, dying of anger and at the same time trying not to laugh. -That's cheating. He huddled in the corner of the bed, shaking his hands as he justified himself. - No, Dad, it's not cheating. It's called companionship, wasn't it you who told us that we should be friends with each other and always protect each other? School is a jungle and if you are weak, you will be massacred. And the little bastard left me without answers again... - It's wrong to use the similarity between you to deceive the teachers. I don't want you doing this again, am I clear? I said it firmly, allowing no objections, but I noticed that the smart guy hid his crossed fingers from me behind his back. - I promise it won't happen again, Dad. And I pretended to believe it and went to put the next child to sleep. Chapter 2 Clara Mancini "If one day someone told me to be what I am and what I like I don't know who I am and I'm going to change To be what I always wanted And if you say that you dream of one day being happy Be serious" Music : Xote da joy Falamansa My hands were shaking so much that I thought I was going to let the cappuccino spill. - I'll hold it so you can read it properly - said Emily, taking the drink from my hand, so that I could open the envelope properly, so much was I anxious to read the answer that I couldn't move two steps away from the mailbox, to open it and check the result at home. - Girl of God! I achieved. - I held the paper in front of her face, [2] so she could see the word APPROVED on the paper. - Look here, friend, it says here that I got it, doesn't it? She quickly glanced at the paper and grabbed me in a tight [3] hug, saying a series of congratulations. I had actually achieved it. I was finishing the last month of my exchange in Austin, but I absolutely didn't want to return to Brazil. Not that I wasn't missing home, my family and my friends, but living this time away from them made me grow so much and learn so many new things, that I needed to stay at least a little longer. College wasn't quite like the afternoon movies I used to watch, or at least it wasn't like that for me. I had a really hard time trying to get top marks in everything and not be embarrassed by my English at school, which didn't have even a hint of a Texan accent. However, I had help from Emily, who I was lucky enough to meet here on the first day. She spoke Portuguese, because her mother was Brazilian, but she never visited Brazil. So, she trained my pronunciation with me, saving me from several situations where I had no idea what people were saying around me, and I did it, I was the best student in the class and now I would have the opportunity to continue living a little more of my American dream. Emily was advertising a vacancy in her rented room, at the door of the building where I had taken my documents to regularize my registration and we hit it off straight away, and soon she revealed that she knew how to speak Portuguese, which was a relief. I became her roommate and before long she turned into a sister to me. She told me that the university awarded a scholarship to the best students on the course at the end of the first semester and my eyes lit up with excitement. It was like that with her, she got a full scholarship to study dentistry, which was a relief for her family, as they would save a fortune on student loans. - We need to celebrate, we will continue living together until we graduate. - Emily dragged me into the building. - Let's go to Billy Bob's for a beer, today it's on me. - But I need to finish a report for Professor Jonh before he leaves, I promised to send it by email by tomorrow. She rolled her eyes. - We won't be back late, I'll help you with anything. - I sighed, but went to get ready and soon we were on our third round of beer. - I need to get a temporary job at least during the summer holidays - I mused out loud, thinking about my little savings. During the entire time I remained in Austin, my expenses were paid by UFMG, through the exchange program, however, with the new scholarship I would only be entitled to free tuition, I would no longer have the benefits of accommodation and food. My family, despite being

dollars. - You can try something at the college restaurant, they are always in need of waitresses. - Great idea, I'll take my resume on Monday, after I get back from Professor Jonh's farm. Emily looked at me thoughtfully. - If I had a sexy teacher like Jonh, I would also want to see his farm. I laughed and then rolled my eyes. - I've told you a thousand times that a man must have a girlfriend or something, you need to see how the girls in the class throw themselves at him, and he pretends it's not even him.

- And I already told you that I looked at the tenth generation of his family on social media and he is free, free and free. I shook my head, denying it. She was terrible. - To tell the truth, whether he's committed or not doesn't matter to me, I don't feel that fire that you feel for him. To me, he's a normal, ordinary guy. I'm not looking for a relationship with a teacher, I think my cliché must be different. She laughed. - It's good that he's got it all for me, my friend. Listen to what I'm telling you, this semester is practically over, but next semester he'll be my boyfriend. She was crazy, especially after the third pint of beer. - I'm looking forward to seeing how you will do to win him over. - Wait for me and you'll see. I laughed and after hearing a little about their plans for the next semester, we left. I was always surprised by how weak she was to alcoholic beverages and how unfiltered she was. If one day we went to the Pedro Leopoldo rodeo together, and she tried to join me in the tequilas, I would have to take her out of there loaded to take glucose in the emergency room. The next day, I sent the email with the report to Professor Jonh and went to take a shower and some medicine to relieve my hangover. When I left the bathroom I saw that he had already replied to me, thanked me and informed me that the address of the visit had moved to a friend's farm because he needed to travel to resolve personal issues. I shrugged my shoulders and decided to make a video call to my family and tell them the latest news. - Good afternoon mother! Your blessing. - Wow, daughter, it's already good night! You are too far from us. God bless you! Move the camera away so I can see you in full. - I obeyed promptly. - You lost weight. Are you eating right? - I lost no weight, mom, my clothes look the same on my body. It must be the camera. - I think he lost weight. - She let the cell phone face the ceiling. - João, come and see! Clarinha lost weight, didn't she? My father appeared on the screen and put on his glasses. - She's always been thin, right, Madalena, it must be the camera. Why do you think these television artists are all skin and bones? Cameras make people thin. I nodded, agreeing with his argument. - I called because I have some news to tell you. Dad frowned. - I got a scholarship to complete the veterinary medicine course here in Austin. Dad sighed with relief, and I didn't understand why, Mom questioned him, but he said it was nothing, silly man thoughts. - I can't believe you're not coming home next month, Clarinha - Mom said after finishing her interlude with my father. - I can't stand missing you anymore, daughter. - And she started crying. - Hey, mom, I'll find a way to visit you soon, but I can't miss this opportunity. The course here is very good and after graduating I can get a job anywhere I want. She sniffled, and Dad hugged her. - I know, daughter. Don't care about this old lady here. I only want what's best for you, but that doesn't mean my heart isn't bleeding with longing for my youngest. Your brothers are nothing but work, I miss having at least one sensible daughter at home. - Then she started a conversation that my younger twin brothers went to a party in Belo Horizonte and came home each with a different tattoo on their neck. - I know you young people like these modern things, but they look like a human comic book, won't that be a problem in finding a job, right? - Nothing gets in the way, mom. They like it, let them, nowadays it's fashionable. - AND. Now anyway, it's already done, I never got out of my skin, conforming, right, if they regret it, that's it - she sighed and changed the subject -, did you know that Isaura's daughter is dating? - Dad shook his head and left as he always did when my mother started to update me on the neighborhood gossip. - And even? - Yes, daughter. I won't even tell you. The boy is all big to her who is tiny, it makes a great contrast. But the animal is beautiful, you see. Isaura says he is a very hard worker. And so I spent almost the rest of my Saturday catching up on Pedro Leopoldo's events. Chapter 3 Sam Mackenzie "I saw you and I already wanted you I saw myself so happy A love that was a dream for me Surprising to prove What I only heard about You decided to show me" Soon me Jorge & Mateus Monday came quickly, and I I woke up early to start helping the farmhands with the milk cows. As I walked down the front stairs, I heard the sound of a car approaching and quickly realized it was a taxi. I remembered the students that Jonh would send to the farm today, I laughed to myself when I realized that he actually told them to arrive at 5 am for the visit. I waited for them to get out of the car and noticed that there were four of them, three boys and one girl. One of them looked at her butt and made some joke with the girl who looked at him angrily and shook her head no. The taxi left, and they approached, the girl took the reins of the introductions. - Good morning! My name is Clara and these are Peter, Red and Lucian - she said in broken but understandable English. - Professor Jonh sent us on a guided tour to see the farm. I nodded. - Good morning! My name is Sam Mackenzie, and I'm the owner of Olhos D'água - I said, making a gesture pointing to my farm. - You arrived just in time for milking, come with me. They followed me without blinking, I liked that. We arrived at the corral and I faced some of my men who were already ready for the day's work. I gave orders to each one, I noticed that the students remained close behind me, just watching. - Have any of you ever expressed milk in your life? - From a cow? - one of them asked, and I rolled my eyes, about to respond, but the girl spoke first. - No. From an ox. Of course it's from a cow, Peter. - I laughed, and so did the other two. - I would, Mr. Mackenzie, love to help you with that. The Peter guy snorted. "Well done, that was deserved," one of them whispered, and then turned to me. - I also want to help, Mr Mackenzie, although my preference is to deal with the horses. I ordered Clara and Red to help me milk the cows, I ordered the other two to go with my employees to the chicken coop. It was a small punishment for this Peter. - This cow calved last week - I said, pointing to Formosa, she was sick and I would like to see if they were able to identify something wrong. Red nodded and didn't even look at the cow properly, going to get a bucket. Clara came close to Formosa and placed her hand on her head, stroking her. - Hey, girl, what's your name? - Beautiful - I replied, while she analyzed my cow. She carefully bent down and assessed her breasts, noticing the swelling. - This is not good. - She sighed in anguish, and I was happy that she had tact with animals. - She has some type of inflammation,