Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro

Thursday, 2:00 PM. Barra da Tijuca. Enzo was returning from the beach after a long 9 kilometer bike ride along the Barra da Tijuca beachfront. According to our hero, the most beautiful coastline of Rio de Janeiro. On the ferry back to Lake it was usual to find residents of the condominium going to or returning from the beach. Enzo reencountered some friends and acquaintances. Among them Paulo, who was back from his exchange program in Ireland. Conversation goes back and forth, and that's when Enzo noticed a tall, slightly chubby, blond, white-skinned boy in the bow of the boat.

- Who is this guy?

- I don't know. - Paulo answered. - I've never seen him before. He must be the son of a new resident.

But something else caught his attention even more.

- Holy shit, who is the girl?

Paulo paused for a moment to focus his eyes.

- His sister, apparently.

- Foxy as shit.

Enzo's Chip 'n' Dale began to hop in excitement. No pun intended. Soon, it was down to Enzo to do what he did best. And being in a months-long dry spell, what would he possibly have to lose? Enzo approached the two without commitment.

- Hello. - he said. - The weather is very nice.

But the blond boy didn't show much reaction.

- I'm Enzo.

- Hi. - said the boy.

Oops. First red flag. The boy said one word in English. Problem, it seems. Which could only indicate one thing...

- Are you American? - Enzo asked, in simple English.

- Yes, I am. - He answered. - I'm a foreign exchange student in my course. My name is Joshua...

Yeah, yeah, yeah. But Enzo wanted to know about the girl. And just one more thing:

- Why you guys call it "soccer"? 7 billion people call it football.

- This is Katherine. - Said Joshua. - My sister.

- Hello, Katherine. - Enzo smiled and held out his hand.

- Hello, Enzo. - She smiled too. A green flag.

Katherine was what we can call a 10/10, like all of Enzo and Vini's friends. 165 centimeters, 5'4 in the bizarre American system. Honestly, they do everything to avoid using the metric system. Blonde, just like her brother, only with a better defined body. Blue eyes, just like her brother, thin and small nose, unlike her brother. Whatever Enzo was going to do, well, he would have to be friends with Joshua first, as a matter of convenience.

The next day, of course, Enzo had to tell Vini the novelty. He found him in his apartment for a change. Nevertheless, Vini welcomed him with a cigar and a cold lemonade.

- Oh, boy. - Vini moaned. - Here we go.

- What? - Enzo didn't understand the reason for his whining.

- It will happen what always happens. You like a girl, you stay together for a while, you get tired of her and then you make up some stupid excuse.

- What? I don't do that!

- Oh, yes, you do. And in some unbelievable way, your reckless behavior will affect those around you and, naturally, me.

- How?

- I don't know, but not knowing is part of the fun. Somehow we will all suffer thanks to you!

- Vini, I like her.

- I know. That's one of the issues.

- You're making a big deal out of it.

- Hello, Enzo? Hello?

Maybe Vini was exaggerating a little, but there was indeed a reason for concern. However, Vini knew that Enzo had been looking for someone for months, but to no avail. Which was even weird. In fact, the whole situation since the break-up with Belgium's sister, Italy, has been very awkward for Enzo. Since then, he has not known what it is like to be in a serious relationship with a girl, unlike Vini, who has remained firm and strong with Belgium for months now.

Hours later, Enzo bumped into Joshua and Katherine in the park. To introduce him to the Barra da Tijuca environment, Enzo cleverly invited the two for a nice afternoon in the association's park. And, until that moment, everything was going smoothly. Until they reached a point in the walk, when an elderly couple crossed in the opposite direction. Joshua's sister pulled Enzo's shoulder and asked him:

- So, are you going to take me or not? - Katherine was direct.

Okay, a little haphazard. But so what?

- Actually, that's the point. - Enzo answered, a bit clumsily.

- Josh! - Katherine shouted.

- What?

- I'm going over there to grab Enzo.

Joshua grimaced and whined.

- Oh, no. Again.

Again?

- Again? Has this happened before?

- Don't ask. Just go as far away as you can as you stick your tongue in my little sister's mouth.

Maybe it was a cultural thing, but Enzo didn't care about embarrassment. As soon as Joshua turned his back, he took advantage. He pulled her into a far alley and blew her a kiss. Katherine responded. And it was very good. Then it happened. Katherine tried to pull off Enzo's pants, who immediately thought it was a bit skittish.

- Oh, oh, oh. - Enzo stopped kissing her. - What are you trying to do?

- What do you think? - Katherine fired back the question.

- Oh, okay. I thought it was something in my head.

But as it turned out, it wasn't in his head at all. Well, Katherine finally managed to pull down Enzo's pants. She turned to the other side and asked him to come in, if you know what I mean. Meanwhile, a security camera positioned behind the wall captured the amateur porn film of the couple. Still, it could be worse.

Several hours later, Vini was watching television normally in his room. Sadly, one of the TV channels available to him were the cameras from Lake and the park. And it was then that he had the displeasure of watching the footage himself.

- Oh no, Enzo... - Vini shook his head. - Now you've gone too far.

Obviously, Vini was not going to let this go. Because as soon as Enzo returned to Lake, he had to listen to his friend's endless complaints.

- You really don't have a brain, do you? - Vini pulled him by the arm. - Imagine the repercussions this could have? Are you insane?

- What are you talking about? - Enzo clearly had no idea what Vini's temper tantrum was about.

- Enzo, I can't imagine that you think I'm an idiot like you. You know the woods as well as I do. You know that the security cameras are right there.

Finally, Enzo's Chip 'n Dale have made their peace.

- Uh-oh. - Enzo's eyes widened.

- Oh, yeah, you stupid bastard!

- How bad is it?

- É...

Before Vini could even elaborate, Joshua appeared at Lake's gate. And he didn't look happy at all.

- Enzo? Did you have sex with my little sister in the woods? I'm going to kill you!

Enzo looked at Vini.

- Wow, I really blew it this time, didn't I?

Vini had to hold Joshua's excited temper. Vini really wanted it to be another one of those misunderstandings caused by Enzo. Unfortunately, there were no escapes, because many people would have access to the cameras. And in Barra da Tijuca news spreads very, very fast. Strangely enough, Enzo's name was not talked about as much as Katherine's was. But that was not the end.

A few days later, Enzo was back at Lake. It was late at night. He was still a little bummed that he had not heard from Katherine. Although she was a bit of a nut, Enzo liked her. Fortunately, once again, luck was smiling on him. As soon as he opened the door to his apartment, there she was, on the sofa, wearing nothing but a pink bra, staring at him sensually.

- We're not done yet. - she said.

Enzo smiled. He closed the door and turned off the living room lamps.