Chapter 6 Fucked! Ii

• I took a step back and laughed dismissively:
• - How can you be so sneaky, Nadine?
• - Disguised? – She widened her eyes – Please, Danna... Give me a chance. I don't want your mother's place... Nor do I demand that you accept me. I just ask that you don't hate me... Because I don't deserve this.
• My father grabbed me by the wrist, tightly:
• - Apologize to Nadine.
• - No! – I furtively refused.
• - Now, apologize!
• - I already said no! What are you going to do to make me? Hit me? – I laughed, mockingly.
• He released me with force and some aggression, causing slight pain.
• - Júlio, please, it's okay... Don't worry about it now. We need to focus on what happened to Danna.
• I couldn't stop laughing. How could that woman be so fake and try to manipulate my father like that?
• I turned my back when he said, through gritted teeth:
• - I will do whatever it takes to ensure that the teacher who harassed you is punished in accordance with the law. And if the law does not do what it is supposed to, I will take measures that violate it.
• I swallowed and looked at him:
• - Do whatever you want!
• - Danna, you need to talk to your therapist. This is very important right now. – I heard Nadine’s voice.
• Before going up the stairs I looked in her direction:
• - You are nothing in this house... Nor in my life. I don't want your opinion. And I don't give you the right to meddle in anything that concerns me.
• - I'm sorry... You're right... - she lowered her head - I... I have nothing to do with this.
• As I walked up the stairs, I heard my father say to her:
• - The fact that Danna was sexually harassed does not give you the right to treat her this way, Nadine. You need to be more forceful and firm with Danna. Remember that she is not a rebellious teenager... Danna is an adult woman , spoiled and reckless and will only learn to be someone when life teaches her a lesson.
• - She... Still misses her mother, Júlio.
• - And she may feel it for the rest of her life... I miss Celli too. But that doesn't mean I treat the entire world as if it were to blame for what happened.
• - You know she feels guilty.
• - It wasn't her damn fault! – He shouted.
• - Calm down, my love... - Her voice was gentle and I imagined she comforted him with a hug, like she tried to do with me.
• I leaned against the wall, no longer hearing their voices and I was unsure if they were still in the living room or had returned to the dining table. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, my eyes feeling dry and irritated. I didn't need anyone's pity... Nor anyone's affection. I learned to be self-reliant and was satisfied with the way I behaved.
• If my father married Nadine, I would make her life hell and I knew exactly how to act, since I had lived there for exactly eleven years.
• I went up to my room and lay down on the bed, unsure of what to do. I didn't want to hurt Jax like that. It was one thing for him to lose his job... It was another to be trapped with people who had committed the most diverse crimes.
• But there was no going back. It was impossible for me to say that I had invented it or that it wasn't exactly the way I told it because I would be called a liar and that was inconceivable.
• I called Moana.
• - Danna?
• - Ah, you finally decided to answer me and not pretend you don't know me! – I mocked, remembering what I had heard a short time ago coming from her own mouth.
• - I never pretended I didn't know her, Danna!
• - It doesn't matter... I'm calling because I need you. – I spoke seriously.
• - What did you do this time?
• - I... I said that Professor Jax sexually harassed me and I want you to confirm.
• She laughed nervously:
• - I can't do this!
• - Why not?
• - Simply because it's not true!
• - You know everything he did to me, Moana.
• - And what did he do, Danna?
• - He refused me... He humiliated me!
• - He just didn't want to be with you. But accusing him of sexual harassment... Don't you think that went too far?
• - There is no going back.
• - What do you mean there's no going back? What the fuck did you do?
• - I spoke to the dean.
• - No... You weren't able to do this.
• - It was just supposed to be a... Joke.
• - Joke? Do you really think that playing with a person's life is a joke?
• - I didn't gamble with his life, Moana. I spoke to Mr. Jackson and figured I would fire him. Jax would come to me and ask for help... Then... He would have the opportunity to get to know me better and fall in love.
• I waited for Moana to say something, but I heard nothing on the other end except her breathing.
• - Are you there, Moana?
• - Yes, I am ... But honestly, I wouldn't want to be, Danna.
• - Everything fucked up, because Mr. Jackson called my father... And I... I told him what happened and Dad called lawyers and...
• - Are you going to fuck up Professor Jax's life like this? You need to stop this shit, Danna. You are no longer a child.
• - I have nothing to do, Moana! – I screamed.
• - Of course there is... Tell the truth.
• - I won't do this. I need you to confirm what you saw...
• - I didn't see anything...
• - Yes... You saw Professor Jax watching me in a lewd way and calling me after class... He even touched me on my breasts.
• - I saw “you” watching him in a libidinous way and staying after class, even telling me to close the door so that no one would interrupt your “investment”.
• - I can pay you whatever you want, Moana.
• - I don't need your money.
• - Don't make me act forceful towards you, Moana.
• - Fuck you, Danna! – She ended the call.
• I looked at the phone, unsure if she had really dared to hang up on me or if the call had dropped. So I redialed her number, and she called until it went to voicemail.
• I did that at least ten more times to make sure that Moana had really said she wouldn't help me and was aware of it.
• I was fucked. Or rather, Professor Jax was fucked! And it's my fault.