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Previously on Reden...

Today I finally met the sister I had...

In this chapter...

Days had passed, Bill and I tried our best to see each other and talk, but it was difficult. Tom was on Anne's side as always, Gustav and Georg were neutral; they didn't say anything, but it was clear they didn't support us. Bill and I were alone in this.

— I made your favorite broth, dear — My grandma, Esmeralda, appears in the living room with a bowl full of soup, placing it on my lap, and I smile at her gesture.

— Thank you, Grandma, it must be delicious — I say, settling on the couch and starting to eat.

— Dear, you still haven't told me what happened between you and your sister, and I know something happened because you always come here when you fight — My grandma says, and I nod.

— Have you ever fallen in love with someone, even though you knew it was wrong? — I ask, looking at her, then leaving the bowl on the coffee table.

— Oh, my dear... of course, I'm eighty years old now, but I was your age once, and all good passions come with the onset of adolescence — Esmeralda says, smiling, and I smile back at her. — He had blond hair, was German, with eyes as blue as the ocean, his smell was coconut with mint... tall, strong, from a military family. I met him when I came from Brazil to visit my family in Germany — My grandma says, and I furrow my brow.

— And why was it a forbidden passion? — I ask, looking into her eyes.

— He was married — My grandma says, and my eyes widen. — Yes, I was sixteen, and he was twenty-three. I met him in Berlin, we were young. I was entering a café and he was leaving, when we kissed for the first time, I didn't know he had a family — She says, and I nod. — When I found out... my heart shattered completely. It was too late, I was already in love with him.

— How... how did you find out? — I ask, looking at her.

— I went to his house one day, and his wife asked if I was lost in the neighborhood — She says, and I nod.

— And how did you move on? — I ask.

— I fell in love with his brother. Good grandma, thank you very much for the help. And it was your grandpa... that's why your German heritage — My grandma says, and I smile, nodding.

— So Grandpa is German, and they had my dad in Germany, and he met my mom in Brazil... — I say this because when I was born, my grandpa had already passed away, I didn't have the opportunity to meet him.

— Exactly, and I was very happy with your grandpa. I thought Marco was my love until I met his brother — She says, chuckling weakly, and I chuckle weakly too.

— In my case... I can't go for his brother since he's dating Anelise — I say, looking at her.

— We're talking about the twins? — My grandma asks. — One who looks like a hedgehog with spiky hair, and the other who looks like an 80s robber? — My grandma says, and I chuckle weakly, nodding.

— Yes, exactly them — I say. — I'm... completely in love with Bill... — I look at her confused. — The hedgehog — I say.

— Oh, yes... — She says, putting her hand on her forehead, agreeing. — And why did you and Anne fight?

— Bill is eighteen, and Anne thinks it's wrong for us to have any kind of relationship — I say, looking at her.

— Oh, my dear... your grandpa was eight years older than me, and that didn't stop us from having your dad — She says, making me grimace.