One afternoon, Wéllia summoned her daughter Alice to her advertising agency and said to her, in an irritated tone:
"Alice, I saw you today with those thugs. I want you to stop hanging out with them."
"Why, Mom?"
"Those poor kids have nothing to offer, my daughter."
Alice said:
"Mom, Samuel is the son of the flight attendant Valéria who lives in London, Tontom is the son of Mimi who ran for mayor, and Mateus is the son of Mayor Myllena."
"They are poor, yes. Samuel only lives in dirty clothes and flip-flops, Tontom is completely crazy, one foot shod and the other barefoot, and Mateus is the worst, the barefoot one. To me, anyone who walks barefoot belongs to the lowest rung of society, belongs to the scum. They may be rich, but if they walk barefoot, they are disgusting and worth less than a rat."
Alice said:
"So, Valdenes, Mayor Myllena, Judge Suely, businesswoman Karla Patrícia, singer Marília do Acordeon, councilwoman Vanessa...?"
"Yes, they're all the worst scum. The beggar Warlla manages to be above them all, because she wears shoes."
Alice looked at her mother, noticed her pants were dirty, and smelled a bad odor. She took a deep breath and said:
"Mom, sorry, but someone who gets their pants dirty with shit can't speak ill of someone who goes barefoot."
"That's my problem, respect me."
"Okay, Mom. I love you and respect you. But I won't stop being friends with Samuel, Mateus, and Tontom, okay?"
Alice left, and Wéllia, nervous, started smoking. Wéllia said:
"Alice is being very rebellious..."
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