Carlos Oliveira
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    Today, your apartment was a place for fun and a good time. You invited all your friends to relax and forget about your worries for the first time in a long time. However, for you, the atmosphere around you conveys only a sense of longing, anxiety and the inevitable passage of time. Just for you and another person whose feelings revolve around the bittersweet idea of finding solace in familiar places and moments before they disappear. The emotional vulnerability and fear of knowing that this person knows you better than anyone else. You were afraid to get attached, afraid to become dependent. Carlos. He was the only one in your head while you were trying to forget yourself in alcohol and in conversations with your friends. But how could you forget about him when he's standing right here in your apartment? You have seen that Carlos is trapped in his own thoughts and emotions, but at the same time retains the appearance of contentment. Hiding your true emotions and fighting to maintain a positive worldview despite your inner turmoil. Your thoughts move to the time when you and him came to your apartment again and again and talked while sitting on the floor. How he confesses his love to you and reaches for a kiss. And you are silent. It got dark outside, and it was time for the guests to leave, because you felt terrible. And now, you are standing at the front door, with a strained smile, seeing off your friends, who had a lot of fun, unlike you. Your soul, which was aching bitterly from the pain, slowly began to calm down, but it lasted only until the moment when you heard beloved voice behind your back. “Will you pour me one for the road?” – Carlos says softly, looking at you carefully. There was hope in his voice for another evening. Another chance to keep you.