Na Velocidade do Amor - Cap. 1

Capítulo Anterior: https://fanficsenovelas.blogspot.com/2026/02/na-velocidade-do-amor-cap-0.html

Dias depois

No Meketrefe...

— Ruaney!

— Dona Liliane Amaral! Em que posso ajudar?

— Primeiro esquece esse dona. Pode me chamar de Lilly. Ruaney, eu tive a impressão que o senhor está perdendo uns contratos.

— Sem esse senhor. Mas eu não perdi nada não.

— Cinco duplas que você agenciou disseram que agora estão sem agente.

— Isso é...

— Só tem um jeito de você manter o João Raul.

— Qual?

— Agenciando a Agrado. — Ele engasga. — E pode levar a Duda junto olha só.

— Lilly, eu vou arrumar uma briga com o grupo Alaor Amaral.

— Com a Naiane. Não com o grupo. Eu posso convencer o meu irmão.

— Olha! Eu não quero arrumar uma briga com a família Amaral.

— E se você flexibilizar o contrato do João Raul?

— Essa ideia. Eu acho que posso fazer.

Semanas depois...

— Zeca, essa ruga nova aí! O que é?

— Ah Lilly! O Paraguai quer passar o ponto do Meketrefe.

— Quanto ele quer? — Zeca mostra a conversa no celular. — Eu não tenho esse valor. Por que ele quer vender?

— Porque não tem lucro.

— Também passei umas crises com a oficina.

— Lilly, depois do primo do Palhares. Você nunca mais teve ninguém?

— O Adilson.

— Quão perigoso ele é?

— Muito. Pra ele me deixar em paz eu tive que dá um carro pra ele.

— Só isso?

— É só o que eu posso contar. Seu Walmir, está caindo na lábia dele?

— Está. Lilly, por que você não conta a verdade pro João Raul?

— Depois de tantos anos. O menino cresceu sem mãe. É uma dor tão grande que não tem como remediar.

2007

Distrito de Bem Querer...

— Quer um sorvete?

— Quero, mas não tenho dinheiro.

— Eu pago pra você. Depois me acerto com o Walmir.

— Conhece meu pai?

— Desde que você era bebê. Moço, dois sorvetes de chocolate. — Ela pega os sorvetes e coloca na mesa. 

— Moça, você conheceu minha mãe?

— Raul, você sente falta dela?

— Muito. Meus amiguinhos todos tem mãe.

— Quando você precisar dela ou de qualquer coisa. Pede pra mãe de Jesus. Nossa Senhora sempre ajuda seus filhos.

2018

Catedral de Brasília...

— Nossa Senhora, me ajuda! Como posso ajudar meu pai? Ele arrumou mais uma dívida. O que eu faço?

Dias depois...

— João Raul, vamos fazer uma turnê pelo Brasil.

— Ruaney, que bom. Você deu algum adiantamento para o meu pai?

— Não. Dessa vez quem o ajudou foi Nossa Senhora. Você acredita que ela mandou um envelope de dinheiro para ele?

— Ela sempre faz isso.

— Sempre?!

— Sempre.

— João Raul, tem alguém que ajuda vocês. Não seria a sua mãe?

— Minha mãe?!

— Ela não te deixou sem leite. Esses envelopes de dinheiro sempre apareceram. Eu acho que sua mãe nunca quis lhe abandonar.

2026

Casa de João Raul...

— Fala minha Nobreza! — João Raul está concentrado olhando uma foto e o celular. — FALA MINHA NOBREZA!

— Ah! Que susto, Bara! 

— O que tem esse celular?

— Esse menino da foto não parece comigo pequeno?

— Muito. Ele é seu irmão?

— Estou começando a desconfiar disso.

Herança de Amor 2 - Cap. 8

Capítulo Anterior: https://fanficsenovelas.blogspot.com/2026/02/heranca-de-amor-capitulo-7.html

No Outro Dia

Na Rádio...

— Lilly!

— Tales!

— Eu acreditei nas palavras da Zulma. 

— Você está com a Carmem?

— Estou. Me desculpe.

— Se o amor que você sentia acabou com uma mentira. Como iríamos casar?

— Ia ser um fracasso. Me perdoa?!

— Perdôo. Amigos?

— Amigos.

Na Pensão...

— Bom dia! Dona Margarida, a senhora teria um ferro de passar roupa?

— Claro! Pode usar, Miguel. Posso saber onde irá?

— Na escola procurar emprego.

— Você é professor?

— Professor de matemática.

Dias depois...

Na pensão de Margarida

— Esses meninos falando de ser adotados. 

— Será que meu filho está entre eles.

— Professor Miguel, você tem um filho?

— Me separaram dele quando me levaram pro hospício.

— Por que te levaram para lá?

— Porque eu queria fazer um carro movido a álcool.

— Álcool?!

— Sim ele pode fazer o processo de combustão do que a gasolina. E não precisa ficar extraindo petróleo.

— Mas não é uma ideia boa?

— Eu só não tenho formação na área pra falar um negócio desses. Sou só um professor de matemática.

Na casa dos Anjos...

— Nova Patroinha,  o que você acha que a Patroinha vai fazer com os anjinhos.

— Colocar de castigo. Zenaide, será que sem casar eu posso adotar um anjinho?

— Talvez. Agora que você terminou com o Tales... Não pensa em se apaixonar de novo.

— Zenaide, eu não estava apaixonada pelo Tales. Eu acho que ele que estava por mim.

— Entendi. Mas vocês chegaram a...

— Não. Eu só me apaixonei uma vez.

— Por quem?

— Você não conhece ele... E o Sabiá?

— O que tem ele?

— Vai dar casamento?

— Talvez...

— Você adotaria um anjinho?

— Claro! Por que você está falando isso?

— Precisamos desfazer esse orfanato. Ou vamos arrumar problemas com a prefeitura.

Na Rádio...

— Essas crianças... Lúcio, mexeu comigo.

— Comigo também. 

— Será... Eu devo estar muito mexido.

— Lourival, está querendo casar?

— Talvez... A verdade é que estou apaixonado pela Dita.

— Ô meu amigo, se apaixonar por quem não gosta da gente. É tão difícil...

Na confeitaria...

— Dona Quitéria, a senhora comprando meus doces?

— Eu não vou dar conta de fazer em tão pouco tempo. E o seu Candinho também adora os seus doces.

— Eu vou vender a confeitaria.

— Por quê?

— Meus filhos casaram e meu marido aposentou. Estamos querendo ir para uma casa menor no interior. E envelhecer com calma.

— Faz bem. Por curiosidade quanto vocês querem na confeitaria...

No Palácio Dançante...

— Petit Rouge, o que aconteceu?

— Minha prima me pediu dinheiro emprestado.

— Sua tia piorou?

— Faleceu...

— Meus sentimentos.

Na Rádio...

— Lúcio, por que me chamou aqui?

— Recebi uma novela anônima. Quer ler?

— Claro! — Ele entrega o envelope. Margarida tira um pouco o envelope e lê o título. — Fascinação. Nome forte.

— Se for boa. Pode ser a próxima radionovela?

— Pode. Quero ver bater Xica da Silva.

— Será que foi o mesmo autor de Herança de Amor?

— Eu só li o primeiro capítulo. E acho que é dele.

— Dela.

— Dela?

— Magda.

— A Magda... Eu nunca desconfiei.

Na Casa de Estela...

— O que você está fazendo aqui?

— Eu...

Chap. 2 - The Chosen

 

<<Chapter 1

Chapter 2 - The Chosen

We walked along the banks of the Jordan River to the city of Capernaum. During the whole trip I was unable to fish. I ate birds and rats. When we arrived in Capernaum, we found some young men fishing. I am sure I saw one of them on the day Jesus was baptized. But if I could not fish, how could they fish with a net? And they could not.

While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets.Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, he asked him to put out a short distance from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch." Simon said in reply, "Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets." When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing. They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come to help them. They came and filled both boats so that they were in danger of sinking. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said, "Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man." For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him and all those with him, and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men." When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him.(Luke 5:1-11)¹

"Meow!"

"Excuse me, Théo! Peter, can my friend have a fish?"

"Sure." Peter gave me a fish.

"Meow!" What a delicious fish. It wasn’t an ordinary fish. I wanted to take one to Mary, but it would spoil if I put it in Jesus’ bag.

"Why are you looking at my bag? Do you want something?"

"Mee!..." I tried to say no.

"Did you want to take a fish to my mother?"

"Meow!"

"Oh! You take everything you like to her. Do you know what she does?" I stared at him. "She gives it to me. And yes, this is the most delicious fish I’ve ever eaten."

"Master, does he always accompany you?"

"Yes, he showed up at my father’s carpentry shop a few years ago. And ever since my father died, he hasn’t left my side. He loves fishing, hunting and playing. But this is the first time he’s been away from my mother for so long time."

"They say that cats change owners, not houses."

"I believe he feels at home with me."

"Meow!" The other cats would never have left Nazareth. But I wanted the company of Jesus, Mary and Joseph more than my little box of sawdust.

"Master, this is my wife Eden²."

"Nice to meet you!"

"Master, welcome to our home."

"Thank you! My friend, can you stay too?"

"Of course!"

The next day…

We walked through the streets of Capernaum. Jesus, Peter, Andrew, John and James. And we met Magdalene, Judas Thaddeus, James (uncle of the other James) and Matthew. Matthew had a bigger house and invited us to dinner. In his house there was a dog:

"Woof!" I ran into Jesus’ lap.

"Theo, have you never seen a dog?" No, I thought.

"Master, do you want me to take him to my room."

"If it’s not too much trouble…" Matthew picked me up and left me in his room. I felt safe. No dogs there.

From now on you will read a conversation between cats

"You, who are the famous one?" I looked back at a beautiful cat.

"Theophilus, but they call me Theo. And you, miss?"

"Cleopatra, but they call me Cleo. Why are you in Matthew’ room?"

"He brought me because I was scared by the dog."

"Ah! It doesn’t like cats. But Matthew has a good heart. Do you want food?"

"Thank you, I had time to eat before the dog showed up." She took me to the window where we could see the banquet.

"Those girls are very beautiful."

"The tallest one is Magdalene and the other is Eden, Peter’s wife."

"The one next to her?"

"Yes. And next to him is Jesus. My master."

"Where did you come from?"

"Nazareth."

"And is it very sunny there?"

"We spent forty days in the desert."

"And what did you eat?"

"Mice and doves."

"And the master."

"Nothing. Did you fast."

"Fast, like Queen Esther?"

"We can say that."

"Do you want to play?"

"Yes."

The next day...

I woke up and was at Peter's house. It was very busy. Eden asked me:

"Did you sleep well?"

"Meow!" She gave me a bowl of milk.

"Take everything, because you're going to travel and find the master's mother."

"Meow!" Let's find Mary, how wonderful.

"Matthew said he's going to take Cleopatra."

"Meow!"

*Do you know her?"

"Meow!" I put two paws on my chest.

"Is it a cat?"

"Meow!"

"Good. It’s not good to be alone." I thought: I’m not alone, I’m with Jesus.

Epigraph from Peter

It is rare to see cats among the Jews. A pet cat, then… But what impressed me most about the teacher was the way he explained things. In a simple way that anyone can understand. If I had never been in a synagogue, I would have understood everything he said. Of course, the fact that the fish appeared and he called the tax collector to follow him impressed me. But his simplicity caught my attention the most. When Andrew told me that John explained that what they saw at the moment of baptism was the Holy Spirit, I really wanted to see it too. Will I ever see it? But for now, pray for our trip. We will go to Cana and Eden will stay at home with her mother, just the two of them.

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¹Accessed on March 20, 2025: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0839/__PWO.HTM.

²The Bible does not have a name for Peter's wife, but in the series The Chosen she is called Eden. So I will use the same name.

Melhor de Fevereiro

Êta Mundo Melhor!

1/2 a 7/2/2026

Margarida apresenta uma nova radionovela para os funcionários da rádio.

6/2 - Cena 4: https://gshow.globo.com/novelas/eta-mundo-melhor/capitulo/2026/02/06/videos-do-capitulo-de-eta-mundo-melhor-de-sexta-feira-6-de-fevereiro-de-2026.ghtml#video-14323260-id

8/2 a 14/2/2026

Era uma vez em Piracema é um sucesso na Rádio Paraíso

14/2 - Cena 4: https://gshow.globo.com/novelas/eta-mundo-melhor/capitulo/2026/02/14/videos-do-capitulo-de-eta-mundo-melhor-de-sabado-14-de-fevereiro-de-2026.ghtml#video-14348211-id

15/2 a 21/2/2026

A história de Zulminha

16/2 - Cena 5: https://gshow.globo.com/novelas/eta-mundo-melhor/capitulo/2026/02/16/videos-do-capitulo-de-eta-mundo-melhor-de-segunda-feira-16-de-fevereiro-de-2026.ghtml

22/2 a 28/2/2026

Maria Divina e Zé dos Porcos sonham com a adoção de seus filhos.

27/2 - Cena 5: https://gshow.globo.com/novelas/eta-mundo-melhor/capitulo/2026/02/27/videos-do-capitulo-de-eta-mundo-melhor-de-sexta-feira-27-de-fevereiro-de-2026.ghtml#video-14387149-id

Coração Acelerado

1/2 a 7/2/2026

Duda arrasa na apresentação do Meketrefe.

5/2 - Cena 6: 

https://gshow.globo.com/novelas/coracao-acelerado/capitulo/2026/02/05/videos-do-capitulo-de-coracao-acelerado-de-quinta-feira-5-de-fevereiro-de-2026.ghtml

8/2 a 14/2/2026

Agrado canta com Naiara Azevedo

10/2 - Cena 4: 

https://gshow.globo.com/novelas/coracao-acelerado/capitulo/2026/02/10/videos-do-capitulo-de-coracao-acelerado-de-terca-feira-10-de-fevereiro-de-2026.ghtml#video-14335106-id

15/2 a 21/2/2026

João Raul pede Agrado em casamento

18/2 - Cena 9: 

https://gshow.globo.com/novelas/coracao-acelerado/capitulo/2026/02/18/videos-do-capitulo-de-coracao-acelerado-de-quarta-feira-18-de-fevereiro-de-2026.ghtml

22/2 a 28/2/2026

O enterro de Eliomar

23/2 - Cena 3: 

https://gshow.globo.com/novelas/coracao-acelerado/capitulo/2026/02/23/videos-do-capitulo-de-coracao-acelerado-de-segunda-feira-23-de-fevereiro-de-2026.ghtml#video-14372412-id

Chap. 1 - The Bread

 

The Bread

It was a very windy day and I, a kitten just a few days old, hid in a carpentry shop. I found comfort among the sawdust. The next day a man opened the door and I ran out of the place in fear. But a smell attracted me. The smell of bread in the oven.

“A good smell,” I thought and went into a simple kitchen next to the carpentry shop. There was a lady setting the table. She was singing one of David’s psalms. It was so beautiful that I wanted to sing along: “Meow…Meow!”

“Hello! Are you hungry?” I should have run away, but I wanted to get closer to her. “Here, have a piece.” “I was so hungry I can’t even remember the taste.” Soon a young man arrived.

“Good morning! Mommy! Who is this?”

“He showed up here today. Judging by his size, he must be a newborn.”

“Come here!” He patted the floor so I would sit next to him. I did. “What’s your name?”

"Meow!"

"I think that means Theo. Welcome, Theo"  The lady gave me some pieces of meat. Delicious. I was strong and healthy. The boy took me to the carpentry shop. " Good morning, Dad! I found a new helper."

"Good morning, Jesus! This kitten slept in the sawdust. We can make a bed for him until Mr. Jacob arrives."

I lived with them all my childhood. The mister passed away. Jesus turned 30 and said to his mother:

"It's time to go meet cousin John and his followers."

"I'm going to prepare something for the trip."

"Mom, it's not just a trip."

"I'll endure it. God is with me." I put my paws on the table and looked at them; it seemed like a farewell. "Jesus, I think someone wants to go with you." He patted me.

"Of course! Theo is going with me."

Days Later…

We were on the banks of the Jordan River. I wanted to go in and catch a fish. While Jesus was talking to a young man who seemed to be his age, I went fishing. I found a fish the size of my hunger. I was already eating. When the sky opened up, a very white and bright dove appeared. It was hard to look at it with your eyes, it was so bright. And a very loud voice spoke:

“It happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.On coming up out of the water he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon him. And a voice came from the heavens, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."” (Mk 1, 9-11)*

After this episode, we went to the desert:

"Theo, you can hunt and fish if you want." At that moment I didn’t understand the message. But after a few days I realized that Jesus wasn’t eating. I hunted doves and rats. And Jesus ate nothing. Then a very grown man appeared. He had a dry and sad look. It was the Devil. He talked to Jesus for a long time and then left.

"Theo, shall we eat with John?"

"Meow." We went back to the riverbank and there was grilled fish. John gave me a generous piece.

"Jesus, what have you eaten these days?"

"Nothing. But Theo ate for me." They both laughed.

"I bet he found a lot of rats."

"Yes."

"Are you ready for what is coming?"

"I have prepared myself for this for all eternity. But if I forget God for a second. Everything could fall apart."

"We will not forget Him or His word. But my disciples who will soon be yours. They may forget."

"And are you prepared for what is coming?"

"Not completely, I pray every day that it does not hurt." Two strange men approach:

"Good evening!"

Epilogue by Joseph:

When I saw that scared kitten running away from my carpentry shop, I knew he would come back. He was very small and seemed hungry. In Egypt, we saw so many cats that were sacred animals. When Jesus named him Theo, it reminded me a lot of the time I was in Egypt. But I started calling the kitten Theophilus, which means friend of God. Wherever Jesus goes, he follows. When we went to the synagogue or the temple, he would stay outside, quiet, but seeming to understand what was going on inside. No matter how much of a hunter he was, he would calmly pass by the turtledoves sold in the Temple. But during the caravan, there was not a turtledove or mouse that he saw that he didn’t attack. He always freed the chicks. Which leads me to believe that before he got home, he suffered a lot.

Now I am in my last days, but I know that the kitten will be a companion to Jesus and Mary. But neither I nor the kitten will be able to protect them from what is to come. I wanted to be with them, I wanted to sacrifice myself in Jesus' place. But God will not allow me to do so. I know that God is with them. And I hope to go to God just like Moses and Elijah.

May you draw even closer to Jesus through Theophilus' eyes.

*Copied from: <https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0839/__PW3.HTM>. Accessed on 3/6/2025.

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