Cheater


Warning
This story was written years ago in a boring Portuguese class based on a 7-Up commercial which said that Coke 
was down and 7�Up was up.
         



�A conversation between the saint and the libertine that live inside me�

A few weeks ago I went to the movies to watch � Sex, Lies and Video Tapes�. Before I go I called half 
of my mates but no one wanted to go with me, they all went together while I was out of town with my 
family so, I went alone.
There I saw a very handsome boy. The libertine inside me started to talk.
_Go there, honey! He�s claming to be taken�
I followed her advice as the saint remained silent.
_Hi!
_Hi!!!
_How are you?
_Better now� nice to meet you, I�m Duncan!
From there to his bed was just a matter of time. As I took off my clothes and got red like a hot chilli 
pepper he stared at me like I was a princess, the girl from Ipanema. I remembered Vinic�cius (**)�
�Oh, mas se ela soubesse que quando ela passa
 O mundo inteirinho se enche de gra�a
 E fica mais lindo por causa do amor...� (*)
_What if we don�t see each other anymore?
_Don�t worry babe. Let it be eternal as it lasts� 
He seemed like a dream. Tall, with a perfect body and blue eyes that matched his blond hair. He was a 
God!
_Stop! Forget about these sin thoughts! Think of your boyfriend! Drink Coke! � the saint inside me 
reprehended.
_Coke? I�m out! I want Seven � Up! � the libertine yelled.
I put an end in that insanity, told both to shut up and carried on seizing my moment, Gods don�t show 
up everyday!
A week later I went to the movies again. I watched �Sex Lies and Videotapes�. I didn�t like it, it was 
childish, kinda boring. A movie for virgins!
My boyfriend is next to me drinking Coke watching me writing this story drinking Seven � Up. 
�Cola� is down, there�s no emotion. Seven � Up is up, totally wild, based on instincts!
Now he can�t read it but do you know what? Coke, I�m out! I want Duncan Seven � Up�s 
cannoneer� it�s libertine�s time!


The end. 


(*) A piece of the song �Garota de Ipanema� (Girl From Ipanema):
�When she walks, she�s like a samba
That swings so cool and sways so gentle
That when she passes, each one she passes goes � ooh�

(**) Vin�cius is Vin�cius De Moraes, he was the one who wrote the song �Garota de Ipanema�.