The Mafia

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How amazing can life be? Coincidences, would they be situations devised by fate, or just consequences of human actions? Ellie lives on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro with her mother Amelia and sister Lia. After being abandoned, “with one hand in front and the other behind” by their father, with one sister being a teenager and a weakened mother, there is no other alternative for her than to take charge of the house. A decent job is all you need... But that need, day by day, seems more and more impossible... until two months after starting his desperate search, a great opportunity arises... Traveling to another country, leaving his family behind, would not be considerable even in his worst nightmares... In his head, still as much as a dreamer, at most, they would get a house of their own in a better location. But it wasn't like she actually had a choice... Faced with so many noes, bills and more bills piling up and unexpected situations, she cannot consider giving any other answer than yes... And it's far from home that Ellie will realize that the world she's been embedded in is much bigger and more dangerous than she can handle... that she is, quite literally, irrevocably, in the hands of THE MAFIA.