Is this a game or are you just silly?

I’ve always been kind of slow in this game business. I’ve never even won a matchstick game. I don’t know if I’ve already told you this, but at school I hid in the bathroom at break time and read Almanacão da Turma da Mônica so I wouldn’t have to participate in the damn games. I know it’s my fault, I admit, but maybe that’s why I’m not understanding if what you’re doing is just silly or is it famous; the dreaded; the infamous game.

You know what it is? It’s just that every time you stay in this rain-don’t-wet, disappear-appear, answer-don’t-answer, I feel like a baby in front of those silly adults who keep hiding, showing up and screaming “THAT” in that tone of voice of talk to a baby that we know well. That’s how I see you. And I swear that’s not very seductive.

I know very well that our generation is a bit short-sighted and very selfish. I know well that people like to seduce. I know well that we like achievements and sometimes we don’t think much about whether it can cause annoyance. I know all this because more or less, in the end everyone is a bit like that. But I swear to you that rejection isn’t a very effective way of seduction. Today this seems very logical to me. More than any fraction.

The real truth is, I was once the insecure girl who was vulnerable to any sign of rejection. This has defied logic and it worked for me, I admit. But that passed. Today rejection still hurts me, bothers me and nudges me in a very annoying way. It would be hypocritical to say no. Rejection is always a pain and just like all others, it passes. It brings relief. Brings learning. It brings a desire to get away from what caused it.

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Today I know there’s no way around it: no matter how good we are, there are people who like us and people who don’t like us. These are life things. It doesn’t depend on us. Today I also know that there is another list of people: those who like us, but pretend not to. There’s no way around these either. At least not for me. I like people delivered and intelligent and I’m sorry for being frank, but that’s a very silly game. Excuse me, I’m going to read my Almanacão.