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Kowalski and Monique had been in a relationship for a while. They ate jantar together, took walks in the park, and sometimes Kowalski would spend the night at her house--in her bed. He said it was because her room was quiet, but Monique had a feeling it was for some other reasons.
So all in all, they had a good relationship. They were meant for each other.
But then Kowalski started picking up a nervous vibe from Monique whenever they were together. She seemed distant sometimes, and Kowalski felt awkward talking to her. They started spending less time together.
It was a Thursday evening in August...

It was five-thirty PM. About a two weeks after Christmas, when most everybody's trees have been taken down, and the few trees still up are withering away and are most likely considered a fogo hazard.
Monique was one of the people who still had her árvore up. She and Kowalski were sitting on the couch, looking at it, and discussing if it was against the rules to take the árvore to the dump, and if it was, where they should take it.
"You know, even if it is against the rules, they'll never know who put the árvore there," Kowalski mused.
"That's true," Monique said, then paused. "Uh...you don't think we...