"Eu vou aonde a vida me lavar, I go where life takes me," Tamara Matias said to herself as she looked at her new digs in the town of Kanata, Ontario. The neighborhood of Morrigan's Grant was pricy, and quite nice. The two-story, four-bedroom house was quaint, and newly constructed. The place was nice, even if it lacked the grandeur of the ancient plantation on which Tamara grew up in the environs of Manaus, Brazil. The six-foot-tall, curvy, dark-haired and brown-skinned, downright gorgeous Afro-Brazilian woman was ready for her second chance. Things went bad in Brazil, and Tamara was making a fresh start in Canada's Capital region...
The new job with the Innovative Technologies Center was alright, and right up Tamara's alley. Born to a French immigrant father and an Afro-Brazilian mother, Tamara Matias inherited the best of both worlds. Tamara's parents, Jean-Paul Matias and Amara Giancarlo were well-traveled, and taught her multiple languages including French, English and Spanish, plus Brazilian Portuguese of course. It's almost as if Tamara's parents knew she was destined to travel the world. An aptitude for linguistics was invaluable in today's hectic business world. Thus far, Tamara's journey in Ontario, Canada, was turning out to be alright. The country seemed friendly and welcoming, but Tamara knew she had to watch her back.
A lot of immigrants who come to Canada with degrees from foreign universities are forced to do menial work because Canadian institutions rarely recognize their foreign credentials. Fortunately for Tamara Matias, she studied computer science at the California Institute of Technology, and graduated with her bachelors. This was followed by Master's degree in Business from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. Canadians grudgingly accept Americans but they're in love with all things British. That's why Tamara got the job with the Innovative Technologies Center in Kanata, Ontario. If Tamara had presented her Brazilian credentials, the tech giant would have refused her.
Tamara Matias sat in the living room and watched television. TFO, the French television channel of Ontario appealed to her immensely. Their original programming was zany and fun, everything she'd come to expect from French entertainers. Tamara had grown quite fond of the French language, having learned it from her father. Summers in the region of Camargue, France, also gave Tamara a deep abiding love for French culture. The French spoken by Canadians in the province of Ontario and even nearby Gatineau, Quebec, was a far cry from proper French but Tamara wasn't complaining...
During her first week in the City of Ottawa, Tamara went walking around town, gazing in wide-eyed wonder at the Canadian Capital. French, English, German, Dutch, Latino, African, Indian, Chinese, Arab, all kinds of peoples and cultures were represented among Ottawa's demographics. The people seemed nice enough, if somewhat passive aggressive, but Tamara wasn't complaining. If things had been perfect in Brazil, then Tamara wouldn't have left. Folks who move to new countries are often nostalgic about their homelands, but Tamara felt just the opposite. If Tamara remained in Brazil, she'd be a dead woman.
Tamara Matias once loved a tall, handsome young man named Justino Augustino. The two of them met in school, and sparks flew between them. Justino Augustino was a mestizo hunk, with the good looks common among those of mixed Portuguese and African parentage. Justino was the kind of fella who was used to having all kinds of women throw themselves at him. Tamara fell in love with Justino after a whirlwind romance. The two of them were ready to get married when fate threw some dirt on the picture-perfect tableau of their well-planned future...
"Tamara, I love you, and would never cheat on you," Justino assured her, whenever she questioned his habit of leaving their bungalow to walk the streets of Manaus at night. In Brazil, machismo is very much part of the culture and a man leaving his woman to run the streets and drink, fight, or sleep around, is not exactly frowned upon. A young man living in Brazil is expected to rumble and partake of the manly pursuits of fighting, drinking, gambling, and of course sleeping around. Tamara thought she could make an honest man out of Justino, whom she loved so desperately. Fate had other plans, of course...
"Just be careful out there," Tamara made Justino promise, and he sighed and did just that. One evening, after Justino hit the streets to supposedly go visit his buddies Paolo and Marcelo, Tamara followed him. Justino headed to Madame Estella's Place, a bawdy house catering to gentlemen who like special ladies. In Brazilian culture, transgender women are considered beautiful and exotic, and lots of men who consider themselves heterosexual have been known to sleep with them. Sexual flexibility is part and parcel of Brazilian culture, where same-sex experimentation is commonly accepted. Of course, there are limits, and the same man who sleeps with everything on two legs is expected to marry a lady and start a family at some point.
Tamara, disguised as a harlot, infiltrated Madame Estella's Place, and inquired about Justino. Apparently, Justino was a regular at the place, and he had a favorite among the transgender female escorts. Justino was quite fond of Myra Sata, a tall, curvy and dark-skinned transgender woman who was considered the star attraction of Madame Estella's Place. Tamara entered the boudoir, drawn by the sound of lovemaking. What Tamara saw was something she would never forget.
"Oh shit," Justino said, gasping as Tamara surged into the boudoir, cursing him for his infidelity. Justino would have denied it, if not for the impossibility of his rather compromising position. The tall, brown-skinned and dark-haired Brazilian hunk was on all fours, face down and ass up, and a busty, big-bottomed, dark-skinned transgender gal had her huge cock up his ass. Tamara was shocked to discover Justino, the guy who acted like such a macho man, getting fucked by Myra Sata, the infamous transgender escort.
"Justino, you piece of shit," Tamara screamed, and she spat before storming out of the boudoir. Justino tried to disentangle himself from Myra Sata, a most comical endeavor, to be sure, but Tamara would have none of it. The young Afro-Brazilian woman ran out of Madame Estella's Place like a bat out of Hell. Later that night, Justino arrived at the bungalow, begging for forgiveness but Tamara had enough. The young Afro-Brazilian woman wasn't bothered by the fact that Justino was evidently bisexual, it was his lying and cheating that she couldn't forgive. In Brazil, the women know that men will fuck anything on two legs. Lying and cheating are still unacceptable, though, no matter the culture.
"I just experimenting, my love," Justino pleaded with Tamara, and she glared at him angrily. Once upon a time, Tamara cherished Justino more than life itself but that was before she caught him getting fucked in the ass by Myra Sata the transgender prostitute. If Justino had been honest with Tamara about his desires, she would have accepted him. In Brazilian society, bisexuality is not considered a big deal. Most Brazilian men prefer women, but on occasion, some of them have sex with other men or with transgender ladies and it's not considered the end of the world. Tamara could accept that Justino was bisexual, but she couldn't forgive his cheating and lying...
"Justino, if you'd told me you were bisexual, I would have accepted you, but you lied and cheated, and that I can't accept, I'm done with you," Tamara said angrily. Justino looked at her sadly, for he knew in that moment that their relationship was over. Tamara tossed the engagement ring Justino had given her months ago. She wouldn't be needing it anymore. Tamara watched Justino leave, and then broke down and wept. The next day, Tamara called her parents and gave them the news. They were deeply saddened, as could be expected. Tamara knew that a chapter of her life had ended. All of a sudden, Tamara was tired of her birthplace of Manaus, Brazil. The young woman wanted to see the world...