Chapter 12 – The Difficult Decision
The lady's words echoed in Salimo's mind: "You can come help at my house. There will always be a plate of food."“
Simple, direct, but filled with something he hadn't known for a long time: hope.
Even so, the decision wasn't easy. The street, harsh as it was, was already familiar to him. He knew the corners where he could lie down, the places where there were scraps of food, the boys with whom he shared silence and misery. It was a cruel but predictable world. And, in a way, a boy learns to cling to what he already knows.
The lady's house, on the other hand, represented the unknown. Who was she? Could he really trust her? What if it was all a trap? Salimo was afraid of making the wrong move, afraid of being disappointed once again.
But hunger spoke louder. And, deep down, a memory returned: his mother's voice, repeating softly, as she still rocked him at home — "You are greater than this beginning." That phrase rekindled his dormant courage.
With his eyes fixed on the woman, he took a deep breath and simply said:
- "I go."“
At that moment, he didn't imagine it, but that "yes" would change the course of his life.
You Can: The future begins when you have the courage to say "yes" to a new opportunity.
