After leaving home, I sat around the neighborhood all day. This time, my sister didn’t come after me. It was clear that she must be completely disappointed… tired of me.
I had no money, so I tried to find a job with food and a bed included. But once they heard the rumors I had been in prison, no company wanted me.
In the end, I went to a construction site.
The boss looked me up and down and frowned. “You're so thin? Our work is pretty heavy. Can you even handle it?”
I smiled carefully. “Let me try, Sir. I may look thin, but I’m strong.”
The boss didn’t believe me at first. But after I started working quickly, he saw what I can do and finally agreed for me to stay.
“Food and bed included. One hundred a day. But the project is short—only one month,” he said.
I smiled. It was enough. One month later, Rosetta would get out of prison and I would have somewhere to go.
I worked at the construction site for more than twenty days. When Renata found me again, she almost didn’t recognize me.
My hair had grown messy, like a bird’s nest. My clothes were covered in dust; every step made dirt fall off. She stood from afar, watching me. Her eyes slowly turned red.