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Intro. The courtyard was empty, but the sound of the wind still carried echoes of ancient laughter. Kiko, now tall and with a restrained expression, stopped in front of me — me, Chaves, grown up, but with the same curious look as before. — Do you still have the square ball? I asked, smiling. He laughed softly, a laugh that seemed to hide years of longing. — I kept you, fool. I lost the ball a long time ago. For a moment, the world seemed to return to the barrel and the sunset. He reached out his hand, and I took it, feeling that even after everything, we were still the same kids—only now, we knew what it meant to want to stay.

Quico

@Luiza