THE REBIRTH OF HOPE - VOLUME I

nd raise crops. Manú, a very old lady, thirteen years after the episode, died working on his herbs. A heart attack took her suddenly. It was Sarati who found her in the morning,

light around G

our father and brother. We h

trong, it's not possibl

d, with a louder, irritated tone of voice. It was the way she fou

t before closing the tomb, placed a bracelet on her mother's arm. No one had ever seen that artifact, but that scene remained fixed in Sarati's memory, as the young woman, once again, saw a light emanate

to your grandmother, it was a gift from your grandfather. I no longer

uty and the light that came

dfather had great taste and loved

h the ritual

s legacy. A thoughtless attitude from his parents that, in the

She was a spectacular woman and left a legacy of charity for the few neighbors who lived in the region. There

proposal

ways and raised

at woul

for the moon party,

Jacob asked. “The cub

nds who won't mind taking care of everything

miss her. The last time we went to this party was when Sarati was seven years old, a year before…” Ané stopped mid-sentence. He only realized

to go?” asked the brother. “I was excited. Like D

n't remember when I went

hter?” Ané asked. “Let's

something was going on in that heart. However, it w

small towns met there to sell their products and celebrate one of their moons, which always came closer to th

he was seven years old, a fact that she only remembered at that family dinner. Exactly one year before the star was seen. It was a four-day trip, and, to sleep, they camped along the way to rest. To enjoy the party in Laidé, well, it took two to three days to stay. The party filled the small town with families. There

she was 21 years old, she still received a visit from her mother every night to talk and receive a goodnight kiss. That night in particular, Ali looked beautiful. There were moments when the mother seemed enlightened, it was as if light radiated from her body, but Sarati did not comment

scripts today, daughter?” Al

them as many times as I want. I was just thinking a little a

. These only exist because your grandmother kept them under lock and k

why they ar

nder doesn't like us knowing things about

mands us and watches us, he even sends his soldiers to frighten us.

. In two days, we left for Laidê. For you and Jacob, it will be a new city,

. “It's as if she heard us smiling and directing us and for a brief moment, admiring her, we felt Manú's presence.

t at the time I announced we

u under

smiled brightly, w

of sensations and people that we are going to m

you mean,

ion. I see a boy, riding a horse. It's beautiful and

Our trip will

a perception tha

mm

I spoke about a simple dream with a boy

just an impression and it is wron

ht mom. S

h, her mother was hiding. He continued seeing the s

se little stars. Tell me, in a dre

way from the disappointment of not seeing the young man's face, once again. The movement of his father and brother, who got up early to prepare the cart, created enough chaos to raise a city, in addition to the smell of baked bread coming out of the

woke up late or dad an

usual time, daughter.

es

o to the shed, pack some t

s and tunics for clothing. Despite not having a scorching sun and the sky being light gray, the heat did its job, drying and removing the smell of dust that accumulated. Ali was folding the clothe

iss grand

left. She loved that party. He brought memorie

t Grandma

r had come back from a trance and was quite sh

e. Your grandmother was born h

feeling that you're hiding some secret from me. Since seeing

e went through with those soldiers. They were after the child

p we went through, but why?

k why, ju

ner desperation, sudden

ore dinner, when I proposed going to the part

ng to hide something. In her soul, she knew they were protecting her, but she was an adult and would never tell anyone anything. Th

o get the trun

rati, we're done here, let's just p