He told me he would return to speak to his parents and ask for their blessing to marry me. I believed him with all my heart.
\nBut the next day, he disappeared without a trace.
\nFrom then on, I waited every day\u2014no news, no messages.
\nYears passed, and I raised my son alone.
\nThere were nights when I held a grudge, nights when I cried and prayed that his father was still alive\u2026 even though he had forgotten me.
\nTen Years of Struggle
\nTo be able to send him to school, I worked tirelessly. I saved every coin, I swallowed every tear.
\nWhen the classmates teased him about not having a father, I would hug him and whisper:
\n\u201cYou have a mother, son. And that\u2019s enough.\u201d
\nBut people\u2019s words were like kn:ives that cut my heart again and again.
\nAt night, while he slept, I would watch the lamplight and remember the man I loved\u2014his smile, his eyes full of warmth\u2014and I would cry silently.<\/p>\n
The Day the Luxury Cars Pulled Up in Front of My House
\nOne rainy morning, I was mending my son\u2019s clothes when I heard the roar of several engines.
\nThe neighbors came out curiously.
\nIn front of our humble house, a line of black cars pulled up\u2014clean, expensive, as if they had come from the city.
\nPeople began to murmur:\u2026\u00a0![](\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tee\/2\/16\/1f447.png\")
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The Rain That Changed Everything<\/p>\n
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