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“Can I go Mum?”
Ana’s reply was not surprising. “No, you are still far
too young; you need to finish your studies first”.
Lucas gently went to Zé’s defence. Not wanting to
upset their mother and knowing how much she
wanted her boys to do well. He said calmly,
“Querida Ana, let him try. It won’t harm him trying,
he is good enough now you know many people tell
us. Let him go and try to play for Santos. He must
have the chance.”
*One more thing Dear Reader you should know.
Santos is almost the same as Manchester United or
Chelsea in Brazil. Or Juventus in Italy. A topflight
Premier League Club.
Now back to the story.
“No, Lucas, I don’t want my son to hurt himself. You
have a short memory Querida, have you forgotten
about your leg, your knee? We live on beans and
rice because of it”.
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