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<div class="text-justify">Merie, a divorced woman, lived alone in her home, her depression was mainly due to the fact that her five year old son was born with a severe heart problem and died suddenly.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">Finding no solace Merie sought to keep busy, although on lonely nights she would look at her son's picture and cry constantly, her days and weeks were routine and she did not frequent anyone, preferring to be at home and stay in her memories.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">One of the many nights she was leaving mass, her steps took her to a lonely alley, there she saw a boy, who was looking at her curiously, Merie asked him in surprise:</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-And what are you doing alone at this hour?</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-I'm always here, but maybe you haven't seen me.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-Strange, I haven't seen you before.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-My name is Lino and yours?</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-Merie, I live nearby, you know my son would be your age but he is no longer with me.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-I'm very sorry Merie, if you like I can be your son.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-No, I'd better take you to your parents, they'll be distraught, just tell me where you live.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">But when she looked back at Lino, he was not there, she went back home, very surprised, somehow seeing that strange boy relaxed her a little.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">A few days passed and although she went to the alley where she saw him, the boy was not there, she assumed he was at home with his family.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">One afternoon when she was coming from the market, without realizing it, some petty thieves stole her purse, although she shouted and followed them they got lost in the crowd, desperate she returned home, almost when she arrived Lino was on the corner.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-Lino, what are you doing here, you must be at school.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-Hi Merie, don't worry I got your bag back, here.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-And how did you know they had taken it from me?</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-I always follow you without you noticing, I taught those thieves a good lesson, they won't do anything to you anymore.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">When she explained where she had been and looked back, Lino was no longer there, she was very confused when she arrived home, she recognized that seeing him reassured her.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">Somehow, Merie was happy to see him in the alley, talking to him made her grief more bearable.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">Another night when she was coming home from work, she saw Lino, she saw him sad and approached him and asked him: "What's wrong, Lino?</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-What's the matter Lino?</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-I am sad, my father drank again and hit my mother, I better come here.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-Come with me, this can't be, let's see if I can make your father see reason, it's not good for you to live in that environment.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">I was in the middle of that, when a strange lady approached Merie and asked her:</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-Excuse me ma'am, who are you talking to.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-With this boy who says there are problems in his house.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-Excuse me, but I don't see any children, are you all right?</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">When she looked for Lino, he was not there; she was terrified and could not understand. Seeing his face full of uncertainty, the lady told him:</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-Some years ago there was a tragedy in a street ahead, a man who was a prisoner of alcoholism killed his wife and son, the little one, badly wounded, died here when he tried to escape from his father.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-But I saw that child every day and he talked to me.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">-I suggest you pray for the soul of that boy so he can rest.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">Crying and moved by what she learned, the next day she went to get a candle and at night, she lit the candle, took out the bible and prayed, she swore to herself not to be sad anymore and to go on with her life.</div><P/>
<div class="text-justify">Merie moved on, the little boy never appeared to her again, although in her dreams he visited her and smilingly thanked her for her action and he could rest in peace.</div><P/>