It was one of the coldest days of winter. The wind was blowing heavily. The snow was falling for hours continuously, coloring the grey streets in white. The vision was not clear, because of the fog. The street lights could not shed much light to make vision clearer. Houses and big buildings seemed to be the only ones baring the weather. They kept their dark colored walls the same, while everything else turned white.

He was probably the only one walking at that time. Just like a man whose a foreigner to this place. But, he knew it well. It was where he grew up. It was time! Time has taken away those who were close to him. He walked in an empty city, remembering his wife who held his hand when she at the hospital spending her last days in this world. He remembered his two kids. He said: "We were taught that time takes away youth. But, learned that it takes company with it too". At that moment, he prayed that his kids are safe. That they do not go through what he has experienced, seeing them for the last time in the foster care. He hoped that they learned things from him that would help them with their life. He was a living soul, in this vast world. But, completely forgotten.

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Era um dos dias mais frios do inverno. O vento soprava forte. A neve caía sem parar, colorindo as ruas cinzentas de branco. A visibilidade era turva por causa da neblina. Os postes de luz mal conseguiam iluminar o caminho. Casas e prédios altos pareciam ser os únicos a resistir ao frio. Mantinham suas paredes escuras intactas, enquanto tudo ao redor se tornava branco.

Ele provavelmente era o único caminhando naquele momento. Como um forasteiro. Mas ele conhecia bem aquele lugar. Era onde crescera. Chegara a hora! O tempo levara aqueles que lhe eram próximos. Caminhava por uma cidade vazia, lembrando-se da esposa que segurava sua mão no hospital, em seus últimos dias de vida. Lembrou-se dos dois filhos. Disse: "Nos ensinaram que o tempo leva a juventude. Mas aprendemos que também leva a companhia". Naquele instante, rezou para que seus filhos estivessem seguros. Para que não passassem pelo que ele passara, vendo-os pela última vez no orfanato. Ele esperava que eles aprendessem com ele coisas que os ajudassem em suas vidas. Ele era uma alma viva neste vasto mundo. Mas, completamente esquecido.