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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 34 “Sounds good to me.” Raul adds. José doesn’t answer, but thinks for himself, “Why can’t Chris- tian talk to them? Isn’t he supposed to be part of the team and, at the same time, one of them?” Episode 5: Sharing the court evently At the courts, a few meters away from the Ecuadorians: “Who will start talking? “José asks. “Christian could, he talks like them.” I am surprised by José’s suggestion. Maybe he is right, but I just got to the neighborhood and I feel divided. I don’t know the other Ecuadorians who play in the courts, and I don’t know how they will react if I start talking. I don’t want to have problems with them, or with my new friends. “It was Bochdan’s idea. Let him start.” says Mohamed. I don’t know if it’s because he thinks it would not be a good idea to let me speak, or because he can guess how I feel, and he understands how it feels to be conflicted. “But Raul is a better speaker, he always convinces people,” says Bochdan. “but never mind, I’ll start. Hey!” “Hi, what do you want?” one of the boys playing on the court answers in a seemingly friendly way. “My name is Bochdan and I’m here with my friends because we would also like to use the courts. We have started a football team and we’d like to train here.” “Guys! Come here!” he calls to the other boys. “This boy, Boch- dan, right? and his friends want to play on the courts” One of the boys who seems to be in charge says “But these courts are ours.” “Actually, the courts belong to all the kids in the neighborhood, and we all live around here, so we have the right to use them too.” says Bochdan.