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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 27 “Well, some things will never change,” Mariella sighed. “And what about us?” Mimmo asked. “We can try to change our parents and adults. It’s up to us to change the world. It’s our duty. Aren’t we young?” So Gaetano looked at them a bit worried. “And what happens if we become old?” he asked. They rolled their eyes. Epilogue Some months later, Jensika’s friends met up like always in the park. The girls were relieved that school was almost over for the year, and it would be a long time that they wouldn’t hear from their maths teacher. In fact, it was that very morning that Jensika tried to speak with him. She timidly approached him and, using a lot of courage, told him in one breath that she didn’t support his offending her country of origin and women, as he tended to do. The teacher looked at her straight in the eyes and said, “Every time you lose pride to be who you are, or you forget to be who you are, you will be reminded of me… and this will give you the strength to move forward in your life. But, be careful, your life is only yours,” and he left. Jensika’s jaw dropped, and it was like this that Rahma found her. Rahma grabbed her arm and accompanied her outside the school to meet up with the others. “What was he trying to say?” Mariella asked. “Of course adults are so strange,” Mario said while shaking his head. “You can see that the teacher wants to redeem himself pretending to give words of wisdom,” Gaetano said at a certain point. “But no, in my opinion it’s only an umpteenth provocation,” Jensika said. “He felt attacked and brought up something that made no sense.”