"Javi, how could you make him cry on his birthday?" Anne asked as she walked to Lukas. "Don't worry, dear, you'll be fine. Let me see where he hit you." She said as she consoled Lukas.
"Oh, c'mon! That's not fair," Javi screamed as everyone, including Lukas, started laughing.
"Thank you all for today, I'm really glad I've got you guys in my life," Lukas said as he looked around at the group of people who were now his family. He felt grateful for the second chance — a chance to make things right again. Coming back wasn't only for playing football, it was also for making meaningful relationships like these.
"Let me walk you guys home," Lukas said to João and Joanna after they all finished putting the house together. They lived about a 10-minute walk away from Lukas's house so their parents were okay with leaving them there. Javi stayed at the house with Anne while Lukas walked the twins home.
