Hamid never imagined that life would take him this far.
From a simple child in the Atlas Mountains…
To a young man carrying responsibilities beyond his years…
To someone who finally began to understand himself, and the world around him.
He had lived through everything.
Poverty…
Cold…
Hunger…
Hope…
Disappointment…
And success.
And yet, deep inside… he knew one thing.
Everything he had lived… was real.
Harsh… yes.
But real.
That night, Hamid sat alone.
Not thinking about the future.
Not replaying the past.
But wondering…
What if?
What if his life had been different from the beginning?
What if poverty had never been part of his story?
What if he had never walked those long distances to school?
What if…
He had been someone else?
A soft smile appeared on his face.
Not regret.
Not sadness.
But curiosity.
A quiet curiosity about a life he had never lived.
A life… that could have been.
He slowly closed his eyes.
And for the first time…
He was not trying to remember.
He was trying to imagine.
And there…
A new story began.
Not real.
But true.