El sol brillava amb força sobre les muntanyes de Montserrat.

The sun shone brightly over the mountains of Montserrat.

Les roques tenien formes estranyes, com si haguessin estat esculpides per gegants fa molt de temps.

The rocks had strange shapes, as if they had been carved by giants a long time ago.

Martí i Laia caminaven pel camí empedrat.

Martí and Laia walked along the cobbled path.

Feia setmanes que Laia havia tornat de l'estranger, però Martí encara la sentia lluny.

It had been weeks since Laia had returned from abroad, but Martí still felt she was distant.

—Laia, mira quina vista!

"Laia, look at that view!"

—va dir Martí, senyalant el monestir al fons.

said Martí, pointing at the monastery in the distance.

Laia es va aturar.

Laia paused.

Els seus ulls es van enfocar en el paisatge, però la seva ment era lluny.

Her eyes focused on the landscape, but her mind was far away.

Tot plegat era tan familiar i alhora tan estrany després de tants mesos fora.

Everything was so familiar yet so strange after so many months away.

—És bonic —va respondre Laia, amb una veu suau.

"It's beautiful," Laia responded, in a soft voice.

Martí es va acostar a la seva germana gran.

Martí moved closer to his older sister.

Sempre havien estat molt units.

They had always been very close.

Però ara, hi havia quelcom que els separava.

But now, there was something that separated them.

Era com si una ombra es negués a esvair-se.

It was as if a shadow refused to disappear.

—Estàs bé, Laia?

"Are you okay, Laia?"

—va preguntar, amb un to preocupat.

he asked, with a concerned tone.

Laia va girar el cap cap a ell.

Laia turned her head towards him.

Els seus ulls mostraven cansament i incertesa.

Her eyes showed tiredness and uncertainty.

Volia explicar-li moltes coses.

She wanted to tell him many things.

La soledat d'un lloc nou, l'emoció de l'aprenentatge, però també la por de perdre's en allò conegut.

The loneliness of a new place, the excitement of learning, but also the fear of losing herself in the familiar.

Van caminar fins arribar a un mirador.

They walked until they reached a viewpoint.

Les ombres dels núvols es movien ràpidament sobre la vall.

The shadows of the clouds moved quickly over the valley.

Martí va decidir que era el moment.

Martí decided it was time.

Va inhalar profundament.

He inhaled deeply.

—Laia, et veig diferent —va admetre Martí amb sinceritat—.

"Laia, you seem different," Martí admitted sincerely.

Vull ajudar-te, però no sé com.

"I want to help you, but I don't know how."

Laia es va recolzar a la barana del mirador.

Laia leaned on the railing of the viewpoint.

Allà, amb l'aire fresc de l'estiu, es va atrevir.

There, with the fresh summer air, she dared.

—No sé on encaixo ara —va confessar Laia—.

"I don't know where I fit in now," Laia confessed.

Tot ha canviat, però també jo he canviat.

"Everything has changed, but I have changed too."

Martí va sentir un pes al pit.

Martí felt a weight on his chest.

A poc a poc, es va acostar i va posar el seu braç al voltant d'ella.

Slowly, he moved closer and put his arm around her.

—Estem aquí, Laia.

"We're here, Laia.

Estic amb tu.

I'm with you."

Laia va deixar anar una llàgrima de felicitat compartida.

Laia shed a tear of shared happiness.

La muntanya s'havia convertit en el testimoni d'una promesa renovada.

The mountain had become the witness of a renewed promise.

Martí la va apretar amb força, i en aquell moment va entendre el valor del silenci i l'escolta.

Martí held her tightly, and in that moment he understood the value of silence and listening.

Al capvespre, mentre el sol s'ocultava darrere les majestuoses cimes, el cor de Laia es va sentir més tranquil.

At dusk, as the sun hid behind the majestic peaks, Laia's heart felt more at peace.

Martí havia trencat l'escut i havia mostrat l'amor sincer d'un germà.

Martí had broken through the shield and had shown the sincere love of a brother.

La soledat s'esvaïa i es transformava en un record que mai més no la separaria de casa.

The loneliness faded and transformed into a memory that would never again separate her from home.

Van tornar al monestir amb una nova llum.

They returned to the monastery with a new light.

Martí havia descobert la paciència i la comprensió, i Laia, un lloc al qual tornar sempre.

Martí had discovered patience and understanding, and Laia, a place to always return to.

Montserrat es convertia així en un punt de partida per a noves esperances i somnis compartits, un retorn per a ella, i per a ell, un descobriment del que realment significa ser germà.

Montserrat thus became a starting point for new hopes and shared dreams, a return for her, and for him, a discovery of what it truly means to be a brother.