A l'arribada de la tardor, el campus universitari es cobria d'una catifa de fulles taronges.

Upon the arrival of autumn, the university campus was covered with a carpet of orange leaves.

Al dormitori dels estudiants, Oriol estava sepultat sota un munt de llibres i apunts.

In the students' dormitory, Oriol was buried under a pile of books and notes.

El petit espai estava ple de llibres i notes enganxades a les parets, amb frases inspiradores escrites amb colors vius.

The small space was filled with books and sticky notes on the walls, with inspiring phrases written in bright colors.

"Mai és tard per demanar ajuda", deia una nota enganxada al seu ordinador, ignorada cada matí.

"It is never too late to ask for help," said a note stuck on his computer, ignored every morning.

Oriol, un estudiant aplicat, lluitava amb ansietat mentre es preparava pel seu examen parcial de literatura.

Oriol, a diligent student, was struggling with anxiety as he prepared for his literature midterm exam.

La importància d’aquest examen pesava com una roca sobre les seves espatlles.

The importance of this exam weighed like a rock on his shoulders.

Necessitava una bona nota per mantenir la seva beca, però la por al fracàs l'havia sumit en una espiral de preocupacions.

He needed a good grade to keep his scholarship, but the fear of failure had plunged him into a spiral of worries.

Vora l'habitació del costat, Laia i Jordi reien mentre estudiaven junts.

In the room next to his, Laia and Jordi laughed while studying together.

Eren amics d'Oriol i, més d'una vegada, li havien ofert el seu ajut.

They were Oriol's friends and had offered their help to him more than once.

Oriol, però, no volia molestar-los.

Oriol, though, did not want to bother them.

Sentia que havia de poder amb tot sol, però el material era aclaparador i el temps, escàs.

He felt he should be able to handle everything on his own, but the material was overwhelming and time, scarce.

Aquella nit, després de fullejar les pàgines d'un llibre sense comprendre’n gairebé res, Oriol va decidir donar una volta pel passadís.

That night, after flipping through the pages of a book without understanding almost anything, Oriol decided to take a walk down the hallway.

L’aire fresc de la nit li acariciava la cara, però la brisa no aconseguia dissipar la tensió que sentia al pit.

The fresh night air caressed his face, but the breeze did not manage to dissipate the tension he felt in his chest.

Finalment, es va aturar davant la porta de Laia i Jordi.

Eventually, he stopped in front of Laia and Jordi's door.

Sentia les seves veus a l'interior, parlant amb entusiasme sobre els temes que ell amb prou feines comprenia.

He could hear their voices inside, speaking enthusiastically about topics he barely understood.

La seva mà va levitar uns segons davant de la porta, tremolosa.

His hand hovered for a few seconds in front of the door, trembling.

Va fer tres petits cops, gairebé sense fer soroll.

He knocked three small knocks, almost inaudible.

En un instant, la porta es va obrir de bat a bat, revelant els seus amics amb grans somriures.

In an instant, the door swung wide open, revealing his friends with big smiles.

"Ei, Oriol!

"Hey, Oriol!"

", va exclamar Laia.

exclaimed Laia.

"Vine, entra!

"Come in, come!

Just parlàvem dels sonets de Shakespeare.

We were just talking about Shakespeare's sonnets."

"Oriol va esclafir en una petita rialla nerviosa.

Oriol let out a small nervous laugh.

"De fet, necessito la vostra ajuda amb això", va confessar finalment.

"Actually, I need your help with this," he finally confessed.

Sense dubtar-ho, Jordi va allargar un llibre cap a ell.

Without hesitation, Jordi handed him a book.

"Per descomptat!

"Of course!

Estem feliços d’ajudar-te.

We're happy to help you."

"Les hores que van seguir van ser de gran alleujament per a Oriol.

The hours that followed were of great relief for Oriol.

Amb les explicacions de Laia i Jordi, els textos van començar a prendre sentit.

With Laia and Jordi's explanations, the texts began to make sense.

A mesura que avançava la nit, Oriol sentia com el pes de la càrrega acadèmica s’anava diluint.

As the night progressed, Oriol felt the weight of the academic burden gradually dissolve.

Quan va arribar el dia de l'examen, Oriol va entrar a l’aula amb una confiança renovada.

When the day of the exam arrived, Oriol entered the classroom with renewed confidence.

Va respondre les preguntes amb claredat i amb la satisfacció de saber que no estava sol en el seu camí acadèmic.

He answered the questions clearly and with the satisfaction of knowing that he was not alone on his academic journey.

Quan van publicar els resultats, Oriol va saber que l'esforç conjunt havia donat fruit.

When the results were published, Oriol knew that the joint effort had paid off.

Havia aprovat amb nota, mantenint així la seva beca.

He had passed with a good grade, thus maintaining his scholarship.

En aquell moment va comprendre que l’orgull no valia més que l’ajuda dels bons amics.

At that moment, he understood that pride was not worth more than the help of good friends.

Al final, havia aconseguit una cosa encara més valuosa que una bona nota: havia après la importància d’estar obert a demanar ajuda i deixar que els altres s’acostessin per donar suport.

In the end, he had achieved something even more valuable than a good grade: he had learned the importance of being open to asking for help and letting others come close to offer support.