Oriol observava les fulles seques que ballaven fora de la seva finestra.

Oriol watched the dry leaves dance outside his window.

Eren taronges, grogues i marrons.

They were orange, yellow, and brown.

Els carrers del parc de l'hospital psiquiàtric estaven embolicats en els colors de la tardor.

The streets of the park at the psychiatric hospital were wrapped in the colors of autumn.

Dins, les parets blanques semblaven fredes, gairebé indiferents.

Inside, the white walls seemed cold, almost indifferent.

Oriol se sentia atrapat, com un ocell en una gàbia.

Oriol felt trapped, like a bird in a cage.

La seva ment buscava la llibertat, però la seva realitat estava plena de portes tancades i mirades vigilants.

His mind sought freedom, but his reality was full of closed doors and watchful eyes.

Marta, una infermera amable, passava sovint per davant la seva habitació.

Marta, a kind nurse, often passed by his room.

"Com estàs avui, Oriol?

"How are you today, Oriol?"

", preguntava amb un somriure.

she would ask with a smile.

Però Oriol només assentia amb el cap, sense paraules.

But Oriol only nodded, speechless.

Les seves paraules li faltaven quan més les necessitava.

His words failed him when he needed them most.

Jordi, un altre pacient, sovint caminava pels passadissos.

Jordi, another patient, often walked through the corridors.

Tenia l'energia d'una criatura inquieta, però mai no parlava amb Oriol.

He had the energy of a restless creature, but he never spoke with Oriol.

Només es creuaven les mirades, els ulls que compartien un món silenciós.

They only exchanged glances, eyes that shared a silent world.

Aquell dia, Oriol va sentir que alguna cosa canviava.

That day, Oriol felt that something was changing.

Els guardians estaven distraïts.

The guards were distracted.

Va veure una porta mig oberta, potser una oportunitat.

He saw a door half-open, perhaps an opportunity.

El seu cor va començar a bategar amb força.

His heart started to beat strongly.

Va decidir aprofitar aquell moment.

He decided to take advantage of that moment.

Va sortir sigilosament de la seva habitació.

He slipped quietly out of his room.

Les seves passes eren suaus, com si ballessin amb el silenci dels passadissos.

His steps were soft, as if dancing with the silence of the corridors.

Cada porta era un obstacle, però Oriol buscava claredat, la veritat amagada darrere dels murs.

Every door was an obstacle, but Oriol was seeking clarity, the truth hidden behind the walls.

A l’exterior, l'aire fred li va colpejar el rostre quan va arribar a la vora del jardí.

Outside, the cold air hit his face when he reached the edge of the garden.

L'alarma va sonar fort.

The alarm sounded loudly.

El so era com una tempesta dins del seu cap.

The sound was like a storm inside his head.

Oriol es va aturar en sec.

Oriol stopped dead.

Les fulles, encara ballant amb el vent, semblaven voler comunicar quelcom.

The leaves, still dancing with the wind, seemed to want to communicate something.

Oriol va sentir un fuet de dubtes i pors.

Oriol felt a whip of doubts and fears.

Ell sabia que potser havia de tornar.

He knew he might need to return.

El vertader repte no era escapar de l’hospital, sinó enfrontar-se als dimonis interns que el mantenien pres.

The true challenge was not escaping the hospital but facing the internal demons that kept him captive.

Va girar-se i va caminar de nou cap al recinte.

He turned and walked back towards the facility.

Marta corria cap a ell, preocupada però alleujada alhora.

Marta was running toward him, worried but relieved at the same time.

"Estava preocupada per tu", va dir Marta amb veu suau.

"I was worried about you," Marta said gently.

Oriol va assentir.

Oriol nodded.

Per primera vegada, va sentir la calidesa de les paraules d’algú altre.

For the first time, he felt the warmth of someone else's words.

No estava sol.

He was not alone.

Potser no era només el món exterior el que havia de descobrir, sinó les respostes que només podia trobar dins de si mateix.

Perhaps it wasn't just the outside world he had to discover, but the answers he could only find within himself.

Oriol va tornar a les seves quatre parets, no per por, sinó per començar un viatge diferent.

Oriol returned to his four walls, not out of fear, but to begin a different journey.

La llibertat que buscava podia néixer dins, no només fora.

The freedom he sought could be born within, not just outside.

La tardor continuava, pintant els dies amb esperança.

Autumn continued, painting the days with hope.