The Jungle and the City
I sat on the rough wooden steps of our house, tossing a rock in my hand. It wasn’t much of a house—just four rooms and a tin roof—but it was home now. At least, that’s what Mom and Dad kept saying. I missed home—the real one. The one with soccer fields, sidewalks, and vending machines. Here, all we had were dirt paths, frogs that croaked so loud I couldn’t sleep, and a river that smelled like fish. “Mateo!” Dad’s voice…