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"The Homecoming"

As soon as Paulo leave the house for the stadium his way is blocked by Catherine who lives next to his neighbouring house and she is also his good friend. She ask Paulo to play the game of ludo with her today and spend some time together but since Paulo has different plan's today he instead ask Catherine to join him. Catherine wants to know where she and Paulo are going are going, Paulo without saying a word just simply said Catherine to follow him. Since she and Paulo share a strong bond and for the sake of their friendship Catherine agrees to come along with him.

During their way to the stadium Catharine was continuously asking about where their going but Paulo is so excited he literally ingnores to answer. Soon they reach the Parma CF stadium they saw thousands of people gathered outside to give warm welcome to their players and celebrate their successfull season. All fans are just wanted see Parma C.F to lift the Italian title. Paulo does not wait for a single minute and wants to join them but Catherine, the moment she saw so many people at a same place, at a same time she got scared of getting lost between them and she denies to come with Paulo. Paulo grab her hand and said that she shouldn't need to be scared of getting lost as he would hold her hand and will never let it go.

Catherine got some courage by that and she also holds Paulo's hand tightly. Both of them get into crowd and somehow managed to come in front to have a closer view. The bus in which the players are in their is parked just outside the entrance way and the players start to coming out from the bus. The fans started to make noise and cheering while the Parma C.F team also praising them and they thanked them for their support. The moment when the hero of their team Diego Sanchez steps out from the bus, all the fans started hailing him and start chanting his name. Diego Sanchez was so mesmerized by this gesture and throws his match jersey into the crowd which he worn in his last match. Paulo wanted that jersey and he somehow managed to snatch away the jersey from others. The Parma C.F players heading their way inside the stadium where they are going to be crowned as champions.

The whole fans also started to enter the stadium, Paulo also start making his way into the stadium but Catherine pulls his hand and said they couldn't go in their because they have no tickets for it but Paulo doesn't care about the tickets, both of them somehow sneaks their way into the stadium. They went into stands and start searching a perfect seat and they luckily got one seat empty and both them sat down together on one seat. The winning ceremony is about get started and Paulo is waiting for his hero Diego Sanchez to lift up the trophy however Catherine was having no interest in it but all she wanted to some spend time with her friend Paulo. The whole Parma C.F team made their way on the pitch where the winning ceremony is being organised. The players along with their coaching staff are being awarded the gold medals after the Parma C.F captain Antonio Giovanni being awarded with the medal he was then asked to collect the "Lega d'italia" trophy for his team. Giovanni collects the trophy and goes to his team waiting for him to celebrate. The captain then lifts trophy high in the air with mixed emotions and the whole team and fans started singing and dancing in joy as they have the major title for the first time after 15 years.

Captain Giovanni dedicates the trophy to Diego Sanchez, he holds the trophy, raises high and kissed it. The interviewer ask Sanchez "how does it feel Sanchez after becoming the most crucial player for Parma and now you are the legend of the team". Sanchez replies "I think it couldn't be possible without having these amazing players around me, I think only a single player cannot make a team win title's. I feel lucky that I am playing with this team, having these amazingly players around me and helped me to reach at this level". After Sanchez speech Paulo was much inspired and he is having more respect to Diego Sanchez.

The players are now enjoying the party and the fans are also singing and celebrating together while Catherine moves her head around she saw the security guard of the stadium who was ask to show their entrance ticket. Since they are without ticket, Catherine got scared and tells Paulo that should leave the stadium as soon as possible but he was carried away by the enthusiasm and the moment. Before security guard reaches to them, Catherine grabs Paulo's hand and force their way out of the stadium.Paulo does not wanted to leave but he leaves with Catherine in a inconsolable manner. After leaving the stadium and their way return to home, Paulo is still talking about his experience and his feeling seeing his Diego Sanchez to Catharine. Catherine had enough of this and ask Paulo to stop with it as he is talking about this since they left the stadium but Paulo says that he is so happy today after experiencing such moment and he could not think something else. Suddenly someone calls out Paulo by saying "WHAT MAKES YOU TODAY SO HAPPY ABOUT, Paulo the maiale(pig)", Paulo turns around he saw Armani who lives across street of Paulo and Catherine house. Armani is an egoistic narcissist boy who always try to bully Paulo and he is having crush on Catherine. He could not stand there friendship and closeness between them and he tries his best to ruin their relationship. Armani further says "Oh I know why are you happy because you're now finally become the part of pig farm and now you're finally gonna work with your original community, tell me that's the reason right ?". Paulo doesn't stay silent he goes right up to him but he is stopped by Catherine and she ask to him but Paulo replied Armani saying "You got lucky amico as I am not looking for a fight today". Armani maintains his sadistic smile as Catharine takes Paulo away from Armani.

Finally after a long day Catherine and Paulo reach their respective homes, Catherine see off as she got much late and goes back to her house and Paulo also makes his way to home. When Paulo enters the house he saw his father sitting with a frightening look on his face as it was looking that things are gonna get ugly for Paulo. Fabian ask Paulo at what time he said him to return, Paulo said 5:00 pm in a stammering way. Fabian then ask Paulo "what's the time now", Paulo sees the clock in hall as it was 7:30 pm and Fabian was not looking in a mood to forgive Paulo but Kesi somehow manage to console her husband and ask to forgive his son. Fabian comes closer to Paulo and pull up his chin and says "Paulo this time I forgive but if next if you repeat the same mistake then you should better stay outside of house !". After that the whole family goes to dining table and have their dinner, Fabian goes into the backyard with a gas stove burner to check his barbeque grill stove while Kesi washing the dishes Paulo tells her about his first experience inside the stadium and he also shows Kesi and Cara the Jersey which he got from Diego Sanchez. Little tells them about his desire to become a professional football player like him. Kesi and Cara appreciates his desire but Fabian who is checking his barbeque stove overheard them couldn't stand the words of Paulo and he goes straight back to kitchen and questions Paulo by holding his hair in much aggressive gesture and screams at him "WHAT DID YOU SAID RIGHT NOW, WHAT DID YOU SAID HUH ?". Fabian snatched the jersey from Paulo while Kesi tries to separate them, Fabian takes the jersey away from him and set it on fire through his barbeque burner and orders him form tomorrow onwards after the school he has to come to his restaurant to work with him and he will no longer allowed to play or even to talk about football to his friends and family anymore and he is abandoned to watch football and if goes against his words otherwise he has to heavy pay for it. Poor Paulo who got that jersey is now burned into ashes he couldn't take this, he runs straight back to his room, Cara follows her brother to console him while Kesi and Fabian are now having an argument about it. Paulo shuts the door sat right into the corner of his room, Cara knocking the door and ask to open it but Paulo with tears in his eyes never listened. After sometime Cara also leaves with disappointment when he does not open the door hoping that next morning he will be fine but Paulo still couldn't get over from that.

Next day Paulo did exactly the same what his father told him to do last night he goes to the restaurant after the school and started to help his father, Paulo while arranging the dishes he sees some kids outside of the window playing football at street while was just looking at it.