He thought it would only be one night, but what he didn’t know was that that night would change his life forever.
Raúl, 25, lives in a working-class neighborhood in Bamaco. He had finished his studies two years ago, but had never found a stable job. His mother was terminally ill, and the hospital bills kept piling up.
As the only son in the family, with two younger sisters still in school, he decided to learn plumbing and started doing odd jobs here and there to survive.
One day he received a call for an urgent repair at a luxury villa. He arrived immediately. When he opened the door, he found himself face to face with an elegant and very beautiful woman in her sixties. Her name was Raquel, a very influential figure in the country’s political and media circles.
She looked him up and down.
“Are you the plumber?”
“Yes, ma’am. I’ll do a good job. You can count on me.”
Raúl repaired the toilet perfectly.
Impressed, she paid him. He thanked her, but noticed the transfer was a very large amount.
“Excuse me, you sent me more than we agreed on.”
Raquel looked at him in surprise. “You’re the first person to tell me that. Everyone else just keeps the money without saying a word.
“That’s not my style, ma’am.”
She smiled and told him he could consider the extra money a reward, a bonus for his honesty.
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