El sol brillava amb força, escalfant les roques de la muntanya de Montserrat.

The sun shone brightly, warming the rocks of Montserrat Mountain.

Al peu del camí, Arnau ajustava les corretges de la seva motxilla.

At the base of the path, Arnau was adjusting the straps of his backpack.

Al costat hi havia Elisa, una turista amb ulls plens d'inquietud.

Next to him was Elisa, a tourist with eyes full of anxiety.

—Estàs llesta?

"Are you ready?"

—va preguntar Arnau amb un somriure.

Arnau asked with a smile.

—Sí, crec que sí —va respondre Elisa, mirant cap amunt, on els cims es perdien en el cel blau.

"Yes, I think so," replied Elisa, looking up where the peaks disappeared into the blue sky.

Arnau tenia una vida senzilla però arrossegava una pena profunda.

Arnau led a simple life but carried a deep sorrow.

Guanyar-se la vida com a guia era un mitjà per connectar amb la natura i trobar una mica de pau.

Earning a living as a guide was a way for him to connect with nature and find a bit of peace.

Elisa, per altra banda, havia vingut a Montserrat buscant respostes.

Elisa, on the other hand, had come to Montserrat seeking answers.

Acabava de viure una crisi personal i esperava que la muntanya li oferís claredat.

She had recently gone through a personal crisis and hoped that the mountain would offer her some clarity.

Van començar a caminar pel camí pedregós.

They started walking along the rocky path.

Les primeres passes eren fàcils, però aviat la muntanya va començar a desafiar-los.

The first steps were easy, but soon the mountain began to challenge them.

El sol de l'estiu picava, i la suor els regalimava per la cara.

The summer sun was intense, and sweat trickled down their faces.

—Com t'ho fas per trobar calma aquí?

"How do you find calm here?"

—va preguntar Elisa.

Elisa asked.

Arnau va pensar un moment abans de respondre.

Arnau thought for a moment before answering.

—La natura té una manera d'escoltar-te, encara que no parlis.

"Nature has a way of listening to you, even if you don't speak.

És aquí on trobo la meva pau —va dir, amb un to serè però sincer.

That's where I find my peace," he said, with a calm but sincere tone.

Elisa va assentir.

Elisa nodded.

Mentre pujava, sentia que cada pas li donava una mica més de força.

As she climbed, she felt that each step gave her a bit more strength.

Però el camí es va fer més difícil, i la preocupació començava a esborrar l'ànim inicial.

But the path became more difficult, and worry began to erase her initial enthusiasm.

A mitja pujada, el cel, que fins aleshores havia estat clar, es va enfosquir.

Midway up, the sky, which had been clear until then, darkened.

Núvols de tempesta es van arremolinar sobre els cims.

Storm clouds swirled over the peaks.

Arnau va mirar el cel amb una expressió d'alerta.

Arnau looked at the sky with an alert expression.

—Hem de continuar —va dir fermament.

"We have to keep going," he said firmly.

Elisa es va sorprendre.

Elisa was surprised.

—Després d'una tempesta, el paisatge és més clar.

"After a storm, the landscape is clearer.

Confia en mi —va dir Arnau, veient el dubte en els ulls d'Elisa.

Trust me," said Arnau, seeing the doubt in Elisa's eyes.

Van seguir caminant mentre el vent començava a bufar més fort.

They continued walking as the wind started to blow harder.

La pluja aviat va començar a caure, i amb ella, la dificultat de la pujada es va incrementar.

Soon, the rain began to fall, and with it, the difficulty of the climb increased.

En un moment donat, un tro va sonar tan fort que va sobresaltar Elisa.

At one point, a thunderclap sounded so loudly that it startled Elisa.

—No puc més!

"I can't go on!"

—va cridar.

she shouted.

Arnau va aturar-se i va agafar-li la mà.

Arnau stopped and took her hand.

—Sé que és difícil, però estem gairebé al cim.

"I know it's hard, but we are almost at the summit.

Ho podem fer junts —va dir amb una veu encoratjadora.

We can do it together," he said with an encouraging voice.

Elisa va respirar profundament, i amb la mà d'Arnau com a suport, va continuar pujant.

Elisa took a deep breath, and with Arnau's hand as a support, continued climbing.

La tempesta va arribar al seu punt màxim quan eren a poca distància del cim.

The storm reached its peak when they were close to the summit.

En aquell moment, Elisa va decidir que havia de parlar.

At that moment, Elisa decided she had to speak.

—Estic aquí perquè no sé què fer amb la meva vida —va dir, amb la veu trencada per l'emoció.

"I'm here because I don't know what to do with my life," she said, her voice breaking with emotion.

Arnau la va mirar amb empatia.

Arnau looked at her with empathy.

—Jo tampoc ho sé sempre.

"I don’t always know either.

Però aquí, a la natura, les respostes a vegades arriben.

But here, in nature, the answers sometimes come."

Finalment, van arribar al cim.

Finally, they reached the summit.

La tempesta va començar a disminuir i els núvols es van dispersar, deixant veure un cel blau i brillant.

The storm began to lessen and the clouds dispersed, revealing a bright blue sky.

Des del cim de Montserrat, el món semblava tranquil i ordenat.

From the top of Montserrat, the world seemed tranquil and orderly.

—Hem arribat —va dir Arnau, sentint una calma que feia temps no experimentava.

"We made it," Arnau said, feeling a calm he hadn't experienced for a long time.

Elisa va mirar al seu voltant, respirant profundament l'aire fresc.

Elisa looked around, deeply breathing in the fresh air.

En aquell moment, va sentir una sensació de claredat.

At that moment, she felt a sense of clarity.

—Gràcies, Arnau.

"Thank you, Arnau.

Ara sé què he de fer —va dir, amb determinació als ulls.

Now I know what I have to do," she said, with determination in her eyes.

Arnau va somriure.

Arnau smiled.

La muntanya havia complert la seva promesa.

The mountain had fulfilled its promise.

Des del cim, mentre el sol es ponia, van trobar l'alleujament i la força que necessitaven.

From the summit, as the sun set, they found the relief and strength they needed.

La tempesta havia passat, però els seus efectes durarien molt de temps, transformant la pena d'Arnau i les preocupacions d'Elisa en una nova esperança per al futur.

The storm had passed, but its effects would last a long time, transforming Arnau's sorrow and Elisa's worries into new hope for the future.