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For a Better Tomorrow
His name was Peter. Since the age of five he dreamed about becoming a builder. It all started when he
was given a present for his fifth birthday - his very first Lego. When he was thirteen he already had the
full collection of Lego. Peter always saw himself as a builder but his parents' aim was to make him a
doctor. After all it was the family tradition which his great grandfather started. So he was obligated to
continue the legacy. His mother - Mrs.Dimitrova was the only member who had failed to become a
doctor because she got pregnant with Peter when she was at university. So that made his parents even
more determined to make their son a surgeon. Dimitar and Michaela, Peter’s parents, had already
chosen a medical college for their son. But the problem was that he wanted nothing to do with
medicine. So they went behind his back and enrolled him in the college without even mentioning this.
He discovered their actions in a very strange way. One day, his phone rang and some woman asked if
he would confirm to enroll or not. At that moment he was very confused and did not know how to
answer the question. So Peter hasted to finish the conversation and talk to his parents. In the evening,
his parents came back from work. Although they had not supported him before, he was determined to
ask them once again about his dream, he also told them that a woman had phoned and asked him about
the university. Unfortunately Peter’s parents were unfaltering. They wouldn’t let him chase his dream.
They couldn’t let their son become a builder. For them that was not really respected job. Peter was so
upset. He couldn’t believe that his parents did that to him. After their last word Peter left the room
almost in tears. The next day when Peter’s parents got up they had a conversation. They decided to let
their son follow his dreams because all they wanted was for him to be happy. But unfortunately when
they went to his room to talk to him it was too late because he was gone.The only thing they found was
a letter for them. The letter said that he had set off to the big city in order to pursue his dreams, no
matter the cost. What was lying ahead of Peter's path was unknown to him, but it was building up to be
both interesting and fatal for him. When he arrived in the big city, Peter did not have where to live.
Fortunately, he found a cheap apartment, which was close to the construction university he went to.
Peter was too disappointed of his parents and still did not want to contact them. He was alone and soon
ran out of money. He had no one to rely on or ask for help for his studies. Peter had to start a part-time
job in order to make for a living. He didn’t have any time to study so he failed most of his exams. He
started drinking alcohol and this soon became a habit. He spent all his money on alcohol and got
broke. One day he went to class drunk and got caught by the teacher. He was brought to the principal
who then called his parents. Peter knew that they were called but wasn’t expecting them to come. But
for his surprise they showed up seeing him drunk lying in front of the headmaster’s office. Peter