Enric estava nerviós.

Enric was nervous.

El dia havia començat amb sol i rialles al pati de l'institut, celebrant la graduació amb els seus companys.

The day had started with sunshine and laughter in the schoolyard, celebrating graduation with his friends.

Ara, la nit al poker room tenia un aire diferent.

Now, the night in the poker room had a different air.

Una sala fosca, plena de fum i ressò de xips que s'acumulen, molt allunyada de l'alegria del sol del matí.

A dark room, full of smoke and the echo of accumulating chips, was far removed from the joy of the morning sun.

Carla i Jordi, els seus amics, havien anat a sopar per celebrar.

Carla and Jordi, his friends, had gone to dinner to celebrate.

Enric, en canvi, tenia un pla secret.

Enric, however, had a secret plan.

Els seus amics pensaven que estava decidit a anar a la universitat, però ell se sentia adrift.

His friends thought he was determined to go to university, but he felt adrift.

La matemàtica era la seva passió amagada, i creia que avui era el dia en què es provaria a si mateix.

Mathematics was his hidden passion, and he believed that today was the day he would prove himself.

Amb el cor que li bategava fort, Enric es va asseure a la taula de poker.

With his heart pounding hard, Enric sat down at the poker table.

Els altres jugadors semblaven experimentats, però ell confiava en les seves habilitats matemàtiques.

The other players seemed experienced, but he trusted his mathematical skills.

Havia estimat les probabilitats, estudiat els patrons.

He had estimated the probabilities, studied the patterns.

Sabia que el risc era alt, però l'atractiu del premi era massa gran.

He knew the risk was high, but the lure of the prize was too great.

A mesura que avançava el joc, les piles de fitxes creixien més.

As the game progressed, the stacks of chips grew larger.

El somriure confiada d'un jugador rival li va fer dubtar momentàniament.

The confident smile of a rival player made him hesitate momentarily.

"I si perdo tot?

"What if I lose everything?"

" pensava enric.

Enric thought.

Va haver de respirar i confiar en la seva estratègia.

He had to breathe and trust his strategy.

La mà final era a prop.

The final hand was near.

Enric va mirar les cartes, després els rostres.

Enric looked at the cards, then the faces.

Va recordar les classes de probabilitat, com les xifres no menteixen.

He remembered the probability classes, how numbers don't lie.

Va fer el seu moviment, les fitxes volant cap al centre de la taula.

He made his move, the chips flying to the center of the table.

El cor se li encenia.

His heart was on fire.

L'adrenalina impulsava cadascun dels seus pensaments.

Adrenaline drove each of his thoughts.

El seu rival va revelar les cartes.

His rival revealed the cards.

Un moment d'incertesa, després el dealer va anunciar la seva victòria.

A moment of uncertainty, then the dealer announced his victory.

Enric havia guanyat.

Enric had won.

I amb allò, un sentiment inesperat de buit.

And with that, an unexpected feeling of emptiness.

En el camí de tornada a casa, el fred de l'hivern li refrescava la ment.

On the way home, the winter cold refreshed his mind.

Sabia que havia arriscat una cosa important, però també va entendre que una victòria a les cartes no era el que definia el seu valor.

He knew he had risked something important, but he also understood that a card victory did not define his worth.

Potser era hora de ser sincer amb Carla i Jordi, de trobar una nova direcció amb la seva passió.

Maybe it was time to be honest with Carla and Jordi, to find a new direction with his passion.

L'endemà, Enric es va reunir amb els amics.

The next day, Enric met with his friends.

Els va explicar tot, amb sinceritat i sense por.

He told them everything, with sincerity and without fear.

Va decidir que, més que guanyar als cards, el seu triomf era ser ell mateix.

He decided that, more than winning at cards, his triumph was being himself.

I així, Enric va començar a caminar pel camí de la seva pròpia identitat.

And so, Enric began to walk the path of his own identity.