A Mother's Resolve In the heart of a bustling city, where towering skyscrapers cast shadows over forgotten alleys, lived a woman named Maria. She was a mother of two, her husband long gone, leaving behind debts and despair. Each day, Maria woke up to the same struggle, the same uncertainty about where the next meal would come from. Maria worked tirelessly as a cleaner in a high-rise office building, her hands calloused from scrubbing floors and her back weary from hours of bending. Despite her exhaustion, her spirit remained unbroken. She knew that every sweep of the mop and every emptied trash can brought her closer to providing for her children. Her son, Carlos, was a dreamer with a heart full of ambition. Despite their poverty, he held onto hope, believing that one day he would lift his family out of their circumstances. Maria's daughter, Sofia, was her mother's shadow, wise beyond her years and always eager to lend a helping hand. One evening, as Maria returned home fr...