08/16/2024
MY LITTLE DAUGHTER CAME HOME LATE FROM SCHOOL LAST NIGHT!
AT THAT TIME, I DIDN’T KNOW SHE WAS A REAL HERO!
We live in poverty. I try to work as much as I can for my little girl, but it's still not enough. My Mila is a very capable student, so every evening she stays for extra classes and then takes two buses home, but always arrives at the same time.
That night, she didn’t. She didn’t arrive after an hour, two, or even three. The night was cold and scary... I called all her classmates, and teachers, but it was useless. Where could a 9-year-old be at night?! Anything could have happened to her!
I was calling the police, crying at the window. Suddenly, I heard the door open, and my little girl came home. She was tired, cold, pale, barely standing. I rushed to hug her, wiping away tears.
“Mila, sweetie, where have you been all this time?! I nearly died from worry!”
“Mama, I’m sorry I made you worry, I didn’t mean to...”
The next morning, what awaited Mila and me at the door made my jaw drop! HOW COULD THIS BE POSSIBLE?!