A 12-year-old girl with a big belly was brought to the hospital. When doctors realized what was inside, they were sh0cked.

– She has a belly like a pregnant woman. – Ugh, she probably has worms.

Kira tried not to listen. Only one boy, Lesha, sat down next to her one day and said:

– Mom says you’re the strongest. That you don’t complain. I would cry every day.

And for the first time in a long time, Kira felt: she didn’t just want to survive. She wanted to live. Really.

– I will become a doctor. Like those who did not abandon me.

It’s been four years since then.

Kira enrolled in medical college. The entire yard collected money: whoever could gave 500 soms, and someone provided outdated textbooks. Mom obtained another job as a cleaner, this time in a clinic.