In a time of war, my 15-year-old daughter became a hero - Quartz

One day, in May 1999 during the full fury of the NATO bombings in Belgrade, we had a small ritual of gathering during the curfew. We were drinking and talking to make the time go by, with family and friends, to feel more secure and less anxious. My daughter said to me:

“I am going out. I am taking a bus with my best friend. We will tour the bombed sites to see the dead people.”

Shocked as I was, I babbled, “Well, you must come home before the air- raid sirens are on. Usually the raids hit before darkness.”

“No way,” she answered rebelliously, as only a teen could.

“If I have to die with somebody, I chose to die with my best friend, under a bridge!”

“No way!” I screamed, “If you have to die, you will die with your mother in your own home!”

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