Vera a young girl, deeply in love, had gone back to her parents in the village. She had sought a quiet place to study for her upcoming exams....when all hell broke loose. Will she be able to survive the harrowing ordeals she endures? Milo, a young man, had just completed his law studies, hazy with love, describes Vera: 'Her graceful walk resembles the soft falling of the snow undisturbed by the wind. Her eyes derive a magic light that sips through my body and rests in my heart. Her gentle soul is like a fresh drop of dew from the eyes of the parting night onto young leaves of a sapling.' When he hears what has befallen Vera, Milo embarks on a rescue mission. Will he be in time to save her....or too late?This is an honest account of an enthralling story. It looks at the excessive pain, terror and death caused by humans to other fellow humans. But at the same time, it highlights the way ordinary people from opposite sides, being aware of the futility of this war, help one another.