Valentyna Piskun had very little time left before she could take a well-deserved rest. She dreamed of a carefree retirement life: in summer – a country house by the sea, in winter – walks around her native Mariupol, theaters, concerts... On February 24, 2022, this whole ideal picture was destroyed. Day after day, it was destroyed along with the city. Valentyna Khrystoforivna and her family almost never left the basement for three weeks. The ground was shaking from explosions from the first days of the full-scale invasion. On March 21, they decided to evacuate... Now Valentyna Piskun is waiting for the victory and liberation of Mariupol to return to her city by the sea...