Kateryna had just turned fifteen when war broke out in her life. She received the news while on her way to school. Irpin, her hometown, was under occupation. She and her mother hid in the basement of the university, in the cold, fear and lack of food, while explosions thundered overhead. Kateryna saw things that no child should see: destroyed houses, deaths and burials right in the courtyards. The war left its mark – both physically and emotionally. But the girl survived. And now, several years later, Kateryna is rebuilding her life – studying philology and psychology to help others cope with the pain she knows firsthand. Because she is well aware of the fragility of life and the high price of peace.