Chapter 41

I resumed my work as a doctor.

Three years later, the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo was even worse than before.

The areas controlled by armed groups had expanded to an unprecedented scale.

There was a food crisis, cholera outbreaks, sexual violence, and an endless stream of kidnappings.

It felt as though this place had become a "land abandoned by God."

Every day, witnessing the hellish reality around me, I couldn't help but wonder whether, for Doctors Without Borders, their treatment was extending hope or merely prolonging suffering.

A few months later, Adam told me he had found five of the children from that group.

Among them were Ray and Mary.

They had successfully escaped that day.

They later got in touch with their relatives and were now living with family members in Kisangani.

This news was a breath of fresh air.

I rushed to meet them.

The moment the car arrived at the meeting point, Mary rushed out.

She threw herself into my arms, eyes brimming with tears.

"Zoey!! You finally came!"

She had grown much taller and had blossomed into a young woman.

Looking anxiously into the car, she asked,

"Where's Doctor Joseph? Why didn't he come with you?"

I hesitated, then said, "He's too busy."

tightened her fingers. "...Has something happened to

have experienced death are especially

my

he's fine. I'll show

phone, but found I didn't have any

bear to look at them, I had stored

very end and found a

coat, reading medical records under the warm glow of a

strikingly similar

saw the picture, and her face

then pulled her brother over,

be

other children

"I want to too!"

want to

asked the boy who had

about Ray? What do you want to do in

camera hanging on

to be a

I was taken aback.

the world to see the

can be seen, maybe someone will reach out to

fought back tears as I gathered them all

still here, he

leaving, I gave my compact camera to Ray

with Mary and the other

cheeks flushed

living in the depths of hardship, still hoped to lift up

like Joseph

there is hope,

Months passed.

search for Joseph's body yielded no

the

was night, I had no idea which

had no choice

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