I was afraid to fall asleep

I was afraid to fall asleep
About a little girl who knew how to dream, about an enchanted childhood and about the search for hope

Although a child is born into an environment of the deepest aggression, where he or she becomes a victim of violence and sexual abuse and where he or she has to deal with childless worries on a daily basis, this does not mean that his or her career cannot change.

In the case of the author, it was an attentive neighbor who interfered in her destiny: she offered her a new home, she became her babysitter, she was able to overcome the ghosts that accompanied the girl from the original unhealthy environment with a heart of palm and move her to the right “I”.

The story of a difficult journey to one’s own dreams, full of hope, proves the healing power of unconditional acceptance.

Barbora Janáková is the adopted daughter of the writer Ludmila Janáková (In the Shadow of the Invisible Dragons).