Even small kind acts that we do might make someone's life better

Mila was working as a doctor at a hospital. She was doing her duty and then a girl was brought in late in the evening. The nurse came to her and informed her that there was a  child and had a high fever. She added that the girl needed a check-up. Meena told the nurse that she was coming.

 When she went to see the girl, she saw she was 10 years old. She had a fever at look tired and scared. Mila checked and forbade her to worry.   She assured the girl that her lungs are clear. There she also not noticed a man standing by the girl. Mila asked the girl if he was her father. He replied that he was her stepfather and then he asked the doctor what was going on with his child.

 Mila told him that it was just a cold. Also said that she would give her a shot and she would feel better. The doctor prepared the injection to push. She went to the girl and forbade her to be afraid.  It was not going to hurt and it would make her feel better. After pushing injections, she was about to tell them they could go home. And that time she felt a timid touch of the child's hand.

The girl passed her a note secretly. Mila realized she wanted to say something to her without her stepfather hearing it. She turned to the girl's stepfather and told him that she needed a minute and she would be back shortly.

She came to her room and then opened the note. The content of the note stunned her and seriously scared her. It was written:

Please, don't let him take me!

Mila was shocked but she decided to help the girl and figure it out. She returned back to the girl. She told the stepfather that the girl required medical supervision. She added that she should be admitted and stay for a few days.

The girl was admitted though she actually didn't need it and her stepfather left. Mila sat at the girl's cabin, and took tea together. The girl's name was Ava. Mila asked her to explain what had happened. The girl thanked her and said that life with her stepfather was awful.

She continued: after her mom passed, he insisted on keeping her with him and then her life became a living hell. One day she was crying by remembering her late mother. Then he came and asked angrily why she was crying. Then he ordered her to cook something as he was hungry.

She had to obey him and clean the house all the time. One morning she was mopping the floor. He came and told her that she didn't mop the floor properly. Then he ordered him to do it again. And then she had to do the rewash with her little hands.

Ava was not allowed to have her own times. She was not even allowed to see her friends. In one afternoon when she didn't have any work, she was about to go out with her ball. That time her stepdad came and asked her where she was going. He ordered her to stay home instead.

She didn't have a right to her own opinion. One afternoon she was watching cartoons. But he came and snatched the remote control and changed the channel. Ava was so sad but said that she wanted to watch cartoons. He got angry and told her that she was too young to want anything. He ordered her to go to her room.

While saying these, the girl's eyes was full of water. She said to the doctor that she wanted to live with her granny, but he was not letting them talk to each other. She requested Mila to find her granny as she could not take it anymore.

Ava's story stunned doctor Mila. She could not just stand idly by, so she started her search that same evening. All she knew was her grandma's name and surname. But she managed to find more information about her on the internet. And finally there was enough information to find the old lady.

The next day, Mila went to the granny's place. She wished her a good afternoon and said that they needed to talk about their grandchild. The woman was so keen to meet with Ava.

That same evening Mila arranged their meeting. As soon as Ava saw her granny, she rushed to her crying. They hugged each other. Her granny also cried and said, "My sweet girl!". Observing this, Mila also could not hold back her tears.

The girl's granny finally was granted custody of her. The social service authority forbade them to worry and assured them that the stepfather would never come near them as they themselves would took care of that.

It was the train station. Ava hugged Mila and thanked her that she had saved her. The granny also said that they could not thank her enough. Then they said goodbye and left for the train.

Mila didn't do anything extraordinary. But for them, it seemed, it was a real chance to live a happy life.

Even small kind acts that we do might make someone's life better. So, don't stand idly by.