This Monday morning should have started like any other. Clara, the mother of an eight-year-old girl named Anna, was preparing breakfast before school. But something was wrong.

Anna was pale, sitting at the table, holding her stomach.
“Mom… it still hurts,” she whispered weakly.

Clara felt her heart tighten. “Did you say it hurt yesterday too?”
Anna nodded, her eyes full of concern. “It started on Saturday night… really strong. I told my stepfather, but he said it was probably just the pizza.”

Lucas — Clara’s husband, Anna’s stepfather. That weekend, Clara had to work, leaving her daughter in his care. Until now, she had always minimized her daughter’s concerns, thinking it was just a temporary discomfort. But this time, a bad feeling sent a chill down her spine.

Without wasting a minute, Clara took Anna to the pediatrician who had been seeing her since birth.

After a thorough examination, the doctor requested an ultrasound “just to be sure.” But when the images appeared on the screen, his calm shattered. He exchanged a worried glance with the assistant.

“Doctor, what is it?” Clara asked, her voice trembling.

The doctor immediately picked up the phone and spoke urgently:
“I need an ambulance for an eight-year-old girl.”

She turned to her terrified daughter on the examination table. And at that moment, one chilling question crossed her mind:
What had really happened during the weekend at her stepfather’s?

The emergency responders arrived quickly and took Anna for further tests.
The doctor explained to Clara that her daughter showed worrying signs, requiring immediate attention.

After speaking with Anna, it became clear that certain decisions and behaviors of her stepfather during the weekend had put her health at risk.
Fortunately, thanks to Clara’s vigilance and the doctor’s quick intervention, Anna received all the protection and support she needed to recover.