Whose Child Is This?

Nicolae could immediately find the origin of the sound with his sharp hearing. He walked silently to one of the black-painted boats parked by the river. He couldn't see anyone on the deck. He heard the voice of a woman grumbling in Polish, and a man responded, coming from inside the cabin.

Nicolae understood only a little, and he tried to guess what really happened and who they were. Did these two people hit their child because they considered her naughty?

No matter what, he couldn't let a child be beaten by an adult like that. He sneaked into the boat and paid attention to the situation inside.

As soon as his eyes caught the sight in the cabin, Nicolae's chest was filled with anger. He saw a woman in her 30-s with a cruel face was tying a girl about five years old with a rope. The little girl was struggling, but she couldn't scream. Her mouth was plastered with duct tape.