Ordinary Heroes
The moment Ferid boarded that bus, his nightmarish journey into the mountains of Eastern Bosnia began. Few Bosnian Muslims who set foot on those buses were ever seen again. The bus took its passengers to the Paklenik Pit, located deep within the forest. The horror unfolded as Ferid watched his comrades being lined up on the pit's ominous edge. Men were shot one by one, disappearing into the black hole that became their final resting place. Ferid would be the only man to make it out of those woods alive. Ferid seized an opportunity to escape, but knew he must find refuge before he was hunted down. Only one woman stepped forward to take the ultimate risk and save his life. That woman was Mina.
