Karabakh, 1993. War separates Stepanakert and Shushi, yet one night an enemy commander asks the Armenian side for help: his wife is dying in childbirth. Zoya, an experienced midwife, agrees to cross the line of confrontation. Her decision brings together professional duty, maternal compassion, fear, memory of the dead, and the fragile possibility of preserving humanity where hatred and revenge govern everyday life. We thank Anna Mnatsakanyan for granting permission to publish this work on our website free of charge.