About the book: 2024 / Kingdom of Romania, 1916. Sub-lieutenant Vasile Zamfir serves in the rear: he counts the carriages of the echelons leaving for the front. More than anything else, he is afraid of falling into one of them. He is very young, has hardly lived, has not been anywhere, has not loved anyone - everything in his life is still in the future, but he may not exist: the First World War is going on. A girl lives in the same house as Zamfir, but how to overcome fear and approach her? Vasile’s life now also depends on the level of liquid in a dark glass bottle - this is the gypsy curse. Vasile has many fears, and how to cope with them?