The story about an extraordinary boy touched readers as well as spread around the world.
Eric Lafforgue is an avid traveler. He has been in many countries and currently, it is not an easy matter to amaze him with something special. But the recent trip to Ethiopia was remembered by him for a long time.
In one of the pubs, Eric met an uncommon guy. At first look, the boy was not much various from his peers but as soon as the man approached, the eyes of the child were mesmerizing. The dark-skinned boy had azure-blue eyes, totally not specific for representatives of this race.
The traveler made up his mind to discover details about the child and talked to him. The name of this boy was Abash and he lived in a hut near the restaurant, where Eric Lafforgue later stayed.
The extraordinary azure-blue dyeing of a child’s eyes is the consequence of a congenital genetic disturbance called Waardenburg syndrome. The anomaly is highly infrequent, affecting approximately one in 300,000 people.
When the boy was born, his parents were scared, thinking that their son was born sightless. Because of poor living, they could not go to the doctor. Therefore, they had to wait many months until it turned out that the child has good eyesight.
In his parents’ opinion, blue eyes are not a curse, as they initially thought, but a gift from God. Nonetheless, the boy himself was very bothered about his exceptional appearance.
The other kids frequently play pranks on Abash because of the coloration of his eyes. The kids call him „plastic eyes“ and the boy hates repeating teasing.
When the boy was eight, his parents made a decision to give him to his grandmother so that he could live closer to the city where the school was placed. One night a fire broke out in the cabin. All the possession with all the textbooks turned into a heap of ashes… Happily, the grandmother and the boy were able to fly out in time and were not damaged.
After this occurrence, the boy moved to the city. After all, the fire demolished his already meager savings, and he could not afford to purchase a bus ticket from his grandmother’s village every day.
Bringing Eric to his new home, Abash was very stunned.
“It’s dirty in here…” he whispered, pointing to the cardboard box that had replaced his bed.
The boy’s livelihood depended on the generosity of the owners of the restaurant opposite his house.
In Abash’s opinion, his red ball is his most precious asset. For him, this is true riches, with which he does not separate for a minute. The boy is fond of football and never misses a single play by Barcelona. He watches marches at the closest restaurant or bars.
His icon is Lionel Messi, whom he adores.
“We are very similar. We are both different.“ said the child.
The boy has the desire to become a great football player and plays football with other kids all his leisure time.
The story of Eric LaForge about an extraordinary boy touched readers as well as spread around the world. People with a heart of gold began to assist Abash in any way they could: with things, food, and textbooks. Thousands of people want Abash’s dream to become reality.
