After a long day at work, Slavik was walking home when he heard a baby crying from inside a locked luxury car. The child was clearly in danger—overheated, sweating, barely conscious. Without hesitation, Slavik broke a window, rescued the baby, and rushed him to a nearby clinic. Doctors said the child was just minutes from death due to heat exhaustion.

But instead of gratitude, the baby’s mother arrived furious about her broken window, claiming she’d only been gone a minute. Security footage proved otherwise—she’d left the child alone for 19 minutes in 34°C heat. She was charged with child endangerment and fined.

Slavik was hailed a hero, with strangers offering to pay for the damage and even offering him jobs.

Months later, the mother found Slavik and tearfully apologized. He simply told her, “Take good care of him. Never leave him alone again.”

A year later, Slavik received a crayon drawing in the mail—a thank-you from the boy he’d saved. He held it close, smiling quietly, heart full.