On the way, while they were driving, the driver glanced into the rear-view mirror. He noticed a bottle of water next to the girl, Kasha, and said to her:
"Give me that bottle. I want to drink from it."
The girl replied:
"There's no water in it."
Driver: "Then what's inside?"
Kasha: "Drops of waterfall water mixed with tears."
Driver: "You mean the airport waterfall? It's true the rain hasn't stopped, but how could you fill the bottle when there were so few tears? Did some drops fall inside it?"
Kasha: "No, it carries water from a waterfall that carries with it the scent of peace for those who turn to it."
Driver: "What's the name of this waterfall?"
Pilot: "Steuben Fall, in Switzerland."
Driver: "It's actually near Austria, not Switzerland — a truly beautiful place."
Pilot: "Thank you for the information, my friend. We thought it was in Switzerland. Let me end this talk between you and the girl. This bottle is a gift that her sister threw into a lake. The girl caught it — her sister was crying, and her tears mixed with the water, longing to meet again. So she carried this bottle and kept it as a memory."
Driver: "That reminds me of the story of Sofia, named after a girl. There was once a rich man who had a beautiful daughter. She became very ill, struggling between life and death. He sought help from every doctor, but none could cure her. A wise man advised him to go to a lake in a nearby village.
Suddenly, the girl's health improved. She said to her father: 'I'm fine now.' That man then chose to stay in the village, and news of the miracle spread. The village was eventually named after the girl — Sofia."
Kasha: "How happy I am that my sister gave me this gift from the lake. All the waters gathered there."
The pilot then asked the driver:
"Tell me about the countries we will pass through on our way to Austria."
Driver: "If you'd like, I'll take you there. We will pass through Serbia, then Croatia, then Slovenia, and we'll reach Austria by midnight — that is, if the trip begins early in the morning from Sofia."
Kasha then said to the pilot, Shenimo:
"I'll be patient for the whole journey with this kind driver."
Pilot: "You've become our companion on this journey."
Driver: "We are now entering the tunnel. After it, the lights of Sofia will appear, shining like a jewel whose glow never fades."