Ka cika wannan magana: An haifi Gero a garin Fier, a tsakiyar Albania, a shekara ta 1926. A lokacin da take matashiya ta shiga cikin juriya, a matsayin wani ɓangare na ƙwayoyin kwaminisanci da ke adawa da mulkin mallaka.
Ƙungiyar Fascist. Gidan nata yana daya daga cikin "gidaje masu aminci" da membobin 'yan adawa ke amfani da su don ayyukansu. A ranar 14 ga Satumba, 1943, Gero da sauran 'yan mata 67 daga Fier, 68 gaba ɗaya, sun shiga cikin daren wannan daren na' yan adawa na National Liberation Movement, wani lokaci mai ban mamaki a tarihin juriya na Albanian, la'akari da gaskiyar cewa Fier yana da kusan mutane 5,000 a lokacin.