After conducting an examination, his ophthalmologist tells him and his family, that the only way to retain at least a small fraction of his eyesight would be an immediate surgery.

Despite doubts from his family, especially his father, and other people around him, he intends to finish the Abitur and does so, due to diligence and art of memory.

At this time, his parents separate, and to support his mother financially, Saliya starts working during nighttime as a pizza baker, unbeknownst to his supervisors and colleagues at the hotel.

The resulting exhaustion and altered biorhythm get him into trouble, as he oversleeps one day and arrives late for work at the hotel, whereupon he is admonished.

He completely loses himself, overindulging in alcohol, and ends up in hospital due to injuries sustained from a fall while being drunk.