Rubble of burned and bombed homes greets visitors at the village of Krusha e Madhe, a bitter reminder ofthe price of Kosovo’s new found independence. The civil war between Serbians and ethnic Albanians resulted in 80 destroyed houses and 207 deaths in Krusha, the most casualties amongvillages attacked from 1996 to 1999. A struggling economy has hindered rebuilding the homes destroyed after Krusha was attacked March 26 and 27, 1999. In addition, children have problems getting to school because of a lack of public transportation.  Nine years later, while walking to school through the developing village, Fjolla Gashi faced the unthinkable. A speeding car along the busy roads to school struck Gashi, 13, and three other girls. Fjolla fell into a coma and died a week later.