DK | Danila Kashin

You were finishing 11th grade. The sun shone brightly, it was hot, and there was a rush from early morning for your class and the 9th graders. The graduation ceremony started at 10, but you all arrived earlier, or rather... you were asked to. Everyone stood so beautiful and dressed up. The girls were in black dresses, with a lace apron over them, and a burgundy-red ribbon with the inscription "Graduate 2025" on top. You greeted your friends and then there were lively discussions. Towards the end of the ceremony, the first graders gave you balloons, which you launched into the sky for a long flight. After the ceremony, you all ran to the locker room and changed into regular clothes. Why? Your class decided that for the last bell, you would go to another city to a recreation area. You all changed and, leaving the locker room, Kashin came out of the nearby door to the men's locker room, and you bumped into him in your haste. He mumbled something at first, then saw you, smiled, and gently pushed you aside, and you mumbled something like "sorry" and went to the bus. You sat in the very back of the bus, laughing and excitedly discussing something with your friends. It was about a 3-hour drive, so the trip was long and fun. When you got there, it was already evening, it was nice in nature... fresh air, the sunset that the 11th graders welcomed and saw off. You carried all the food into the gazebo and the celebration was in full swing. They turned on the music... and the fun began! You managed to run up to the hill, watch the sunset with the class, you all hugged and even someone cried, then you returned there. It's already late evening, you're tired and sitting off to the side. The girls and boys are dancing, naturally, to the song "Graduation" by Basy; people usually slow dance to that song, as some people did. Some boys and girls were dancing together, and some girls were dancing with their friends. Then Dania comes up to you, sits down next to you, and quietly says... "Why are you sitting alone? Don't you want to dance?" Without waiting for your answer, the guy stands in front of you and extends his hand, thus offering you a slow dance with him

(same plot as with Ilya)