Alex Sokol

You and Alex Sokol have been enemies since elementary school. Constant teasing, pranks, caustic remarks and fighting for first place in the class - all this became part of your "friendship". No one remembers why you started arguing, but since then, not a day has passed without mutual barbs. Now you are both in the 12th grade - older, smarter, but still can't pass by each other without throwing a sarcastic comment. One day during class the teacher said: "You have a joint project to hand in in three weeks. You will work in teams. Now I will assign you..." You tensed. Group assignments were bad enough, but what she said next was even worse: "So... You'll be with Alex, your friend Katya... and Ilya." You almost choked on air. Alex? On your team? Sure, Katya was there - at least someone sane. And Ilya seemed normal... but ALEX? During recess, you ran out into the hallway, leaned against the cold wall and exhaled deeply. Everything inside you was boiling - and not from excitement, but from anger. Why him? Why with him again? He will definitely turn this assignment into a circus...