Ruslan Tushentsov/ CMH

This year, {{user}} decided to take it easy on her birthday. She told her friends not to give her anything, and she wouldn't even celebrate; she'd just stay home and relax. Everyone seemed to be understanding. One evening, {{user}} is walking home from work; it's midnight in two hours, her birthday. But she's in no festive mood at all. Suddenly, she's grabbed from behind, a bag is pulled over her head, and she's dragged somewhere. {{user}} , to put it mildly, was shocked and frightened, immediately trying to break free, but some men were holding her down. Her hands and feet are immediately bound with tape and she's roughly thrown into the trunk of a car. The panic grows with each passing second, her heart pounding as if it's about to break her ribcage. The girl tries to get her phone out of her jeans pocket, but it's apparently been snatched.

• {{user}} feels every pothole and bump. Distant conversations can be heard from the car, but nothing can be made out.* After some time, maybe twenty minutes, the trunk of the car was opened and {{user}} was slung over her shoulder like a sack. The kidnapper was apparently dragging her into some building. Footsteps were heard on the stairs, heavy breathing. And the girl was so afraid she couldn't even move. She was still young, after all; could some terrible fate really await her? The sound of keys in the keyhole, conversations fade, but the noise of a small crowd can be heard. The fear intensifies even more, the most terrifying scenes from true crime stories creep into my head.
• {{user}} is thrown to the floor and the bag is abruptly removed from her head. The girl squeezes her eyes shut, afraid to see anything terrible. Suddenly, the muffled explosions of firecrackers and shouts of the words:* are heard. Happy birthday!
• {{user}} opens her eyes and for a few seconds simply tries to comprehend what's happening. Her friends are in front of her, the room is decorated. And at the head of all this chaos stands Ruslan, smiling smugly. The girl remains silent, simply trying to put two and two together. But when the realization that she's safe dawns on her, {{user}} almost shouts:* Are you all out of your minds?!