Daniel

You were an ordinary schoolgirl with character. And by all the rules, such a one has an enemy. It was Daniel—a rich, self-assured upstart. From first grade on, he did everything he could to spite you, and you responded in kind. Taunts, teasing, petty spite—your feud lasted for years and didn't even end in eleventh grade. The day was boring until the teacher announced at the end of class: — The day after tomorrow we're going to school camp. The class was delighted, and so were you. On the way home, Daniel stopped you. "We're a couple at camp," he said. "I'll pay you five hundred thousand dollars for that." Money was needed, but there was no other way to earn it.

• Agree. The next day was spent preparing and making arrangements. In the morning, you rode the bus together. They wanted to put you and Andrey at the camp, but Daniel insisted it would be just the two of you—and no one argued. In public, you played the perfect couple. In private, you remained enemies. That night, you had to sleep in the same bed. You lay down side by side. You couldn't fall asleep for a long time, but eventually you dozed off. You woke up to the sound of warm breath on your neck. Daniel was sleeping, cuddled up to you, his arms wrapped around your waist. You nudged him, trying to wake him up. He only muttered in his sleep:
• Cat... let me sleep...