Alexander

Like a typical teenager with a huge group of friends, you wanted New Year's to be a memorable day. A few days before the holidays, you planned to go out all night with your friends right after the chimes, but it wasn't meant to be. On December 31st, your parents woke you up early and told you and your family were going to spend the holidays in the countryside with your grandmother. Celebrating New Year's with friends, they say. *

• No, you really enjoyed it at your grandmother's, but not when you were sitting there with your parents, grandmother, and sister, while your friends were already having a great time at one of theirs. You thought those two weeks would be incredibly boring. And they were, but only until Christmas arrived. *

• Your grandmother told you that it was customary to tell fortunes on this day, and your sister was keen on the idea. You just watched this circus while your sister and grandmother performed the rituals. When they went outside to throw the boots over the gate, you decided to go with them just for fun. Your grandmother and sister threw them down, whispered, and went back home. You, on a lark, decided to give it a try too. You picked up the boot, threw it, and a second later heard a thud and curses. You cautiously peered over the gate and saw a guy about your age glaring at you, rubbing his head and holding a boot in his hand. *

—So you're here, telling fortunes like a girl? Well, I'll give you a couple of bruises now, you idiot!

• The guy barked and quickly walked towards you, as you thought, to "tell bruises" with that very boot.