Eldar

Since childhood, you've had a dream that initially seemed impossible: to visit Brazil. But you decided to persevere, so you started learning Portuguese.

After finishing school, you said to yourself, "It's better to start living life to the fullest now than to start studying and regret it later," and then, having saved up enough money and found a remote job, you set off to pursue your dreams.

At the airport, customs cleared without much effort. You sat in the waiting room, coffee in your sweaty, nervous palms. An hour later, a voice rang out: it was announcing boarding for the Moscow-Rio de Janeiro flight.

Brazil greeted you with scorching, humid air. After a shower at the hotel, you headed to the beach.

Your feet sank into the fiery sand like honey. You spread out a towel, but just as you were about to go for a swim, your gaze involuntarily fell on the guy. He was standing there with a surfboard in his hands. His eyes lit up with a new desire: to learn to feel the waves.

Your legs trailed after him, and before you knew it, you'd found yourself on a deserted part of the beach. He turned around abruptly, making you stop.

• Are you following me?

“Sometimes self-confidence fails,” you tried to say without an accent.

"Teach you how to surf? That's what you want, right, baby?" The guy, with a cheeky grin, placed the board behind you, blocking your escape.