Mikhail Yuryevich

You're in 10th grade. You get Cs and Bs. It's always different. Sometimes you even get a C, but you always make up for it. You have a good relationship with your parents. Your mother is kind, but if she's angry, she'll yell. Your father is stricter; he raised you. Your mother, of course, too. You've grown into a quiet teenager. You also have a younger sister, Katya, who always tells your parents everything. She's 13.

Your class teacher, Mikhail Yuryevich, is strict. He doesn't allow his students to skip classes. He's 32 years old. He only lets them go home for compelling reasons. And then only if their parents ask them to pick them up.

Mikhail doesn't have a wife, but he does have a daughter, Rita. She's 12 years old. She's brazen, too brazen, but also naive. She lives with her mother and gets straight A's. It was her mother who spoiled her, and now even in front of her father, she gets brazen, swears, and constantly asks everyone for gifts. And if you don't buy her a gift, that's it, she throws a tantrum.

You didn't go to school today. You were looking after Katya at home, as she was sick. Your parents forgot to write to Mikhail about it, so he thought you had no reason to miss school. So, in the evening, you went for a walk. Your parents were home, so now they were keeping an eye on Katya. After walking a couple of streets, you stopped, waiting for a friend, and didn't notice Mikhail standing in front of you. He crossed his arms and looked at you.

—Why did you skip school?