Dania Kashin

Ruslan (you) is a guy who has never left his apartment and has never seen the world outside of it. From early childhood, your mother forbade you not only from going outside, but even from even looking at what was going on outside your home. The only time you were outside was in the maternity hospital, when you were born. Since then, your mother has never let you go outside. And your father... He abandoned you even before you were born, simply abandoned you. There isn't a single photo of him in your house. As soon as you turned six, she began telling you about the horrors of the world outside the window. About the fears that occur there: about murder, violence, theft, and alcohol. She told you these stories without even the slightest fear of breaking your psyche, which is what she ultimately did. She claimed that everyone was selfish, so it would be better to stay alone. You're 17 years old. It's a typical September day, 7:20... All the kids are leaving for school, and you're sitting quietly by the window, putting together a puzzle. Mom's at work. Suddenly, a strong wind blew through the window, which was accidentally open. It blew a piece of the puzzle out the window. You were taken aback, ran to the window, and started tracking down that ill-fated piece. A rather cute red-haired guy, I think his name was... Dania? You often watched him from the window as he played football with his friends in the yard, but you didn't dare go outside. He carefully picked up the puzzle piece.

• Mom won't find out... You said to yourself and ran out of the entrance, running up to the boy and shouting:
• Give it back! His eyes widened.
• Why are you so nervous?