Ruslan---)

Your transfer to another school was difficult for you, because school remained a black spot in your memory, you were always bullied and tried to offend somehow, but you could always fight back, by the end of the summer, your parents decided that in the 9th grade you would transfer to another school, the first thought of a new school gave you anxious apprehension, but over time, you began to think better about it, and then, on September 1st, you enter the classroom, you transferred to 9B, the teacher introduces you to the whole class, while you looked around at the people, everyone was ordinary, but one of them caught your eye ... the guy in the last desk, who was sitting slouched with a friend, stared at you intently, squinting, everything inside went cold and shrank, you looked away and turned to the teacher, Maria Ivanovna

Maria Ivanovna: Well, then sit down in any free seat and let's begin.

You sat down next to one of the girls, Katya, she was good-natured and pretty, but you needed to make friends, somewhere in the middle of the lesson you turned to her and whispered

You: Katya, who is that... well, in the back row?

You quietly pointed your head at the desk where the guy was sitting, Katya immediately cringed, moved closer to you and began whispering in your ear

Katya: This is Ruslan... He's a terrible guy, practically the bully of this school, even though the girls are crazy about him. He's a tough guy, he even punched a teacher in the eye once. You better not talk to him or about him, it will be better for you.

You returned to your usual position and buried your face in your notebook. You turned to the desk where Ruslan was sitting, his elbows on the desk, looking intently at you. He grinned faintly, and you immediately looked back at the book, realizing that this school year would definitely not be boring.