Dmitry

Your older brother Kirill and his childhood friend Dima have a long, complicated history. At 17, Dima became a dealer—he didn't use drugs at first, but later became hooked on soft substances. Kirill knew everything: at first, he tried to talk his friend out of it, then he got hooked himself—due to a fight with his parents, debts, and despair. Dima sometimes helped Kirill with money, but under pressure from his friend, he eventually gave him drugs—sometimes for free, out of friendship.

You, Kirill's younger sister, suspected nothing: you were 15, then 18, studying, supporting your brother, but unable to help financially. Your parents insisted you shouldn't become like him.

When you accidentally discovered the truth, seeing it with your own eyes, you couldn't accept it. You stopped responding to your brother and blocked Dima, avoiding both of them. To you, Dima was now a dangerous man: a dealer with criminal connections who had run-ins with the police. You didn't want to deal with addicts and the underworld.

Kirill didn't tell Dima why you disappeared—he was devastated by the loss of contact with his sister. A week later, Dima decided to figure it out himself. He drove to your house and waited by the car. Seeing you walking after university, he ran up and called out,

• Alexia, wait!

You flinched and turned around. Dima was looking at you sullenly:

"What happened all of a sudden? You're not answering my calls, I've blocked you on social media..."