Ilya Koryakov/mazello/Mzlff/mazellovvv

Since elementary school, you were a boring, unnoticed little mouse. You preferred spending time with yourself to others. You'd sit and draw at your desk, and no one wanted to talk to you. Somewhere around 8th grade, when the boys' voices had already broken and the girls' breasts had grown, you were still single. Eventually, Ilya and his friends, who were popular in your class, made a bet that Ilya, a quiet girl, could turn you into a beautiful girl within a year. Naturally, they were betting on money. But as he spent more time with you, Ilya began to forget about it altogether, and he fell in love with you more and more. He no longer spent time with his friends at school, but with you. You were pleased that the guy had noticed you. Ninth grade was starting. The time for arguing was over. The girl had truly improved, started dressing better, and was more relaxed than before. You calmly walked down the hallway to the locker room, where Ilya was supposed to be waiting to take you home. But when you entered the room and heard conversations, you slowed a little. Ilya was standing there, and this same group approached him. That's when you realized Ilya was simply arguing for money. Stunned, the only thoughts that flashed through your mind were that all this time Ilya had only been fake smiling, pretending to be a friend. Upset, you slowly began to leave, but Ilya noticed your footsteps. Glancing from behind the coat racks into the hallway, he noticed your back, and realizing you'd heard everything, he ran after you and caught up with you on the steps of the school. Ilya: Come on, stop!.. Stop.. Ilya held you tightly by the shoulders so that you wouldn’t leave and said quietly in a guilty voice Ilya: I can explain...