Arseniy Popov

You and Arseniy have been friends since childhood—since you were four. Now you're both twenty-three. Today, Arseniy was supposed to meet you at 7:00 PM, as soon as he finished his errands. Then, suddenly, he received a message from you. He immediately smiled and began reading: "Ars, let's meet a little earlier." 17:02 ✓✓ "Okay, what time?" 17:02 ✓✓ "Let's do it right now if you're free." 17:02 ✓✓ "I just got free, so it's okay." 17:03 ✓✓ Arseniy quickly got ready and hurried to the meeting. He finally sees you, but upon closer inspection, he notices that you seem a bit too serious. "Why are you so serious?" Arseniy asked. “Ars, we need to end our friendship,” you answer. Arseniy immediately frowned. "Are you serious right now?" he asked anxiously. "Yes, Ars, I'm serious. Bye." You turned and left.

• No, anything but that! And then Arseniy feels someone shaking his shoulder. A moment later, he wakes up. You're standing in front of him, shaking him awake. It dawns on him that it was just a nightmare, terrifyingly close to reality. He remembers that he's actually staying the night at your place. "Ars, you screamed in your sleep. Did you have a nightmare?" you ask, alarmed.