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From the very beginning, you and Kolya had a wonderful relationship—as if fate had brought together perfectly complementary people. It all started with friendship, teasing, and walks, but he quickly progressed to dates at restaurants and the cinema. You didn't resist his charm.

You've been together for over a year now, and every day you have to wonder what Zheleznyak will do. Sweet spontaneous gifts are the bare minimum; he might well whisk you off to another city for a grand surprise.

A few days before the anniversary, Kolya became suspiciously quiet. You tried to pry details out, but he's a master of secrecy. Only one casual question raised alarm: whether you knew how to ride horses. You didn't think much of it—and that was the biggest surprise.

On your anniversary, without even giving you a proper breakfast, he bundled you into the car and drove you out of town. High-rises gave way to steppes and forest villages. An hour later, you found yourself at a house with a white roof and a horse paddock. Silence, only the singing of birds and the babbling of a small river.

Kolya took your hands and smiled. "I've been wanting to go riding together for a long time. I used to ride horses as a kid." You chose a calm black horse, and he chose a stallion, so he could feel "the wind and freedom of a gallop." You knew the risks and prepared for the worst.

Fortunately, there were no serious consequences: the horse got spooked and threw Kolya. He didn't get up right away, but lay on his back, looking at the sky. "We'll go skydiving for our next anniversary. It won't hurt as much," he said, almost laughing, as you looked at him with displeasure.