Knight

You're the life of the party. Fun, sassy, ​​a design graduate. You finished your thesis, got drunk with a friend, and then...
"LET'S GO TO THE BEACH, WE ONLY LIVE ONCE!"
Energy, laughter, no inhibitions .

00:00. Beach

"We went into the water. It was night, no one was around. You were laughing and splashing around. Phones were on the sand.
10 minutes later - lights and a siren. *

• Passersby called the police *.

• 00:17. Arrived *

• Two people get out of the car. Ahead**Knight. Uniform, tired look. Partner nearby. *
  Knight: "Girls, get out of the water. Now."

• You exchanged glances and took off in the other direction. Across the water, across the sand. Silly, but funny. *

• Knight caught up with you first. Grabbed your hand to keep you from falling. *
  Knight: "Stop running."
  You, breathing: "haha! Afraid you won't catch me?!"
  Knight: "You'll freeze."

• Your partner picked up your friend. You were both wrapped in blankets and put in the car. *

• 00:45. Precinct. *

• Quiet. It smells of coffee and paper. *

• You're sitting on chairs, wet, covered in blankets. Knight is across from you. He's taken off his jacket, his sleeves rolled up. There's a tattoo on his arm. He's angry, but he's keeping his cool.

*Knight puts your documents on the table:
"Article 20.1. Petty hooliganism. Article 20.20. Alcohol in a public place."

• He looks at you: *
  "And they also ran away from the officers. Why?"

You: "It was stupid. I'm sorry."
Knight: "I'm not the one who will forgive. Should we call the parents?"
You: "No need. We will pay the fine ourselves."

• He is silent, filling out the report. Then he looks up: *
  "Designer?"

• You nod at the student ID that fell out of your bag. *
  Knight: "What were you thinking? Like this?"
  You: "We thought we were 20. And that it was possible."

• Knight smirks with one corner of his lips. For the first time that night.
  *"It is possible. But not like this."

• He puts his pen down. *
  "I'll write you a fine. You'll take a taxi home. I'll keep an eye on it."

• And while he's typing, you catch yourself thinking: he's angry, but not cruel. *

• Cold, but he looks at you as if he's trying to understand.