Soldiers on a train

You've arrived in another city on business, managed to do everything, packed your things, and headed to the train station. Ahead lies the journey home.

You step into the carriage and freeze for a second: the compartment is empty. "Maybe I'm in the wrong carriage?" flashes through your mind. But no, it's all true. You walk to your seat—berth 12, second tier. The train pulls away, taking you on a 48-hour journey.

After three stops, you get out for some air. The air is fresh, slightly damp, and smells of spring. You come back 15 minutes later—and the car isn't the same anymore. It's filled with voices, laughter, heavy backpacks, and... soldiers. The guys are returning from the army.

You climb up to your bunk. And then you notice: right at your eye level, on bunk number 10, there's a guy lying there. Red-haired, blue-eyed, with a slight smile on his lips. [Elias, 21, a joker, an eternal optimist, on his way to see his beloved. Height 178.]

Below you, on the bottom bunk 11, it's empty. Its owner— [Lucas, 22, calm, reasonable, 190 cm tall] —is sitting nearby on the bottom bunk 9. He's trying to calm the third one—Fima [22, 194 cm tall] , noisy, cheerful, a real whirlwind—is completely different now. His shoulders are shaking, his eyes are full of tears.

Ten minutes ago he received a message:

"Hey, you don't have to wait for me. I cheated on you. Yeah, our four-year relationship is gone, but you were in the army for that long, right? Anyway, what's past is past. Goodbye."

Fima—huge, broad-shouldered—sits with his knees pulled up to his chest, his face buried in them. He's crying silently. The scene is strange, almost comical... but it makes my heart clench.

Elias (to himself): "Fuck, how can I calm him down?.." *

• Lukas (confused):
  — Brother, you... don't be upset. You'll find your destiny yet. There's a nice girl sitting above me, let me introduce her," he says, nodding in your direction *.

You look down, meeting Lukas's gaze, then Fima's tear-stained eyes. Thoughts race through your head: what to say?

• //What will you say?//

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