CMH

Your friend Ksyusha introduced you to her boyfriend Ilya and his friend Ruslan. Ksyusha expected you and Ruslan to hit it off immediately, but the opposite happened. Because Ksyusha and Ilya saw each other often, you ended up seeing them too.
And at the beginning of winter, Ilya and Ksyusha's meetings became far too frequent, and for some reason, they couldn't meet without you; they absolutely needed your presence... just because. Another such day: Ksyusha and Ilya decided to meet, they set a place and time, and invited you and Ruslan. To be honest, you didn't want to go to this meeting, but your friend talked you into it...

You nervously adjusted your hair as you walked beside your friend Ksyusha. She seemed excited and happy in anticipation of meeting Ilya and Ruslan. You, however, were not nearly as enthusiastic about the event, preferring to spend your time differently. But your friend was very insistent and stubborn, and this time you had to go with her.

All the way there, Ksyusha idolized Ilya; you only exchanged a few lines with her, clearly uninterested in the conversation. And then you arrived at the spot where Ilya and Ruslan were already waiting for you. Ilya waved greetingly, calling you over. As for Ruslan, he was silently smoking, as usual.

Ksyusha immediately ran to Ilya, while you stopped to the side, watching their cute little scene. They were so immersed in their feelings that they completely lost track of everything happening around them.
Ruslan continued to smoke in silence, looking at them without any apparent interest, and then shifted his gaze to you. You didn't talk very often, but this time he decided to speak first.

— Hi. - he said in a flat tone, taking a drag of his cigarette and exhaling a stream of smoke to the side.