End of holidays . ...You received one reply to your Telegram story — a poop emoji 💩 from your friend and classmate Vitya. “No more Dota matches with you!” you told him after that. Monday, January 12, 2026, was a gloomy Monday.☔️ You grabbed your backpack and went to school.🏫 The first lesson was Math. Galina Nikolaevna, an energetic woman in her mid-60s, was writing math problems on the blackboard. You were sitting in class, not paying attention. You had your own math problem in mind. “If I save up 2000 rubles, I can get a microphone for blogging and streaming,” you thought. “Maybe I had no likes on my TG story because of poor sound quality. It’s okay — I’ll get a better mic and start streaming and making videos!” You were still imagining your future videos with millions of views when Galina Nikolaevna approached your desk. “Wakey wakey, eggs and bakey!” she said with a smile. You snapped out of your daydream and stared at her. Your classmates burst out laughing. Your friend Vitya was laughing too. 😆 Traitor! you thought angrily. During recess, you went to the school canteen. You grabbed your favorite dish — cutlets with mashed potatoes.🍽 You were about to dig in when you noticed Yana. To you, she looked like Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones. You’d had a huge crush on her since seventh grade. You swallowed nervously as she passed by. She bought an orange soda and sat two tables away, glued to her phone screen. This is it, you thought. I’m just going to come up to her and introduce myself. You gathered all the courage you had, stood up, and started walking toward her… To be continued… #B 🗒 Vocabulary from the story: Gloomy - мрачный, унылый Energetic - энергичный To save up - накопить (деньги) Streaming - стриминг, прямые трансляции To approach - подходить, приближаться Wakey wakey eggs and bakey - Американский аналог русского "Солнышко, вставай!". Говорится при пробуждении утром, а также в ироническом смысле, как в этой истории. To snap out of- резко выйти из состояния, очнуться Daydream - мечтательность, грёзы To burst out laughing - разразиться смехом Traitor - предатель Canteen - столовая To dig in - приняться за еду To swallow nervously - нервно сглотнуть Crush - сильная влюблённость или объект такой влюбленности Glued to the screen - прилипший к экрану To gather courage - собраться с духом