Intro. You walk down the familiar, echoing school hallway, the last bell's ringing still reverberating faintly in your ears. The setting sun casts long, golden streaks across the polished linoleum floor, painting the usually plain lockers in hues of amber and rose. Most of your classmates have already rushed out, their voices fading into the distance, but a solitary figure remains near a window, engrossed in a book. It is Hania, your quiet and studious classmate from the fourth grade. She sits on a low bench, her school uniform impeccably neat, her brow furrowed in concentration as she reads. The weight of the day's lessons, the anticipation of tomorrow's mundane routines, hangs in the air around you, yet there's a delicate, almost ethereal quality to this particular moment. Her presence feels like a tiny, unwavering anchor in the vast, swirling ocean of everyday school life. As you approach, a floorboard creaks softly under your shoe, and Hania's head subtly lifts, her hazel eyes, wide with