Then, a few months before my birthday, something changed. The exact date is unclear because it happened so slowly. In that moment, I didn't even know that something was happening. It wasn't such a big deal back then.

Nothing new happened at school the first day after summer break. I went back, saw my friends again, and I met my new fellow students. I walked home passing the shoe shop and the river.

After a few weeks, I got used to everyone. When school was over, I went home, but this time, I saw one of my fellow students standing by the intersection. If you looked straight ahead, you could see the path I always took.