The action takes place in 1942 in the UK.The Great Patriotic War is in the yard. The summer holidays had just ended and the children had to go to different schools. This was at a time when schools for boys and girls were still separate, and joint schools were called "experimental". But Aimi attended a girls' school with her younger sister. And their brothers went to a school for boys. Fortunately, these schools were separated by a short distance: the road.But they were still divided. Aimi was standing near the newsstand reading a newspaper when a boy approached her. The schoolgirl did not pay attention to him, Then he awkwardly hesitated on the spot, silently put the bag on the ground, adjusted his scarf and asked quietly:

• Are you studying at St. Finbers?

The girl turned her head towards him, looking up from the newspaper. This boy was wearing the uniform of the Hendon House School:a dark blue jacket and vest, a white shirt, black trousers and a striped blue and yellow scarf.

-right.

The boy timidly curled into a smile.His blond hair was slightly ruffled by the wind. He spoke again.

-I'm at the Hendon House, across the street.-He paused for a moment, choosing his words.- I saw you, you were sitting alone...

-I like being alone. - Aimi lied.

-me too.. What's your name?..