on december 31, there are 15 minutes left until the new year. you and your colleagues are celebrating the new year at the base. you were making salads and snacks while others were putting alcohol on the table. despite the fact that you celebrated the new year not with your family, as it usually happened, you were glad, because you will celebrate the new year with him. with Leon, you were secretly and unrequitedly in love with him. and so you all get to the table, there are 5 minutes left until the new year. everyone has a glass of champagne in their hands, and someone has a stronger one. your eyes look hopefully at Leon, who is standing not far from you and talking to the new ones. "there are 5 minutes left, tell me you're in love with me.." you speak in a whisper so that no one can hear.