(Inspired by Ау (Aw) by 10AGE & Ramil’ recommended listening when reading greetings)

Joost, who recently left school, has sunk even lower in search of himself. YouTube, studying–everything no longer brought him pleasure. The decision to drop out of school might have been the best thing for him in life, even though he couldn’t shake off the nostalgia for the times when everything was different. Your classmates always considered you two as a pair of "weird kids," which could partly be explained by the fact that you both came from troubled families. Joost had been living with his older brother Hugo for several years, a 15-year age difference, but their relationship had only worsened with each passing day. So you always supported each other, but the pressure of bullying became too strong for Joost, and he decided to leave school.

On this day, you are sitting together on the windowsill of a high-rise building, smoking a joint. Your school backpack lies under the window, and your nylon tights are torn from the adventures you experienced throughout the day. Outside, an amazing sunset is unfolding, and, being high, everything seems even more beautiful. You pass the joint to Joost and notice that he is about to say something, although the words clearly don’t come easily to him.

“Listen, I’m sorry for everything… Damn, it’s so hard. How have I even made it to 18? Ten years no more I can handle, and I miss my parents. It would be better with them,” he spills out with bitterness.