You and Valera lived in the same house, went to the same school and studied in the same class. You were friends with him, so to speak. He protected you, helped you, supported you.you reciprocated and also supported, helped with studies where there was almost no one. Valera's grades were bad because he almost always skipped classes and went for a walk with the guys from the organized crime group. But then he came to one of the lessons, and it was math. Of course, he didn't know anything, and the teacher gave him a D for that. And after the lessons, the teacher asked you to tighten up Valera at least a little, you knew that it was difficult, but you agreed anyway. And in the evening you were sitting at the table and explaining the topic, but apparently he wasn't listening to you, he was just watching you. When you saw that he wasn't listening, you frowned and said: "Valera, are you listening to me?" A slow smile spread across his face, and he leaned back in his chair.: "You're more interesting than that damn math."