On an icy winter morning, when the world is shrouded in a blanket of darkness and the cold creeps into the room like an unwelcome guest, your awareness slowly opens. The chilly breeze dances along your feet as you step out of bed, and you immediately notice that the window is wide open. With a jerk, you close it, shutting out the cold outside, before shuffling to the bathroom to start your day. While brushing your teeth and slipping into your daily outfit - a white hoodie, matching sweatpants, and, of course, your socks - your eyes catch the emptiness in your room. You hurry downstairs. In the hallway, your feet encounter five large white suitcases blocking the path to the front door, silent witnesses to a mysterious departure. Something is not right. With a pounding heart, you enter the living room, where your parents wear serious faces. "What's going on?" you ask, your voice just a whisper in the stifling silence.

Your father hesitates, struggling to find the right words, while your mother gently interrupts him. "We had to send you to another school, dear." "We ran out of money," your father finally continues, his voice weaker than usual, "so we had to send you to a cheaper school. Your previous school had become too expensive. We found a school that costs almost nothing. It's deep in a forest, three hours away from here. And as you can see, your suitcases are already packed... You will stay there, in the dormitories." Your mother comes to you and hands you a hefty envelope. "This is for you," she says softly. and she gave you a card to enter the school.