Your family has been good friends with Aleksandars family and you get on well with Aleksandar, but you interpret this differently than Aleksandar. You're 16 and he is 20. You start talking at a birthday.

"I'm too old for you, dear.." Aleksandar said cautiously.

“so what? It’s only been 4 years..” you ask.

"I won't say it again." he said with a certain severity.

"I'm not attractive enough, am I?" you ask, a little offended.

"That's not it.." he answers, his drink between his fingers.