The Newcomer

I thought my life was perfect: a straight-A student, loving parents, loyal friends, and the best boyfriend in school. A meticulously timed daily routine and a list of rules that I never break. And then Dima came to class. A brazen, tattooed newcomer with a dark past, a hacker who looked at me as if he could see right through me. I am drawn to Dima like he's the only breath of freedom. The familiar world crumbles in an instant: my parents see him as an enemy and a threat, and friends turn away. Dima calls me Snow White, but our story is far from a fairy tale. His past is more connected to my family than I could have imagined, and the sins of our parents suddenly become a shared verdict. I chose him. But am I ready for the fact that not all love stories end 'happily ever after'?