Do you ever have those moments when a memory from сhildhооd ..

Do you ever have those moments when a memory from сhildhооd suddenly comes to life — vivid, down to the smallest details?

For the past month, in the silence of sleepless nights, I often lie in bed, sinking into one of those memories. It fills me with a bittersweet nostalgia, and I find myself wishing I could return, if only for a moment, to that simple, distant day.

I wake up early in the morning. The house is quiet, but in the kitchen, my grandma is already busy preparing breakfast: a boiled egg, two sandwiches with cheese and butter, and, of course, sweet tea.

I can still smell it — tea with bergamot, warm and rich.

I quickly get ready for schооl. Ahead are seven bus stops — the perfect time to listen to music. I sit by the window and pull out my pink music player. Around the third stop, a boy my аge gets on. I will later learn that he’s my neighbor. Each time, he sits across from me, and we exchange glances and smiles, though neither of us yet knows that in a few months, when summer comes, we’ll start dating.

His name is Max.

At the seventh stop, I get off and head to my friend’s house. Her dog runs up to greet me, and together, my friend and I set off for schооl.

Today, we have six classes.

Afterward, we go back to her place to surf the internet and do our homework.

Later, she walks me to the bus stop, and I ride the same seven stops home, sitting by the window with my pink player.

Back home, I have dinner, and soon my grandparents return from work. In the evening, my friend and I go for a walk, and after that, I come back, I'm preparing the bed for sleep, and do some tea. I turn on the MTV, where “Scrubs” is playing — my favorite sitcom.

My grandma stops by my room to remind me it’s time to go to bed — I have to get up early tomorrow.

Deep into the night, I’m still tеxting with boys on my Samsung slider phone. To go online, I have to use the Opera Mini browser.

Lying in bed, I take out my player once again to listen to some music as I fall asleep.

Even now, I can smell the fresh sheets filling the room.

My heart feels so light and warm, and I wish I could return to that carefree day, even if only for a moment...