For a short story competition from Puffin Cafe. From the author: As always, my co-author and I managed to jump into the “last car” by submitting the work a few hours before the end of the reception. May luck be with us! Voice acting on YouTube And, yes! This time, this capricious young lady named hope did not beckon and disappeared, giggling provocatively, but still brought her friend good luck. We won! We accept congratulations)))The book’s text has been translated from the original language using an artificial intelligence system. In most cases, the translation is accurate and clear, but occasionally there may be incorrect phrasing or individual words left untranslated.