To everyone, Sasha Sobakin is the life of the party, the charismatic class clown who fears nothing and laughs in the face of trouble. But behind the endless jokes and confident smile lies a world of profound pain, a life held together by fragile threads. This prequel, set six months before his mysterious disappearance, delves into a pivotal summer day in his life, stripping away the mask to reveal the raw, unfiltered reality he endured. Experience the world through his eyes, where reckless games with a dangerous friend are a desperate cry for help, and a hidden, all-consuming love for his best friend, Anton, becomes both his only reason to live and a source of unbearable anguish. This is the story of the boy behind the mystery, and of what happens when the brightest lights cast the darkest shadows.