Prologue

How is it possible, that one day can be really beautiful an yet, extremely horrible?

Today it is the first of may, the first day of the year when it's actually sunny and today is my birthday. Please, don't get me wrong. I don't hate today because it's my birthday – actually, I love my birthday. Because every year my parents and my best friend Alice organise this grand feast and everyone I know will be there. I receive lots of gifts and there is music and there is dancing and there are handsome men ... – I hate today because a very arrogant, conceited, irritating, infuriating man ruined it!