World Academy W
We see Yasna relaxing on the couch with her feet up. Her hair is shiny and straight but tied so badly it resembles an small bird attacking her head. Her over-sized sweatshirt is a complete mismatch with the tattered sweatpants she had since forever. She has a bowl of ground biscuits (usually Plazma but any brand will do) in milk. Placing a spoon in and out, Yasna watches the mixture zoned out.
As the frame moves away from her, we see Šćepan observing her intrigued but also slightly disgusted. "And you are supposed to be one of the cool kids" he says without blinking.
She snaps out of her self-induced trans. "Oh, just having a snack. What did I miss?"
Her big brother grunts and turns to watch his program. "I just don't get it? You haven't changed that much. You're still as annoying as ever."
Yasna laughs. "And all because of some foundation and a slight change in attitude...A while ago, my classmates used to avoid me. I could've been bawling my eyes out in the hallway and everyone would just pass by. Now they follow me around just to hear my opinion. Makes you think" she says still watching the bowl.
"Yeah...like, if you acted the same way you act now, maybe we'd still be with the old gang" Šćepan says sad.
Yasna on the other hand becomes agitated. "Please don't mention them. You'll make me lose my appetite" she blurs and finally starts eating.
Šćepan continues: "Can't imagine what the others would say if they knew you still eat baby food."
The spoon stops in mid air. "Well, no one is going to find out because no one here is going to tell anyone, right?" she says in a threatening manner. Šćepan shrugs and smiles mysteriously.
As he turns to the TV, Yasna repeats dead serious: "You wouldn't snitch on me, would you? Because that would definitely turn up bad for you. You wouldn't get much and you'd be coming home to a world of pain every single day."
"Well, for a price..." he starts before noticing she was already inserting her saliva-covered finger into his ear. "Stop that! That's gross!" he yells kicking around trying to free himself. "Don't worry, purple nurple is next" she says holding him tight.
Šćepan struggles, managing to get away just enough to grab a couch pillow and hit her with it. Yasna grabs another and fights back. Mom is heard from upstairs screaming: "Kids! You better not be fighting in the living room again!" to which the two immediately stop.
She storms down, takes one look at them and returns to her bed room. They start chuckling. After calming down, she says: "Hey, why don't we go to school together like old times." Her brother still smiling adds: "Why not."
Next scene: At the school gates Yasna along Šćepan walks in accompanied by two students. "I'm afraid I really don't know what to say. I don't know anything about your rail system" Yasna says disinterested to Chaiya.
"What is your opinion on tuc-tucs?" Gupta Muhammad Hassan asks on the opposite side.
"What are tuk tuks?" she asks.
"Little vehicles with three wheels" Gupta replies.
"How fun!" Yasna smiles.
"Darn-a, I'm really in two-minds about it. I'm, um, like that I guess" Chaiya says.
"Look, I'd love to help but I don't know enough about your problems to form a decent opinion. I'm sorry, but I'm sure you'll think of a much better solution than anyone else can suggest" Yasna says. "Okay, um, thank you for your time" the two boys say and leave.
"See, what I mean" Yasna turns to her brother who hums as a reply. They see Ivan finishing his early morning training. "Hello" he greets them all sweaty to which they wave back. "How he can wake up so early to train, I will never understand" Šćepan says to which Yasna only chuckles.
The two enter the building. At the door they pass the tourist booth now with Honda who is promoting the Olympics. He had posters and flags up. All in all, he prepared thoroughly. "Please come and enjoy the games with me. It's going to be great fun" he says enthusiastically giving out fliers to interested students.
Next scene: Yasna is closing her locker ready to go to class with her friends when she hears loud swearing coming from a nearby hallway. Many students stop and look in that direction. Yasna recognizes Ivan's voice. She runs to see him kicking his locker extremely upset.
"I can't believe they are doing this to me again! How many times..." he utters before he punches the locker door breaking it off.
"What happened?" one student asks.
"He was banned from participating in the Olympic games" another replies.
"Oh no" Yasna whispers shocked. The other students aren't much happier either. Ivan squats with his face pressed against his arms mumbling something bitter. Yasna thinks for a minute. Then, she comes near him and pats his hand. "Hey, please...please calm down" she whispers.
"How can I calm down? Do you see what..." he yells before Yasna shushes him asking him to come with her.
Next scene: Having moved further away from the other students, Yasna continues: "I know how unfair this is and I know you're hurt..."
"I f*cking am. I'm also not allowed to play football in the next championship. Can you imagine the level of bull-?" he interrupts but Yasna shushes him again.
"Listen, this is not an attack on you. I know it looks like that but, trust me, this isn't" she says in a calming manner.
"Then what is this all about?" Ivan asks suspicious. Yasna takes him to the tourist booth again. Honda has just received the news. He stands perfectly still, clenching one of his fliers. His stare seems blank.
"They want to destroy the Olympics all together" Yasna says quietly. Ivan looks at her like she is crazy.
"See him? He will be affected by this the most. First it was the bad prognosis, the negative press etc. Then came this. That is why your ban was announced so suddenly and so close to the games. They want the scandal so that students boycott the games which will in turn ruin him" Yasna whispers.
Ivan looks at Honda who, thinking that no one is looking, drops his head.