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Yelena came from a conservative family. All her actions had to conform to their rules— she always had to wear clothes that went over her knees; she had to go straight home after school; vices, hanging out, having a boyfriend, or courting were forbidden. She was supposed to focus only on studying. She was happy, yes, she was, back then. But as time passed, she began to feel suffocated. There were many things she had yet to experience. She had never cut class, attended school events, or tasted alcohol. She didn’t know what it felt like to have a boyfriend or to go out. She wondered, was she normal? Was she even human? She also wanted to experience making mistakes. That’s why she made a list— a list of things a woman who wants to be free from manipulation does. That was her way of rebelling against the people around her, to at least prove to herself that she was still human. But as she started doing those things, Angelo suddenly appeared— a stranger Yelena never imagined would come into her life . . .