Ivana je sjedila na drvenoj klupi, gledajući snijeg kako tiho pada oko nje.

Ivana was sitting on the wooden bench, watching the snow silently falling around her.

Plitvička jezera bila su prekrivena bijelim pokrivačem.

Plitvička jezera were covered with a white blanket.

Bila je siječanj.

It was January.

Svuda je vladala zimska čarolija.

Everywhere, there was a winter magic.

Osjećala se pomalo bespomoćno, s nogom u gipsu nakon skijaške nesreće.

She felt somewhat helpless, with her leg in a cast after a skiing accident.

No, odlučna kao uvijek, nije htjela da je ozljeda spriječi da uživa u prirodi.

But, determined as always, she didn't want the injury to prevent her from enjoying nature.

Luka, Ivani blizak prijatelj, pažljivo joj je pomagao.

Luka, a close friend of Ivana, was helping her carefully.

Često je dolazio provjeriti je li dobro.

He often came to check if she was okay.

Znao je i da Valentinovo dolazi, prilika možda idealna da joj prizna svoje osjećaje.

He also knew that Valentine's Day was approaching, perhaps the ideal opportunity to confess his feelings to her.

Jednog dana rekao joj je, "Idemo na kratku šetnju. Dobro ti je za dušu."

One day he said to her, "Let's go for a short walk. It's good for the soul."

Ivana je oklevala.

Ivana hesitated.

"Luka, teško mi je hodati..." počela je, ali njegova topla i podržavajuća prisutnost ohrabrila ju je.

"Luka, it's hard for me to walk..." she began, but his warm and supportive presence encouraged her.

"Bit ću tu uz tebe," rekao je s osmijehom.

"I'll be here with you," he said with a smile.

Polako su se kretali stazom oko zamrznutog jezera.

They slowly moved along the path around the frozen lake.

Vjetar je bio hladan, ali zrak svjež i čist.

The wind was cold, but the air was fresh and clean.

Staze su bile tihe, samo škripanje snijega pod njihovim cipelama odjekivalo je među drvećem.

The trails were quiet, only the crunching of snow under their shoes echoed among the trees.

Luka ju je pažljivo vodio, pazeći na svaki korak.

Luka carefully guided her, watching every step.

Dok su hodali, Ivana je osjetila mali ushit.

As they walked, Ivana felt a small thrill.

Iako teško, bilo je prekrasno ponovno osjetiti prirodu tako blizu.

Although difficult, it was wonderful to feel nature so close again.

No, jedan trenutak neopreza, i umalo je posrnula.

But, one moment of carelessness, and she almost stumbled.

Luka je brzo reagirao, uhvatio ju je za ruku, stabilizirajući je.

Luka quickly reacted, catching her hand, stabilizing her.

"Vidjela sam," rekla je Ivana s osmijehom.

"I saw," Ivana said with a smile.

"Mogu, mogu hodati." Luka se nasmijao.

"I can, I can walk." Luka laughed.

"Znao sam da možeš."

"I knew you could."

Dok su stajali kraj jezera, Ivana se osjećala slobodnijom nego ikad otkako je ozlijedila nogu.

As they stood by the lake, Ivana felt freer than ever since she injured her leg.

Novak vjetar nosio je sjeme nove nade.

The new breeze carried the seed of new hope.

Luka je osjetio da je trenutak pravi.

Luka felt the moment was right.

"Ivana," počeo je tiho, "htio sam ti reći nešto već dugo. Ti si mi mnogo više od prijateljice."

"Ivana," he began quietly, "I've been wanting to tell you something for a long time. You mean much more to me than a friend."

Srce joj je zakucalo brže.

Her heart beat faster.

"Želim da znaš koliko mi značiš," dodao je.

"I want you to know how much you mean to me," he added.

Ivana je bila zatečena, ali njezino je srce osjetilo toplinu.

Ivana was taken aback, but her heart felt warmth.

Pogledala je Luku, a osmijeh joj je osvetio lice.

She looked at Luka, and a smile lit up her face.

"Lijepo je to čuti, Luka. Ti si mi jako važan."

"It's nice to hear that, Luka. You are very important to me."

S tihim razumijevanjem, nastavili su hodati smirenom stazom, okruženi zimskom ljepotom Plitvičkih jezera.

With a quiet understanding, they continued walking the calm path, surrounded by the winter beauty of Plitvička jezera.

Ivana je znala da će ozdraviti.

Ivana knew she would heal.

Luka joj je bio tu uz nju, a ona je prihvaćala nove mogućnosti koje su se otvorile pred njom.

Luka was there with her, and she embraced the new possibilities that opened before her.

Njihovo prijateljstvo postalo je nešto više, baš u vrijeme kada je priroda krasila njihovu priču.

Their friendship had become something more, just in time as nature was gracing their story.