Matej je sedel na svoji postelji v dijaškem domu, nogo pa je imel dvignjeno na blazini.

Matej sat on his bed in the dormitory, with his leg elevated on a pillow.

Zimski veter je zunaj pihal močno, a znotraj je bilo toplo.

The winter wind was blowing strongly outside, but inside it was warm.

Leden mraz zunaj ni bil nič v primerjavi z njegovimi pomisleki.

The icy cold outside was nothing compared to his concerns.

Spomnil se je košarkarske tekme prejšnji teden, kjer si je zvil gleženj.

He remembered the basketball game last week, where he sprained his ankle.

Od takrat mu je bilo težko, bil je še bolj zadržan.

Since then, it had been difficult for him, and he had become even more withdrawn.

Danes pa je bila posebna priložnost, majhno družabno srečanje v skupni sobi.

Today, however, was a special occasion, a small social gathering in the common room.

Matej je želel preseči svojo sramežljivost.

Matej wanted to overcome his shyness.

Pogledal je proti vratom, nervozen.

He looked toward the door, nervous.

Vedel je, da bi moral tam spoznati nove ljudi.

He knew he should meet new people there.

Študij prava mu je vzel veliko časa, a vedno je hrepenel po pravih prijateljstvih.

Studying law had taken up a lot of his time, but he always longed for true friendships.

Ko se je odločil, da gre, si je zavezal copate in se počasi odpravil proti skupni sobi.

Deciding to go, he tied his slippers and slowly made his way to the common room.

V njej so bile še druge študentke in študenti, glasba je tiho igrala v ozadju, vonj po piškotih in toplih napitkih pa je napolnil prostor.

In it were other students, music playing softly in the background, the smell of cookies and warm drinks filling the space.

Matej je previdno vstopil.

Matej cautiously entered.

Klara in Tina sta sedeli pri mizi ob oknu, smejali sta se in klepetali.

Klara and Tina were sitting at a table by the window, laughing and chatting.

Matej jima je pogosto videl na hodniku, a nikoli ni zbral poguma, da bi se jima približal.

Matej often saw them in the hallway but never gathered the courage to approach them.

Vdihnil je globoko in s tresočim glasom rekel: "Živjo, smem prisesti?

He took a deep breath and, with a trembling voice, said, "Hi, may I join you?"

"Klara ga je prijazno pogledala.

Klara looked at him kindly.

"Seveda, usedi se.

"Of course, have a seat.

Pozdravljen, kako gre z gležnjem?

Hello, how's your ankle?"

"Matej je bil presenečen, da Klara ve za njegovo poškodbo.

Matej was surprised that Klara knew about his injury.

"Gre bolje, hvala.

"It's getting better, thank you."

"Tina se je nasmehnila.

Tina smiled.

"Slišala sem, da igraš videoigre.

"I heard you play video games.

Mogoče bi se kdaj lahko dobili in igrali skupaj.

Maybe we could meet up and play together sometime."

"Matej je občutil toplino v prsih.

Matej felt warmth in his chest.

"Z veseljem," se je strinjal in nadaljeval: "Pravzaprav tudi rad berem knjige in, seveda, rad gledam pravne drame.

"I'd love to," he agreed, and continued, "Actually, I also enjoy reading books and, of course, watching legal dramas."

"Izkazalo se je, da imata Klara in Tina podobne interese, obe sta se radi sproščali ob gledanju filmov in pisanju kreativnih zgodb.

It turned out that Klara and Tina had similar interests; both liked to relax by watching movies and writing creative stories.

Matej je čutil, kako napetost izginja, kako se počasi spoprijateljuje s prijetnimi in sprejemajočimi osebami.

Matej felt the tension fade away as he slowly became friends with these pleasant and accepting individuals.

Pogovor je potekal gladko, dokler se niso dogovorili, da se bodo naslednjič dobili na čaju v kampus kavarni, ko bo Matej lahko lažje hodil.

The conversation flowed smoothly until they agreed to meet next time for tea at the campus cafe, when Matej could walk more easily.

Ko se je večer končal, se je Matej poslovil.

As the evening ended, Matej said goodbye.

Oklenil se je svojih bergel in se počasi vrnil v svojo sobo, a ne več sam.

He grabbed his crutches and slowly returned to his room, but not alone anymore.

S seboj je nosil nasmeh in toplino tega večera.

He carried with him the smile and warmth of the evening.

Tega večera je Matej premagal strah pred socialnimi situacijami in ugotovil, da ima več skupnega s svojimi sovrstniki, kot je mislil.

That evening, Matej overcame his fear of social situations and realized that he had more in common with his peers than he thought.

Razumel je, da ga zavestna odločitev lahko pripelje do novih, dragocenih prijateljstev.

He understood that a conscious decision could lead him to new, valuable friendships.

Zdaj je bil bolj odprt in samozavesten, pripravljen soočiti se z novimi izzivi.

Now he was more open and confident, ready to face new challenges.

Zimski veter zunaj pa ni bil več tako mrzel.

The winter wind outside no longer felt so cold.