In my first year, the Heart Day collection was done on my behalf by Honza and Dan, for which I sincerely thank them. The second time, I walked around Tesin with my sister. The highest amount I was handed came at the very end: a 500-crown note. Not with a 480 CZK tip, of course (a heart cost 20 CZK); on the contrary, I had to hand 480 back as change. That was in my second year.
In my third year I avoided it like the plague and really did not go even once. But it was a close call, and Evka only excused me on the condition that I would go next year. I laughed at her cheerfully, because I knew I would not be here next year, but at the same time I knew she could come and check, and besides, this would have been an unnecessary stain on my fairly clean conscience. So in my fourth year I signed up, and since I was a one-person group, I got about 50 hearts and, with the words “Go!”, off I went.
When my family at home saw them, they immediately bought several, and we agreed that they would hand them out, mainly because my communication skills are not the best. They tried in front of Kaufland for 2 days and on the third day at Tesco, and they still had to buy 20 at their own expense.
Behind the scenes it was rumored that we would go out once more before our final exams. But in the end it fell through; the deputy headmistress came to her senses. Three times hooray!