Sunce se sjajilo kroz velike prozore Muzeja suvremene umjetnosti u Zagrebu.

The sun shone through the large windows of the Muzej suvremene umjetnosti in Zagreb.

Posjetitelji su šetali svijetlim prostorijama, šaptajući jedni drugima.

Visitors strolled through the bright rooms, whispering to one another.

Ivan je stajao pred umjetničkom instalacijom, obliven znojem.

Ivan stood in front of an art installation, covered in sweat.

Njegove slike su bile postavljene u stražnjem kutu galerije.

His paintings were displayed in the back corner of the gallery.

Osjećao je nesigurnost i sumnjao u svoj talent.

He felt insecure and doubted his talent.

„Mogu li ja biti pravi umjetnik?“ pitao se Ivan, gledajući u platno.

“Can I truly be a real artist?” Ivan wondered, looking at the canvas.

Te iste misli nisu ga napuštale već danima prije izložbe.

Those same thoughts had been plaguing him for days before the exhibition.

Odjednom, Ivan začuje poznat glas iza sebe.

Suddenly, Ivan heard a familiar voice behind him.

„Ivane!“ povikala je Mira, stara prijateljica s fakulteta.

“Ivane!” yelled Mira, an old friend from university.

Mira se posljednji put vidjela s Ivanom na njihovoj promociji.

Mira last saw Ivan at their graduation.

Sada je stajala pred njim, elegantna i profesionalna, poznata kritičarka.

Now she stood before him, elegant and professional, a renowned critic.

Ivanov srce počne ubrzano kucati.

Ivan's heart started to race.

„Što ako kaže da moje slike nisu dobre?“ razmišljao je.

“What if she says my paintings aren't good?” he thought.

Mira mu se nasmiješi i priđe bliže.

Mira smiled at him and came closer.

„Hej, Ivane, što ima? Nisam znala da si i ti ovdje,“ rekla je Mira prijateljski.

“Hey, Ivane, what's up? I didn’t know you were here too,” Mira said amicably.

Ivan je zastao, vagajući svoje opcije.

Ivan hesitated, weighing his options.

Je li bolje ne reći ništa o svojim djelima ili tražiti njezino mišljenje?

Is it better to say nothing about his works or to seek her opinion?

Osjećao je kako mu srce tuče strahom, ali ipak je odlučio.

He felt his heart pounding with fear, yet he decided.

„Mira, htio bih da vidiš moje slike,“ rekao je konačno, pokušavajući sakriti drhtaj u glasu.

“Mira, I’d like you to see my paintings,” he finally said, trying to hide the tremble in his voice.

Mira ga pogleda s blagim iznenađenjem, ali zatim krene prema njegovim radovima.

Mira looked at him with mild surprise, then moved towards his works.

Dok je promatrala Ivanove slike, Ivan je zadržavao dah.

As she observed Ivan's paintings, Ivan held his breath.

Mira se zadrži ispred jedne slike, dugačke poteze kista.

Mira paused in front of one painting, with long brush strokes.

Okrenula se prema njemu s ozbiljnim izrazom.

She turned to him with a serious expression.

„Ivane, tvoji radovi imaju život,“ započela je Mira.

“Ivane, your works have life,” Mira began.

„Vidim strast u njima.

“I see passion in them.

Ali, možeš usavršiti tehniku i dodati više slojevitosti.

But you could refine your technique and add more layers.

To bi tvoje slike učinilo još snažnijima.

That would make your paintings even stronger.”

Ivan je osjetio olakšanje.

Ivan felt relieved.

„Hvala ti, Miro. Zbilja hvala.“

“Thank you, Miro. Really, thank you.”

Njegova nelagoda je polako nestajala, zamijenjena osjećajem nade i inspiracije.

His discomfort slowly faded, replaced by a sense of hope and inspiration.

Ljeto je mirisalo na nov početak.

The summer smelled like a new beginning.

Ivan je sada gledao svoje slike s ponosom, znajući da ne mora biti savršen da bi bio umjetnik.

Ivan now looked at his paintings with pride, knowing he didn’t have to be perfect to be an artist.

S novom energijom prihvatio je svoj put, odlučan da nastavi stvarati i rasti.

With newfound energy, he embraced his path, determined to continue creating and growing.

Kako je sunce zalazilo iza prozora, Ivan je znao da ovaj susret nije bio slučajan.

As the sun set behind the windows, Ivan knew this encounter was no coincidence.

To je bio početak njegove nove faze – one s više hrabrosti i samopouzdanja.

It was the beginning of his new phase—one with more courage and confidence.