V obrovskej teplej obývačke nášho rodinného domu sa Marek usadil na mäkkom gauči.

In the large, warm living room of our family house, Marek settled onto the soft couch.

Sneženie vonku zakrylo záhradu bielou dekou.

The snow outside had covered the garden with a white blanket.

Vnútri voňalo po domácich koláčoch a v krbe príjemne praskal ohník.

Inside, it smelled of homemade pastries, and a fire crackled pleasantly in the fireplace.

Marek mal pred sebou úlohu, ktorá ho desila: školskú prezentáciu.

Marek had a task in front of him that terrified him: a school presentation.

Bol študent strednej školy, ktorý sa vždy snažil, ale pred verejným prejavom mal strach.

He was a high school student who always tried his best, but he was scared of public speaking.

Jeho srdce sa rozbúchalo zakaždým, keď si predstavil svoju triedu sledovať, čo povie.

His heart would pound every time he imagined his class watching what he had to say.

Tentoraz však chcel všetko zvládnuť.

This time, however, he wanted to handle everything.

Dievčatami Katarínou a Zuzanou, ktoré mu boli tento víkend veľmi blízke.

With the girls, Katarína and Zuzana, who were very close to him this weekend.

Zuzana, Marekova staršia sestra, sa vrátila na víkend z univerzity.

Zuzana, Marek's older sister, had returned from university for the weekend.

Vždy mu pomohla, keď to najviac potreboval.

She always helped him when he needed it most.

Katarína, jeho najlepšia priateľka a spolužiačka, bola v prezentáciách vynikajúca, ale mala tendenciu všetko odkladať na poslednú chvíľu.

Katarína, his best friend and classmate, excelled at presentations but had a tendency to procrastinate until the last minute.

Marek pocítil, že sa musí spoľahnúť na ich pomoc.

Marek felt he needed to rely on their help.

„Marek, to zvládneš," povedala Zuzana povzbudzujúco, posadila sa na vedľa neho a s úsmevom ho potľapkala po pleci.

"Marek, you can do it," said Zuzana encouragingly, sitting down next to him and patting him on the shoulder with a smile.

Katarína s pohárom horúcej čokolády prišla a pridala sa k nim na gauči.

Katarína came over with a mug of hot chocolate and joined them on the couch.

Marek vedel, že musí konfrontovať Katarínu, aby spolu cez víkend pripravili prezentáciu.

Marek knew he had to confront Katarína to prepare the presentation together over the weekend.

Nabral odvahu.

He summoned the courage.

„Katarína, potrebujem tvoju pomoc," začal Marek, trochu nervózny.

"Katarína, I need your help," Marek began, a bit nervous.

„Musíme pracovať spolu a už sa nespoliehať, že to zvládneme len tak," vysvetlil.

"We need to work together and stop relying on just winging it," he explained.

Katarína to pochopila a súhlasila.

Katarína understood and agreed.

„Samozrejme, Marek.

"Of course, Marek.

Začnime hneď teraz," povedala a otvorila svoj zošit.

Let's start right now," she said, opening her notebook.

Pre Mareka to bolo veľké rozhodnutie, ale vedel, že je potrebné.

For Marek, it was a big decision, but he knew it was necessary.

Celý víkend strávili v rodinnom dome, pracovali na prezentácii a precvičovali.

They spent the whole weekend at the family house, working on the presentation and practicing.

Zuzana pomáhala s rečovými cvičeniami a poskytovala dobré rady.

Zuzana helped with speech exercises and provided good advice.

Nastal pondelok ráno.

Monday morning arrived.

Z rádia prišla správa o snehovej búrke, ktorá oneskorila začiatok školy.

A radio announcement about a snowstorm delayed the start of school.

Marek pocítil, ako sa mu v žalúdku rozliahol strach, ale Zuzana a Katarína ho povzbudili, aby ešte raz prešli prezentáciu.

Marek felt fear spread in his stomach, but Zuzana and Katarína encouraged him to go over the presentation one more time.

Opakovanie prebehlo veľmi dobre a Marek sa cítil istejší.

The rehearsal went very well, and Marek felt more confident.

Keď konečne prišiel do školy, Marek bol pripravený.

When he finally got to school, Marek was ready.

Jeho prezentácia prebehla hladko.

His presentation went smoothly.

Hovoril jasne a sebavedome, a na konci jeho spolužiaci tlieskali.

He spoke clearly and confidently, and at the end, his classmates applauded.

Marek si vydýchol, cítil, že to dokázal.

Marek breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he had succeeded.

Uvedomil si, že jeho strach nie je neporaziteľný.

He realized that his fear was not unbeatable.

S pomocou Zuzany a Kataríny si vybudoval sebavedomie.

With the help of Zuzana and Katarína, he built up his confidence.

Niekedy stačí len požiadať o pomoc a improvizovať.

Sometimes, all it takes is asking for help and improvising.

Na konci dňa mal Marek pocit úspechu a uvedomil si, aké je dôležité veriť si a dôverovať priateľom.

At the end of the day, Marek felt a sense of achievement and realized how important it is to trust in oneself and rely on friends.