Njila Yami (ENGLISH VERSION)

Chapter VII - The Path to Freedom, Part 3

Sora looked out the window; the sun was setting.

"Where's the old man? He usually shows up around this time of day. Well, I didn't get why she gave me this, but I'm not keeping it; better return it. And speaking of which... I don't even know where her cell is; this was the second time I've seen her. Maybe I'll catch her in the hallway if I run."

Sora got ready to dash and, before leaving the cell:

"*** Is this his cell? ***"

"*** Yeah. ***"

"Hah?!"

"Oh *** it's really him! You're here. ***" It was the guard who made Sora run, accompanied by another prisoner.

Sora hid the hand holding something behind his back.

"*** So your cell is here. I wanted to ask you something. ***"

"..."

"*** But why did you run? ***"

"*** Aaaaa, I had a stomachache. ***"

"*** Ooooh, but you could've just told me; you didn't have to run. ***"

"*** You're right, haha haa! ***" [He rubbed his head with his left hand.]

The prisoner who was with the guard whispered something in his ear. After that, the guard got more serious.

"*** What are you hiding in your other hand? ***"

"... *** Nothing, sir! ***"

"*** Then stop hiding it. ***"

Sora obeyed.

"*** Open your hand. ***"

Sora didn't open his hand.

"*** Open it! ***"

Sora looked to the side and opened his hand, revealing what he was hiding.

"*** A woman's underwear! " - The guard and the prisoner were shocked. - " Where did you get this? ***"

"*** I... I... I got it from the laundry. ***"

"*** Is that why you ran? ***"

| Now I get it! That's why she gave me the underwear. |

"*** Yeah, I was embarrassed. ***"

The guard looked suspicious, but then he started to laugh. Sora joined in, laughing too.

"*** You sly dog... Whose is it? ***"

"*** From the woman who speaks my language. ***"

"*** Clara!? ***" - He coughed right after.

"Clara?"

The guard composed himself. - "*** Aaaaah, I'm going to confiscate that; you can't keep it. I'll return it... ***"

"*** Aaaah... I-***"

The guard snatched the underwear from Sora's hand, and as he walked out of the cell, fake coughing and with a slightly flushed face, the prisoner looked suspiciously at the mischievous boy.

" *** Wait, guard! *** "

" *** What is it? *** " - He looked at the prisoner with annoyance.

"*** That hole in the wall! Isn't it weird? I think there's something in there. ***"

"*** Hole in the wall? ***" - Sora asked.

"*** Isn't it suspicious to have a hole in the wall? Especially on the side that leads outside the building... He must be digging a hole! ***"