My feet are tired... I think we're close though. "This way Berthold!" Is he actually meaning to talk to me...? Ill just go with it for now. We begin to come across a more colorfully lit building among the drab walls closing us in. As we come across a large clearing, a large bright neon sign sat atop a well lit building with two large windows in the front, releasing a yellow tinge to the outside the sign read, 'The Thirsty Wombat' "In here Berthold..." We enter through the double doors and he drags me to a seat near the bar. I take time to soak in the surroundings, to the back corner I notice 4 large men playing pool, all except for one had a drink, and that same one didn't have the same kind of pool stick as the other men. To the right of them I spotted a raised platform kind of thing, with a pole in the center surrounded by 6 chairs, only three of those were filled, by one man and two women... "Berthold! This is my friend Ingrid Baumer, She'll hide you." Wha- why do i need to be hidden? "Oh! And here's your pad!" he said reaching into the bag on his back, and setting a thick pad of paper on the table "Remember? You cant speak. So you write what you mean to say here." He said taping on the pad standing up, "You two get along now!" he hollered waving to us as he exited the bar. Who was that man...? I don't even know his name. "So, you're the famous Berthold Spiegel, leader of the rebellion? Word on paper is you're dead... I guess those Jerries didn't check well enough, Ha!"
Who..? I look at the pad picking it up and examining it, I open the first page, in it are the words 'Property of Berthold Spiegel' and within the rings of the pad is a lead pencil, I slip it out of the rings and begin to write. 'Who are you talking about?' I set the pad down and twist it to where she can see. I can see her looking over it. "What is this...? What does this say? Why are you writing in English...?" I tilt my head at her. Is she not speaking English? "Here, i'll lead you to your room upstairs... follow me" She said walking to the end of the bar and towards the back near the men playing pool. I get up grabbing the pad and following her to the back. She opens the door to the stairwell and signals me to follow, I enter the stairwell and follow her upstairs and to the left, we enter a room that looks like a kitchen combined with a living room, does she live here? We take a right down a hall passing one closed door and a bathroom. At the end of the hall are two doors, she points to the one on the right and looks to me, "That one is your room..." She points to the one on the left. "I sleep here, do not enter without knocking, ok?" I nod, She smiles. "Alright, you should rest, you've had a long day." she says walking past me, I nod and walk to the door opening it and stepping in, i shut the door behind me and walk to the closet, this feels familiar to me... i begin to unbutton my shirt and slip out of it hanging it up in the closet, along with my hat, walk over to the bed and lay down, causing a loud creak. I close my eyes and begin to fall asleep, maybe I'll know more tomorrow...
