The Elevator

Did you get caught?

They spilled into the streets to hunt her down. What did that girl do? Not missing the opportunity, I ran to school, the opposite direction. I enter the courtyard breathless with my heart echoing in the middle of my drums.

I made an effort to look as indifferent as possible, not to aim. What happened to her? What if she's caught and arrested? Soon after, and while I'm out of my mind, Nadia moves completely calm through the courtyard. I'm running next to her.

Erica: What happened, did you get caught?

Nadia: Yes.

Erica: And? Don't scare me, tell me!

Nadia: Nothing, they thought I was you, and I explained to them that I didn't run to get away from them, but because I do it every morning as an exercise.

Erica: And they believed it?

Nadia: Of course, so I'm just a teenager with a slightly more eccentric morning habit.

Although her plan is risky, I have to admit, it was genius! She got us out of here for now. The time passed with a lot of discussion and theories about book thieves. It was obvious that these books were crucial in one way or another.

All we had to do was find out who could be the one who wanted them in his possession. If he sold them with the reputation they have, he'd earn so much money that he probably wouldn't have to work in his life again.

Who could be such a ... That to make money would cause irreparable harm to his fellow human beings?

Erica: Let's start writing down suspects. Well, your dad's colleagues, Gregory, Stefania, Dinos and Angela, aren't. They didn't seem to care about your father's collection at all. Now that twisted old man didn't know them personally.

Nadia: Yes, Dad has never mentioned him either.

Erica: He has other friends, relatives..?

Nadia: No, I told you no one. His friends are the ones from work.

My mind was frozen with terror.

Erica: My father.

I couldn't believe it for the terror I had to relive with this man. Inside the school, we didn't mention it again, she understood how shocked I was by this finding, but at the end I couldn't stop talking about him.

Erica: If you think about it, it makes perfect sense. Only my father is such a bad man, plus he has easy access to your apartment.

The words lifted like running water from my mouth. I couldn't stand it, this man had ruined my life, and now he's trying to do the same with my best friend. She remained patient beside me with the crisis of chatter I had.

When we arrived outside the building, my reality violently brought me back to a silent stage. I couldn't go in there without being noticed. It may have worked the first time, but now they've talked to our neighbors, they're going to suspect me.

Erica: It's not a good idea to stay in the park today, is it?

I mentioned it desperately.

Nadia: Don't be silly. We said we'd stay together and do it.

Erica: How?

Nadia: I don't know.. Think!

Her order mobilized my memories of the times I invaded the father.

Erica: You go upstairs and open the window on your balcony.

She looks at me funny.

Nadia: What exactly are you going to do?

Erica: I'm going to climb onto the roof of the building next door and go to your balcony to get in through the window.

Her figure is terrified from top to bottom.

Erica: Don't look at me like that. I don't have a choice!

She accepts this fate and follows my instructions. In a very short time the window has opened and is waiting for me.

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Kristiana Palli