The man

“Ezra! Lisa! What's the meaning of this? Why are you eavesdropping on our conversation?” I backed away until I hit the wall. I’m scared. Unexpected Lisa steps in front of me. “I’m sorry it was my idea. I’m so sorry please don't hurt him.” She stares coldly at Lisa and raises her hand. She slaps Lisa on the face, and she falls down to the floor hard. “ Leave now immediately, before I get more angry!” I help Lisa up to her feet and before I have time to take a step someone yells. I turned around to see the same man who was with the twins in the headmistress office. The man looks to be in his mid twenties, and when I look at him closely he is handsome. His redd hair danced like fire but his eyes were the most surprising part, why did they look so similar to mine?

He came to me and looked straight into my eyes, then turned to the old woman behind him and said: “Would you mind telling me what exactly is going on, and who are these two?”. She frowned and said: “ I apologize, the girl's name is Lisa and the boy’s name is Ezra. These two are quite the troublemakers, and they were listening to our conversation.” The man nodded and turned his gaze to me. My heart is pumping faster and I start breathing heavily, he notes it and smiles then says: “ Don't worry Ezra, I’m here to pick up two little girls. I'm not here to hurt you, but I hope to see you again.” The man walks back to the office with a smile on his face. I breathout and calms my nerves.

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We went back to our room. Lisa lets go of me and opens the door in a hurry. She runs to the bathroom to wash her face, and I on the other hand are looking through the window searching for something else to think about then that man. The outside world seems to be dangerous and ugly. The sky is grey and depressing, the oceans are full with waste and garbage. The people are divided into two groups, the poor who have almost nothing and the rich who get water and food from a very special place. As you would know I belong in the poor group but the headmistress has contact with people who provide us with food and water and so on. I feel someone tapping on my shoulder, I turn around to see Lisa with her head hung low. I ask whats wrong but she doesn’t respond. After a minut or two she gives out a sigh and turns her face to me. “ Ezra, I have to tell you something very important. I have tried to tell you this for a long time but I couldn't.”

I title her head up and ask: “What are you trying to say?” She gets up and walks across the room to her bed and takes something that looks like paper which has been hidden well under the mattress, then walks back to me and looks straight in my eyes. “ The headmistress is....”

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