The guard didn’t even look at her.
He shouted:
Everyone stay away from this woman!
No one moved.
Then he raised his voice even more:
“I SAID TO GET AWAY!
The inmates quickly turned away.
The old woman slowly picked up the photographs of the ground, carefully stored them in the bag and only then looked at the Knife.
Did you want to know why I’m here?
Knife remained silent.
The old woman paused.
“You’ll find out tomorrow.
And for the first time in many years, Navaja was really afraid.
Because only then did he begin to understand it:
That quiet 78-year-old hadn’t come to prison by chance.