Everyone stood still.
Even Knife was bewildered for a moment.
For a 78-year-old woman, her grip proved incredibly strong.
Knife tried to withdraw her hand.
He couldn’t.
The old woman looked her straight in the eye.
Listen to me carefully.
In the courtyard reigned a silence so deep that you could hear a metal door closing on the other side of the wall.
“Right now you think you have a helpless old woman in front of you.
Knife smiled with contempt.
“And it’s not like that?”
The old woman stood silently watching her for a few seconds.
“No.
He let go of Navaja’s hand.
Then he slowly opened the box.
Inside was an old metal plate.
At first, Navaja didn’t even understand what it was.
But one of her friends suddenly paled.
“Wait…”
He took a step back.
I have already seen that symbol.
Knife turned sharply toward her.
“Where?
The woman was silent.
At that moment, the old woman pulled out the plaque and handed it to the guard, who was already heading towards them.
The guard looked at the object.
And he was paralyzed.
His face immediately showed an expression of tension.
Where did you get this?
The old woman replied quietly:
They ordered me to hand him over to the prison director.
The guard looked closely at the plaque again.
Do you understand what it means?
The old woman nodded.
“That’s precisely why I’m here.
The smile disappeared from Navaja’s face.
What is going on?
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.
