Short Story Collection

"You're a fucking nerd." John (Maja)&nbsp;pushed Elizabeth down to the floor. She hated&nbsp;John. She really hated&nbsp;John. Her back hit the floor and she looked up to him.(Nelde&amp;Ocka) John is the fuckboy of the school. Every girl fell in love with him. But why? Why does every girl like him?(maja) His friends were standing behind him and were just laughing. 'Why do they hate me? Why am I the nerd?' This is a question Elizabeth asked&nbsp;herself every freaking day&nbsp;(Ocka&amp;Nelde). It isn't just John, it's the whole school, who&nbsp;was&nbsp;hating&nbsp;on&nbsp;her (Maja,Leonie,Darin).&nbsp; &nbsp;In the morning Elizabeth stood&nbsp;up. When she looked in the mirror she felt&nbsp;insecure. "Why do I look like this? The girls in my school look so pretty. They are skinny, have beautiful hair and are just perfect." (Maja, Leonie, Darin) Flashback At the break time,&nbsp;Cassy who is the most beautiful girl at school&nbsp;was&nbsp;talking with her friend, immediatlely, her friend shouted&nbsp;loudly: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- "Cassy! Cassy look!! Are they John and ELIZABETH?&nbsp;What happend there?" Coco&nbsp;was&nbsp;very excited: "What is John doing! I can't trust my eyes!&nbsp;Is he hitting ELIZABETH?"&nbsp; Cassy was noticed by Coco and took a look through there: " Oh!! Nonono! what are they a fucking doing!?" She ran&nbsp;fast: "John, John, stop doing that!!"&nbsp;&nbsp; John&nbsp;was&nbsp;stunned and shocked:&nbsp;"Why are you here?!" Cassy&nbsp;was&nbsp;angry:" You knew what&nbsp;you&nbsp;were&nbsp;doing,&nbsp;right? Why did you fight HER?" "I really knew what&nbsp;I am&nbsp;doing in this moment. Cassy... Just tell me, were&nbsp;you dating ELIZABETH? What did the nerd do?"&nbsp; Cassy said that&nbsp;was&nbsp;not his fucking business and&nbsp;he let her&nbsp;go. (Yanxi, Cristina, Chang)&nbsp;

"She's dead, the&nbsp;Queen is dead" hectic&nbsp;anxiety&nbsp;broke out in the palace of Versailles. Regina Maria Teresa, the queen, is dead. "Get a detective!" the former queen's maid ordered.&nbsp;The other maids left the room, to secure that the room would stay untouched for the detective.&nbsp; As soon as the detective arrived, he entered her rooms.&nbsp;(Julia, Enno)&nbsp; His name was Julien Dubois. He searched for hints but he found only pieces. Everybody could have been the murderer. It could have been the King Luigi XIV, her husband, or her maids.&nbsp;(Enno) Once arrived at the palace, the detective crossed the central corridor which saparated him from the assassination. The corridor was&nbsp;&nbsp;very&nbsp;bright because there were large windows and a lot of golden objects like candelabres, crowns and frames of the portraits of the royal family. At the end of this immense hall Julien Dubois arrived in the queen's room followed by his loyal assistant, Catrine and the police. Everybody stared at him, shocked and worried, because Dubois was a very tall and strong old man with long mustaches and autoritive voice. He wore a cape and a hat, and in his right pocket he always kept&nbsp;a magnifying glass. The detective had a mysterious air and with his eyes he could find every details of the suspects&nbsp;while he&nbsp;inspected the scene&nbsp;of the crime.Thanks to his great experience he had managed to get a dense network of contacts that allowed&nbsp;him to solve every case.&nbsp;For this&nbsp;reason he&nbsp;had been summoned. He&nbsp;represented&nbsp;the best detective in&nbsp;all&nbsp;France.&nbsp;(Ilaria, Gaia and Sara)

"Oh my&nbsp;God&nbsp;!ELIZABETH No ! SHE's a nerd, SHE's so ugly and just thinks about videogames. I love John, we had a date last night, he kissed me." "Cassy and John are the cutest couple that I have ever seen. Look at HER, ELIZABETH. You're so pretty Cassy, in pink as always." "Ahahaha, SHE pities me !" "Hey the nerd, how are you? ahahaha. You suck. " The bell rang. "I have maths. So boring ! See you soon Cassy. Love you bestie. Bye bye Coco !" Elizabeth cried in the toilets. She thought about what she endured everyday... She thought about Cassy, the prettiest, the most popular girl of the College. Cassy&nbsp;was&nbsp;perfect. She had&nbsp;a boyfriend who&nbsp;was&nbsp;the foodball's leader, everyone adored&nbsp;her. The fact&nbsp;was&nbsp;that Elizabeth was completly in love with Cassy since middle school. She didn't want to be the nerd anymore, she wanted to date the girl she loved. But, if she couldn&nbsp;be with her, she wOulu&nbsp;become her. Flashback&nbsp;end (Jeanne and Eléa)

One day later,&nbsp;Elizabeth walked through the streets of the city. Everything was so difficult. She didn't know how to manage the change to Cassy. Cassy was so different,&nbsp;her hair was long and blond, her eyes&nbsp;were&nbsp;blue and beautiful and her body and clothes&nbsp;were&nbsp;prefect. She was perfect. The change wpull&nbsp;be so difficult. (Ocka&amp;Nelde)&nbsp;Should she talk to her? What if she didn&nbsp;like her anymore? (Maja, Leonie, Darin)&nbsp;Elizabeth was in her thoughts and adjusted&nbsp;her glasses. Something else she needed to get rid of. Cassy didn't wear glasses. (Ocka&amp;Nelde) But she wanted to be lovers with her. So she thought about a plan. (Maja,Darin,Leonie)&nbsp; While she walked through the citiy she saw a beautiful dress in the shop's&nbsp;window. It's was pink. Bubblegum pink. It was the kind of dress that Cassy would wear. Elizabeth needed to buy it. She needed to be Cassy. As Elizabeth took a look at the price,&nbsp;she nearly passed&nbsp;out. It was so freaking expensive. How could Cassy have enough money to buy things like this? Anyway, the money was worth it. With this dress she would look like Cassy. After Elizabeth bought the dress,&nbsp;she was happy but poor.&nbsp; Now she only needed blond hair like Cassy. (Nelde&amp;Ocka) Cassy. Cassy Cassy. Cassy was the only one she could think about. She wanted her so badly.(Nelde&amp;Ocka) So Elizabeth wrote an email to John under the name of Cassy.

!! My wife died two years ago of a sickness that runs in&nbsp;the&nbsp;family... It was horrible and her agony was so long,&nbsp;now I am afraid that our children catch the same disease. I barely sleep at night, frightened by the idea of you coming for them, and now you are coming for me? It's better than all the scenarios I have imagined but how are they going to survive without me? Because of you I couldn't peacefully love my family, how dare you affirm that death is a blessing ? I have suffered so much because of you..." (Anna) Death slowly lowers his hand saying with sadness "I remember every soul I have taken, including your wife, I remember that&nbsp;I&nbsp;ended her pain, I remember the relief in her eyes when she finally&nbsp;didnt have to feel the pain anymore, now&nbsp;I&nbsp;could leave but if&nbsp;I&nbsp;do that,&nbsp;you will move on with a life that you will consider unfair for years seeing your children dead in front of you, think about that, you really want to receive this false blessing when they&nbsp;won't&nbsp;receive the same?&nbsp;So come with me now or&nbsp;I&nbsp;will leave and you will pray me forever to come back to take you" (Lorenzo)

A Friend in need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Murder at the palace of Versailles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compassion is powerful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The other side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ugly Love &amp; jealousy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Ben is walking to his day job and Christopher is walking to his next business meeting,&nbsp;as&nbsp;he&nbsp;is&nbsp;&nbsp;entering&nbsp;the subway station, Christopher&nbsp;spots a familiar figure, the man looks similar to his old friend, can it be possible ? Can the man be his old friend ? He then follows the man to find out , the man turns around, it's unexpectedly&nbsp;&nbsp;Ben who does not recognize him...&nbsp;Christopher is so shocked ! What a coincidence ! &nbsp;At the end of the day, both men go back home, Christopher&nbsp;starts thinking about Ben and talks&nbsp;to his wife and she remembers his old friend&nbsp;too,&nbsp;besides&nbsp;she still&nbsp;has&nbsp;college photos where the two friends were together. Then, an idea comes to his mind, he goes up to his attic to find his old stuffs especially with the intention of finding his personal photos, he finds it in one of his cardboard boxes. While looking at it, he can't repress a smile, they've lived so many things together, Christopher wants to reconnect with his friend, he has to find him ! &nbsp;The next day&nbsp;, Christopher takes the same path with the hopes of meeting Ben, how&nbsp;will&nbsp;he&nbsp;manage&nbsp;to talk to him ? He heads to the same subway&nbsp;as&nbsp;yesterday, like a miracle, Ben appears in the subway, he does not miss his chance, he rushes towards him, he notices that Ben has dropped something !&nbsp;

-Hey excuse-me, I think you dropped something. Ben turns back, his wallet is on the floor with his few bills and all his essential informations. -Oh ! Thank you so much ! I would have been in trouble without it haha ! (&nbsp;Ben looks at Christopher, he feels very impressed by this man, he has an&nbsp;undeniable presence for sure , very well-dressed, clean on him, he's pretty young, not more than 35 years old, and with a rather handsome face, blue eyes, dark brown hair, straight nose, the perfect cliché of the&nbsp;American business man).&nbsp; -Yes I thought so, fortunately I was there to parry the problem ! - Really, thank you so much,&nbsp;and maybe to repay you , I can invite you to drink a coffee with me ? That's very polite from you! Thank You! Christopher repeats. *they walk to the cafe and drink a coffee*&nbsp;Christopher is glad&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to get in touch with Ben, and asks him out to talk about his life and their past.(Elodie and Louiza) Ben: That's some nice clothes you have there in the bag. Are these meant for a special person? Cristopher: Yes! they are for my wife.She&nbsp;celebrates her birthday tomorrow!&nbsp;&nbsp;We will celebrate in&nbsp;the restaurant down the street. Ben: Do you mean the&nbsp;Sunstet restaurant? I worked there some time ago. Not a good place. Go to the Beachside restaurant. There is a way better atmosphere.&nbsp;

In 1942 there was a big bloody war also known as World War 2. As usual Death was reading the elimination list given to him by his superior. The first person was somebody who had&nbsp;had&nbsp;a car accident . As soon as the Death arrives at his first target the dying man looks at Death and tries to convince him to spare his life. Death says that he can't leave him alive so the man starts to beg&nbsp;Death and argues with him. He says things like: "Please, I don't deserve this! I have a family&nbsp;waiting for me at home! You cant do that to me!" For a short moment&nbsp;Death thinks about leaving the begging man alive but shortly after he gets&nbsp;his thoughts back together&nbsp;&nbsp;and&nbsp;&nbsp;finishes&nbsp;his job. Even&nbsp;if he felt bad for killing the first man, Death couldn't take a break: indeed that's the kind of job where you always have to be working and can't just stop. His second victim was a former boxer who suffered from a serious injury that made him stop his occupation. When he arrived at the house of&nbsp;the man,&nbsp;whose&nbsp;name&nbsp;was John, he found him lying on his couch as if he was&nbsp;already dead. The spooky position of John frightened Death but he had to do his job even if it was difficult... As the poor employee was questioning his professional decisions - even if he didn't really chose - John opened his eyes and immediatly stood up. He said "No ! I know that I am sick but I can live longer! Trust me!" Death was about to answer that it was not a question of trust when John ran to give him a punch. Death spared it and wearily mowed him down. He was tired of all this people trying to avoid Death with violence more than those who were making huge speeches.

It is my 18th birthday and it is the same as always. My parents&nbsp;and I go to a restaurant in Miami, but I am not allowed to do a party with my friends. It is so unfair and it is so boring. They talk about school with me, ask me if I am satisfied with my present and if I am happy generally. I always answer "yes" and that I am happy but I am not. I love my parents, really, but they are too strict. I know they just want the best for me. Now the waiter&nbsp;comes as usual. I place my order and look up. Wow, who is this guy (Marie).He looks so good!I didn't see him before,&nbsp;&nbsp;he has to be new in this restaurant.He looks at me and smiles.Did he ask me anything? It is so embarrassing. Now I feel how I turn red and start stuttering(Hannah).&nbsp; "Hey, who are you?" &nbsp;"I'm Harvey" &nbsp;&nbsp;"Is this the restaurant of your parents?" &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"No, I just work here, and I have no money and thats why I have to work here to earn some . Do you want anything to drink? " &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Hey, I am Harvey, and serve you today. What do want to eat and drink?" the steward asks me but I cannot answer and so I just say I do not know yet. Subsequently, he asks my parents first and then he turns back to me. I cannot breathe or say anything. What is wrong with me today? I have to get ahold of myself (Gustav)?&nbsp;

Tyler: &lt;&lt;Ok, so we have to&nbsp;run&nbsp;and try not to reveal our position to whatever is behind us. To do it, we&nbsp;can't&nbsp;make&nbsp;any&nbsp;noise&gt;&gt;&nbsp; Lily:&lt;&lt;Don't worry, I hope that Emilia and Aiden are fine. When we will find a place where we can hide, we have to make sure they are fine&gt;&gt;&nbsp; They started to run even if it was quite impossible to know where to go. Even if they all were born in Maryville, it didn't&nbsp;seem the same as before.&nbsp;(Flaminia) Tyler and Lily kept running until they couldn't anymore.Luckily,they found a house before they fell.Because they both knew if they were to fell,they wouldn't be able to get up again.(Hannah R.) Meanwhile&nbsp;:Aiden&lt;&lt; We can hide in this house! That thing wont find us there. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Emilia: &lt;&lt; Good idea! &gt;&gt; They waited&nbsp;a&nbsp;bit&nbsp;on the second floor and looked&nbsp;outside for monsters.&nbsp;Aiden: &lt;&lt; I haven't seen anything for ten minutes now, I think it&nbsp;is safe to leave.&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Emilia: &lt;&lt;I agree&nbsp;with you. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;They left the building. (Jens) At a certain point their phone line came&nbsp;back, so they tried&nbsp;to call someone, but among the contacts, there where no more numbers&nbsp;left.&nbsp;(Vanessa)&nbsp;They panicked! The whole situation seemed desperate. (Finn) "How can we find our friends when we have no reception or anything?"Tyler asked Lily,who fell on the houses hard, wooden&nbsp;floor because the exhaustion was too much for her. She only managed a "maybe we can try Morse code" because she was breathing so hard.Tyler sat down next to her.They sat in silence for a few minutes until both of them had regained a little bit of energy. "Are you ok?" Tyler asked. "I guess. It's all really scary" she said, in tears.

"I know" he said and hugged her.They sat like that for another few minutes until she stopped crying. "alright" she said,standing up "we NEED to find the others." (Hannah R.)„Wait, I Know&nbsp;a&nbsp;place&nbsp;to hide.In the past we often played hide and seek there,maybe Emilia and Aiden are there” Tyler shouted.(Lea) They began to walk slowly.&nbsp; When they were some distance from the place that seemed dangerous to them, they began to talk again. After a while, they arrived in a remote place that doesn't seem dangerous however. On the contrary, it is very quiet and you can't hear any noise caused by the monsters.&nbsp; They started to search for their friends,&nbsp;but after 2 hours of searching they couldn't find&nbsp;them&nbsp;so they went to a&nbsp;lost building. There they were&nbsp;in a corner hiding.&nbsp;They immediately&nbsp;ran&nbsp;at them&nbsp;to hug them.&nbsp;All of them where happy that they (Jenna)&nbsp;found each other again!&nbsp; After these moments of happiness, they returned to&nbsp;the city&nbsp;and decided that they had to find a way out of this tragic situation. Once again everything that happened did not seem real.&nbsp; Why couldn't everything go back to the way it was before? Why were there all these monsters that scared them? But, most of all, how could they return to the world as it was before? (Flaminia)&nbsp; ˋˋMaybe we have to go back to the&nbsp;place where&nbsp;we came from, when it started and&nbsp;solve&nbsp;the&nbsp;&nbsp;strange message... Maybe we have to scan the QR–Code!"Lily said(Lea)"But with what should we scan..."(Jens)&nbsp;They fell asleep...

The sound of a notification stops me from screaming, I take my phone back and look at the text I received.&nbsp; _Hi Paula, how are you?_ _Fine, I think I already miss you lol_ _Why?_&nbsp; _Because you were cute_ _Were? I'm still cute princess_ _Yeah maybe_ _So tell me a little bit about you I want to know more, I'm curious_ _Well, I'm a normal girl with a normal life_ _It can't be true_ _ Come on tell me about what you do in life. _I study at Miami University School of Law My parents want me te be a great lawyer_ _A lawyer?! so cliché_ _Yeah, I don't want to be a lawyer, it's my parent's choice, not mine I am more interested in art, especially in dance_ _Dance? I really want to see you dance now..._ _No way, never._ _ But if it's your passion, why aren't you doing what you love&nbsp; the most, but what your parent want?_ _Because I don't have the choice, I just want to be free yk..._ _Don't listen&nbsp;to&nbsp;your parents princess. You can do whatever you want to_ _Why do you call me princess?_ _And you know I can't just do that, my parents would kill me._

_ You juste have to do like I did, running away_ _Believe me life is easier for me now,&nbsp; and I don't think money would be a problem for a girl like you_ _What do you mean a girl like me? That's why you call me princess? Because my parents are rich??_ _Nah don't get me wrong princess, I call you that because you're beautiful and somehow precious to me._ _we met four hours ago_ _And? you don't think I can already be head over heels for you_ _Oh yeah? You love me enough to take me with you and escape?_ _Anything for you princess._ I think about escaping and I am really happy. I have so many questions: why he calls me princess? why he doesn`t want to talk about his past? He is so free and I am not. Would he really escape with me? By the time thinking about it It gets real. I want to escape and see the world. My parents would not be happy if&nbsp;I&nbsp;go but I have to. I want more freedom.&nbsp;I don`t know what&nbsp;I&nbsp;should anser him. (Gustav, Hannah, Marie)

It was another scorching day in the heart of Texas, this&nbsp;kind of heat made even the lizards seek shade. Four&nbsp;Friends&nbsp;were on the streets, just spending time with each other, and watching the dust rise in the distance.(Finn) "fuck,it's so hot today!", said&nbsp;Tyler. He was drowning in sweat.The others were too&nbsp;exhausted from the heat to answer.&nbsp;The streets were completely empty&nbsp;and the teens were on their way&nbsp;to (Jens)the local shop to get something to drink,&nbsp;for the sleepover.They were planning&nbsp;on doing it&nbsp;at&nbsp;Lilly's&nbsp;house,since her parents were out of town.&nbsp;No one could blame them,&nbsp;everyone was just waiting for their turn to get out of town and never come back(Hannah R.).As they arrived, the shop seemed empty, nobody was around(Jens).You&nbsp;could hear the refrigerator buzz (Jenna)."Well,&nbsp;if nobody's here,then I guess everything is 100% off today!"&nbsp;said&nbsp;&nbsp;Emilia.&nbsp;All of them laughed and grabbed as much as they could before running out of the shop.&nbsp;Then they started making their way down to Lily's&nbsp;house.It was only a few miles to walk,&nbsp;but they were already sunburned and had&nbsp;to&nbsp;take several breaks in any shady&nbsp;spot they could find.(Hannah R.)Then Lily saw a little note on the elswise empty streets. Between empty cans of coke and a few dead bushes, there it was, neglected on a&nbsp;small patch of burned grass.(Finn)"Oh look Tyler! Open it! Maybe it's&nbsp;God&nbsp;telling you that you won't die&nbsp;a&nbsp;virgin.", Aiden laughed. Everyone burst out laughing,&nbsp;except&nbsp;for Tyler. He did not look amused."&nbsp;ASK&nbsp;your mom,&nbsp;she&nbsp;can tell you that's not true" he answered. The teens laughed even harder,&nbsp;and that only made them sweat more,&nbsp;and it made the heat much more unbearable.&nbsp;"But seriously, open it!", exclaimed Lily.(Hannah R.)

Two Weeks later We are very happy in Norway and I love Harvey so much.&nbsp; I am finally starting to get used to my new life after an exciting week and leaving my old one behind. I feel really free for the first time in my life. Suddenly a knock pulls me out of my thoughts and I realize how my heart slips into my pants. who is that? What do we do if it's my parents? Harvey's and my eyes cross and after a few seconds I open the door.I feel how the color drains from my face.(Marie and Hannah) The End

"Hey Harvay, why are you here? We need help. Can you stand in for a colleague? The other workman is sick." &nbsp;"Oh... yes, okay" I am disappointed and see how he stands&nbsp;up. He turns around to me and says "Sorry,princess."&nbsp;Harvey&nbsp;leaves and I emty my coktail.&nbsp;As I was about to leave, Harvey comes and hands me a piece of paper. The whole way home I try not to open the note, but at home I can't stand it anymore and finally open it. The note says Wednesday, three a.m., at the place where it all began...

Blue geometrical pattern

At first,&nbsp;they laughed and they thought&nbsp;that it was a joke, but the next morning something&nbsp;would&nbsp;leave them speechless. (Vanessa)&nbsp;At first,&nbsp;they thought it was a strange foreign language,&nbsp;but then they noticed that on this&nbsp;note there was a strange&nbsp;QR-code&nbsp;in the upper&nbsp;right&nbsp;corner,&nbsp;but&nbsp;they&nbsp;couldn't read it.&nbsp;So they&nbsp;decided not to scan it because&nbsp;of it's pettines. (Greta)&nbsp; Somewhere else in the city:&nbsp;A&nbsp;monster,&nbsp;which looked like a big strangely&nbsp;behaving&nbsp;shadow,&nbsp;walked&nbsp;between the houses , (Lea)meanwhile,&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;running into&nbsp;the city center to find other people,&nbsp;but nobody appeared, so the monster decided&nbsp;to leave the city and walks to the countryside. The problem is resolved,&nbsp;but while&nbsp;everything&nbsp;appears&nbsp;good, the guys heard&nbsp;an explosion from a place, and&nbsp;went&nbsp;to see what&nbsp;has&nbsp;happened.&nbsp;A big jelly appears from the skyline of the city, it looks scary&nbsp;and dangerous, but&nbsp;Lily&nbsp;thinks&nbsp;it's&nbsp;cute because of his consistency.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;this monster is a problem for everybody because every step corresponds to a demolished&nbsp;buliding&nbsp;.(Matthias)&nbsp;Suddenly he disappeared. The guys decided to divide in&nbsp;two&nbsp;groups to find a solution to all&nbsp;of&nbsp;this. While&nbsp;the one&nbsp;group was walking, they found a strange path,&nbsp;they tried&nbsp;to see where it led, but&nbsp;the end of which couldn't be seen and on the side there were tall trees, from which strange noises came. At first,&nbsp;they didn’t want to go because they wanted to wait for the other groups, but the phone line didn’t work, so&nbsp;they decide to enter. At some point in the path opens a curtain that invited&nbsp;them to enter and that would bring them into the real world. Being scared and wanting to return to normal, they decided to enter but they didnt't&nbsp;know what&nbsp;was&nbsp;waiting for them on the other side. (Vanessa) Everything&nbsp;about&nbsp;this situation seemed too surreal,&nbsp;they didn't believe it!&nbsp;

When they arrived on the other side of the courtain, they saw strange things like: reverse houses, trees moving,&nbsp;the ground was blue.&nbsp; After taking a tour of the surroundings to find out where they were, the guys from the other group arrived&nbsp;from the same courtain. They decided&nbsp;to go&nbsp;search&nbsp;for a solution. Meanwhile&nbsp;they found&nbsp;another ticket that told&nbsp;them:&nbsp;"find the other clues following my advice if you want to get back&nbsp;home." So they starten&nbsp;looking for other clues like it’s a treasure hunt. (Vanessa). As was said before, there were two&nbsp;groups of&nbsp;people, so they were lonelier and lonelier.&nbsp; If there was a problem, how could they help each other? The phones didn't work, it was impossible to&nbsp;get comfortable in&nbsp;this&nbsp;situation.&nbsp; However, the only thing they could do, was to hope. The four friends although distant hoped that the next day there would be no more problems. (Flaminia) Not even time to think that Lily and Tyler, who&nbsp;were in group together, hear something behind them;&nbsp; Lily: &lt;&lt;what was that&nbsp;noise? Did you hear it Tyler?&gt;&gt;she&nbsp;asked&nbsp;in panic. Tyler: &lt;&lt;Yes but I really don't know&gt;&gt;he&nbsp;answered&nbsp;looking around&nbsp;to see if there was someone or something;&nbsp; The two didn't know&nbsp;what&nbsp;to do, they were afraid they and they&nbsp;didn't know where Emilia and Aiden were, but being very smart they knew they couldn't stay there. They&nbsp;had to run to find shelter, because whatever&nbsp;was making the&nbsp;noise behind them, it was getting closer and closer.&nbsp;

-"Sorry your grace, but who is this painting about?" - You are really asking ? Ridiculous, it's the most known painting of the artist "Le Pérugin".&nbsp;Archangel Gabriel.&nbsp;It represent the famous angel Gabriel, don't you have any religious references? You must be one of those ignorant..." answer the king. Julien thought: The angel Gabriel... DEAR LORD ! This is it !!(lucie and Suzanne)&nbsp; &nbsp;"Are there any other paintings of angels in this building?" The king answered: "No, just the one of angel Gabriel." "Did the&nbsp;Queen know this painting is hanging here?" "Yes, but have you figured out who the murderer is. I really loved my Queen, if the murderer is free I won't be able to live in peace."&nbsp; "Yes, your Majesty, I think I know who the murderer is, could you please collect all the people that had contact to her majestic in the&nbsp;hall?"&nbsp;(Enno and Julia)&nbsp; When everyone was there he starts&nbsp;to said:&nbsp;"The first suspects was you, King, but you couldn't be the killer, because as you said and proved to me, you really loved your wife and never could kill her. Another suspect were the six of you, the Queen’s servants, you were very jealous of her, but when the Queen was killed&nbsp;you were sewing a special dress for the party in the next month." At the end of his speech, Julien realized that the last suspect was trying to leave, but the police stopped him and at that point Julien continued his discourse "You are the killer,&nbsp;Gabriel, I know you really love the Queen, but she said that she&nbsp;&nbsp;could never&nbsp;leave her husband for a servant and&nbsp;so you decided to kill&nbsp;her."&nbsp;(Sara, Ilaria, Gaia)

…and here is your own personal work space with pc and everything that you need. If you have any questions you can ask me. B:that was a lot to take in. I really hope I understand this it all seems so complicated.There is already an E-mail here hm...&nbsp;meeting in ten minutes.&nbsp;Alright I can unpack my stuff and then its time to go. (Derk) Ben is going to the meeting,&nbsp;yet&nbsp;he doesn't&nbsp;know the topic of the meeting with Christopher. But he&nbsp;is&nbsp;very happy and&nbsp;hopes&nbsp;it won't be a bad meeting or that there are&nbsp;bad news for him. He likes&nbsp;the company and&nbsp;his&nbsp;boss Christopher a lot.&nbsp;As he sits on a&nbsp;comfortable chair&nbsp;the opposite&nbsp;of Christopher&nbsp;he&nbsp;sees&nbsp;&nbsp;photos of&nbsp;Christopher and himself&nbsp;on the wall. After that and&nbsp;a&nbsp;little break he realises that&nbsp;he&nbsp;was his old friend from Highschool.&nbsp;And the rest is history...(Lukas) THE END

"Hey, John---- How are you&nbsp;doing?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Eh.. Actually, I was going to say tomorrow will be a good day...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I found a very special coffee shop, I wanna go with you.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If you have time, I'm going to meet you at four o'clock at PiedSquare.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;love,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cassy&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After a while,&nbsp;he&nbsp;replied: &nbsp;"Fine, Cassy. Looking foward to see you.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Love you---- John."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The day after,&nbsp;he showed up at the PiedSquare as promised. He waited&nbsp;for&nbsp;Cassy for two hours, but she still didn't come. he telephoned her, but nobody replied. John&nbsp;was&nbsp;not a good-natured person, but now&nbsp;he&nbsp;became angry. Flashback&nbsp;end (Jeanne and Eléa) &nbsp;He was angry because Cassy wasn't there. He was angry because Cassy treated him like shit. The whole relationship was a scam. He decided to break up with her.&nbsp;In his eyes she was a bitch. John knew it the whole time,&nbsp;but thought she would change, but she didn't. John had enough.(Nelde&amp;Ocka) At the same time, Cassy&nbsp;(Cristina, Chang, Yanxi)&nbsp;was still happy because the relationship between her and John was still "alive". Her image of the popular girl was great.&nbsp;Everyone adored&nbsp;her, including John. With this thought Cassy fell asleep.(Nelde&amp;Ocka)

&nbsp;In the next morning she did her morning routine like every morning. She used a lot of make up and wore one of her favourite pink dresses. The dress was very expensive so she needed to take good care of it.&nbsp; &nbsp;Then Cassy waited for John to pick her up for school. He drove a fancy motorcycle. But John didn't show up. Cassy waited and waited,&nbsp;but he wasn't there. Impatiently Cassy scratched her neck. Did something happen to John? She didn't care. She just needed someone to drive her to school.&nbsp;Uhhh... she would&nbsp;walk.(Nelde&amp;Ocka) Cassy &nbsp;The first thing she saw at the school was Elizabeth. But she didn't look like every other day. She looked like Cassy. But she looked gorgeous. Her hair fell in waves over her shoulders and the pink dress she wore showed her curves perfectly. Why did Cassy never notice&nbsp;how good Elizabeth looked?&nbsp; &nbsp;And then&nbsp;the "once in a lifetime-moment"happened. (Nelde&amp;Ocka) &nbsp;Elizabeth took a step forward and looked in Cassy's&nbsp;eyes. It felt&nbsp;like the wold stood&nbsp;still. There were only Cassy and Elizabeth. Elizabeth and Cassy. In the next moment Elizabeth pressed her lips on Cassy. The kiss was soft and stunning. They both felt like heaven.(Nelde&amp;Ocka) Elizabeth &nbsp;Elizabeth plan worked. She kissed Cassy and Cassy kissed her. Now she drove&nbsp;in her car and she&nbsp;was&nbsp;happy. Elizabeth drove towards&nbsp;the sunset. In the radio played&nbsp;the song "Jealousy" from Olivia Rodrigo. " I was jealousy, too. But now I'm happy and good looking.(Nelde&amp;Ocka) End&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;"Um.. yes, I will take a virgin mojito please and a dish of pasta?" I say with a cheeky smile on my face. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He begins to slighty turn red and answers me with a grin on his face:" Anything Madam desires, Madam will have."&nbsp;He turns around and begins to walk to the bar. I couldn't take my eyes of him; anything of him was screaming attractiveness and mystery: his walk, his charisma, the way his shoulders were rolling when he walked-almost like a wolf- and even if he already said to me that he was poor, he seemed to be more free than I will ever be. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I was deep in my thought when he came back:" And one virgin mojito and a dish of pasta for the most enchanting person my eyes has ever encountered." I turn red, again. (Evene). He walks away and my parents and I eat silenty. After a while, my dad picks up the bill and I ask my parents if I can walk alone for a moment. To my surprise, they accept that and go home already. (Marie).&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When my parents leave the restaurant the waiter takes the chair in front of me and sits:" May I know your name, because it's a little bit unfair that you know mine but I don't know yours..."&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;" It's Paula" &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"A beautiful name for a beautiful person.&nbsp;I have to continue my waiting but I have a break in 10 minutes. Will you be here and allow me to come and eat with you?"&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So I repudiate my plans for a walk and listen to his beautiful voice " If you're not a serial killer, I don't know why I would refuse.... "

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"&nbsp;If I were a serial killer would you really not talk with me ?" &nbsp;He does not leave me time to answer and leaves. (Evene)After ten minutes he comes to me with his typical walk. Harvey sits down with his food and looks at me. After a while, I can no longer stand the silence and so I ask him how long he has been working here. He answers in a deep but clear voice and I get goosebumps when I heard it: „ I don`t work long here, for three weeks I think. I moved here from Chicago“&nbsp; „Oh okay that is interesting. Why did you move?“&nbsp; His smile disappears and he looks angry: „I do not want to talk about it“&nbsp; I don`t know what I said what was so wrong. I feel embarrassed and incapable to say anything. tears rise in my eyes but I try to hold them back.&nbsp; He looks at me back: „I am sorry. I don`t talk gladly about my past. Tell me something about yourself“ Now his face is shining again and I reciprocated that today is my birthday and talk about my family. I want to ask him just as an employee said he has to come. Harvey says goodbye and then he was already gone. He leaves me a scrap of paper with his phone number (Marie)&nbsp; &nbsp;After that, I go out of the restaurant and come back home with a big smile on my face that did not want to disappear. His face is trapped in my spirit, I could not think about something else but him and his beautiful deep voice. I lay on my bed, and start to write a message: "Hey!! it's Paula from the restaurant!" I throw my phone across the room and scream in my pillow, too anxious thinking about his answer(Evene)

Two hours have passed&nbsp;since Julien Dubois started to search for hints and stuff that could show this wasn't a suicide.... Nothing, just useless details (he thought) until he got closer to the body of the Queen. "Next to her, carved on the wooden floor, there's something !!"&nbsp;angel&nbsp;&nbsp;"What does it mean...?" "I need&nbsp;some&nbsp;rest to think about that, you, close the doors, nobody enters!" He went to the kitchen and got a croissant, so french...&nbsp;(Suzanne et Lucie) With a full belly it gets better:&nbsp;"Who wrote that? Why had the killer left&nbsp;a clue? Or was it the queen that was at the end of her life? In the middle of all this questions the detective came up with an idea. The engraving was the key of the case, because if Julien understood who was the "angel " he&nbsp;would&nbsp;solve&nbsp;the mistery.&nbsp; There were a lot of suspects: the&nbsp;Queen’s servants, Luigi XIV, the husband of Queen, Gabriel,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Queen’s lover.&nbsp;&nbsp;The six servants were envious of her, but none of them could risk so much&nbsp;and&nbsp;kill her.&nbsp;(Ilaria, Sara e Gaia)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "angel...&nbsp;it must be a nickname or something! But who carved it on the floor? This is the most important thing to find now." Julien went back to the crime scene to examinate a little bit more the body and the engraving. He was running in the corridor when he came across the king Luigi who was gently walking toward his bathroom:" Officer did you find anything about the killer of my beloved Queen?"

&nbsp;- Your Majesty, I must admit that we found a little thing,&nbsp;but I can't say anything to you for now... &nbsp;- You need to take a break my friend, why won't you come with me for a walk in the palace, we could talk about this terrible events while looking at my beautiful art collection. &nbsp;&nbsp;- It would be a great honor your majesty but for now I have to go back to the case. Maybe in like 30 minutes,&nbsp;if it's okay ? &nbsp;&nbsp;- Perfect, see you in the hall but in 37 minutes then. Goodbye. Julien resumed walking and thought: "37&nbsp;minutes... ridiculous." He arrived in the bedroom of the Queen and squatted next to her. He took his magnifying glass and looked closer to the engraving. A NAIL! There was a piece of a nail into the wooden floor at the end of the last letter, "L". Julien took it and on her index was missing a piece a nail. So, it was her. She left a clue. "angel&nbsp;". I must make a intership. "Crap, 36 minutes have passed&nbsp;since I saw the king !!!" Yelled Julien. He ran down to the hall and the King arrived 10 minutes later.&nbsp; "What an exausting&nbsp;day I had. So, Julien, what did you find?" asked the King while there were walking through the art gallery. - I actually did find something but, sorry, you're one of the suspects, so I can't say anything to you.&nbsp; - A&nbsp;SUSPECT? IS THIS A BAD JOKE FROM YOU ? I AM THE KING ! SHE WAS MY WIFE, THE LOVE OF MY LIFE! " Julien wasn't listening at all. He was starring at a painting that was just in front of them.&nbsp; " ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME? I AM YOUR KING, YOU MUST SHOW RESPECT !"

Christopher: Oh thank you! I have heard good things about this place. My son went there once and also liked it a lot. But enough about me, how about you? Ben: About me? *sighs* it hasnt been going to well. After school I tried to get into college but most didn't even accept me! After the third application I got in but I couldn't make it very far.I couldnt afford the classes, my grades were going downhill and now&nbsp;I'm here. Without a degree or any future. I am just barely managing to keep my life together. *Christophers phone rings* Christopher: Oh the meeting! I really have to go now.Hopefully we'll meet eachother again!&nbsp;(Derk) (Derk,Reemt,Meike,Lukas) B: Oh alright, see you! (Reemt) Ben is walking down the street to his day-job. He works in the Beachside restaurant. Ben: It was nice to meet Christopher. The only thing that I don't understand is why he wants&nbsp;to know me? Doesn't he have any friends and wants more or does he know me?&nbsp;Either way he is great. Now I have to work now... every day for the rest of my life. I hate it! Now I work about half a year in the restaurant and I still get only 15$/h.&nbsp; I wonder how much money he earns. His life is way better...&nbsp;(Reemt) Christopher: It was a nice talk. I cant believe that I met him and all the times before I missed&nbsp;him so much. The old Pictures in my office always remind&nbsp;me to the old times, but I feel so sorry&nbsp;for&nbsp;him. He has&nbsp;a very bad lifestyle. Only day jobs and no wife. He is alone.

Maybe&nbsp;I&nbsp;can do something for him? Maybe an..... A Passenger shouts: Watch out! Road traffic! Christopher: Omg! Thank you! I was engrossed in thought.&nbsp; Oh shit, already so late! I need to hurry up! My Meeting!&nbsp;(Meike) In the following days, Christopher becomes head of the company, thanks to the meeting he held after he met Ben, so he comes up with the idea of offering Ben a job, but not having his phone number he can’t get in touch for a meeting, so he decides to retrace the subway road in the hope of meeting him again and offer him coffee to talk about his proposal. Fortunately he can see him and exchange a few words enough to convince him to go to the bar, talking C. exposes his job offer describing the mancies he will have to do in his company and after several second thoughts accepts the proposal. (Melisa&amp;Mattia)&nbsp; Ben: I'm really happy. I want to work right away. After that long I finally got a good job! How did&nbsp;I deserve&nbsp;this? His offer was great. I only have to work five days, 40 hours, a week for that much money. Let's go! (Reemt) Ben walks to the building and looks up to the enormous skyscraper. B:wow! That is magnificent! I still cant believe that I work here. And there is Christopher already waiting for me. *after a long and introduction C. shows bens office*

Christopher :&nbsp;It was a day like every day in New York city. The birds&nbsp;were&nbsp;chirping&nbsp;and the dog of my neighbour&nbsp;was&nbsp;barking,&nbsp;I met the&nbsp;delivery man&nbsp;and&nbsp;like usual he&nbsp;gave me&nbsp;my&nbsp;&nbsp;mails&nbsp;and packages.&nbsp;I&nbsp;took a sip from my coffee as I checked my mails&nbsp;and&nbsp;suddenly a thought came to my mind&nbsp;I&nbsp;started to&nbsp;remember&nbsp;my old friend Ben. What&nbsp;is&nbsp;he doing&nbsp;at the moment and is he feeling well? Does&nbsp;he also have a&nbsp;wife?&nbsp;Well I didn't have time. I had&nbsp;to attend a business meeting, I said goodbye to my wife. - See you honey. Ben:&nbsp;*meanwhile in a lonely alley&nbsp;.It was a day like every day in&nbsp;South Bronx (New York city). The rats&nbsp;were&nbsp;eating the trash and the cars&nbsp;were&nbsp;honking&nbsp;because there&nbsp;was&nbsp;a traffic jam&nbsp;at the end of the street.&nbsp;&nbsp;I took a sip out of my water bottle.I looked at my old phone to see if there was&nbsp;any easy jobs I could have.&nbsp;(Derk, Lukas and Meike) Christopher is walking in Times Square,&nbsp;to the business meeting, now he&nbsp;just&nbsp;gets&nbsp;out of the&nbsp;subway,&nbsp;maybe he has got time to take&nbsp;a breakfast in the best place in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;The meeting has been postponed, so Christopher&nbsp;goes to do shopping for the birthday of his wife , buying the most beautiful and expensive clothes.(Mattia)

They started to run even if it was quite impossible to know where to go. Even if they all were born in Maryville, it didn't&nbsp;seem the same as before.&nbsp;(Flaminia) Tyler and Lily kept running until they couldn't anymore.Luckily,they found a house before they fell.Because they both knew if they were to fell,they wouldn't be able to get up again.(Hannah R.) Meanwhile&nbsp;:Aiden&lt;&lt; We can hide in this house! That thing wont find us there. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Emilia: &lt;&lt; Good idea! &gt;&gt; They waited&nbsp;a&nbsp;bit&nbsp;on the second floor and looked&nbsp;outside for monsters.&nbsp;Aiden: &lt;&lt; I haven't seen anything for ten minutes now, I think it&nbsp;is safe to leave.&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Emilia: &lt;&lt;I agree&nbsp;with you. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;They left the building. (Jens) At a certain point their phone line came&nbsp;back, so they tried&nbsp;to call someone, but among the contacts, there where no more numbers&nbsp;left.&nbsp;(Vanessa)&nbsp;They panicked! The whole situation seemed desperate. (Finn) "How can we find our friends when we have no reception or anything?"Tyler asked Lily,who fell on the houses hard, wooden&nbsp;floor because the exhaustion was too much for her. She only managed a "maybe we can try Morse code" because she was breathing so hard.Tyler sat down next to her.They sat in silence for a few minutes until both of them had regained a little bit of energy. "Are you ok?" Tyler asked. "I guess. It's all really scary" she said, in tears. "I know" he said and hugged her.They sat like that for another few minutes until she stopped crying. "alright" she said,standing up "we NEED to find the others." (Hannah R.)„Wait, I Know&nbsp;a&nbsp;place&nbsp;to hide.In the past we often played hide and seek there,maybe Emilia and Aiden are there” Tyler shouted.(Lea)

They began to walk slowly.&nbsp; When they were some distance from the place that seemed dangerous to them, they began to talk again. After a while, they arrived in a remote place that doesn't seem dangerous&nbsp;however. On the contrary, it is very quiet and you can't hear any noise caused by the monsters.&nbsp; They started to search for their friends,&nbsp;but after 2 hours of searching they couldn't find&nbsp;them&nbsp;so they went to a&nbsp;lost building. There they were&nbsp;in a corner hiding.&nbsp;They immediately&nbsp;ran&nbsp;at them&nbsp;to hug them.&nbsp;All of them where happy that they (Jenna)&nbsp;found each other again!&nbsp; After these moments of happiness, they returned to&nbsp;the city&nbsp;and decided that they had to find a way out of this tragic situation. Once again everything that happened did not seem real.&nbsp; Why couldn't everything go back to the way it was before? Why were there all these monsters that scared them? But, most of all, how could they return to the world as it was before? (Flaminia)&nbsp; ˋˋMaybe we have to go back to the&nbsp;place where&nbsp;we came from, when it started and&nbsp;solve&nbsp;the&nbsp;&nbsp;strange message... Maybe we have to scan the QR–Code!"Lily said(Lea)"But with what should we scan..."(Jens)&nbsp;They fell asleep...

The soldier, with tears in his eyes,&nbsp;gives up&nbsp;and takes&nbsp;the Death's hand, accepting his fate. Together they rise up from the battle field into a glowing light. Death's journey has ended for today and once again he arrives at his house, having crossed of the last name on his list for today, knowing that tomorrow he's going to get a&nbsp;new one. As he remembers the words of the soldier a single tear rolls down his face. (Jaan) Noticing this gave Death a feeling he hasn't felt before, something he couldn't describe, neither could he understand it.&nbsp;After all these years of seeing suffering, it was the first time he could convince someone with words, it didn't feel right to take the life of the poor soldier. He let the hand of the soldier go and left without looking back.(Hassan) After the dangerous encounter with the former boxer Death makes his way to the next person on his list. This time he had to take a woman with him. As he arrived at her place Death saw the woman saving her children from a tornado. She threw her children into the old backyard bunker to be safe but shortly after she closed the hatch of the bunker a big tree struck her down and she saw her life flashing before her eyes. In the next moment the woman saw Death standing by her side. She immediately realized that her life was over and went with the Death without resisting. (Tammo) With sorrow, he takes his list and look at the next victim's name. It happens to be a soldier that is fighting in the war and when Death arrives on the battlefield he is, as&nbsp;usual, struck by all the violence and the pain there.

He approaches the victim and,&nbsp;like&nbsp;the man who had&nbsp;had&nbsp;the car accident,&nbsp;he starts begging&nbsp;even before Death starts to speak. (Anna) Compassionately staring at the man,&nbsp;Death&nbsp;said "it's useless to despair if I didn't exist, not even life would have meaning for you, if I weren't here ready to take you, who would give importance to your life?", Death sighs&nbsp;and calmly starts&nbsp;again to talk "I only&nbsp;exist&nbsp;to give&nbsp;your&nbsp;&nbsp;life a&nbsp;sense, you live, you love, you feel pain only because you don't want to waste the time that you have before our meeting, only because&nbsp;unexpectedly I could visit you.&nbsp;For a moment think of the people that you love,&nbsp;do&nbsp;you think that you could love them in the same way if you lived for the eternity, if&nbsp;you&nbsp;could see them born and die, and do the same with all those who will come after them?&nbsp; the short term of your mortal life is a blessing,&nbsp;I&nbsp;would give everything to stop to bear and suffer seeing every day people die. Accept the idea that you need me and that your death is necessary to give everyone's life a sense, take my hand, close your eyes and&nbsp;let me take&nbsp;your soul with me"&nbsp;(lorenzo)&nbsp; The man pushed&nbsp;away the hand of&nbsp;Death and screamed, with tears in the eyes "No ! I don't think you understand... Maybe that for you I am just another target, or I don't know how you're calling the people you cruelly eliminate, but I guess it's just a routine. I'm being serious when I'm saying that I have got a family that needs me

In this moment I see a message on my phone. He asks if we want to meet. I feel how&nbsp;I&nbsp;start smiling and turn red again. My feelings get disturbed. On the one hand I `m so happy that he asked me, but on the other hand I am afraid that my parents will find out.&nbsp;My anticipation wins and I write him back that we could meet tomorrow at 6 p.m. in the restaurant. After one minute he answers me “I am glad see you tomorrow.”&nbsp; I already have been waiting for five minutes now and he is still not here. When will he come? Why he is so late? I hear a happy “hello” behind me and I stop breathing. He comes into my field of vision, on his face is a big warm smile, and my heart stumbles. Why does he trigger so many feelings in me? And why can’t I get myself together? I also answered “hello” with a breathless voice. What does he think about me? A little girl, turned red all the time and her voice breaks when she is speaking. I hate myself for that.&nbsp; “Should we go inside?” He gets me out of my thoughts. “Yeah, sorry I am a little bit confused.” “Is everything okay with you?” I think about saying him the truth, but that would be probably not the best decision. So I say “Yes”.In the restaurant, we look for a table and a waiter allots&nbsp;us a seat.&nbsp; After two minutes he looks at me and says&nbsp;dreamily: “Sometimes I have the sense to escape everyday life. I just want to go away from everything to a beautiful new place. Do you have these feelings sometimes too?” I am shocked about his words, not in a negative way but rather in a positive way because I know exactly what he means. “Why do I have the feeling that we have known each other for an eternity?”

&nbsp;I tear open my eyes and slap my hand in front of my mouth “Sorry, I don’t want to enunciate that. That was just a thought that I have. So I think you know my answer to your question. I want to escape, but I thought you were free.”&nbsp; &nbsp;“That is not true. Yeah, I have much freedom but I want to start a new life. I want to put my past behind me.” &nbsp;&nbsp;I saw his eyes, which look so sad and I wish I could take this burden from him. We look&nbsp;at&nbsp;each other in the eyes and whisper if we want to escape together. My heartbeat speeds up and my cheeks turn red once again. “Yes I want to, but how do we want to do this? My parents wouldn’t let me go and certainly not before I have finished my studies.“ He laughs and I can not help but I start laughing too. After a while, he said: “You do not have to tell them about your plans. We can plan the trip and then we go away together. What do you think?” “I do not know you really well… but I like this idea. Where do we want to go?” I see a big smile on his face and I can't get rid of the feeling that he already has a plan. “Maybe we go to Norway first. The people are very friendly there and the landscape is beautiful.&nbsp;&nbsp; We could get a plane ticket for Wednesday, in one week.” I am baffled and start to laugh.&nbsp; “ You think about that already, don`t you?” “Yeah, maybe a little bit.” He says with a smile. “Okay, assuming I want to go with you. How are we goinig to pay for all this: the journey, accommodation, and other things? I have savings, but not so much to survive.” “We can look for work at the place where we are. So we can earn money by ourselves.” I think about that and answer: “That is a good idea. First, we go to Norway by plane, which flies next week and then we will work there, right? “Right! Do you want to go with me?” I nod and Harway examines me with narrow eyes: “I can not believe that we will escape.” (Marie, Hannah)

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