Chapter 7i^2
“Stand back or I’ll destroy everything!” Yanni was screaming at her, legs opened with a pile of his notebooks and his whiteboard on the floor. He was clutching a lighter in one hand, and lighter-fuel in the other.
He flicked the lighter a few times and illuminated the dark room with fire-hot light.
Ourania responded calmly. “Is your apodeixis written there?”
“No.”
“Then why should I care if you destroy them?”
“I’ve seen you how you keep every scribble I jot down! Don’t pretend you don’t care!” He was close to hysterical.
“I keep them in case you need to backtrack to something. All I care is helping you solve your apodeixis.”
“By keeping me prisoner?” he asked spitting out the words.
“We must remove all distractions.”
“You… You’ve thrown away half my stuff! You don’t
