Chapter XXXVIII
Libero Minelli
Libero thought all day about what may happen. His wrists and ankles were paining him along with the pain caused by the hard blows he got. His nose had stopped bleeding but the punch he got in his stomach must have fractured a rib because he was finding it hard to breath. The light coming from under the door was fading away, which meant that the evening was getting nearer. He had not eaten in two days, he was hungry and thirsty and he needed to go to the toilet. The sound of footsteps gave him a start. The door opened and the light of the oil lamp showed the shape of a man. Without saying a words, he took out a tin from a shoulder bag, a slice of bread, a bottle of water and put everything on the table
-There is food here. He untied his strings. Be quick a
