woman at the window

Author's name: Rami Tawil

With tremendous energy, he took dozens of photos of every detail of the body, deciding that this statue would be the mainstay of the study he would prepare for the National Museum. But suddenly, he froze in place and the camera fell from his hand when, after looking around repeatedly, he dared to reach out to touch the statue and check if it was made of marble. He felt short of breath and his heart stopped for a moment as a warmth seeped through his fingers, which touched the statue's body. His breath quickened as he pressed the statue's leg and discovered that it was a man of flesh and blood. Without thinking about anything, he ran toward the wooden gate, the space echoing his footsteps, transforming them into a tremendous uproar. A few steps before he reached the wooden gate, he was surprised when it closed.