Chapter 35 (The Warning)

Jonathan ran as fast as he could.

His lungs were burning and his heart was beating like crazy. He could have run through without stopping once, but he had to stop over and over again to ask the people passing by for Spohrstrasse No. 10.

Oh Alexandra! I´ll be with you soon, darling! I can´t wait to see you again!´, flashed into Jonathan´s mind.

Couple of times he turned onto the wrong street and he had to run back to ask for the right way. Then he noticed a signpost with the words "Spohrstrasse" on it. He had finally made it!

Jonathan was completely out of breath.

He put down his sea-bag and leant against a wall on the street-corner. He closed his eyes and tried to recover his breath. Suddenly Jonathan could feel himself getting nervous. He had wanted for so long to find Alexandra and now this moment had come! But what if the old lady was wrong and Alexandra and her family didn´t lived here anymore? What if Alexandra ...?

"No, Jonathan! You know, that´s not true. You know that she´s alive. You can feel it, that she´s alive. So stop thinking about it!", he said to himself. He could feel his body trembling and his hands started to sweat.

My God, I must look terrible. I can´t pop up at Alexandra's like this.´, Jonathan thought.

He adjusted his flying suit and dusted it off. He ran his fingers through his hair and he straightened the collar of his overall. He took out the necklace with the amulet on it, Alexandra´s gift of love.

Alexandra should see I´m wearing her necklace.´, Jonathan thought.

Jonathan was ready. He bent to pick up his sea-bag again when he could hear a familiar voice.

+"Jonathan, don´t do this! Don´t go! There is still time, turn back."+

It was Scarecrow.

"What is it! I told you, you can´t stop me", Jonathan said.

+"I´m just trying to protect you. I´m just trying to save you from getting hurt. Go home, Jonathan. There is still time.."+

"Be quiet and quit playing your little games!", Jonathan shouted. "This is my life and you´ll kindly keep out of it!"

Jonathan noticed a few passing people staring at him. He had obviously yelled out loudly. And this time, Scarecrow was silent.

Jonathan took a deep breath, put the sea-bag over his shoulder and stepped onto Spohrstrasse very slowly. His eyes moved along ths walls of the houses, looking for house number 10. And then, there it was! Spohrstrasse number 10!

Jonathan crossed the street. He could feel his pounding heart going faster and faster. With shaking hands, Jonathan opened the little door to the front garden and stepped inside. He walked through the garden very slowly, then went up to the front door of the house. He noticed the door bell and read the name-plate above. WENTZLER´, it read.

Oh my God!´, Jonathan thought. They are here, they´re still here. I´ve found them. I´ve found Alexandra. My search is over!´

+"Jonathan, leave! There is still time!"+

And Jonathan ignored Scarecrow as he rang the door bell.