Trial (4)

Danker waited, but the silence was all around him. - The court enveloped in darkness.

His accuser stepped into the light.

You must examine her, he said. She is waiting.

Danker did not understand.

Who is waiting?

Mr Danker, said his accuser. Have I made myself clear? She is your witness. It is your right to examine her.

Well, said Danker. I am not a doctor.

Mr. Danker, we are growing impatient.

Danker stepped out of his chair, and began to walk towards the light.

When he looked again, there was a woman sitting in a reclining chair. Her face shrouded.

He bent down to look closer. It was his wife.

Mimi! He cried inwardly.

But she did not make a sound. Her face under the shroud was perfectly still.