4 (french) Werber, Bernard

143 - AMBUSH
I was sleeping peacefully in my apartment for the third
thanatodrome floor when suddenly something woke me up.
A rustle, a sound imperceptible … Th sat up in bed,
suddenly all my senses alert.
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In the dark, I tried my glasses on my nightstand. They were
not there. What a bore! I had to leave them on my office!
But if there was a burglar in the room I had to get up to go
get them and the criminal surely not leave me no time. I
would have knocked out before.
What should be done? I thought about speed. The best
defense is the attack. Man should not know I was unable to
distinguish.
Go away! There is nothing here that would interest you ! I
cried in the dark. No answer. And if I could not see
anything, I felt distinctly a presence. A stranger was in my
room.
- Get out! I repeated, seeking the light. I jumped out of my