Chapter 57 It's You

*Nicoli*

This should be it. Nicoli thought, finding the door. It had taken him nearly an hour to get here- what with moving through all those spider webs and getting lost once or twice.

But Nicoli never gave up. The thought of seeing Ana kept him motivated. And the idea of showing his new costume to her and how impressed she would be.

Which she would be, of course. Nicoli had no doubt. Ana would not disappoint.

Again, Nicoli couldn’t be more proud of himself for getting the idea.

I know she’ll love it.

And Nicoli wasted no more time. He pushed open the door- which stuck thanks to years of dust- but he managed. The door finally opened, and Nicoli immediately found his vision filled with light.

For a moment, Nicoli could see nothing but the spots over his eyes, thanks to walking in the near dark for so long. But as his eyes adjusted, he felt more confident. And he could see he had chosen right. He had made it at last. This must have been Ana's room!

“Ana?” Nicoli popped his head out