Suddenly, Daniel heard a shout. He got up quickly and
ran out of his office. Somebody was hurt in the weights
room. People were already there. Daniel looked down and
saw the long black hair of the girl on the floor. It was
Cristina.
Are you OK? ' Daniel asked. 'I'll call an ambulance.'
She wanted to get up. Her arm was hurt but she didn't
want to stay on the floor. She got up slowly and moved
away from the people.
'I'm OK,' she said to Daniel. 'I don't need anything. It's
just my arm.'
Daniel took her slowly to his office and gave her a chair.
'Sit here and rest for a moment,' he said.
After a short time, Cristina looked a little better. 'I feel
much better. I don't need an ambulance.'
Are you sure?'
'I just want to go home,' Cristina said.
'OK, but could you tell me what happened?' Daniel
said. 'It's important that I know.'
'I'm not really sure,' Cristina said quietly. 'I think the
weight fell but I moved just in time. It hit my arm. Maybe
it was too heavy for me.'
'Accidents do happen sometimes,' Daniel said. 'The
important thing is that you're all right.' Daniel then went
to look around the weights room. He looked at the heavy
weight on the floor. 'Cristina must be strong,' he thought.
He went back to his office. He wasn't sure that Cristina
was telling him everything about the accident. Her face was
very white and she looked afraid.
Are you sure the weight fell?' he asked.
'No, it didn't,' Cristina said quietly. 'Somebody pushed
the weight. I saw it and moved just in time.'
'Could it be true that somebody wanted to hurt her?'
Daniel thought. He wanted to find out who was in the
gym that evening. Everybody who came to the gym showed
their health club card to the receptionist and the number
went into the computer. He could look at the computer
and see who came in that day. He could also see how many
day tickets were bought that morning. But he couldn't
know who bought the day tickets. First, he needed to help
Cristina home.
'Can I give you a ride home in my car?' he asked.
'No, thank you, I prefer to walk. The air will be good for
me,' Cristina answered. Then she stood up. She didn't feel
well. 'Maybe that ride is a good idea,' she said.
Before Daniel left the office, he spoke quickly to
Florencia. He asked Florencia to try and remember
anything she could about visitors to the gym that week.
'I'll be here early in the morning. Maybe you can tell me then
what you remember,' he said to Florencia as he left the
gym.
Cristina was a little afraid. She wasn't sure about going
in Daniel's car. He looked kind and friendly but she didn't
even know his full name. She was going to say that she
wanted to walk, but then he said, 'Don't worry. I just want
to be sure that you get home safely.'
Cristina got in. She wasn't afraid now. 'I think I've found
my first friend in the city,' she thought as he drove her home.