The clouds were gathering fast and a swift summer rain began to fall with big heavy drops. On the cobbled road children fled to their homes scattered by the starting rain. Simone ran towards the gate of her house trying to hide from the rain. But by the time she reached the gate she was soaked to the skin. She grabbed the door handle and pressed it. The door remained closed. Simone tried to force the door open, but it seemed stuck so she started to knock with her fists. For a few moments she waited for someone to come and open the door, but to her surprise no one came. “It cannot be. Didn’t grandma see the rain has started? How come no one came to call me inside? She always comes for me right away” and she aa started to knock again on the big wooden door. “Where is everybody?” she wondered and drew closer to the gate trying to get out of the rain,