Зеленая миля

Chapter 7

           Isuspecttherearepeoplewhowouldn’tunderstandwhythatwas,evenafterallI’vesaid,buttheywouldbepeoplewhoonlyknowthephraseGreatDepressionfromthehistorybooks.Ifyouwerethere,itwasalotmorethanaphraseinabook,andifyouhadasteadyjob,brother,you’ddoalmostanythingtokeepit.

           ThecolorwasfadingoutofPercy’sfacealittlebythen,buthischeekswerestillflushed,andhishair,whichwasusuallysweptbackandgleamingwithbrilliantine,hadtumbledoverhisforehead.

           "WhatintheChristwasthatallabout?"Iasked."IhaveneverIhavenever!hadaprisonerbeatenontomyblockbefore!"

           "LittlefagbastardtriedtocopmyjointwhenIpulledhimoutofthevan,"Percysaid."Hehaditcoming,andI’ddoitagain."

           Ilookedathim,tooflabbergastedforwords.Icouldn’timaginethemostpredatoryhomosexualonGod’sgreenearthdoingwhatPercyhadjustdescribed.PreparingtomoveintoacrossbarapartmentontheGreenMiledidnot,asarule,puteventhemostdeviantofprisonersinasexymood.

           IlookedbackatDelacroix,coweringonhisbunkwithhisarmsstilluptoprotecthisface.Therewerecuffsonhiswristsandachainrunningbetweenhisankles.ThenIturnedtoPercy"Getoutofhere,"Isaid."I’llwanttotalktoyoulater."

           "Isthisgoingtobeinyourreport?"hedemandedtruculently."Becauseifitis,Icanmakeareportofmyown,youknow.

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