Зеленая миля

Chapter 1

           BeyonditisascraggylittleputtinggreenthatlookseversomuchnicerintheGeorgiaPinesbrochures,andbeyondthatisapaththatwindsintothelittlecopseofwoodseastofthenursinghome.Thereareacoupleofoldshedsalongthispath,neitherofthemusedforanythingthesedays.Atthesecond,whichstandsclosetothehighstonewallbetweentheGeorgiaPinesgroundsandGeorgiaHighway47,Iwentinandstayedforalittlewhile.

           Iateagooddinnerthatnight,watchedalittleTV,andwenttobedearly.OnmanynightsI’llwakeupandcreepbackdowntotheTVroom,whereIwatcholdmoviesontheAmericanMovieChannel.Notlastnight,though;lastnightIsleptlikeastone,andwithnoneofthedreamsthathavesohauntedmesinceIstartedmyadventuresinliterature.Allthatwritingmusthavewornmeout;I’mnotasyoungasIusedtobe,youknow.

           WhenIwokeandsawthatthepatchofsunwhichusuallyliesontheflooratsixinthemorninghadmadeitallthewayuptothefootofmybed,Ihitthedeckinahurry,soalarmedIhardlynoticedthearthriticflareofpaininmyhipsandkneesandankles.IdressedasfastasIcould,thenhurrieddownthehalltothewindowthatoverlookstheemployees"parkinglot,hopingtheslotwhereDolanparkshisoldChevroletwouldstillbeempty.Sometimeshe’sasmuchashalfanhourlate

           Nosuchluck.Thecarwasthere,gleamingrustilyinthemorningsun.BecauseMr.

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