Зеленая миля

Chapter 1

           "Ishegoingtogetintrouble?"

           "No,becausehe’sintheTVroom,watchingGoodMorningAmericawithabouttwodozenotherfolks.AndI’mgoingtomakemyselfscarceassoonasthesmokedetectorturnsonthewest-wingfirealarm."

           "Don’tyoufalldownandhurtyourself,woman.I’dneverforgivemyselfif"

           "Oh,stopyourfussing,"shesaid,andthistimeshekissedme.Loveamongtheruins.Itprobablysoundsfunnytosomeofyouandgrotesquetotherestofyou,butI’lltellyousomething,myfriend:weirdlove’sbetterthannoloveatall.

           Iwatchedherwalkaway,movingslowlyandstiffly(butshewillonlyuseacaneonwetdays,andonlythenifthepainisterrible;it’soneofhervanities),andwaited.Fiveminuteswentby,thenten,andjustasIwasdecidingshehadeitherlosthercourageordiscoveredthatthebatteryofthesmokedetectorinthetoiletwasdead,thefirealarmwentoffinthewestwingwithaloud,buzzingburr.

           Istartedtowardthekitchenatonce,butslowlytherewasnoreasontohurryuntilIwassureDolanwasoutofmyway.Agaggleofoldfolks,moststillintheirrobes,cameoutoftheTVroom(hereit’scalledtheResourceCenter;nowthat’sgrotesque)toseewhatwasgoingon.ChuckHowlandwasamongthem,Iwashappytosee.

           "Edgecombe!"KentAveryrasped,hangingontohiswalkerwithonehandandyankingobsessivelyatthecrotchofhispajamapantswiththeother.

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