Зеленая миля

Chapter 2

           Atfirstheonlystoodthere.

           Isnappedmyfingersinfrontofhiseyes."Percy!Hey,Percy!Wakeup!"

           Nothing.Brutaljoinedme,andreachedtowardPercy’semptyfacewithbothhands.

           "Thatisn’tgoingtowork,"Isaid.

           Ignoringme,Brutalclappedhishandssharplytogethertwice,rightinfrontofPercy’snose.Anditdidwork,orappearedtowork.Hiseyelidsflutteredandhestaredarounddazed,likesomeonehitovertheheadstrugglingbacktoconsciousness.HelookedfromBrutaltome.Alltheseyearslater,I’mprettysurehedidn’tseeeitherofus,butIthoughthedidthen;Ithoughthewascomingoutofit.

           Hepushedawayfromthebarsandswayedalittleonhisfeet.Brutalsteadiedhim."Easy,boy,youallright?"Percydidn’tanswer,juststeppedpastBrutalandturnedtowardthedutydesk.Hewasn’tstaggering,exactly,buthewaslistingtoport.

           Brutalreachedoutforhim.Ipushedhishandaway."Leavehimalone."WouldIhavesaidthesameifI’dknownwhatwasgoingtohappennext?I’veaskedmyselfthatquestionathousandtimessincethefallof1932.There’sneveranyanswer.

           Percymadetwelveorfourteenpaces,thenstoppedagain,headlowered.HewasoutsideofWildBillWharton’scellbythen.Whartonwasstillmakingthosesousaphonenoises.Hesleptthroughthewholething.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 436 из 520