Зеленая миля

Chapter 2

           Hesleptthroughhisowndeath,nowthatIthinkofit,whichmadehimalotluckierthanmostofthemenwhoendeduphere.Certainlyluckierthanhedeserved.

           Beforeweknewwhatwashappening,Percydrewhisgun,steppedtothebarsofWharton’scell,andemptiedallsixshotsintothesleepingman"justbam-bam-bam,bam-bam-bam,asfastashecouldpullthetrigger.Thesoundinthatenclosedspacewasdeafening;whenItoldJanicethestorythenextmorning,Icouldstillhardlyhearthesoundofmyownvoicefortheringinginmyears.

           Weranathim,allfourofus.DeangottherefirstIdon’tknowhow,ashewasbehindBrutalandmewhenCoffeyhadholdofPercybuthedid.HegrabbedPercy’swrist,preparedtowrestlethegunoutofPercy’shand,buthedidn’thaveto.Percyjustletgo,andthegunfelltothefloor.Hiseyeswentacrossusliketheywereskatesandwewereice.TherewasalowhissingsoundandasharpammoniacsmellasPercy’sbladderletgo,thenabrrrapsoundandathickerstinkashefilledtheothersideofhispants,aswell.Hiseyeshadsettledonafarcornerofthecorridor.Theywereeyesthatneversawanythinginthisrealworldofoursagain,sofarasIknow.BacknearthebeginningofthisIwrotethatPercywasatBriarRidgebythetimethatBrutalfoundthecoloredsliversofMr.Jingles’sspoolacoupleofmonthslater,andIdidn’tlieaboutthat.Henevergottheofficewiththefaninthecomer,though;nevergotabunchoflunaticpatientstopusharound,either.

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