Зеленая миля

Chapter 8

           Icouldseeeveryredsnapinhiseyes,Icouldseeeveryporeonhisface...andIcouldfeelhishurt,thepainthathetookinfromotherpeoplelikeaspongetakesinwater.Icouldseethedarknesshehadspokenof,too.Itlayinallthespacesoftheworldashesawit,andinthatmomentIfeltbothpityforhimandgreatrelief.Yes,itwasaterriblethingwe’dbedoing,nothingwouldeverchangethat...andyetwewouldbedoinghimafavor.

           "Iseenitwhenthatbadfella,hedonegrabme,"Johnsaid."That’swhenIknoweditwashimdoneit.Iseenhimthatday,IwasinthetreesandIseenhimdropthemdownandrunaway,but"

           "Youforgot,"Isaid.

           "That’sright,boss.Untilhetouchme,Iforgot."

           "Whydidn’ttheyscream,John?Hehurtthemenoughtomakethembleed,theirparentswererightupstairs,sowhydidn’ttheyscream?"

           Johnlookedatmefromhishauntedeyes."Hesaytotheone,"Ifyoumakenoise,it’syoursisterIkill,notyou,"Hesaythatsametotheother.Yousee?"

           "Yes,"Iwhispered,andIcouldseeit.TheDetterickporchinthedark.Whartonleaningoverthemlikeaghoul.Oneofthemhadmaybestartedtocryout,soWhartonhadhitherandshehadbledfromthenose.That’swheremostofithadcomefrom.

           "Hekillthemwiththeylove,"Johnsaid."Theyloveforeachother.Youseehowitwas?"

           Inodded,incapableofspeech.

           Hesmiled.

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