“We've got time,” said the Warden. “I've waited this long, I can wait another few...” Her voice trailed off.
Stanley felt a lizard crawl in and out of his pocket. “We're going to keep our story simple,” said the Warden.
“That woman's going to ask a lot of questions. The A.G. will most likely initiate an investigation.”
“So this is what happened: Stanley tried to run away in the night, fell in a hole, and the lizards got him.”
“That's it. We're not even going to give them Zero's body. As far as anybody knows, Zero doesn't exist.”
“Like Mom said, we got plenty of graves to choose from.” “Why would he run away if he knew he was getting released today?” asked Mr. Pendanski.
“Who knows? He's crazy. That was why we couldn't release him yesterday.”
“He was delirious, and we had to keep watch over him so he wouldn't hurt himself or anybody else.”
“She's not going to like it,” said Mr. Pendanski. “She's not going to like anything we tell her,” said the Warden.
She stared at Zero and at the suitcase. “Why aren't you dead yet?” she asked.
Stanley only half listened to the talk of the counselors. He didn’t know who “that woman” was or what “A.G.” meant.
He didn’t even realize they were initials. It sounded like one word, “Age-ee.”
전체재생
다음페이지
문장검색