I considered the facts further.He was alone at the time death occurred, then,I said, intrigued.
Do the police suspect foul play?He choked on his halloumi burger and I had to pass him a glass of water.
“For fuck’s sake, Eleanor!” he said. “I’m sorry,” I said, “it was just something that popped into my mind.”
“Aye, well, sometimes best not to say the first thing that pops into your mind out loud, eh?” he said quietly, not looking at me.
I felt terrible. I felt terrible for Sammy and for his family, I felt terrible for upsetting Raymond without meaning to,
I felt terrible for the waiter and his girlfriend and their poor little baby.
All this death, all this suffering, happening to nice people, good people who’d done nothing to deserve it, and no one able to stop it...
Tears came, and the more I tried to fight them, the more they came.
The lump in my throat was burning, burning like fire, no please, not fire...
Raymond had slid around to the seat beside me and put his arm around my shoulders. He spoke in a soft, low voice.
Ah please, Eleanor, don’t cry. I’m really sorry... I didn’t mean to snap at you, I really didn’t... please, Eleanor...
The strange thing—something I’d never expected—was that it actually made you feel better
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