“Sometimes a man has to... «The Pale-Faced Lie»
cat_on_the_shelf22 января 2022“Sometimes a man has to kill to make things right,” he said, staring out the windshield. “You understand that Paret needed killing, don’t you? They carried him off in a stretcher. That’s a good sign. I hope the son of a bitch dies. I’ve beaten men to death, but we weren’t in a boxing ring and I didn’t get paid for it. No other way to even the score. I’ve gotten rid of a few richly deserving sons of bitches. No one misses them. I did the world a favor.”
He switched off the radio and looked at me. “I’m crazy. Me and you both are. You gotta do what you gotta do. You understand?”
I nodded. All I wanted was to get out of the car and away from him. If he saw the disgust on my face, he’d want to hit me. My head swam with fear. How could I be his son?
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