I thought he was done, but... «The Pale-Faced Lie»

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  cat_on_the_shelf

  22 января 2022

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  I thought he was done, but then he started up again. “There are things I need to teach you, things that you need to know to survive in a harsh world full of assholes. That means you need to keep secrets. You’re pretty good at that most of the time, but not always. You think the things I ask you to do are bad, but they aren’t. You have to get a lot tougher and smarter about helping us not get caught. You understand me, boy?

  “Yes, Dad.”

  “Someday, I’ll write down all the stories about the Q—the cons, the screws, the punks, the stoolies, the lifers, the warden, and the chief psychiatrist. You wouldn’t believe the stories I heard in the yard—tons of unsolved murders committed by the cons. They’d laugh about how easy it was. Hell, mine are unsolved too. You’ll be able to read about them in my book—Murder Eight. After I die, you can publish it and make a lot of money. But for now, you need to learn how to steal without getting caught, how to keep secrets, how to be a good watcher, and how to help me when I really need it.”

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