Before It Breaks (2015)
“The crew looked tired already, unshaven and untidy and like angry scammers caught on a current affairs show; the wind buffeted their cameras. One seemed to be a woman but the sexes of news crews tended to merge, only the anchors retained an individual identity. Daryl Hagan and Beck Lalor patrolled the gate and acknowledged him as he passed. Clement parked where he had the first day and walked to the door carrying the Donen file. Jo di Rivi saw who it was. Her eyes couldn’t help asking the obvio...us question: had Osterlund been found?
‘Not yet. How is she?’ ‘She’s barely slept. She won’t take anything.’ The air was crushingly humid now. Before he entered, reflexively, Clement looked up at the sky but it had nothing to offer him.
Astuthi Osterlund was sitting by the kitchen bench. She looked at him with a mix of intense fear and frail hope. The question was the same as di Rivi’s.
‘Have you found him?’ And he knew she feared the answer was yes.
‘Not yet.’ Her body lost some tension.MoreLess
‘Not yet. How is she?’ ‘She’s barely slept. She won’t take anything.’ The air was crushingly humid now. Before he entered, reflexively, Clement looked up at the sky but it had nothing to offer him.
Astuthi Osterlund was sitting by the kitchen bench. She looked at him with a mix of intense fear and frail hope. The question was the same as di Rivi’s.
‘Have you found him?’ And he knew she feared the answer was yes.
‘Not yet.’ Her body lost some tension.MoreLess
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