The Pledge
“Anything personal in there?”
“Some notes.”
“Give them to me. They’ll be returned to you when your term is up. Anything else?”
“I’m halfway through my book.” He was now reading The Forsyte Saga because it was long, the specific of first choice from the library cart. He had never read it before, and he was delighted with it and halfway through it. “Can I take it with me?” he asked the guard.
“No, leave the book. Take your toothbrush, toothpaste, and shaving stuff. That’s government issue.”
Jenner... sat on his upper cot, knees drawn, head bent, his eyes full of tears that he was trying to hide. Bruce had left something with him. It had taken a few days for Bruce to draw him out, and then they talked for hours. Bruce talked about defending himself. You don’t accept it, you don’t accept anything from those sick bastards. You fight it — every inch of the way. Now Bruce, the first man in his life who wanted nothing from him, who could answer his questions, and who could make life something other than a meaningless nightmare, was going away.MoreLess
“Some notes.”
“Give them to me. They’ll be returned to you when your term is up. Anything else?”
“I’m halfway through my book.” He was now reading The Forsyte Saga because it was long, the specific of first choice from the library cart. He had never read it before, and he was delighted with it and halfway through it. “Can I take it with me?” he asked the guard.
“No, leave the book. Take your toothbrush, toothpaste, and shaving stuff. That’s government issue.”
Jenner... sat on his upper cot, knees drawn, head bent, his eyes full of tears that he was trying to hide. Bruce had left something with him. It had taken a few days for Bruce to draw him out, and then they talked for hours. Bruce talked about defending himself. You don’t accept it, you don’t accept anything from those sick bastards. You fight it — every inch of the way. Now Bruce, the first man in his life who wanted nothing from him, who could answer his questions, and who could make life something other than a meaningless nightmare, was going away.MoreLess
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