Terminus: A Story from the collection, I Am Heathcliff - Louise Doughty

Скачать книгу

the idea of a company thinking that being in debt already made her a more attractive proposition. She never uses the cards, and, as she pulls one out of her purse, she takes a quick look to check that she has even bothered to sign on the back. She hands it over. That’s how easy it is, she thinks. She can’t use the joint account, but she has the credit cards. The bill won’t arrive for a month.

       Why didn’t I think of this before?

      The deluxe room is medium-sized and has mushroom-coloured walls. There is a huge sash window, almost floor to ceiling, that looks straight out over a narrow ornamental balcony with rusting ironwork, across the dual carriage-way to the sea. Maria drops her backpack, sits on the bed, and stares at a distant oil rig, blurred against the horizon, the brown-and-grey water still chopping and falling, the red flag furling and snapping repeatedly. After a while, she closes her eyes, begins to breathe deeply, and falls into a short but intense sleep.

      When she wakes it is still daylight: just. She rises from the bed, switches the kettle on, makes a cup of tea, and returns to the bed, sitting upright and sipping the tea while she stares at the flag, the oil rig, the rearing waves. She thinks to herself, quite distinctly, So this is what it feels like, a breakdown. She thinks, To get the full benefit, I must not attempt any decisions, not even small ones.

      She sips her tea. She watches the flag.

      Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.

      Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».

      Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.

      Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAASABIAAD/4QB4RXhpZgAATU0AKgAAAAgAAgExAAIAAAAgAAAAJodpAAQA AAABAAAARgAAAABBZG9iZSBQaG90b3Nob3AgQ1M1LjEgTWFjaW50b3NoAAADoAEAAwAAAAEAAQAA oAIABAAAAAEAAALuoAMABAAAAAEAAAS2AAAAAP/tADhQaG90b3Nob3AgMy4wADhCSU0EBAAAAAAA ADhCSU0EJQAAAAAAENQdjNmPALIE6YAJmOz4Qn7/wAARCAS2Au4DASIAAhEB

Скачать книгу