Blackwater by Kerstin Ekman

Author:Kerstin Ekman
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Random House UK
Published: 2011-06-29T12:00:00+00:00

She probably hadn’t reckoned it would take half the day. They had agreed to meet at the cafeteria when he was ready and there she was, looking exhausted. As usual, he felt guilty. Then he was angry. He couldn’t help it that she had had to wait for so long. She could have asked the doctors. He told her that his shin bone was broken and the ligaments in his ankle torn. He was in plaster. He had been given some crutches so he could move, but they had to pay for them because they weren’t Norwegian citizens. She went off to reception and told them that he was to start senior high in Steinkjer in the autumn and that he lived in Langvasslien and could bring the crutches back when he came for a check-up.

Saying he already lived in Langvasslien was a bit much, but the woman behind the counter accepted it without comment and asked for the address.

‘He’s living with Per and Sakka Dorj,’ said Gudrun. ‘Post Box 12, Langvasslien.’

Sakka. His aunt. Gudrun’s older sister. He didn’t ask if what she had said was true until they got in the car.

‘Am I going to stay with Sakka?’

‘Yes, of course. What did you think? Who else lives in Langvasslien?’

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