Dead of Night by Michael Stanley

Author:Michael Stanley [Michael Stanley]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781912374267
Publisher: Orenda Books Ltd
Published: 2018-10-10T16:00:00+00:00

Time passed slowly – Crys guessed it was about an hour, but it could have been less, it could have been more. The pain in her body was almost unbearable. She must have fallen into unconsciousness, because every now and again, she came round, roused by the sound of a phone ringing, followed by muffled, shouted conversations. She couldn’t make out any words, but she could tell that it was Pockface yelling at someone.

At last the door opened, and he strode in. His face was flushed, and he was waving his gun around as though he didn’t know who to shoot first. But he ignored Bongani and said to Crys, ‘Boss very angry. Wants me to break every bone till you tell us where money is.’

‘I can’t tell you what I don’t know,’ she croaked.

‘Doesn’t matter. Must do what he says.’

‘Don’t touch her!’ Bongani yelled.

Pockface smiled. ‘Maybe the fucker likes you, hey?’ He leaned over and ran his hand over her face, making her pull away. ‘You tell me now, pretty girl.’

When she didn’t reply, he walked behind her and grabbed one of her wrists. She clenched her fingers as tightly as she could. He prised her little finger open and bent it back. She writhed and struggled, but had no leverage. He bent it further.

Then there was a crack. And agony so intense it erased all the other pain.

‘Úm ma ni bát ni hồng. Úm ma ni bát ni hồng.’

This time Crys shouted her mantra. And Bongani was screaming for Pockface to stop. His voice seemed to come from a long way away.

Then Pockface was in front of her again, slapping her hard across the face, over and over. ‘You have many bones. I give you five minutes to change your mind. If no answer, I break them one by one. Very painful. I will enjoy.’ He headed for the door. ‘You beautiful woman today. Tomorrow not so beautiful.’

The door slammed, and Crys heard the key turn in the lock. She clenched her teeth to fight the searing pain. It didn’t help. She realised that tears were streaming down her face. She was sobbing uncontrollably. They weren’t going to make it out of this alive.

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