Midnight Express by Hayes Billy & Hoffer William

Midnight Express by Hayes Billy & Hoffer William

Author:Hayes, Billy & Hoffer, William [Hayes, Billy & Hoffer, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Biography & Autobiography, Personal Memoirs
ISBN: 0525156054
Google: ynrkmQEACAAJ
Amazon: 272423264X
Goodreads: 212833
Publisher: Curly Brains Press
Published: 1977-01-02T07:00:00+00:00


arrived at the top of the stairs to see two guards twisting Max's arms behind him. Arief reached into the pocket of Max's robe and pulled out hashish. The guards dragged Max off to the basement. Then I saw Arief mutter something to Ziat, who stood near the door with a grin on his face.

/ Max returned a few days later. He limped slightly. His wrists were bandaged. His glasses were missing. He squinted painfully at me when he talked. They had taken him downstairs, beaten him for a few minutes, and then run to get Hamid, Max said. While the guards were gone, Max broke his glasses and used a sliver of the glass to slash his wrists. The guards were forced to drag him to the revere, the prison dispensary, instead of beating him further.

"It was Ziat," I told him.

"1 know, I know. Damn him! But I learned a great truth from this."

"What?"

Max leaned closer to me and lowered his voice. "Man, there's all kinds of drugs in that revere'^

Ame studied his astrological charts carefully. He had made a survey of all the men in the kogus. He was not at all surprised to find that I was Aries. It was the most common sign in prison. Aries tend to act rashly and impetuously. That was me, all right.

Every morning when I bought a cup of Ziat's watered-down tea his smirk reminded me of how he squealed on Max. I began to wonder why Ziat was still running the chi shop. The job was supposed to go to a new prisoner every month. Some of us didn't need it, because fifty dollars from home would supply all



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