The Front Seat Passenger by Pascal Garnier

Author:Pascal Garnier [Pascal Garnier]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781908313744
Publisher: Gallic Books
Published: 2014-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

All the water from the shower was not enough to make him clean. His hands were impregnated with an indelible odour of rotting fish. Martine was smoking, curled up on the sitting-room sofa.

‘Did I hurt you?’

‘A little.’

He sat down beside her. Her cigarette tasted stale.

‘You should push the sofa back, put the two armchairs either side – that would be better.’

‘Funny you should say that. One day someone got in here while I was out. They arranged the furniture as you suggest, and left a hyacinth in a pot on the kitchen table.’

‘Was anything taken?’

‘No, just some leftover ratatouille and half a bottle of wine. They even did the dishes.’

‘Strange.’

‘Are you off?’

‘Yes, I have a meeting at eight o’clock.’

‘Ah. When will you be back?’

‘I don’t know. I’ll ring.’

Once out on the street he felt revived. He wanted to kiss the cars, the trees, the passers-by like someone who has just escaped from terrible danger. He promised himself never to darken the door of number 45 ever again.

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