When Time Runs Out by Elina Hirvonen

Author:Elina Hirvonen [Hirvonen, Elina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction
Published: 2017-10-18T16:00:00+00:00

‘Can you go on?’

The policewoman touches me lightly on the shoulder.

‘I can.’

‘It would be very helpful if you could answer a few questions. You also have the right to remain silent. It is possible that your answers may be used in court against your son.’

I turn on the tap and rinse my face with cool water. The water runs beneath my collar, under my bra. Generally cold water makes me feel better; today it just makes me wet.

‘I will answer all your questions.’

28

Aslak is standing in front of me. In the wide-angle lens he is fully visible, behind him a tidy and impersonal room. Aslak is wearing a black wind cheater, black trousers and trainers that I bought him. In his hands he is squeezing a long, narrow object. When I understand what it is, I press my head into my hands even though I have decided to cope with everything I have to cope with this evening.

My arm is too heavy to lift, my lungs are constricted, my throat feels blocked; I cannot swallow. The room is still filled with the smell of swede, even though I have just scraped the remains of the soft root vegetable into the bin. If I open my mouth, I will be sick.

‘Are you sure you can do this?’ asks the policewoman.

For a moment there is another room before me.

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