Number Nine by Colin Cotterill

Author:Colin Cotterill [Cotterill, Colin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9786164560116
Publisher: Proglen
Published: 2019-01-21T16:00:00+00:00

“It sounds like Stockholm syndrome,” I said.

Major general Suvit nodded in agreement although I could see in his eyes that he didn’t know what Stockholm syndrome was. I continued to read.

“Wait. The man is holding up a bank note and he’s pointing to me. I think this must be the ransom moment. I’m trying to get a number out of him, but he keeps doing the ‘up to you’ gesture. I think he wants to know what I think I’m worth. Goodness. I’ve never had to make a decision like that before. What am I worth? I wonder if he chose me because of my weight. Perhaps he thinks they’d pay more by the pound.

I’ve just been playing the numbers-in-the-sand game. I draw out a number and shrug. He shakes his head. I wonder if he knows what the numbers mean. Are numbers universal? I saw our numbers on road signs and shop doorways here in Thailand. But did he ever learn them? This seems so bizarre, writing one’s own ransom note. All right. I have to make a decision. Let’s say; five hundred thousand dollars. I show him. He smiles.”

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