The Case of the German Doctor: A Historical Novel Based on a True Story by Tsuriel Sdomi
Author:Tsuriel Sdomi [Sdomi, Tsuriel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-10T00:00:00+00:00
Lying naked in a strange bed, covered with a woolen blanket that stank of sweat, Erica woke up into absolute darkness. Her head was pounding with pain and there was a sharp burning sensation beneath her belly. She reached a tentative hand down and found she was still bleeding.
A green reading lamp lit up at the corner of the room and a dim male figure suddenly rose from his seat. The manâs perspiring face glistened like a copper relief. His voice reached her as if from a distance.
âYouâre awake.â The words were accompanied by a monotonous ringing that struck her ears.
Erica rose to her elbows.
âRest.â It was Ulrichâs voice.
âWhere am I?â
âSomeplace safe.â
âWhere?â
âMy apartment. Thereâs a glass of water and some painkillers on the bedside table.â
She let herself fall back onto the bed. Every breath hurt her ribs. She pursed her lips and cried silently. Then she swallowed down a painkiller and went back to sleep.
She woke up again three hours later, her temples still throbbing with pain. Nauseated, she tried to sit up. The bitter taste of congealed blood filled her mouth.
Ulrich said, âTry to get some rest.â
âMy head hurts.â
âSchlenberg told me you put up a fight.â
Tears streamed down her face. The last thing she remembered was the sadistic smile of a pockmarked blond man who pinned her against the desk and wrapped his fingers around her jaws, pulling her mouth open in order to empty a bottle of cognac into it. She spat the drink in his face, and he slapped her. When she scratched his cheek, he hit her on the head with the bottle.
She couldnât remember anything after that.
âWas Schlenberg there?â she asked.
âWhat do you care about Schlenberg?â
âI want to know.â
âHe saved you.â
âSaved me?â she cried. âHe was the one who suggested I get undressed so that my clothes didnât get torn up.â
âNo one could have prevented what happened, but youâre alive thanks to him.â
âI guess Iâm supposed to thank you for that, too.â
Ulrichâs face twisted into a spiteful smile. âYouâll get your chance, I assure you.â
They had been five men who punched her in the head and chest. Each time she passed out they slapped her awake. Schlenberg told them he would transfer her to headquarters for a follow-up investigation. He pushed them off her. Then he covered her naked body with his jacket and brought her to Ulrichâs apartment.
A burning sensation and pressure in her lower back reminded her she had to use the bathroom. Wrapped in a blanket, she swayed across the room, toward the dark hallway. She felt dizzy. When he reached his hand for her, she recoiled.
âIâll manage on my own,â she said.
When she returned, she sat down on the bed again, shaking.
Ulrich got up, pulled a bottle of whiskey from the sideboard, and poured it into two glasses. âDrink,â he said.
The whiskey burned her throat, then spread a warmth through her. She handed him the empty glass and he refilled it. This time she sipped it slowly until she stopped shaking. âSo Iâm supposed to thank you for saving my life.
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