You Will Never Find Me (2014) by Robert Wilson

Author:Robert Wilson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery & Crime, Thriller
Publisher: Europa
Published: 2015-02-23T11:00:00+00:00

The first one had poked him in the chest, the second had put a gun in his mouth, and the third had beaten him up for trying to find a window in the toilet, the fourth had smacked him round the head for catching him cheating at chess. Now Sasha was with a fifth guard.

He’d noticed that they didn’t always come and sit with him in the room. Sometimes the new guard would come in, there’d be an exchange in Russian, some of which he understood, then they’d handcuff him to the slatted bench and both go out. That was worst because it would mean hours on his own, lying down, getting uncomfortable and bored.

This time there’d been the usual handover but the guard had stayed in the room and said hello. None of them said hello. He’d uncuffed him even though it wasn’t eating time. Sasha could tell from the atmospheric pressure in the confined space of the room that this guard was more friendly. He thought maybe he had a son like him.

‘I’m very worried about my mother,’ said Sasha, head down, palms on his knees, legs dangling off the bench, feet not reaching the floor.

‘I can understand that,’ said the man. ‘She’s not well.’

‘She drinks,’ said Sasha.

‘I know,’ said the man.

‘It’s not really her fault.’

‘It never is.’

‘She’s unhappy.’

‘A lot of people are,’ said the man. ‘It’s called life. You don’t understand it yet.’

‘How do you know?’

‘You’re a kid. Life is simple when you’re a kid.’

‘Is it?’

No answer.

‘She’ll be really, really worried by now,’ said Sasha.

‘She’s being looked after.’

The emotion welled up and, although Sasha didn’t want to, he couldn’t help himself. He sobbed, felt the tears wetting the material of his mask. The guard sat next to him, put an arm around his shoulders, hugged him into his chest. Sasha got himself under control.

‘Nobody talks to me,’ said Sasha. ‘You’re the first one. Why doesn’t anybody talk to me?’

No answer. The man knew perfectly well why nobody talked to the boy. They knew to keep their distance from someone they would have to . . . deal with. But he was different. He cared.

He rested a hand on the Sasha’s thigh, squeezed it reassuringly and his little finger tickled the boy’s groin.

Sasha’s spine turned to ice.

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