Blood On Snow (2015)
“she said in the darkness.
“No,” I said.
“Why not?”
“I suppose I’m just not a very inquisitive person.”
“But you must be wondering. Father and son…”
“I assumed you’d tell me whatever you felt like telling me when you felt like it.”
The bed creaked as Corina turned towards me. “What if I never said anything?”
“Then I’d never find out.”
“I don’t get you, Olav. Why did you want to save me? Me? You’re so lovely, and I’m so despicable.”
“You’re not despicable.”
“How would you know? You don’t even wan...t to ask about anything.”
“I know that you’re here with me now. That’s enough for the time being.”
“And later? Say you manage to get Daniel before he gets you. Say we get to Paris. Say we somehow manage to scrape enough money together to survive. You’ll still be wondering who she is, this woman who could be her own stepson’s lover. Because who could ever really trust someone like that? Such a talent for betrayal…”
“Corina,”MoreLess
“No,” I said.
“Why not?”
“I suppose I’m just not a very inquisitive person.”
“But you must be wondering. Father and son…”
“I assumed you’d tell me whatever you felt like telling me when you felt like it.”
The bed creaked as Corina turned towards me. “What if I never said anything?”
“Then I’d never find out.”
“I don’t get you, Olav. Why did you want to save me? Me? You’re so lovely, and I’m so despicable.”
“You’re not despicable.”
“How would you know? You don’t even wan...t to ask about anything.”
“I know that you’re here with me now. That’s enough for the time being.”
“And later? Say you manage to get Daniel before he gets you. Say we get to Paris. Say we somehow manage to scrape enough money together to survive. You’ll still be wondering who she is, this woman who could be her own stepson’s lover. Because who could ever really trust someone like that? Such a talent for betrayal…”
“Corina,”MoreLess
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