money together? I think so. He wants to get married. We're counting from today. He's got two months. Or he won't have anyone left to marry. Alright. Don't come back. I won't let you go a second time. How should he pass the money on? If he wants to, he'll find a way. Tell him to give his number and I'll phone. Give him this. He can watch it later. No, they're not taking us to Grozny. No, definitely not to Grozny. Don't get worked up. They'll stop the car... take us out and shoot us. You know Aslan. He let us go. I don't know why. No one paid for us, that's for sure! If it had been Khattab or Basaev, that I'd understand... there's politics involved. But who's Gugaev? Maybe it was a trade-off with the local security service. Someone told me it happens all the time. The FSB swap a gangster, then get the credit. They said they'd carried out a secret service mission to free us. Well, the usual nonsense. It didn't make any difference to me who did what. Could I have some more water? What? Yes, they should have. No, they won't. I don't know, cheap. They don't pay a lot for a soldier. We're not commercial, just slaves really. How much for a commercial? Depends. There's a market in Shatoi. The prices go up and down there. Buy one, order another... "Order"? Well, how do you "order" a murder? Are you just off the moon? But you're talking about gangsters! Chechens are gangsters. - All of them? - Yes. That's the anger in you talking. Well, you know best. Listen, can I have a cigarette? We were slaves. We had to earn our food. And what did you do? Everything. In the fields, sawing wood. All sorts. Was it hard? Not really. Anything's better than sitting in the cellar. Only the nutcases used to beat us. They'd get high and have some fun kicking us. We wanted more food. And there was no salt. You coming to Petersburg? No, I'm going home. I want to be in time to get into the Linguistics University on the interpreter's faculty... You don't know any English, and the exams have finished. My Mum was at school with the rector. And the military board will help. Mum said I have to be quick though. Tobolsk, via Petersburg. Listen, if you're ever in Nizhny, here... Ivan, you know, I... Alright, Fedka. Maybe we'll meet again... Before going to the Medvedev family I told everyone in Chechnya about the Captain phoned headquarters then managed to phone the Interior Ministry. Told the cops about Gugaev's nephew in prison. Just the way Aslan wanted. When I went to see the Medvedevs, I knew there was nothing doing. They're good people, spoke with me, gave me tea. I just worried about my socks making a stink... - Please, help yourself. - Thank you. And what's he doing there? Nothing. Waiting for a prisoner exchange. - Why don't they exchange him? - Mother! The Chechen was sentenced to execution, then the sentence was reduced. He's a danger to society, so they won't to let him go, and it's taking forever. But why's it taking forever? Mother, put the tea on. Why take forever? Why keep a Chechen they... wanted to execute anyway? I don't understand. I always said about those men in their caps. I never used to buy my oranges from them in the market. Tell me, is he really in good health? Yes. What can I say? Do I look healthy? Well, he's healthier than me and he asked me to tell you not to worry. Asked me to tell... asked me to tell... My Dad's a hero. He's defending our Homeland against gangsters. He'll come back soon, and we'll go to the zoo like we used to. And then I went home to Tobolsk. And John went to look for the money. Ivan? Is it you? I thought you were at the war! Don't you remember me? I'm Simakov, Stepan. - So, all over then? - What? Well, the war! We'll have to get them in! I'll tell the lads. - How's your dad doing? - What about my dad? Well, he's in hospital, up on the hill. Hi, Sliva. Hi, ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Мой научный проект на английском - текст Война и мир на английском - текст Чернокнижник: Армагеддон на английском - текст Корова на английском - текст Кин-Дза-Дза на английском |