XLIII. Luck
"Erik, wake up." The translator gave Erik a shake as he removed the dirty cloth stuffed in his mouth, and then Erik's eyes slowly opened. "Enough," Erik said weakly, but the translator only looked at him with pity. The previous day, two of Faisal's men waterboarded him once more, but not before giving him a hard beating. Erik was sleeping when they entered his room, and that's when they dragged him up to his feet and tied him up to a chair. Before Erik could even speak, one of the men suddenly punched him in the stomach, which left him wheezing for air. As the men continue to beat him, Faisal and the translator entered the room, and then for a moment, they paused. Faisal was smoking, and Erik already knew what would happen. The translator stood beside him, and as usual, he started askin
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