*Astrid*
“My wife got sick, and the doctors all said that there was no hope. But I refused to give up, so we tried alternative treatment … we travelled to other countries for treatment … those things were not covered, so I took a loan and spent my pension”. Jens looks up at me. “I am broke”.
“So that is why you were driving the armoured truck for minimum wages”. I say with a nod
He gets up from the chair he had slumped down on. “Until those idiots nearly killed me with a garbage truck”.
“So you knew it was them all along ?” I ask him.
“No not at first, I was pretty shaken”. And he also looks it now. “But in the hospital I was thinking about it and I … I have been picking up money for those idiots for over a year and I recognised their shoes”.
I am slightly shaken to say the least. “S
