Diary of Henryk Novak

Writing exercise

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Diary of Henryk Novak

(retrieved by the police at the scene and translated by Amanda Kowalski)

‘Henryk.’ The voice whispers, perfumed and urgent, from shades of sleep. Waking…

Then pain comes, hard and I cry out. My leg caught in gear stick. Bitching. But I pull leg away and pain gone.