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Last Price: Chapter Four
Death does a deal with Alex
Death remained squatting in the corner, swaying slightly in response to an imaginary breeze.
‘Just think about it for one moment,’ he said, ‘you get to see India. Cool, huh? I know that’s one place you’ve always wanted to check out. But on your pay that ain’t so easy. Also, you get to have as many spliffs as you want. Well, I guess it will be a chillum, or bhang if you’re a pussy about lungs and getting an early appointment with me. Can’t see much wrong with that, myself. But you can call me bias — though I prefer Death. And you get Parvati. Hey, I mean no disrespect to your girl — Kelly, isn’t it? — but this woman…wow! She is a goddess in every sense. Peachiest of all the peaches either side of the Styx or wherever. Know what I’m saying? And finally, and most importantly, you get to play god for a while. Tell me, what isn’t there to like?’
Alex shook his head. ‘This is crazy. Just far too fucking weird for me.’
‘Okay, yeah, sure it is,’ Death said, his jaw bouncing with excitement. ‘I agree one hundred per cent. And that’s exactly what you need. Right now, you’re stuck in this shitty overpriced flat in a job you hate and that’s threatening to put you back on the dole queue. What better break could you possibly have? It’s no-brainer, huh?’
