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ontheotherhand,therewasnoquestionofadvokatbjurangoingunpunished.salanderneverfotaninjustice,andbynatureshewasanythingbutfiving.
butherlegalstatuswasdifficult.foraslongasshecouldreeber,shewasregardedascunningandunjustifiablyviolent.thefirstreportsinhercasecaefrothefilesoftheschoolnursefroeleentaryschool.salanderhadbeensenthoebecauseshehitaclassateandshovedhiagainstacoatpeganddrewblood.shestillreeberedhervictiwithannoyance—anoverweightboybythenaeofdavidgustavssonwhousedtoteaseherandthrowthingsather；hewouldgrowuptobeanarchbully.inthosedaysshedidnotknohattheword“harassent”eant,butwhenshecaetoschoolthenextday,theboyhadthreatenedrevenge.soshehaddeckedhiwitharightjabfortifiedwithagolfball—whichledtoorebloodshedandanewentryinhercase.
therulesforsocialinteractioninschoolhadalwaysbaffledher.sheindedherownbusinessanddidnotinterferewithwhatanyonearoundherdid.yettherewasalwayssoeonewhoabsolutelywouldnotleaveherinpeace.
iniddleschoolshehadseveraltiesbeensenthoeaftergettingintoviolentfightswithclassates.muchstrongerboysinherclasssoonlearnedthatitcouldbequiteunpleasanttofightwiththatskinnygirl.unliketheothergirlsintheclass,sheneverbackeddown,andshewouldnotforasecondhesitatetouseherfistsoranyweaponathan. rotectherself.shewentaroundwiththeattitudethatshewouldratherbebeatentodeaththantakeanyshit.
andshealwaysgotrevenge.
salanderoncefoundherselfinafightwithauchbiggerandstrongerboy.shewasnoatchforhiphysically.atfirstheausedhiselfshovinghertothegroundseveralties,thenheslappedherwhenshetriedtofightback.butnothingdidanygood；noatterhowuchstrongerhewas,thestupidgirlkeptattackinghi,andafterawhileevenhisclassatesbegantorealisethatthingshadgooofar.shewassoobviouslydefencelessitwaspainfultowatch.finallytheboypunchedherintheface；itspl. enherlipandadeherseestars.theyleftheronthegroundbehindthegy.shestayedathoefortwodays.ontheorningofthethirddayshewaitedforhertorentorwithabaseballbat,andshewhackedhiovertheearwithit.forthatprankshewassenttoseetheheadteacher,whodecidedtoreporthertothepoliceforassault,whichresultedinaspecialwelfareinvestigation.
herclassatesthoughtshewascrazyandtreatedheraordingly.shealsoarousedverylittlesypathyaongtheteachers.shehadneverbeenparticularlytalkative,andshebecaeknownasthepupilwhoneverraisedherhandandoftendidnotanswerwhenateacheraskedheradirectquestion.no-onewassurewhetherthiswasbecauseshedidnotknowtheansweroriftherewassoeotherreason,whichwasreflectedinhergrades.nodoubtthatshehadprobles,butno-onewantedtotakeresponsibilityforthedifficultgirl,eventhoughshewasfrequentlydiscussedatvariousteachers’eetings.thatwaswhysheendedupinthesituationwheretheteachersignoredherandallowedhertositinsullensilence.
sheleftiddleschoolandovedtoanother,withouthavingasinglefriendtosaygoodbyeto.anunlovedgirlwithoddbehaviour.
then,asshewasonthethresholdofherteenageyears,alltheevilhappened,whichshedidnotwanttothinkabout.thelastoutburstsetthepatternandproptedareviewofthecaseentriesfroeleentaryschool.afterthatshewasconsideredtobelegally…well,crazy.afreak.salanderhadneverneededanydocuentstoknowthatshewasdifferent.butitwasnotsoethingthatbotheredherforaslongasherguardianwasholgerpalgren；iftheneedarose,shecouldwraphiaroundherlittlefinger.
withtheappearanceofnilsbjuran,thedeclarationofinpetencethreatenedtobeeatroublesoeburdeninherlife.noatterwhosheturnedto,pitfallswouldopenup；andwhatwouldhappenifshelostthebattle？wouldshebeinstitutionalised？lockedup？therewasreallynooption.
laterthatnight,whenceciliavangerandblokvistwerelyingpeacefullywiththeirlegsintertwinedandcecilia’sbreastsrestingagainsthisside,shelookedupathi.
“thankyou.it’sbeenalongtie.andyou’renotbad.”
hesiled.thatsortofflatterywasalwayschildishlysatisfying.
“itwasunexpected,butihadfun.”
“i’dbehappytodoitagain,”ceciliasaid.“ifyoufeellikeit.”
helookedather.
“youdon’teanthatyou’dliketohavealover,doyou？”
“anoasionallover,”ceciliasaid.“buti’dlikeyoutogohoebeforeyoufallasleep.idon’twanttowakeuptoorroworningandfindyouherebeforeianagetodoyexercisesandfixyface.anditwouldbegoodifyoudidn’ttellthewholevillagewhatwe’vebeenupto.”
“wouldn’tthinkofit,”blokvistsaid.
“mostofallidon’twantisabellatoknow.she’ssuchabitch.”
“andyourclosestneighbour…i’veether.”
“yes,butluckilyshecan’tseeyfrontdoorfroherhouse.mikael,pleasebediscreet.”
“i’llbediscreet.”
“thankyou.doyoudrink？”
“soeties.”
“i’vegotacravingforsoethingfruitywithgininit.wantsoe？”
“sure.”
shewrappedasheetaroundherselfandwentdownstairs.blokvistwasstandingnaked,lookingathershelveswhenshereturnedwithacarafeoficedwaterandtwoglassesofginandlie.theydrankatoast.
“whydidyoueoverhere？”sheasked.
“nospecialreason.ijust…”
“youweresittingathoe,readingthroughhenrik’sinvestigation.andthenyoucaeoverhere.apersondoesn’tneedtobesuperintelligenttoknohatyou’rebroodingabout.”
“haveyoureadtheinvestigation？”
“partsofit.i’velivedyentireadultlifewithit.youcan’tspendtiewithhenrikwithoutbeingaffectedbytheysteryofharriet.”
“it’sactuallyafascinatingcase.whatibelieveisknowninthetradeasalocked-rooystery,onanisland.andnothingintheinvestigationseestofollownorallogic.everyquestionreainsunanswered,everyclueleadstoadeadend.”
“it’sthekindofthingpeoplecangetobsessedabout.”
“youwereontheislandthatday.”
“yes.iwashere,andiwitnessedthewholeotion.iwaslivinginstockholatthetie,studying.iwishihadstayedathoethatweekend.”
“whatwasshereallylike？peopleseetohavepletelydifferentviewsofher.”
“isthisofftherecordor…？”
“it’sofftherecord.”
“ihaven’ttheleastideawhatwasgoingoninsideharriet’shead.you’rethinkingofherlastyear,ofcourse.onedayshewasareligiouscrackpot.thenextdaysheputonake-uplikeawhoreandwenttoschoolwearingthetightestsweatershepossessed.obviouslyshewasseriouslyunhappy.but,asisaid,iwasn’thereandjustpickedupthegossip.”
“whattriggeredtheprobles？”
“gottfriedandisabella,obviously.theirarriagewastotallyhaywire.theyeitherpartiedortheyfought.nothingphysical—gottfriedwasn’tthetypetohitanyone,andhewasalostafraidofisabella.shehadahorrendousteper.soetieintheearlysixtiesheov
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