船说 “IthinkyouandIaregoingtobegoodfriends,”hesaid.“Wehavetobeabletotrusteachother.”
Whenshedidnotreplyhesaid:“Youreagrownwoannow,Lisbeth.”
Shenodded.
“ehere,”hesaidandheldouthishand.
Sanderfixedhergazeontheletteropenerforseveralsecondsbeforeshestoodupandwentovertohi.Consequences.Hetookherhandandpressedittohiscrotch.Shecouldfeelhisgenitalsthroughthedarkgabardirousers.
“Ifyourenicetoe,Illbenicetoyou.”
Heputhisotherhandaroundheeckandpulledherdowntoherkneeswithherfaceinfrontofhiscrotch.
“Youvedohisbefore,haventyou”hesaidasheloweredhiszip.Heselledasifhehadjustwashedhiselfwithsoapandwater.
Sandertuedherfaceawayandtriedtogetup,butheheldherinatightgrip.Intersofphysicalstrength,shewasnoatchforhi；sheweighed90poundstohis210.Heheldherheadwithbothhandsandtuedherfacesotheireyeset.
“Ifyourenicetoe,Illbenicetoyou,”herepeated.“Ifyouaketrouble,Icanputyouawayinaninstitutionfortherestofyourlife.Wouldyoulikethat”
Shesaidnothing.
“Wouldyoulikethat”hesaidagain.
Sheshookherhead.
Hewaiteduntilsheloweredhereyes,inwhatheregardedassubission.Thenhepulledhercloser.Sanderopenedherlipsandtookhiinherouth.Hekepthisgriponheeckandpulledherfiercelytowardshi.Shefeltlikegaggingthewholeteninuteshetooktobupandgrind；whenfinallyhecae,hewasholdinghersotightshecouldhardlybreathe.
Heshowedherthebathrooinhisoffice.Sanderwasshakingalloverasshewipedherfaceandtriedtoruboffthespotsonhersweater.Shechewedsoeofhistoothpastetogetridofthetaste.Whenshewentbacktohisoffice,hewassittingipassivelybehindhisdesk,studyingsoepapers.
“Sitdown,Lisbeth,”hetoldherwithoutlookingup.Shesatdown.Finallyhelookedatherandsiled.
“Youregrownupnow,arentyou,Lisbeth”
Shenodded.
“Thenyoualsoneedtobeablygrownupgaes,”hesaid.Heusedatoneofvoiceasifhewerespeakingtoachild.Shedidnotreply.Asallfrownappearedonhisbrow.
“Idontthinkitwouldbeagoodideaforyoutotelnyoneaboutourgaes.ThinkaboutitwhowouldbelieveyouTherearedocuentsstatingthatyourenonposentis.Itwouldbeyourwordagainstine.Whoseworddoyouthinkwouldcarryoreweight”
Hesighedwhenstillshedidnotspeak.Hewasannoyedatthewayshejustsatthereinsilence,lookingathibuthecontrolledhiself.
“Weregoingtobegoodfriends,youandI,”hesaid.“Ithinkyouweresarttoeandseeetoday.Youcanalwaysetoe.”
“Ineed10,000kronorforyputer,”shesaid,precisely,asifshewerecontinuingtheconversationtheywerehavingbeforetheinterruption.
Bjuranraisedhiseyebrows.Hardnosedbitch.Shereallyisfuckingretarded.Hehandedherthechequehehadwrittenwhenshewasinthebathroo.Thisisbetterthanawhore.Shegetspaidwithherownoney.Hegaveheranarrogantsile.Sandertookthechequeandleft.
CHAPTER12
Wednesday,February19
IfSanderhadbeenanordinarycitizen,shewouldostlikelyhavecalledthepoliceandreportedtherapeassoonassheleftAdvokatBjuransoffice.Thebruisesonheeck,aswelstheDNAsignatureofhisseenstainingherbodyandclothing,wouldhavenailedhi.Evenifthewyerhadciedthatshewantedtodoitorsheseducedeoranyotherexcusethatrapistsroutinelyused,hewouldhavebeenguiltyofsoanybreachesoftheguardianshipregutionsthathewouldinstantlyhavebeenstrippedofhiscontroloverher.AreportwouldhavepresuablyresultedinSanderbeinggivenaproperwyer,soeonewellversedinassaultsonwoen,whichintuighthaveledtoadiscussionoftheveryheartoftheprobleeaningthereasonshehadbeendecredlegallyinpetent.
Since1989,theter“legallyinpetent”hasnolongerbeenappliedtoadults.
Therearetwolevelsofsocialwelfareprotectiontrusteeshipandguardianship.
Atrusteestepsintooffervoluntaryhelpforindividualswho,forvariousreasons,haveproblesanagingtheirdailylives,payingtheirbills,ortakingpropercareoftheirhygiene.Thepersonwhoisappointedasatrusteeisoftenaretiveorclosefriend.Ifthereisnooneclosetothepersoninquestion,thewelfareauthoritiescanappointatrustee.Trusteeshipisaildforofguardianship,inwhichtheclientthepersondecredinpetentstillhascontroloverhisorherassetsanddecisionsareadeinconsultationwiththetrustee.
Guardianshipisastricterforofcontrol,inwhichtheclientisrelievedoftheauthoritytohandlehisorherownoneyortoakedecisionsregardingvariousatters.Theexactwordingstatesthattheguardianshalltakeoveralloftheclientslegalpowers.InSwedenapproxiately4,000peopleareunderguardianship.Theostonreasonforaguardianshipisentalillnessorentalillnessinconjunctionwithheavyabuseofalcoholordrugs.Asallergroupincludesthosesufferingfrodeentia.Manyoftheindividualsunderguardianshipareretivelyyoungthirtyfiveorless.OneofthewasLisbethSander.
Takingawayapersonscontrolofherownlifeeaningherbankaountisoneofthegreatestinfringeentsadeocracycanipose,especiallywhenitappliestoyoungpeople.Itisaninfringeenteveniftheintentaybeperceivedasbenignandsociallyvalid.Questionsofguardianshiparethereforepotentiallysensitivepoliticalissues,andareprotectedbyrigorousregutionsandcontrolledbytheGuardianshipAgency.Thisagencyesunderthecountyadinistrativeboardandiscontrolled,intu,bytheParliaentaryObudsan.
FortheostparttheGuardianshipAgencycarriesoutitsactivitiesunderdifficultconditions.Butconsideringthesensitiveissueshandledbytheauthorities,rearkablyfewpintsorscandalsareeverreportedintheedia.
Oasionallytherearereportsthatchargeshavebeenbroughtagainstsoetrusteuardianwhohasisappropriatedfundsorsoldhisclientscoopapartentandstuffedtheproceedsintohisownpockets.Thatthosecasesareretivelyrareaybetheresultoftwothings:theauthoritiesarecarryingouttheirjobsinasatisfactoryanner,ortheclientshavenoopportunitinandinacrediblewayaketheselvesheardbytheediaorbytheauthorities.
TheGuardianshipAgencyisboundtoconductanannualreviewtoseewhetheranycauseexistsforrevokingaguardianship.SinceSanderpersistedinherrefusaltosubisychiatricexainationshewouldnotevenexchangeapolite“goodoing”withherteacherstheauthoritieshadneverfoundanyreasontoaltertheirdecision.Consequently,asituationofstatusquohadresulted,andsoyearafteryearshewasretainedunderguardianship.
Thewordingofthewstates,however,thattheconditionsofaguardianship“shallbeadaptedtoeachindividualcase.”PalgrenhadinterpretedthistoeanthatSandercouldtakechargeofherownoneyandherownlife.Hehadeticulouslyfulfilledtherequireentsoftheauthoritiesandsubittedaonthlyreportaswelsanannualreview.InallotherrespectshehadtreatedSanderlikeanyotheoralbeing,andhehadnotinterferedwithherchoiceoflifestyleorfriends.Hedidnotthinkitwaseitherhisbusinessorthatofsocietytodecidewhethertheyoungdyshouldhavearinginheoseoratattooonheeck.Thisratherstubboattitudevisàvisthedistrictcourtwasoneofthereasonswhytheyhadgotalongsowell.
AslongasPalgrenwasherguardian,Sanderhadnotpaiduchattentiontoherlegalstatus.
Sanderwasnotlikeanynoralperson.Shehadarudientaryknowledgeofthewitwasasubjectshehadneverhadoasiontoexploreandherfaithinthepolicewasgenerallyexiguous.Forherthepolicewereahostileforcewhoovertheyearshadputherunderarrestorhuiliatedher.ThestdealingshehadhadwiththepolicewasinMayofthepreviousyearwhenshewaswalkingpastGtgatanonherwaytoMiltonSecurity.Shesuddenlyfoundherselffacingavisorcdriotpoliceofficer.Withouttheslightestprovocationonherpart,hehadstruckherontheshoulderswithhisbaton.Herspontaneousreactionwastounchafiercecounterattack,usingaCocaCobottlethatshehadinherhand.Theofficertuedonhisheendranoffbeforeshecouldinjurehi.Onlyterdidshefindoutthat“RecitheStreets”washoldingadeonstrationfartherdowntheroad.
VisitingtheofficesofthosevisorcdbrutestofileareportagainstNilsBjuranforsexuassaultdidnotevencrossherind.AndbesideswhatwasshesupposedtoreportBjuranhadtouchedherbreasts.Anyofficerwouldtakeonelookatherandconcludethatwithheriniatureboobs,thatwashighlyunlikely.Andifithadactuallyhappened,sheshouldbeproudthatsoeonehadevenbothered.Andthepartaboutsuckinghisdickitwas,ashehadwaedher,herwordagainsthis,andgenerallyinherexperiencethewordsofotherpeopleweighedoreheavilythanhers.Thepolicewerenotanoption.
SheleftBjuransofficeandwenthoe,tookashower,atetwosandwicheswithcheeseandpickles,andthensatonthewooutsofainthelivingrootothink.
Anordinarypersonighthavefeltthatherckofreactionhadshiftedthebetoheritighthavebeenanothersignthatshewassoabnoralthatevenrapecouldevokenoadequateeotionalresponse.
Hercircleofacquaintanceswasnotrge,nordiditcontainanyebersoftheshelterediddlecssfrothesuburbs.Bythetieshewaseighteen,Sanderdidnotknowasinglegirlwhoatsoepointhadnotbeenforceerforsoesortofsexuactagainstherwill.Mostoftheseassaultsinvolvedslightlyolderboyfriendswho,usingacertainaountofforce,adesurethattheyhadtheirway.AsfarasSanderknew,theseincidentshadledtocryingandangryoutbursts,butnevertoapolicereport.
Inherworld,thiswasthenaturalorderofthings.Asagirlshewaslegalprey,especiallyifshewasdressedinawobckleatherjacketandhadpiercedeyebrows,tattoos,andzerosocialstatus.
Therewasnopointwhiperingaboutit.