Chapter 26

           That’sallI’mgoingtotellabout.IcouldprobablytellyouwhatIdidafterIwenthome,andhowIgotsickandall,andwhatschoolI’msupposedtogotonextfall,afterIgetoutofhere,butIdon’tfeellikeit.Ireallydon’t.Thatstuffdoesn’tinterestmetoomuchrightnow.

           Alotofpeople,especiallythisonepsychoanalystguytheyhavehere,keepsaskingmeifI’mgoingapplymyselfwhenIgobacktoschoolnextSeptember.It’ssuchastupidquestion,inmyopinion.Imeanhowdoyouknowwhatyou’regoingtodotillyoudoit?Theansweris,youdon’t.IthinkIam,buthowdoIknow?Iswearit’sastupidquestion.

           D.B.isn’tasbadastherestofthem,buthekeepsaskingmealotofquestions,too.HedroveoverlastSaturdaywiththisEnglishbabethat’sinthisnewpicturehe’swriting.Shewasprettyaffected,butverygood-looking.Anyway,onetimewhenshewenttotheladies’roomwaythehelldownintheotherwingD.B.askedmewhatIthoughtaboutallthisstuffIjustfinishedtellingyouabout.Ididn’tknowwhatthehelltosay.Ifyouwanttoknowthetruth,Idon’tknowwhatIthinkaboutit.I’msorryItoldsomanypeopleaboutit.AboutallIknowis,IsortofmisseverybodyItoldabout.EvenoldStradlaterandAckley,forinstance.IthinkIevenmissthatgoddamMaurice.It’sfunny.Don’tevertellanybodyanything.Ifyoudo,youstartmissingeverybody.