Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Heborrowedmore,gambledmore,drankmore,andDorothylearnedhewasintotheloansharksforsixthousanddollars.Shearguedwithhim.Hebeather.

           Johnnywashospitalizedforacutealcoholismanddepressioninthefallof1956,butwasallowedhomefromthehospitalonOctober19forJimbosfifthbirthdayparty,whichwastobethenextday.WhenDorothyreturnedlatethatnightfromwork,shefoundhimslumpedoverthetable,halfabottleofScotchandanemptybottleofsleepingpillsonthefloor.

           TheTeacherrememberedthatBillysfirstinnerfriendhadnoname.OnedayfourmonthsbeforehisfourthbirthdaywhenJimbowouldn’tplaywithhim,KathywasstilltoolittleandDaddywastoobusyreadingabook,Billysataloneinhisroomwithhistoys,feelinglonelyandbored.Thenhesawalittleboywithblackhairanddarkeyeswhosatacrossfromhimandjuststared.Billypushedatoysoldiertowardhim.Theboypickeditup,putitintothetruckandmoveditbackandforth,backandforth.Theydidn’tspeak,butevenwithouttalking,itwasbetterthanbeingallalone.

           ThatnightBillyandthelittleboywithnonamesawhisfathergotothemedicinecabinetandtakeoutabottleofpills.ThemirrorreflectedDaddy’sfaceasheemptiedthebottleofyellowcapsulesintohishandandswallowedthem.ThenDaddysatdownatthetable,Billylaydowninhiscribandthelittleboywithnonamedisappeared.Inthemiddleofthenighthismother’sscreamwokeBilly.