Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

Chapter 8

           Hisfourth-gradeteachersnoticedhisoddbehavior,andwhenoneofthepersonalities,notknowingwhatwasgoingon,wouldsaysomethingstrangeorgetupandwanderaroundtheroom,Billywouldbesenttostandinthecomer.Three-year-oldChristenewastheonewhokeptherfacetothewall.

           Shecouldstaythereforalongtimeandnotsayanything,keepingBillyoutoftrouble.Mark,whohadashortattentionspanforanythingbutmanuallabor,wouldhavewanderedaway.Tommywouldhaverebelled.Davidwouldhavesuffered."Jason,"thepressurevalve,wouldhavescreamed."Bobby"wouldhavegottenlostinafantasy."Samuel,"whowasJewish,likeJohnnyMorrison,wouldhaveprayed.AnyoneofthemortheothersmighthavedonesomethingwrongandgottenBillyintoaworsemess.OnlyChristene,whonevergotolderthanthree,couldstandtherepatientlyandsaynothing.

           Christenewasthecomerchild.

           Shewasalsothefirsttohearoneoftheothers.Shewasonthewaytoschoolonemorningandstoppedtopickabunchofwildflowersinthefield.Shefoundsumacandmulberriesandtriedtoputthemintoabunch.Ifshebroughtthemtoherfourth-gradeteacher,Mrs.Roth,maybeshewouldn’tbeputinthecomersomuch.Whenshepassedtheappletree,shedecidedtobringafruitinstead.Shethrewawaythewildflowersandtriedtoreachtheapples.Shefeltsadtheyweretoohigh,andtearscametohereyes.

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