Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Hehadnohesitationaboutstabbinganyofthem.Theyhadpickedonsomeoneafootshorterthantheywere,buttheyhadnotexpectedhimtoconfrontthem.TheboysscatteredandRagenwalkedhome.

           JimbolaterrecalledthatwhentheparentsoftheboyscomplainedthatBillyhadthreatenedtheirsonswithaknife,Chalmerlistenedtotheirsideofit,tookBillyoutbackandbeathim.

           Dorothyknewthatheryoungersonhadchangedandwasactingstrangely.

           "Billywasn’tBillyattimes,"sherecalledlater."Hewasmoody,hewasofftohimself.Iwouldsaysomethingtohimandhewouldn’tanswerme,likehewasfaroffandthinkingaboutit,staringintospace.Hewouldgowanderingdowntownlikeheusedtowhenhewouldsleepwalk.He’ddoitfromschool.Sometimesiftheycaughthiminschoolbeforehehadachancetowanderoff,theywouldkeephimandcallformetocomeandgethim.Sometimeshe’djustleaveandthey’dcallme.I’dgolookingforhimeverywhere,findhimwanderingdowntownandbringhimhome,andI’dsaytohim,‘Okay,Billy,yougolaydown.’Butthatchilddidn’tevenknowwhichdirectionhisbedroomwas.I’dgointhereandI’dthink,‘MyGod!’‘Well,howdoyoufeel?’I’daskhimwhenhe’dwakeup.He’dlookrealbewilderedandsay,‘DidIstayhometoday?’

           "AndI’dsay,‘No,Billy,youdidnotstayhometoday.Don’tyouremembermecomingafteryou?YouwereatschoolandMr.