Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           "TommywatchedasChalmersecuredthetractorinthetruckbysettingitinreversegearandslippingtheU-pinintoplacetokeeptheleverfrompoppingout.

           "Nowpickupthemgoddamnboardsandgetthemintothetruck."

           Shit,Tommythought,pick’emupyourself.Andheleftthespot.

           Dannystoodthere,wonderingwhyChalmerwasglaringathim.

           "Well,getthemboardsin,stupid."

           Dannywrestledwiththetwohugeboards,eventhoughtheyweretoobigandheavyforafourteen-year-old.

           "Goddamnclumsybastard,"Chalmersaid.Knockinghimtotheside,hepushedtheboardsinhimself."GetinbeforeIbeatyourass."

           Dannyscrambledintotheseatandlookedstraightahead.ButhecouldhaearChalmerpoppingthetopofacanofbeer,andashesmelledit,acoldfearwentthroughhim.Whentheygottothefarm,Dannywasrelievedthathewasputrighttoworkrakingleaves.

           ChalmermowedandDannywasafraidwhenthetractorcametooclosetohim.He’dbeenterrorizedbytractorsbefore.Chalmersnewyellowonefrightenedhim.HeswitchedtoDavidandthentoShawn,switchingbackandforthuntiltheworkwasdoneandChalmerfinallyshouted,"Getthemboardsouttathetruck.Let’sgo!"

           Dannystumbledforward,stillterrifiedofthetractor,andusedallhisstrengthtopulltheheavyplanksoutofthetruck.