Chapter 13

           AmonthafterStuartsdeath,BillyMilliganwasreleasedfromZanesville.Afewdaysafterhisreturn,AllenwasreadinginhisroomwhenDelMoorecameinandaskedifhe’dliketogofishing.HeknewDelwastryingtoscorepointswithDorothy—Kathysaidthey’dprobablygetmarried."Sure,"Allensaid."Lovefishing."

           Delmadeallthearrangements,tookthenextdayofffromworkandcamebytopickBillyup.

           Tommylookedathimindisgust."Fishing?Shit,Idon’twanttogofishing."

           WhenTommycameoutofhisroomandDorothyconfrontedhimwithhisinconsideratebehavior—firstpromisingtogofishingwithDelandthenchanginghismind—Tommylookedatthembothinastonishment."Christ!Heneverevenaskedmetogofishing."

           DelstormedoutofthehouseswearingthatBillwasthedamnedestbald-facedliarhehadevermet.

           can’ttakeitanymore,"AllensaidtoArthurwhenhewasaloneinhisroom."We’vegottogetoutofhere.IfeellikeanintruderwithDelhoveringaroundallthetime."

           "Samehere,"saidTommy."Dorothy’sbeenlikeamothertome,butifshe’sgoingtomarryDel,Iwantout."

           "Allright,"Arhtursaid."Let’sfindajob,putafewquidasideandgetanapartmentofourown."

           Theothersapplaudedtheidea.

           AllengotajobatLancasterElectro-PlatingonSeptember11,1973.