Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Andshelovedthethingstheyalldidtogether,likegoingtoBurrOakLodgeforthreedays,campingoutandspendingfiftydollarsonjunkfood.OrhikingthroughthewoodsatClearCreekinthemiddleofthenight,BillyholdingtheoneflashlightandplayingJamesBond,tryingtofindsecretcachesofmarijuana.ItwasfunthewayhewouldtalkwithhisBritishaccent,givingtheLatinnamesofalltheplants.Itwasallmadness,thethingstheydidtogether,butBevfeltfreeandhappyforthefirsttimeinalongtimewiththesetwowonderfulguys.

           OnedayBevcamehometodiscoverthatBillyhadpaintedhisgreenVWblackwithcrazysilverpatterns.

           "NootherVWintheworldislikethisnow,"hesaid.

           "Butwhy,Billy?"BevandStevebothasked.

           "Well,thesheriff’sofficeiskeepinganeyeonmeanyway.This’lljustmaketheirjobeasier."

           Whathedidn’ttellthemwasthatAllenwassickandtiredofpanickingwhenhecouldn’trememberwheresomeonehadparkedthecar.Thedistinctiveblack-and-silverpatternwouldmakeiteasiertofind.

           ButwhenBillymetSteve’sbrother,BillLove,afewdayslaterandsawthevanheowned,BillytradedtheVWforit.ThenBillytradedthevantoafriendofSteve’sforamotorcyclethatdidn’trun,butSteve,whohadhisownbikeandwhowasexpertatrepairingmotorcycles,gotitinworkingorder.