Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Thefollowingday,whileBillyandStevewereworkingonBilly’smotorcycle,aneighbor,MarySlater,shoutedatthemtostopmakingsomuchnoise.Billythrewhisscrewdriveragainstthesideofhertrailer.Thesoundofthescrewdriveragainstthemetalsoundedlikeagungoingoff.MarySlatercalledthepolice,whohauledBillyinforcriminaltrespassing.Delhadtopostbond.Thoughthechargewasdismissed,Billy’sparoleofficertoldhimtomovebackhome.

           "I’llmissyouguys,"hesaidashepacked."AndI’llmissthekids."

           "Idon’tthinkwe’regoingtobeheremuchlonger,either,"Stevesaid."I’veheardthatthemanagerisgoingtoevictallofus."

           "What’llyoudo?"Billyasked.

           "Findaplaceintown,"Bevsaid,"andsellthetrailer.Maybeyoucancomeandlivewithusthere."

           Billyshookhishead."Youdon’tneedmearound."

           "That’snottrue,Billy,"shesaid."Youknowwe’reathreesome."

           "We’llsee.Inthemeantime,I’vegotomovebackhome."Whenheleft,Bev’schildrencried..

           AllenwasboredwiththejobatReicholdChemical,especiallynowthatSteveLovehadquit.Hegrewsickoftheforeman,whoconstantlycomplainedthatonedayhe’ddothingsrightandthenextdayhecouldn’tdothematall.ArthurgripedtoAllenthatonceagaintheyhadtakenajobofmindlesslaborbeneaththeirdignity.