Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

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           HerfirstimpressionwasthathewasalludingtotheWeathermen,thoughthehadn’tactuallymentionedthatname.Sheassumed,sincehewasmakinghertake1-71north,thathewasheadedforClevelandtomakehisescape.Hewas,shedecided,anurbanguerrilla.

           Shewassurprisedwhenhetoldhertogetoff1-71attheDelawareCountyareaandmadeherdriveonabackroad.Shesawhimrelax,asifheknewthearea,andwhentheywereoutofsightofallcars,hetoldhertopark.

           WhenDonnaWestsawhowdesertedtheareawas,sherealizedthisabductionhadnothingtodowithanythingpolitical.Shewasgoingtoberapedorshotorboth.Heleanedbackintheseat,andsheknewsomethingreallybadwasgoingtohappen.

           "Iwanttosithereaminuteandgetmyheadtogether,"hesaid.

           Donnasatwithherhandsonthewheel,staringstraightahead,thinkingofSidneyandofherlife,wonderingwhatwasgoingtohappen.Thetearsstarteddownhercheeks.

           "What’sthematter?"hesaid."YouafraidI’mgoingtorapeyou?"

           Thosewordsandhissarcastictonecutthroughher,andshelookedathim."Yeah,"shesaid."Iam."

           "Well,you’resofuckingstupid,"hesaid."Hereyouareworriedaboutyourasswhenyououghttobeworriedaboutyourlife."

           Thatwasasobering,shockingthingtohear,andDonnastoppedcryingimmediately.