Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           SherememberedthethingsthathadhappenedtoDavidandDannyandBilly.MyGod,whatahorriblethingrapewas.

           Adalanastopped,rolledoffontoherbackandlookedatthe:skywithtearsinhereyes."Bill,"shesaidaloud,"what’swrongwithyou?Getyourselftogether.:

           Shegotupandputthetowelsbackintothecar.Thenshetookthelargergunfromthefrontseatandthrewabeerbottleintothepond,butatfirstthegunwouldn’tgooff.Shetriedagain,firingatthebeerbottletwiceandmissingbothtimes.Well,shewasn’tamarksmanlikeRagen.

           "We’dbettergetgoing,"Adalanasaid.

           Astheydroveoff,AdalanarolleddownthecarwindowandTredtwiceatatelephonepole.Thenshereachedoverandbearchedtheyoungwoman’shandbag."Ineedtogetsomejnoneyforsomeone,"shesaid."Abouttwohundreddollars."Sheheldupthecheck-cashingcard."We’llgointoKroger’smdcashacheck."

           AttheKrogeroffice,Pollywasabletocashacheckforonemndredandfiftydollars.ThentheywenttotheStateSavingsSankonNorthHighStreet,whichrefusedtocashherchecks,finally,afterafewotherfutileattemptsatdrive-inbankvindows,Adalanasuggestedtheyuseherfather’sUnionCom->anycardandtrytocashacheckwiththecardasabackup.?heUnionstoreatGracelandShoppingCenterpermittedherocashafifty-dollarcheck."Wecouldcashanothercheck,"adalanasuggested,"andyoucouldkeepthemoneyyourself.