Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           talkingwithyou,beingabletoseethesethingsagainandreliveandremember."

           "Whydidyouwaitformetoaskyou?Whydidn’tyousay,‘Hey,I’mtheTeacher’?"

           Heshrugged."It’snotasifI’mre-meetingyou.TheunfusedBillyhasbeentalkingtoyou.AndthenallofasuddenRagenjoinstheconversation,andthenArthur,becausetheyhavesomethingtocontribute.Andinawayit’salsoveryembarrassingtosay,‘Oh,hey,hi,howareyou?’asifIhaven’tbeentalkingtoyouallthewhile."

           Theywalkedon,andtheTeachersaid,"ArthurandRagenreallywanttohelpBillyexplaintoyouwhathappenedduringthelastmix-uptime."

           "Goahead,"thewritersaid."Tellme."

           "Dannywasnevergoingtojumpoffthatcliff.Hewasonlyfollowingtheflowersupthehilltowherethebiggeronesweregrowing."

           TheTeacherwalkedahead,showingthewriterthepathDannyhadtakenandthetreebehindwhichhehadbracedhimself.Thewriterlookeddown.HadDannyjumped,hewouldsurelyhavekilledhimself.

           "AndRagenneverintendedtohurtthoseguards,"theTeachersaid."Thebrokenglasswasforhim.HeknewBillyhadbeenbetrayed,andhewasgoingtoicehimself."Heheldhishanduptoshowthatwhathadbeenseenbyoutsidersasathreattothemwasactuallytheglassathisownnecklevel."Ragenwasgoingtocuthisownthroatandenditall.