Monday, 29 October 2007
Chapter 26
Well that's all I'm going to tell you about. I could tell you about what I did after I went home, and how I got sick and all, but I don't feel like it. I don't know what to think about all the stuff I just told you about. I'm sorry I told so many people about it. All I know is, I sort of miss everyone I told about. It's funny. Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.
Chapter 25
When I got outside I didn't know where the hell to go. In the end I stayed in the waiting room at Grand Central. The next day I had this crazy idea about going away to the west. I would be like a deaf-mute and then I couldn't have any goddamn stupid useless conversations with anybody. I got excited as hell thinking about it. I know the deaf-mute thing was crazy, but I liked thinking about it.
I wrote Phoebe a letter and went to her school so one of the teachers could give it to her. I told her to meet me at the museum so I could give her back her Christmas dough. When she met me she was carrying a suitcase with her. She had this crazy idea about coming away with me. I said she couldn't and told her to shut up. I didn't mean to tell her to shut uo. I kept tellling her she had to go back to school and then she told me to shut up. It sounded terrible.
In the end we went to the zoo, and then went over to the carrousel. I bought her a ticket and said I'd watch her. When it started I watched her go around and around. When it finished I told her to buy some more tickets. Then it started to goddamn rain. In buckets, I swear to God. Everyone went and stood under the roof, but I just stayed on the bench. I didn't care if I got soaked. All of a sudden I felt so damn happy. The way Phoebe just kept going around and around, she looked so damn nice. I wish you could have been there.
I wrote Phoebe a letter and went to her school so one of the teachers could give it to her. I told her to meet me at the museum so I could give her back her Christmas dough. When she met me she was carrying a suitcase with her. She had this crazy idea about coming away with me. I said she couldn't and told her to shut up. I didn't mean to tell her to shut uo. I kept tellling her she had to go back to school and then she told me to shut up. It sounded terrible.
In the end we went to the zoo, and then went over to the carrousel. I bought her a ticket and said I'd watch her. When it started I watched her go around and around. When it finished I told her to buy some more tickets. Then it started to goddamn rain. In buckets, I swear to God. Everyone went and stood under the roof, but I just stayed on the bench. I didn't care if I got soaked. All of a sudden I felt so damn happy. The way Phoebe just kept going around and around, she looked so damn nice. I wish you could have been there.
Chapter 24
When I was at Mr Antolini's, he was pretty drunk, and he was giving me this big talk about how he thought I was heading for a terrible fall and that I need to figure out what to do. I appreciated it and all, but I was so goddamn tired.
When I was asleep, I suddenly felt something on my head. I woke up and Mr Antolini was sat next to me patting me on the goddamn head! I couldn't get out of the apartment quick enough. I even left without my tie. Perverty stuff like that has happened to me about twenty times since I was a kid. I can't stand it.
When I was asleep, I suddenly felt something on my head. I woke up and Mr Antolini was sat next to me patting me on the goddamn head! I couldn't get out of the apartment quick enough. I even left without my tie. Perverty stuff like that has happened to me about twenty times since I was a kid. I can't stand it.
Chapter 23
Mr Antolini said to go over to his right away if I wanted. He was about the best teacher I ever had. He was the one who finally picked up James Castle when he jumped out the window. When I went back to D.B's room, old Phoebe had put some music on, so we danced for a while. Then Phoebe heard the front door open so I had to hide in the goddamn closet. When mother went out of the bedroom I decided to leave. Boy was I nervous. Phoebe leant me some of her Christmas dough because I was broke. I took my hunting hat out of my pocket and gave it to her. I'll bet she slept with it on.
It was a helluva lot easier getting out of the house than it was getting in. I didn't really care if they caught me to be honest. I almost wished they did, in a way.
It was a helluva lot easier getting out of the house than it was getting in. I didn't really care if they caught me to be honest. I almost wished they did, in a way.
Saturday, 20 October 2007
Chapter 22
When she spoke to me again all she talked about was me getting kicked out of school, so I told her that it was the worst school that I ever went to and it was full of goddamn phonies and mean guys. I started thinking about this boy I knew at Elkton Hills. James Castle. He wouldn’t take back what he’d said about somebody, so when they all started on him, instead of taking back what he said; he jumped out of the window. All they did to guys that were in his room was expel them. They didn’t even go to jail.
Phoebe asked me what I wanted to be, and I said I wanted to be a person that caught the children when they fell off a cliff when they were playing. That’s all I’d do all day. I know it’s crazy. I decided to ring my old English up from Elkton Hills, Mr Antolini.
Phoebe asked me what I wanted to be, and I said I wanted to be a person that caught the children when they fell off a cliff when they were playing. That’s all I’d do all day. I know it’s crazy. I decided to ring my old English up from Elkton Hills, Mr Antolini.
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