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〃Try!〃
〃I cant。〃
〃Did Tony e?〃
〃Yes。〃
〃What did he show you?〃
〃Dark。 Pounding。 I dont remember。〃
〃Where were you?〃
〃Leave me alone! I dont remember! Leave me alone!〃 He began to sob helplessly
in fear and frustration。 It was all gone; dissolved into a sticky mess like a
wet bundle of paper; the memory unreadable。
Edmonds went to the water cooler and got him a paper cup of water。 Danny drank
it and Edmonds got him another one。
〃Better?〃
〃Yes。〃
〃Danny; I dont want to badger you 。。。 tease you about this; I mean。 But can
you remember anything about before Tony came?〃
〃My mommy;〃 Danny said slowly。 〃Shes worried about me。〃
〃Mothers always are; guy。〃
〃No 。。。 she had a sister that died when she was a little girl。 Aileen。 She
was thinking about how Aileen got hit by a car and that made her worried about
me。 I dont remember anything else。〃
Edmonds was looking at him sharply。 〃Just now she was thinking that? Out in
the waiting room?〃
〃Yes; sir。〃
〃Danny; how would you know that?〃
〃I dont know;〃 Danny said wanly。 〃The shining; I guess。〃
〃The what?〃
Danny shook his head very slowly。 〃Im awful tired。 Cant I go see my mommy
and daddy? I dont want to answer any more questions。 Im tired。 And my stomach
hurts。〃
〃Are you going to throw up?〃
〃No; sir。 I just want to go see my mommy and daddy。〃
〃Okay; Dan。〃 Edmonds stood up。 〃You go on out and see them for a minute; then
send them in so I can talk to them。 Okay?。〃
〃Yes; sir。〃
〃There are books out there to look at。 You like books; dont you?〃