Dustin looked up at me and responded “what's whacking off Matthew ?” I looked down at my lil bro and tossled his hair, smiling at him. “Somethin... big b o y s do when their dicks get big---I explain that when you get older too” “How much older, Matthew ?” “I dunno Dustin, maybe 13 or so---when you start to get hair” “Like you Matthew ?” “Yes lil bro—like me—now git”. As Dustin climbed the stairs back up to the kitchen, I took to my bed, and plopped down on my back. In spite of the v I o l e n t. 6) STARE At another passenger for a while. Thenannounce in horror: “You’re one of THEM” -and back away slowly7) SAY -DING at each floor.8) SAY “I wonder what all these do?” And pushall the red buttons.9) MAKE explosion noises when anyone presses abutton.10) STARE, grinning at another passenger for awhile, then announce: “I have new socks on.”11) WHEN the elevator is silent, look around andask: “Is that your beeper?”12) TRY to make personal calls on the emergencyphone.13) DRAW a little square on. Bob and I started laughing as we left the library.Six months into my sentence, while Bob was reading a book, he put it down.He said to me. “The reason I am in here is that I killed my step-dad. He kept on beating my mum and also abusing my sister. They were too scared to do or say anything. Until one day I had enough, I did something about it by beating him to death with a baseball bat.”I looked up; he was just staring into space. That night I told him what happened to me. The lights went out.. “See,” she crowed trimphantly. “I could have gone...” she snatched book and glass out of my hand ... and sanity set in... “Oh ... but you couldn’t.”“And you can’t go by yourself.” I said. “Gather your shit and come on.”“Where are we going? What shit? Why are you dressed for Crossroads? What?”“21 days is how many weeks?”“Umh ... three?”“How long did we have to wait?”“Well ... what are we waiting for?” She hollered at Cyn. “We’re going now.”“Let me connect Olaf.”“Who is Olaf?” I.