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Why don’t you love me? Why didn’t you love me?

He was down on his back Soun spun away He rolled and reached for it He couldn’t Quite Get it

Mom Where are you now?

Loud words cae in front of his eyes His cheek was against the pavement Someone shouted his naut His wrists were claed up to his feet He saw someone he knew

Roger Duncan The boss

He heard Duncan say, “Hey What’s going on here?”

Michael called out, “I did it, Roger I killed my mother I don’t need a lawyer”

His true self was co out He had never felt so free, so alive There was a hand on his head Pushing him down You bitch You’ve always been a bitch He said it to HER Motherrrrr

A car door slammed

Duncan knocked on the , his face as big as thein aDon’t say anything to anyone”

He was living in real ties Michael saw it all clearly now He said, “It’s okay, Duncan I killed my mother I shot them all”

Michael was thrown back against the seat He welcoly tail

He was free at last Life was good

PART THREE

CHAPTER 88