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Minetta was terrified for a momentI'm in, but in, he said to himselfIt was the last line of an obscene joke, and he began to laugh a little hystericallyThe sound of his mirth encouraged him, and he increased it wildlyThey can't do a thing to me if I play it right, he thought numbly, and he stopped laughing suddenly, and said, "Fug you, you sonofabitch Jap In the silence he heard a soldier say, "He's nuts, all right," and then someone answering him, "Did ya see him point that gun? Jeez, I thought he was gonna kill us all
The doctor grew thoughtful"You're acting, Minetta, I'm on to you," he said suddenly Minetta dribbled some spittle over his lower lipI got him by the balls, he told himself
"Give him a sedative," the doctor said to an orderly standing beside him, "and move him over to Number Seven
Minetta gazed vacantly at the dirt floorThat was the tent that contained the serious patients, he had heardHe began to spit on the ground"You Jap," he rolex watches discount shouted after the doctorHe stiffened as the orderly grasped him and then relaxed and began to giggle meaninglesslyHe made no motion when the hypodermic needle went into his armI'm gonna make this, he told himself
"Okay, Jack, follow me," the orderly saidMinetta stood up and walked across the clearingHe was wondering what he should do nextHe caught up to the orderly and whispered to him, "You're a fuggin Jap, but I won't tell no one if you give me five bucks
"Come on, Jack," the orderly said wearily
Minetta shambled behind himWhen they came to tent No7, he stopped and began to shriek againThere's a fuggin Jap in there who's gonna kill me
The orderly seized his arm in a wrestler's grip, and pushed him inside the tent"Lemme go! Lemme go! Lemme go!" Minetta yelledThey stopped before a cot, and the orderly told him to lie downMinetta sat on the cot and started to undo his shoesI better take it easy for a while, he told himselfThe sedative was beginning to workHe lay back and closed his eyesFor a moment he realized what he had done, and he had an excited lost balenciaga bag feeling in the pit of his chestHe swallowed several timesHis mind was boiling with mirth and fear and prideAll I got to do is keep it upThey'll have me out of here in a day or two
He fell asleep in a few minutes and didn't wake until morningIt took him several minutes to remember the events of the previous day, and he began to feel frightened againFor a moment he debated whether to act normal and try to pass it off, but when he thought of returning to the platoonNo! Jesus, no! He'd stick it outMinetta sat up and looked about the tentThere were three men in it, and two of them had their heads wound in bandages; the third man lay on his back without moving, his eyes staring vacantly at the ridgepoleHe's Section Eight, Minetta told himself with a shiver, and then became amused as he realized the ironyBut a moment later he was frightened again; probably that was the way a crazy man acted, he didn't move and he didn't say anythingMaybe he had put it on too thick the day beforeHe decided that he would act in a similar wayIt's a helluva lot easier on the vocal cambon chanel handbag cords, he told himself
The doctor passed through at nine o'clock, and Minetta lay on his back without moving, babbling a few words from time to timeThe doctor took a glance at him, dressed his leg without speaking, and then moved onMinetta felt a mixture of relief and resentmentThey don't care if you die, he said to himself againHe closed his eyes and began to thinkThe morning passed quite easily; he was feeling cheerful and confident, and when he recalled the doctor's visit he decided it was a good sign the doctor had paid no attentionThey gave up on me; they're gonna send me to another island soon
He began to dream of what it would be like returning homeHe thought of the ribbons he would be wearing, and he pictured himself walking through the streets in his neighborhood, talking to the people he met"How was it, rough?" they would ask"Naw, naw, it wasn't so bad," he would say"You can't kid me, it must have been pretty bad He would shake his head"I can't complain, I had it easy Minetta laughed to himselfThey would be going around saying, "That Steve Minetta white ceramic chanel watch is a pretty good kid, you got to hand it to himThink of all he went through, and look how modest he is
That was the thing, Minetta decided, you had to get back firstHe could see himself at all the parties; what a hit he'd makeThe girls would be looking for men, and he was gonna play hard to getRosie'll come across this time, he said to himselfHe was going to take it easy when he got back; a guy was a sucker to take a job where he worked his balls offWhat did work ever do for a guy?
Lying motionless for so many hours, he began to be bothered by sexual fantasiesThe tent was becoming hot from the sun again, and he lay in a pleasurable welter of heat and sweatHe progressed through long seduction scenes, creating them in detail, remembering with little shudders of passion how firm the ripple of flesh above Rosie's waist had feltRosie's a good kid, he said to himself, I'm gonna marry her one of these daysHe remembered her perfume, and the shiny exciting line of her eyelashesShe put vaseline under them, he decided, but it's all right when a girl knows all the gucci wallet tr |
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