Dead Billy Page #3

- It's kind of a faggy

name, is your daddy a fag.

- Hardly.

- Calliope, the muse.

- Yeah, he's the only one

who calls me that too.

- Ah, I get it, issues.

Here.

Take it, it will

make daddy happy.

- I don't have issues.

- We all have issues, sweetie.

- So what are yours?

- What do you think?

- You're like a vet, right?

So you've probably

killed people.

- That's none of your business.

- I'm sorry, I thought we

were talking about issues.

- You don't back off, do you?

- Nope.

- I'm Billy, yeah,

I killed people.

- How many?

- I like you Cali.

- I don't believe you, I don't

think you killed anybody.

- Stop by the next time you

want to escape the ignominy.

See ya.

So what you doing here, Cali?

- Was that you playing,

when I walked up?

- You ain't 18, ain't

no f***ing way you're 18.

Hey Billy, ain't no

f***ing way she 18.

- Mind your business.

Anyway, ever tell you

guys the story about

how I got the name Dead Billy?

- Only everyday Bill, it's

different every God damn time.

- Ah, I'm not very

good, but I like the...

- Need any help girl,

just call, let me know.

- I think maybe, this

isn't a great idea.

I'm old enough to

be your father.

- But you're not...

My father.

- Hey, look at me.

You're sure?

- Yeah.

But I better go.

- So, I told them that the play

was about a rabid populous.

And they looked at me with

these longing, willful,

naive stares that only a

college freshman could have,

hoping that I was not

writing another tirade

about an impotent generation.

And of course I told them I was.

Their heads dropped,

it was cute, in a way.

Your shirt's inside out, yup.

- Where were you?

You are not going to

drink out of that carton.

Still haven't

answered my question.

- I was at dads.

- Uh huh, and how was dad?

- What is that, what the f***.

Holy sh*t, uh Jesus

Christ, come in.

Sh*t, sorry, sit.

Jesus, how are you Cali?

- I'm good.

- Oh, congratulations,

who's the guy.

- His name is Roy.

- Good name, a grown up name,

if you know what I mean.

What does he do, where did you

meet him, tell me everything?

- Okay, let's see,

he's a post grad,

at the University,

comparative lit.

- Sounds fancy.

- Well, we met at a

lecture, he was...

Geez, this sounds

horrible, but he was my TA.

- So you're still

going to school?

- Got my bachelors last fall,

and I just started

the masters program.

- Comparatives, what's it...

- English education.

- That's great,

really, that's great.

I knew as you soon

as you got your GED,

everything would fall

in place for you.

Seriously, the best congrats.

- Thanks.

- So, what brings you by?

- I was, you're

going to hate this.

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