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apart察not a rare delicacy to rip open and devour still steaming。
And Zach was right。 Whatever Trevor did next would be his own choice察and he would have to live with it until he died察even if that was only a matter of minutes。 And if he died察would he go to Birdland拭He thought of Bobby察alone with those two broken bodies forever。 What if Trevor ended up in his own house察trapped with his own dead
Yet Bobby had put the hammer in his hand and told him to go find out what it felt like。
Trevor imagined a crisp new autopsy report此Zachary Bosch察transient察19 yrs 。 。 。 Cause of death此blunt trauma察exsanguination察evisceration 。 。 。 Manner of death此Murder 。 。 。
Was that what his father considered art these days拭Or was Birdland thirsty for blood to grease its cogs
He shoved himself off Zach察out of the cramped space between sink and toilet。 He stared at his hands察and for a moment he thought they were slicked with Zach's blood察that he had sunk them deep into Zach's insides察that he had really done it察and woken up too late。 If I have any talent察any gift left at all察he heard his father saying察it's in you now。
Fuck that察he thought。 I'm not doing your dirty work。
He turned away from Zach and stepped into the bathtub。 Broken glass gritted and scraped beneath his bare feet。 Trevor stared down into the fragments of mirror察into the swarming light。 ;I won't do it察─he said。 ;I don't need to know what it feels like。 I don't need to draw it。 I can live it。;
He made his right hand into a fist and drove it straight through the wall。
The damp old plaster splintered察sifted away察disintegrated beneath his knuckles。 It hadn't hurt at all。 He wanted it to hurt察he wanted the pain he had been so ready to inflict on Zach。
He fell to his knees and began slamming his fist again and again into the hard porcelain察into the broken glass。
Zach thought he heard a bone crack in Trevor's hand。 He tried to push himself up。 His head felt numb and leaden察his vision blurry。 He could not get off the floor to go to Trevor。
So察with the last of his strength察he crawled。
The tub seemed very far away察though Zach knew it was only a couple of feet。 He had to grab its edge and drag himself the last of the distance。 The porcelain felt loathsome察slick as teeth and cold as death察shaking with Trevor's blows。 Trevor's fist hitting the tub sounded like raw meat slamming into a stone floor now。 Zach clung to the edge with one hand察reached out and touched Trevor's back with the other。
Trevor whirled on him。 His face was contorted察his eyes crazed with grief and pain。 This is it察Zach thought。 He's gonna kill me now察and then beat himself to death like a moth against a windowpane right here where Bobby can watch。 Haw stupid。 How utterly useless。 He felt no more fear察only a great hollow disappointment。
But Trevor didn't grab him again。 Instead he just stared at Zach察his face almost expectant。 Something I said made him stop hurting me察Zach realized。 What can I say to make him stop hurting himself
;Listen察─he said。 ;Bobby killed the others because he couldn't take care of them anymore and he couldn't let them go。 Then he killed himself because he couldn't live without them。 Right拭
Trevor made no response察but he didn't look away。 Suddenly Zach had a flash of intuition察the way he sometimes did when hacking a troublesome system。 He thought he knew what was on that loop in Trevor's brain。 ;Is it about love拭─he asked。 ;Trev察do you think you have to make all this keep happening to prove you love me拭
At first he thought Trevor wasn't going to answer。 But then察ever so slowly察Trevor nodded。
We're so fucked up察Zach thought。 We could be the Dysfunctional Families poster kids if either of us lives long enough。 Thanks察Joe and Evangeline。 Thanks察Bobby。
;But I know you love me察Trevor。 I believe you。 I want to stay alive and show you。 I don't need you to take care of me察I can take care of myself。 And if you e away with me I won't leave you ever。;
;How 。 。 。; Trevor's voice sounded husked out察used up。 ;How can I know that拭
;You have to trust me察─said Zach。 ;All I can tell you is the truth。 You have to decide the rest for yourself。;
Trevor looked up from the hypnotic swirling pattern in the mirror shards察looked into Zach's battered face。 The pain in his right hand was enormous察hot as a skillet on the burner察then cold all the way to the bone。 His knuckles were torn to bleeding ribbons。 He thought he had broken at least one finger。 The feeling of it made him heartsick。 But the terrible anger was gone。
He had been ready to go plunging down察down察down。 And he had nearly taken Zach with him。
Zach was kneeling before him察naked and bloody as if he had just been born。 Pain needled through Trevor's legs as he stood。 His feet were sliced up pretty badly too察he realized察he had been grinding them into the broken glass察trying to obliterate some image he could not piece together。 The mirror fragments were opaque with his blood now察reflecting nothing。
Trevor climbed out of the tub and helped Zach up with his good hand察grabbed him with the other arm and buried his face in Zach's stiff hair。
;What can I do拭─he asked。 The question seemed terribly inadequate察but he could think of no other。
;Leave with me。 Now。;
Trevor expected to feel the house clenching like a muscle around him察trying to hold him in。 But he felt nothing ing up through the floorboards to mingle with the blood from his feet察nothing in the walls around him。 He looked over Zach's shoulder at the buckled shower curtain rod and felt only an echo of the old sorrow tinged with dread。 That was where Bobby had ended up察where he had chosen to end up。 Trevor could choose to go anywhere he wanted to。
The realization was like seeing infinity suddenly unfold before his eyes。 A million mirrors察and none of them broken。 A million possibilities察and more branching out from each of those。 He could leave this house and never see it again察and he would still be alive。 And it was by his own hand此he had chosen to be with Zach察had chosen to eat mushrooms and go to Birdland察had sought out the house and turned the knob and walked in on Bobby's eternity。 They were all choices he had made。 It was up to him。
Zach opened the bathroom door and pulled him into the hall。 The house was full of a clear察still blue light。 The night was over。
Trevor looked down into Zach's ill´used察blood´smeared察weary face。 J choose you察he thought察but I can't believe you still want me。
They stumbled into the bedroom and sat on the edge of the bed。 Zach found his glasses unharmed on the floor and put them back on。 Trevor saw the gouge in the opposite wall where he had tried to hit Zach察saw the bloodied hammer in the corner。 He stroked Zach's hair with his good hand察kissed his eyelids察his forehead。 He hoped an electrical current would have run up his arm and shocked him to death if he had violated this wondrous brain。
Zach leaned against him。 His head lay heavy on Trevor's shoulder。 ;I need to get out of here察─he whispered。
;Okay。 Where will we go拭
;I don't know。; Gingerly察Zach touched Trevor's right hand察which he was cradling in his lap trying to keep still。 ;This looks bad。 You need to get it set。 And I think I might have a concussion。;
;Oh 。 。 。 Zach 。 。 。;
;You didn't do it。 My dad did。;
;Your dad拭
;Yeah。 Look察we have to talk察but I can't right now。 I feel like I'm gonna pass out。 We need a hospital。;
;The closest one's twenty miles away。 Can you call Kinsey on your cellular phone拭
;His home phone's cut off。 I heard him say so last night 。 。 。; Zach trailed off。 His eyes were half´closed now察his breathing quick and shallow。 His skin felt cool察slightly damp。
;Can you drive拭
Zach shook his head。
;But your car has a stick shift。;
;I know。 I'll shift for you if I can stay awake。 If I can't察it's gonna hurt you like hell察and I'm sorry。 But I can't even see straight。 I'd run us right off the road。;
;All right察then。; Trevor tried to flex his hand。 Great bolts of pain shot up his arm。 The two middle ringers were stiff察swollen shiny察suffused with blood。 The skin felt as tight and unfortable as an ill´fitting glove。 His knuckles were so badly abraded that he thought he could see a pale glimmer of bone beneath all the red察though he didn't look too closely。
I can't hold a pencil with that察he thought。 But he was too worried about Zach to care much。
Zach helped Trevor dress察tugged his sneakers on and tied them for him。 Trevor felt the linings tugging at the cuts on his feet察blood soaking into the soles。 Then Zach dressed himself and helped gather their belongings。 Trevor took nothing but his Walkman察his tapes察and his clothes。 If his hand healed察he would get new pens and sketchbooks later。 He couldn't imagine using the old ones again。
After some consideration察he held a match to the envelope containing his family's autopsy reports and burned them in the kitchen sink。 It felt a little like smashing his hand had felt。 But he thought they belonged here。
He helped Zach out through the li