I'm Going To A Ranch

After I left Mr. Antolini's I decided to sleep in one of the only places I could. I slept in the station where the luggage is kept. The one in Grand Central. Don't try it. It really depresses you, I'm not kidding.
I started reading magazine articles and I didn't have that much to do. I started reading things that made me worried I had cancer and that my hormones were all wrong. I already thoguht I had pneumonia so I got a coffee before I walked down Sixth Avenue. It looked really Christmassy and I started thinking about when me and Phoebe horsed around with a salesman one Christmas. As I crossed the streets something weird was happening. I kept thinking that I was falling and I kept on asking Allie to save me. I kept on repeating it over and over until I reached the other side. Then I thanked him. I was afraid to stop and I couldn't stop sweating.
I decided something as I was walking. I'd pretend to be a deaf-mute and go out West. Then no one would talk to me because I'd be a deaf-mute and they would all leave me alone. Eventually I'd meet this beautiful girl who was also a deaf-mute and we'd get married and living in a cabin in the woods. We'd have children and keep them hidden and teach them to read. I got really excited about it to tell you the truth. I wanted to say goodbye to old Phoebe first thoguh. I knew she'd been in school so I bought a pad and pencil and wrote a note. I gave it to the secretary and hoped she'd meet me on her way home from lunch.
Meanwhile I went to the museum. It was really nice in there but I kinda of collapsed near one section. Good thing I didn't hit my head I suppose. Then I met old Phoebe and she toldm e she wanted to come with me. I got pretty angry and she was sore as hell for a while afterwards. We went to the zoo and she didn't stop being upset until I took her for a ride on the carousel. It rained while she was on it but I didn't mind. I felt really happy all of a sudden and when Phoebe came off she put my red hunting hat one my head and we went home.