Tell me what happened Billy.
It was a man. He was really tall,
tall as the sky. He had dark hair. And glasses. He looked kinda like my dad.
Tell me about the car.
It was black. Long, like the kind
they use for funerals.
What happened Billy.
School was out, I was waiting for
the bus. The man pulled up and there was a dog in the car with him. A yellow dog, with a red collar. The dog said, Get
in.
Where did you go, where did he take
you Billy.
We drove for a long time, and we
stopped at a house all by itself in the woods. It looked like a house where monsters would live.
Tell me about the inside, Billy. Inside
the house.
It was bright, like when somebody
lights a sparkler. There were mirrors everywhere, on the walls and the floors.
Tell me what happened Billy.
The man said, Close your eyes, and he took my hand and took me down to the basement. And he said, Okay, open.
What did you see there Billy.
Coffins. Little white coffins. Like
little boy sized.
And what happened then Billy.
He was standing, behind me and he
put his hand…he touched me, down there…he said he would take me to Astroworld and I could ride any ride I wanted as much as I
wanted, if I touched him down there. If I didn’t…
If you didn’t, what would happen
Billy.
He said, If you don’t…, and he pointed at the coffins.
So you did.
Yes ma’am.
Tell me what happened next.
We drove to Astroworld. I rode the Galaxy,
and the Enterprise, twice. I got a hot dog and a jumbo pretzel and pink
lemonade. Then we drove back home.
Billy, tell me again what he looked
like.
Um…he was... I didn’t really get a
good look at him…kinda like my dad, I guess…
Do you get along with your dad,
Billy.
Yes, ma’am. Sort of.
What does that mean, tell me what “sort
of” means, Billy.
They fight a lot. My mom and dad, I
mean. But after they make up, and they’re all lovey-dovey again, then they
start in on me. Ma’am?
Yes Billy.
What happens to people who…do stuff
like—
Like what happened to you Billy.
Yes ma’am.
They go away. For a very long time.
Oh.
Billy.
Yes ma’am.
I’m going to ask you something. And
I want you to tell me the truth. Has your dad ever touched you like the man in
the black car did.
Billy.
Ma’am.
Has he.
For a very long time?
Yes Billy. They go away, for a long,
long time.
…yeah…I mean, Yes, ma’am.
Thank you, Billy. You’re a very brave
young man.
Can I go home now?
We’ll uh, we’ll need to contact
your mother. Seeing as how your father will be staying with us tonight.
Billy.
…a long, long time?
Yes.
It wasn’t a dog.
What do you mean Billy.
In the black car. It wasn’t a dog. It
was a woman.
Tell me what happened Billy.
It was a woman in the car, she was
pretty. It was a woman. She looked kinda like my mom.