"What’sabeaverpatrol?"askedMark.Theotherprostitutes,boredwithnopotentialersaround,walkedatheredarouheyknewMarkwasretardedandlovedtoteasehim,sotheybaitedhimtopassthetime．
"Itmeanslookingforat,Mark"ohemexpinedughingly．Theneveryoartedtalkingtogether,jokingandpguinghim,takingadvahesimplicityofhismind．
"Doyouhavemoney?Ifyouhavemoney,I’vegotholes.”Theygiggledandughed．
"Ihavenomoney”,heunzippedhistrousersandtinued，"butIhaveapenis!Doyouhaveone?No,youdon’t．Ifyouwanttomakelove,you．WhyshouldIgiveyoumohatmadethemughuproariously．
"Whythebastard’sgettingclever!"Theycrowdedaroundhim,pinghisbulkyabdomen,punghisfatbellyandpyingwithhisexposedpenis．Justthen,soundsentrunniwereheardandahuskymanwithasmokingguncamerunningtowardsthem,lookingbadfiring．ItwasBig-O,theirheadpimp．
"Scram!It’sabust!Thecopsareing!"
Thewomenscreamedandshouted,dispersinglikeaflockofscreeg,fppinghensandweresoonoutofsight,leavingMarkstandingtheregapingwoodenlyandunprehendingly．Big-OthrustthesmokinggunintoMark’shandsaying，
"Here!Here’satoygunforyoutopycopsandrobberswith．Firewhenyouarefiredat."Withthatheranaway．Marklookedattheguninhishandandwhoopedforjoy,fornoboycouldresistatoygun.Hejumpedupanddoily,aimingattreesandbushesandghtwhenhepulledthetriggeranditwentoffwithabrightfshelightandabigbang.Thebackshscaredhim,funsnevergaveofffsheslikethat!Thefour，fivepoliwhocameonthesesawonlyoall,huskymanfiringagunaoo,returnedfire．Beforehekneashappening,severalbulletsreachedtheirtargetandMarkfellinapoolofblood,thoughnotmortallywouhisdistractedthepolidgaveBig-Othecetoslipawayunnoticed．
MeanwhileLaverneandDimitriwerecruisingaroundthequietblodweresurprisedwhenpolicecars,sirensinfullbst,surroundedaseofthepark．Therewasfuriousaasofficersgotoutoftheirpatrolcarswithgunsdrawnandferredtenselyviatheirwalkie-talkies．Theysawthemallruntowardsonedire,heardanexgeofshots,thewailofsirensandfinallysawamanbeingcarriedouttotheambunastretcher．LaveragitwasMark,andwithoutgettingoutofthecar，immediatelyturnedaroundandtailedtheambuheemergenofthehospital．Markhadfaintedfromlossofblood，butluckilyhadnotbeenmortallywounded．HedidnotfallvictimtotheAIDSvirusasLavernefeared,butbecamethesacrificialmb,thefallguyofthegangster，Big-O．Afterhewasdischargedfromthehospital，Markutincustodyofthespecialschoolfortheseverelyhandicapped，apcehehadalwayshated．Butstraosay,hewastofindnewadvehere．HeattractedtheattentionofMrs．Simpson，hismiddle-agedsigninstructor，awomaninherforties，highlyintellectual，withamaturebeautythatmadeheramuchsoughtafterwoman．Shewaslikeapeonyinfullbloom,neariheristilleye-catgandattractive．Afterthreefailedmarriages,shehadlostallfaithinmen,vihatevequalifiedamongthemcouldrustedtoremainloyaltoherasthisretarded,bigboyMark．Finally，shemarriedhimandMarkgotahomehecouldcallhisown．Sothesimple-mindedMarkprofitedfromhismisfortune．Heusedthecorrectkeytoopeanotherdoor．
SeeingMarksettledinhishospitalbed，andknowingthatasseriousashisditionwas，thewoundswerenotfatal，Lavermoreatease．Shedrovequicklyhometoattendtoherparents，gratefulfortheuseoftheoldditsowner，withoutwhosehelpshewouldnothaveknownwhattodo．Asshenearedhome，herheartbeatdrasticallyaccelerated，asifsurmisingsomethinguntowardhadhappehefeelingintensifiedwheurothenarrowstreetandsawthatthefacadeofthefamiliaroldhouseattheenditchdark，asifitwasdeserted，withnosignoflife．Normallythelightsatthefrontdoorwerealwaysonbeforeshereturned．Lavernesprangoutofhercarwithoutbtoparkitcorrectlyandmadestraightforthedoor，whichwouldnotopen，howeversherattledit．Thedoorwasneverlockedtofacilitatethetwooldpeople．Thepremonitionofdisasterheightenedassherantothebatrance，followedcloselybyDimitriwhoalsofeltthingswerenotquitenormal．Whenshefoundthatthebackdoorwasalsolocked，sheexcimedindismay，
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