It hurts; I'm so cold so cold so cold right now I don't hardly know how I can be alive. Its best not to think about death, said Jimmy, some things its just best not to think about.
             I was chasing kitties, chasing kitties down the dirty, wet alley. The kitties always run. They run and run and run, but I think they might like to be hugged and loved and petted. I think they might. So I kept chasing the kitties.
             Sometimes I get hungry, but it's best not to think, said Jimmy. Don't think about what you're eating, Jimmy said. Jimmy's kinda smart; I think he's the smartest guy I know. He's half grown up. I can't wait till I grow up. Then I wont be so cold. Grownups are never cold. Grownups live in houses filled with kitties. And in houses filled with apple juice.
             I really like apple juice. It's so sweet and cool and clean. I mostly only like it in the summer. Jimmy says I was little last summer, but now, he says, I'm a big boy who can get his own food, a big boy who can fend for himself. I felt good when he said that, like he liked me more than the other kids. There aren't many other kids; I try not to pay much attention, because I know they'll all just go away. Bobbo went away, Jimmy said to a better place.
             I've been hoping it was the zoo.
             The zoo is the best place I can think of. I love to go to the zoo. You have to pretend you're with a school group. It usually always works. But if it don't ya gots ta run and run, says Jimmy. Jimmy's really smart. There are lots of people you gots ta run from.
             Mostly though, we run from the police. Jimmy says police funny, like he's talking about something that makes him really sick. 'ya gots ta run from the poolease' says Jimmy. He says if the police ever catch us they'll throw us in jail cause we's been so bad. He says the police don't understan...