tathimsaying，"Fuckyourselfwithit，youbigbully!"

    Dornarushedoutofthedoor，leavingthecursingBig-Ohuddledinpain,whiletheatheredsolicitouslyaroundhim．Butinamoment，thebigoxen-likemanhadrecoveredhisequilibriumahechasedownthequietstreets．Theycouldseetheslim，nimbleformofthegirlrunningnotfarinfrontofthem，butsheturoasidestreetanddisappearedintoamazeofalleys．Frustrated，thefourmentookdifferentroutesaonwiththesearch．Meanwhile，Dornasawasmallmakeshiftshelterinanarrowalley，whichuttogetherwithsomediscardedoldboardsandtis．Itseemedinspicuousandsheslippedintoithurriedly，ientlybumpingintoasleepingformontheground．ItwasDimitri．

    3

    "Hey!Whatareyoudoihisismyhome.”

    "Sorry．I’mbeingchasedandhavetofindsomewheretohide.”

    "Youwokemefromawonderfuldream.”

    "I’msorry．I’llpayforit”saidshe,pullingoutarollofhundred-dolrbillsfromabelthiddehherunderwear."Howmuchdoyouwant?"

    "Moneyotbuymydreams!"saidDimitrioffended．Justthenvoiceswereheardoutside．

    "Didyouseeher，Big-O?"

    "No,dratit．Wherecouldthatlittlebitchhavegoo?"

    "Whatisthis?Whoarethey?"Dimitriasked．

    "Sh..."shehushedhimwarningly．Dimitripulledherdownandcoveredherwithhisbeddingandoldclothes．Thevoicesoutsidesoundedagain．

    "What’sthishere?"

    3

    "Let’sgoinandsearch.”Buttheopeningoftheshelterwastoosmallforthesebigmen．TheypeeredinandpulledoutDimitriwhopreteoberudelyawakenedfromhissleep．

    "Didyouseeacigarettegirlrunby?"

    "No．Iwassleeping.”Theylookedathimandknewhimtobeahomelesspersonwhowasalwaysinthearea．

    "Idon’tthinktheolddogwoulddaretocheatus.”

    "Listenolddog.Ifyou’rehidinganythingfromus,we’llthrowyouintoameatgrinder!

    "Let’ssearewhereelse．IsweartoGodImustFKheroff!Thatlittlebitoney．Getherformeinthreedays!"

    Afterthefourmenhadleft，Dimitrisatdownbesideherandasked,"Whyaretheyafteryou?"

    "Godknows,”sheshrugged，"Iwassellingcigarettesatthenightclubwhenthesemencameinandtriedtogetfreshwithme．Iranandtheyfollowed.”DornaresumedthesubjectofpayingforwakingDimitrifromhisdream．"Yousaidjustnowthatmoneycouldnotpayforyourdreams．What’ssowonderfuboutthem?"

    "Moneyotbuyeverything,littlegirl．Takemydreamsforinstaheyareinstantaneousactivitiesofmybraincells．Howthatbemeasured?youbuyagustbreeze?Youot．Sohowyoubuymysweetdreams?”Theversationwasgettingwayoverherhead,soshebrusheditasideimpetuously

    "OK，soit’tbemeasuredorrepaid．TellmewhatyoudreamedaboutsothatIseeformyselfhowpreciousitis.”

    3

    "First，Idreamedofayellowdog．ItlookedsofamiliarthatIrackedmybrainstryingtothinkofwhomitlookedlike.FinallyIrealizedthatitlookedlikeabesottedmilliohen，IthoughtIheardsomeonewalkingalongtheeavesoutsidemywindow．Ithoughtitmustbeathieftryingtobreakin．Andstly，Ioftenheardfamiliarsoundsofhigh-heeledshoescliginmanyofmydreams．IhadalwayswaofindoutwhoshewasbutwokeupbeforeIcouldseeher．TonightIwasjustabouttofindoutwhoshewaswhenyouwokeme．Nowhowmuchisthatworth，littlegirl?"Dornalookedathimspeechless．"Now，letmeaskyouaquestion．Howdidalittlegirllikeyougetholdofallthosehundred-dolrbills?"

    "Ohthat

tathimsaying，"Fuckyourselfwithit，youbigbully!"

    Dornarushedoutofthedoor，leavingthecursingBig-Ohuddledinpain,whiletheatheredsolicitouslyaroundhim．Butinamoment，thebigoxen-likemanhadrecoveredhisequilibriumahechasedownthequietstreets．Theycouldseetheslim，nimbleformofthegirlrunningnotfarinfrontofthem，butsheturoasidestreetanddisappearedintoamazeofalleys．Frustrated，thefourmentookdifferentroutesaonwiththesearch．Meanwhile，Dornasawasmallmakeshiftshelterinanarrowalley，whichuttogetherwithsomediscardedoldboardsandtis．Itseemedinspicuousandsheslippedintoithurriedly，ientlybumpingintoasleepingformontheground．ItwasDimitri．

    3

    "Hey!Whatareyoudoihisismyhome.”

    "Sorry．I’mbeingchasedandhavetofindsomewheretohide.”

    "Youwokemefromawonderfuldream.”

    "I’msorry．I’llpayforit”saidshe,pullingoutarollofhundred-dolrbillsfromabelthiddehherunderwear."Howmuchdoyouwant?"

    "Moneyotbuymydreams!"saidDimitrioffended．Justthenvoiceswereheardoutside．

    "Didyouseeher，Big-O?"

    "No,dratit．Wherecouldthatlittlebitchhavegoo?"

    "Whatisthis?Whoarethey?"Dimitriasked．

    "Sh..."shehushedhimwarningly．Dimitripulledherdownandcoveredherwithhisbeddingandoldclothes．Thevoicesoutsidesoundedagain．

    "What’sthishere?"

    3

    "Let’sgoinandsearch.”Buttheopeningoftheshelterwastoosmallforthesebigmen．TheypeeredinandpulledoutDimitriwhopreteoberudelyawakenedfromhissleep．

    "Didyouseeacigarettegirlrunby?"

    "No．Iwassleeping.”Theylookedathimandknewhimtobeahomelesspersonwhowasalwaysinthearea．

    "Idon’tthinktheolddogwoulddaretocheatus.”

    "Listenolddog.Ifyou’rehidinganythingfromus,we’llthrowyouintoameatgrinder!

    "Let’ssearewhereelse．IsweartoGodImustFKheroff!Thatlittlebitoney．Getherformeinthreedays!"

    Afterthefourmenhadleft，Dimitrisatdownbesideherandasked,"Whyaretheyafteryou?"

    "Godknows,”sheshrugged，"Iwassellingcigarettesatthenightclubwhenthesemencameinandtriedtogetfreshwithme．Iranandtheyfollowed.”DornaresumedthesubjectofpayingforwakingDimitrifromhisdream．"Yousaidjustnowthatmoneycouldnotpayforyourdreams．What’ssowonderfuboutthem?"

    "Moneyotbuyeverything,littlegirl．Takemydreamsforinstaheyareinstantaneousactivitiesofmybraincells．Howthatbemeasured?youbuyagustbreeze?Youot．Sohowyoubuymysweetdreams?”Theversationwasgettingwayoverherhead,soshebrusheditasideimpetuously

    "OK，soit’tbemeasuredorrepaid．TellmewhatyoudreamedaboutsothatIseeformyselfhowpreciousitis.”

    3

    "First，Idreamedofayellowdog．ItlookedsofamiliarthatIrackedmybrainstryingtothinkofwhomitlookedlike.FinallyIrealizedthatitlookedlikeabesottedmilliohen，IthoughtIheardsomeonewalkingalongtheeavesoutsidemywindow．Ithoughtitmustbeathieftryingtobreakin．Andstly，Ioftenheardfamiliarsoundsofhigh-heeledshoescliginmanyofmydreams．IhadalwayswaofindoutwhoshewasbutwokeupbeforeIcouldseeher．TonightIwasjustabouttofindoutwhoshewaswhenyouwokeme．Nowhowmuchisthatworth，littlegirl?"Dornalookedathimspeechless．"Now，letmeaskyouaquestion．Howdidalittlegirllikeyougetholdofallthosehundred-dolrbills?"

    "Ohthat