After Carl leaves, Holden becomes very drunk. He makes his way over to the phone booth and calls Sally. Holen upsets Sally and her grandmother with this late night call. He then tries to make a date with the singer, which fails. The date attempt with the hat check girl fails too. Holden goes to the duck pond. As he is walking there, he drops the CD he got for Phoebe and becomes very upset. When he gets to the duck pond he is freezing. Even his hair is full of icicles. He thinks about catching pneumonia and pictures his funeral. He then thinks about going to Allie's grave and is grossed out at the thought of laying flowers on the belly of a dead person. Holden feels like he really needs to talk to Phoebe. He figures his parents would be sleeping by now and he could sneak in, talk to Phoebe, and sneak out without being heard. He leaves the pond and begins the long walk home.
I'm not quite sure why Holden wouldnt just tell his parents that he is out of school. Wouldnt it be easier than trying to find a place to go while running low on money?
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