Chapter 20

In this chapter it goes to explain that after Carl left Holden stayed and got very drunk. He even tried making 3 different dates. One of the most important ones was a call to Sally to see if they could meet up. After he was on the phone with her it upset her and her grandmother as well because it was so late at night. Holden went back inside after talking to her on the phone and tried to splash some water on his face to make him a lil more sober. After feeling the need to leave he went to the duck pond and while there since he was still wet he had some frozen icicles on his face. While this is happening he thinks about getting sick and dying and imaging what his funeral would be like. During this time he also tells us that he didn't go to Allie's funeral because he was "in the hospital" because he punched garge windows out with his bare hand. He felt terrible about not going and he remembers how he goes to the grave to put flowers on it. He is very low on money and wants to talk to Phoebe so he risks it and goes home.

Why wouldn't he just go home and say that he is on break or do his parents already no? I also don't think that he should have gotten as drunk as he did!