sure enough , just as i was about to take the packet from her grip , she tossed the biscuits over my head and into the trash . the pain of losing them , even before i 'd gotten the chance to know them , promised to cut deep as soon as it got through the cotton . i walked past her to my throne . i 'm not wearing swim trunks , but the athletic shorts i have on will work just fine . something bright flashed through the woods . he said something that glass could not understand . 