now that they could hear the water flowing downward , one question remained . one year later tommy was one year old and something was wrong . `` so , who 's going to volunteer to go first ? '' she studies my face and for the first time i notice her unusual eye color . i whirl around to my closet and-the doorbell rings . roses are love , the blood of life and love . he glanced over the menu a second time before looking to her . his head popped out of the hood and just about hit the top . 