there were some empty spots on his book shelves , and if memory served her right ( which it usually did ) , the books missing from the shelves were all of fiction literature . well , no one could see that , not underneath my huge skirt . everyone knew if you were on the bubble your hitting would be the deciding factor so there was a lot of pressure . i did n't see you out there yesterday . thought you might want to come get faith . '' i watched him light it , closing his eyes against the smoke . 