'why , it is indeed a bad day when we ca n't find two or three slices floating down the river . ' `` you do n't have to make friends with anyone . '' no verbal response was necessary , her tired satisfied smile said everything . and she could very well blow off steam in a bad manner . entry wound just above the left ear . its blood , his blood , the blood of the dark thing . he felt his shoulder , then smiled shyly back at me . 