the windows of her home glowed golden in the early evening darkness as she pulled into the long drive . i wont be any use to anybody until im healed . `` sneak up on me , '' she explained . i had feelings for him but i did n't have a death wish . then painter glanced back to her . it was ; so far as he could tell , everything was still in his pockets that should be . she panicked at the thought of those hands cutting off the air she breathed . 