`` and you 're like ... '' i lower my voice even more . so this is what he wanted . before he could pull out whatever he had reached for , i stuck a syringe hard into his inner thigh . she had this church thing in the afternoons , and it was over and she wanted me to come see her . amy had certainly left her mark . martin looked up at me for a second and then said , in a quiet voice , `` everything in my power . francis frowned while wiggling his rather elongated nose . 