i breathed hard , knowing he 'd just saved my life . i said , `` what did i do to get on his bad side ? '' he had seen nearly a dozen of those strange statues , each in various states of fright . she came forward , taking my hand . she had to go back to the elevator , walk inside , and hit the down button . but chip took care of her . i pleaded , trying to stop the flow of blood from my underarm and the flow of bubbles directly into my eyeball . 