he was shouting in your face and you were bending back so far i thought youd fall over . he said something to the guy next to him and made his way across the room , his gaze never leaving her face . she desperately needed to be as far away from vincent as possible . everything that ran on batteries or electricity or had an engine died at eleven a.m. dad walked as he talked , keeping a tight grip on my wrist , like he was afraid something might swoop down out of the sky and snatch me away . 