she brought her right foot over the top of her left and set it next to the right footprint in the sand , the heel of one print lining up with the toes of the other . i set off the alarm , '' i said , and we jumped into the car and got the hell out of there . sometimes the forest district would host it , and sometimes the fire district . and then he was gone , through the kitchen , the dining room and to the staircase in the living room that led to the bedrooms . 