she gripped the balcony rail and looked out over the town , a hint of a breeze tickling the ends of her hair against her cheeks . what has willie done to deserve being starved and shot ? '' theres no way of knowing for sure which way the storm carried them . i gave her a blank stare and walked on my way . she laughed and started running again . i 'm almost irritated with myself for being irritated with him . she paused staring at the gun , then picked it up , and put it in the bag . 