i slide them on and zip them up over my pant legs . she taped a note to the door in bright pink paper that said , dont be mad at me . he 'd destroyed her kitchen , injured her , and now this . i took a shaky breath and looked up at the sky . i swallowed , my emotions too full to speak . perhaps its time to tell you all the rest of the story . in his half strut , eric slinks over with a few guys from the night i street raced with him . 