when the blaster volley had started , he 'd caught her about the waist and pulled her out of the line of fire . there was that `` o '' of surprise again . the whistling was coming from that direction . i see a boy get hurt out on the basketball court . she immediately relaxed in my arms , but not too much . his throat was a mangled mass of flesh and his eyes were peering somewhere to the front . he touched her hands before roaming down and wrapped his arms round her stomach . 