sticky blood was covering his teeth , dripped from his lips , smeared round his mouth and over his chin . `` you should probably be prepared to be passed around . he waited there until the clock in his head told him it was time to move . he had n't noticed it the first time that he ran past . `` close and lock the door at the base of the stairs to the second floor . he threw the bundle out , but the rope was far too short to reach the frozen river below . 