car doors slamming , a bus engine rumbling , voices lifting , talking , laughing . what if we are n't able to stop what 's coming ? at least he thought he did . the chicken leg cracked in two . the police tagged her as a runaway and said she 'd be back . they 'd be so hurt , and i feared seeing that . now if only my own future was so clear-cut ... twenty-nine : laney my cell phone rings . 