someone threw a brick and one of the scabs went down . his father was working an early shift that morning but promised to be home by noon . she nods her head , doing a little twirl and her hair whips me in the face . i kicked the lump with my toe . except she had felt it as well , he could see the confusion in her eyes as her fingers went to her lips . amy let out a breath she had n't realized she 'd been holding . he saw stories , beauty , something to write about . 