she did n't want to want anyone . a small hand shot out of the shadows and gripped him by the sleeve . `` you have my father 's blood on your hands . kids at school werent all that kind to me . stranger things have happened , but it wont ever be because of her . the real battle lay in the changes . the time away from her had almost helped me deal with what i 'd done , but looking into her pretty green eyes now , i knew i 'd never get over it . 