viola yells to me- i scramble to my feet- but aaron 's turned , too- blood running down his face- his mouth open in a yell- he jumps forward like a spider , grabbing viola 's right arm- she punches fiercely with her left hand , bloodying it on his face- but he do n't let go- i 'm yelling as i fly at them- knife out- but again i turn it at the last minute- and i just knock into him- we land on the upslope of the stairs , viola falling back , me on top of aaron , his arms boxing my head and he reaches forward with his horrible face and takes a bite out of an exposed area of my neck- i yell and jerk back , punching him with a backhand as i go- scooting away from him back into the church , holding my neck- he comes at me again , his fist flying forward- catching me on the eye- my head jerks back- i stumble thru the rows of pews , back to the centre of the church- another punch- i raise my knife hand to block it- but keep the knife edge sideways- and he hits me again- i scrabble away from him on the wet stone- up the aisle towards the pulpit- and a third time his fist reaches my face- and i feel two teeth tear outta their roots- and i nearly fall- and then i do fall- my back and head hitting the pulpit stone- and i drop the knife .