i knew it was a long shot , my parents are never home but if they did and they were , how would i ever explain this ? words and voices and faces seemed to scramble around in her head before it finally cleared . i try to whack him again , but he grabs my hand and wo n't let it go . this is the telephone number of the house at the address you gave me . at first they starved and died by the hundreds . he believed hitting in the lake was the best of bad choices . 