rita did n't seem to doubt my interview success for a minute . i looked away , wondering how i could get him off the subject . she clutched the telephone after speaking with her parents in colorado about taking a photo to their local police station . there are houses in front of me , made of cement , and they 're all the same . `` oh my , god , '' i gently lay my lips over his face , feel the heat from his body far too hot to be safe . 