she thought for a moment , i will always be your friend . `` but where is it happening , for god 's sake ? '' she stared at me , probably considering whether to punch me or shoot me . hey , you want to get together this evening ? when i surface , a smile plays over his lips , and the darkness is leaving him . the color of the sky right before storm clouds rolled in . these things made absolutely no sense to him . a dog picked through the garbage near the backside of a restaurant . 