he could n't bear to touch his mother or his sister . he shot rubber ed again and roughly half of his head disappeared in a spray of blood and bone . he glanced out his window for what felt like a lifetime before turning back to me . he went back to the baby pictures . of course , i did n't share that either . `` yeah , i started painting it that night . '' the bass was dark green , with greenish-yellow sides and a dark stripe running down the side of its body . 